When it comes to coatings, the most popular color these days is most decidedly green: green for money, as in a product’s cost effectiveness and profitability; green for environmentalism, as in sustainable, healthy products; and green for “go”, in terms of meeting ever-more stringent standards and improved performance goals.
Advancements in pigment technologies enable architectural paint formulators to have the ability to provide a broader range of coatings that offer market-driven functionality without sacrificing performance.
To comply with VOC regulations, coatings manufacturers have gradually moved away from conventional low-solids, solventborne systems to several emerging technologies, which include high-solids, UV, powder, waterborne and solvent-free systems.1-3
To meet the increasing environmental awareness and market demand for high-performance hardcoats with low VOCs, Cytec Industries Inc. is unveiling its new UCECOAT™ 7200 waterborne ultraviolet-curable resin (WBUV) with outstanding hardcoat performance properties and unique high solid content at Booth #1600.
New regulations, market needs and customer requirements demand new emulsion formulations that are low in VOC content. Many of these new formulations use hydrophobic monomers that present significant challenges regarding productivity and monomer conversion.
In architectural paint applications, the main challenge for suppliers and paint producers is to meet environmental regulations while producing products with acceptable quality.
Unearthed Paints, a fresh new natural paint company brings a new vision and sustainable reinterpretations to the paint industry with its selection of eco-friendly paints.
