USING OFF-SPEC RAW MATERIALS AT GDB

GDB uses not only post-consumer paint, but also off-spec raw materials and wash water/solvent to boost paint production
whilst reducing environmental damage. The more the paint we produce, the greener the environment gets.

Off-spec paint
Post-consumer paint
Outdated paint
Discontinued paint
+
Excess Thickeners
Excess Defaomers
Excess Surfectant
Excess Emulsions
Off-spec Colorant
Off-spec TiO2
Wash Water
Wash Solvent
=
Evolve’s range of
Premium Eco-friendly
Paint, Primer
and Coatings
GDB has been dedicated to recycling raw material manufacturers’ products for 25+ years.
We utilize the following raw materials in our recycling and remanufacturing process:
  • ●   TiO2
  • ●   Pigments
  • ●   Emulsions
  • ●   Resins
  • ●   Solvents
  • ●   Defoamers
  • ●   Surfectants
  • ●   Thickeners
  • ●   Dispersants
  • ●   Extenders
  • ●   Wetting Agents
  • ●   Coagulants
Along with being remanufactured and recycled, we also remarket the following products:
●   Wash water
●   Wash solvent
●   Colorant
WASH WATER & WASH SOLVENT
RAW MATERIALS:
WASH WATER & WASH SOLVENT
Wash Water & Wash Solvent are utilized by GDB
for remanufacturing of paint. The material is utilized
in various different projects after creating a slurry with
the guidance of our in-house chemists.
RAW MATERIALS:
EMULSION
Off-spec, outdated and excess inventory emulsion is
used by GDB in combination with other materials to
produce a balanced product.
EMULSION
COLORANT
RAW MATERIALS:
COLORANT
Dyno-mill mixed and tested colorant is used for our paint
products with Post-consumer paint, or Wash water/solvent,
and manufactured colorant is either used for our Evolve
colors paint & primer, or packaged for sale in quart cans
and one-gallon cans.
GDB has the capability to process, rework, remanufacture and recycle all raw materials. GDB also offers a wide array of
services to raw material suppliers and manufactures. All these raw materials are utilized towards recycled paint
manufacturing at our plant.
Processes for raw materials include:
  • ●   Stickering
  • ●   Repackaging
  • ●   Relabelling
  • ●   Packaging
  • ●   Labelling
  • ●   Sorting
  • ●   Pouring
  • ●   Remanufacture
  • ●   Recycle
  • ●   Reprocessing
  • ●   Power washing
  • ●   Store returns
  • ●   Remarketing
WE CATER TO ALL SIZES AND PACKAGING NEEDS

We are proud of our central warehousing and distribution facility in Nashville, Illinois, USA spread over a sprawling campus of about 2 million sq ft area.
Equipped with cutting-edge technology, whether you need paint raw materials in large volumes or small batches, we can handle orders of all sizes
and can cater to all types of packaging needs.

Tanker Trucks
Tanker Trucks
Totes
Totes
Drums
Drums
Super Sacks
Super Sacks
Retail Bags
Retail Bags
5 Gallon Pails
5 Gallon Pails
Gallons
Gallons
Quarts
Quarts
PARTNER WITH US
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I have been in the paint industry for a long time and have come across complex processes that B2B businesses offer. But with GDB everything from start to finish is super easy and seamless. The way I procure the materials I need has changed. I’m saving a lot of resources and time on my backend work and utilizing it to get more business instead. With GDB it’s plain sailing in business.

B2B Customer - N. Gray
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