HAMBURG, Germany — The chemical distributor KRAHN Chemie Group has signed a distribution agreement with the French company Ecoat SAS, which develops bio-based and water-based binders for the coatings industry. The cooperation, which has been in effect since the beginning of this year, includes the promotion of a range of partly bio-based alkyd emulsions as well as alkyd urethane dispersions and covers Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.
Ecoat has set itself the goal of developing competitive and high-performing products for the coatings industry that are tailored to the needs of the market and at the same time show as much bio-based or rather renewable ingredients as possible. The bio-based alkyd emulsions, which are marketed under the brand name Secoia™, are particularly used for architectural and wood paints. The Inokem™ brand includes both water-based alkyd emulsions primarily for eco-friendly decorative coatings as well as alkyd urethane dispersions especially used for decorative wood and metal coatings.