DERBY, UK - Catexel has extended its cobalt alternative siccative offering to the coatings industry in a new license deal with specialty chemicals company DSM.
A pioneer in the area of oxidation catalysis, Catexel has licensed new alkyd drying technology from DSM following a five-year joint development program using manganese-based Dragon complexes. The agreement allows Catexel to build on its offering for coatings companies seeking to substitute cobalt in order to meet increasingly stringent regulations in Europe and beyond.