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Winter paint palette revealed

12th July 2024 Plascon’s winter colour palette, dubbed ‘Eternal’, has taken on a soft and soothing theme with a focus on harmonious, smooth, transitional colours. The palette comprises an array of colours that exclude any bright hues. The paint specialist suggests different themes for different rooms, depending... 

Paint colour range revealed

17th November 2023 Plascon has announced its 'Colour Combination’ selection of paint colours for 2024.  The company says it has taken inspiration from nature’s aquatic blue colours which it asserts help alleviate stress and invigorate living and work spaces. 

Image of a room painted in blue tones
Plascon's colour range for 2024

Using paint colour to improve home office productivity

20th September 2023 Work-from-home practices, or hybrid models of working partly from home and partly from an office, have become the normal routine for many people, leading to a greater need for improving and maintaining home work spaces. The use of paint colour is one way to update an interior and Plascon offers... 

Image of a home office with a green painted wall
Plascon offers advice on selecting paint colours

Exterior paint with extended guarantee

5th May 2023 Winter conditions such as wind, rain and colder temperatures can all take a toll on the exterior of buildings, leading to damaged and fading paint finishes. Extreme variations in temperature can cause surfaces and paint coatings to expand and contract, causing paint to chip, crack or peel,... 

Image of Micatex exterior paint from Plascon
Micatex exterior paint from Plascon

Aerosol painting system for small automotive jobs

23rd September 2022 An aerosol painting system for use on small areas of cars or other vehicles, is said to achieve results previously possible only with the use of a professional spray gun. Plascon recently streamlined its Automotive Touchup range to include its Touchup Single Pack Fill In aerosol and Touchup 2K... 

Image of Plascon’s repackaged Automotive TouchUp Range
Plascon’s repackaged Automotive TouchUp Range

Waterproof coating includes a free membrane

2nd June 2022 A newly formulated waterproofing acrylic sealer is designed for use with an external membrane to seal and bridge cracks and prevent leaks on roofs, cement plaster, concrete bagged walls and other exterior masonry surfaces. Plascon Allseal waterproofing coating is said to be easy to use and... 

Image of Plascon waterproofing Allseal and membrane
Plascon waterproofing Allseal and membrane

Road markings essential for safety

8th April 2022 A World Health Organisation report recently revealed that South Africa has at least one-million road accidents a year, with an average of 40 people fatally injured and at least 20 people permanently disabled every day. Patrick Smith from World Highways reports that road markings are “as important... 

Image of Plascon Roadtect 4500 yellow being applied to a road surface
Plascon Roadtect 4500 road marking paint is designed to be hard-wearing and long-lasting

E-commerce platform for coatings

25th February 2022 A newly launched business-to-business e-commerce platform tailored towards retailers and contractors, is designed to streamline trade retail of coatings products. The Plascon Store was conceptualised and developed to improve existing communications with the company’s existing retailers, provide a... 

Image of keyboard to illustrate that Plascon has  launched business-to-business e-commerce platform
Plascon has launched its business-to-business e-commerce platform

New innovations in paint coatings

3rd November 2021 Ongoing research and development into the formulation and manufacture of paint is leading to a range of new advancements, such as odourless paint, paint that helps to combat algae and mould build-up and paint that helps facilitate the safe harvesting of rainwater. Plascon affirms that the... 

Image of house exterior to demonstrate that Plascon uses technology to offer pioneering new products
Plascon uses technology to offer pioneering new products

Protecting exterior walls for longer

22nd September 2021 Walls naturally expand and contract, which can result in cracked and peeling paint and protecting the exterior walls of a building can be especially difficult in harsh South African weather conditions. A newly released textured paint for exterior walls is said to exceed other products in... 

Image of Plascon's new textured paint for exterior walls
Plascon has released a new textured paint for exterior walls

New paint colour palette unveiled

17th June 2021 A new range of paint colours launched specifically for South Africa’s winter season, is now available from Plascon. The colour palette, titled Vivid Evolution, is said to feature a range of deep colour combinations that aim to inspire feelings of peace and tranquility. 

Plascon has introduced its winter colour palette
Plascon has introduced its winter colour palette

Road paint for long-lasting, high performance 

29th January 2021 Road and runway markings play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of users, helping to indicate direction and keep motor vehicles and aeroplanes on course. The markings need to be clearly visible, but it is also essential for the coatings to offer a number of other important features. In... 

Plascon Hysheen road marking paint is formulated to be long-lasting and durable
Plascon Hysheen road marking paint is formulated to be long-lasting and durable

Two-in-one metal coating

1st October 2020 A specially-formulated, high performance metal coating that acts as both a primer and topcoat aims to save time and money, without compromising on quality. The quick-drying, direct-to-metal formula can be applied to machinery, pumps, cylinders and motors, producing a high-gloss finish. 

Plascon's Sprintcote metal coating
Plascon's Sprintcote metal coating

Air purifying paint improves indoor air quality

18th September 2020 A new paint that is said to reduce the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the air, has recently been introduced. The paint is designed to improve indoor air quality by incorporating new air purifying technology to reduce amounts of harmful formaldehyde. 

Plascon Double Velvet Pure with the addition of formaldehyde abatement technology
Plascon Double Velvet Pure with the addition of formaldehyde abatement technology

Paint innovation promotes infection control

31st July 2020 As the Covid-19 outbreak puts South Africa’s health care sector under severe strain, a number of technologies, equipment and solutions are being developed to help curb the spread of the virus and to address the country’s general health care needs in the long term. Two paint product lines,... 

Plascon's Professional Hygiene Low Sheen Paint and Kansai Shiquy Paint are specifically formulated for use in medical environments
Plascon's Professional Hygiene Low Sheen Paint and Kansai Shiquy Paint are specifically formulated for use in medical environments
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