Emerald Specialties Group, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, appointed Tommy Ackerman as Senior Sales Representative for FOAM BLAST® defoamers, Masil® silicones and Hilton Davis® pigment dispersions.
Polyphase®, Troysan® and Fungitrol® dry-film preservatives from Troy Corp. successfully address some of the biggest concerns of the coatings industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
Defoamers that contain a molecular defoaming component as part of their composition show an ability to defoam more efficiently than their non-molecular defoaming-containing counterparts.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a business unit of Ashland Inc., is helping paint manufacturers meet the growing demands of the coatings industry with an expanding line of additive ingredients, research and support.
BYK-1640 is a polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer for aqueous systems, which is also suitable for some applications that come into direct contact with food.
FOAM BLAST® 4213 is an organo-modified silicone/synthetic antifoam product, while FOAM BLAST 4149 is a synthetic block copolymer composition developed as a non-silicone alternative.
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.
