The natural beauty and timeless elegance of wooden surfaces give them a special place in modern interior design. To meet the high performance requirements, wood must be coated with a protective finish. Radiation-curing systems, which are environmentally sound, save energy and emit virtually no VOCs, are increasingly being chosen as an alternative to traditional solvent-based finishes. Now and in the future, changes in wood coatings technologies will take place in industrialized countries. The change is created by increased requirements concerning the surface quality and tighter regulations on environmental issues in all sectors of production and application of coatings. Special requirements must be fulfilled by furniture coatings since their surfaces have to be odorless and free of any long-term emittable substances.
Together with other partners in the market, raw-material suppliers are requested to offer solutions to the various problems.