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Consistency and delivery

Quality and supply

Appearance results only matter if the next batch behaves the same way and arrives when it should.

In-house manufacturing

Vistamatt grades are produced in our own facility. This matters more for matting agents than for many additives: gloss and process behaviour are sensitive to particle size distribution and surface treatment, so control over those variables is control over the result in your formulation.

Vistamatt in-house silica production facility with stainless steel reaction vessels

Customers are welcome at the plant. If a site visit or supplier audit is part of your qualification process, tell us early and we will arrange it.

Batch consistency

Grades are controlled on the properties that decide performance in a coating — particle size distribution, surface area, moisture and pH — because these are what shift gloss and process behaviour between batches.

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Vistamatt QC dashboard — real-time batch quality data
Vistamatt lab samples with particle size analysis

Certificates of analysis

A CoA is issued per batch. Where a customer has qualified a grade against a specific set of properties, those are the values reported.

Samples and screening

Samples are provided for evaluation in your own system. We ask for the resin type, target gloss and standard, application method and current problem before shipping — that turns a sample request into a screening plan with a defined question.

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Packaging and storage

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Order quantities and lead time

Minimum order quantity and lead time are agreed per market and per product line, usually alongside a regional distribution partner. Trial quantities for screening are handled separately from commercial orders — the first shipment should not require a volume commitment.

Supply security

Most projects begin as a second source. That is a reasonable place to start: it produces real comparison data under production conditions without putting an existing line at risk. Where a distributor holds local stock, lead time to the end customer shortens considerably.

We ship to Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. Export experience to date includes Spain, Germany, the United States and markets across Southeast Asia. Shipping terms, documentation and lead time are agreed per destination.

Regulatory and market access

Our grades are listed under TSCA for the United States market. Regulatory status for other destinations is confirmed per market and per project before the first commercial shipment.

If you are importing into a market with specific registration requirements, raise it early. Documentation and status are addressed as part of the technical discussion rather than after an order is placed.

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Start with the system

Resin, target gloss, application method, current problem. We reply with a screening plan.

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Grade recommendations are a starting point for screening. Final suitability, dosage and performance must be verified in the customer's own resin system, at the target gloss and under actual process conditions.