Articles Tagged with ''Rheology Modifiers''

Novel enabling technologies were developed to quantify both wet and dry coating properties and augment traditional measurement methods.

These suppliers share their perspectives on the current market, industry drivers, steps they take when developing new products and challenges that formulators face.

Excellent clarity through control of the particle size and balance of flow and leveling through thixotropic behavior can be achieved with these rheology control agents.

Additives belong to a broad and diffuse category of key components in a coating formulation. The following is a brief description of many coating additives, along with some examples.

The most effective way to minimize the number of coats needed for an aesthetically pleasing finish is to maximize the applied hiding of the coating.

Part one of this article discusses the theory of optimizing applied hiding and new techniques used to characterize applied paint films to determine the influence of rheology on application.

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has completed its acquisition of the rheology business of Rockwood Holdings Inc.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., announced plans to increase the price of its global coatings hydroxyethylcellulose.