Eastman Texanol™ ester alcohol, the premier coalescent for latex paints, provides the highest level of film integrity at low levels of coalescent.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Huub Moolenaar to the position of Sales Manager, EMEA.

Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol™ ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, TX.

The VOC results for a given material may vary widely depending upon test methodology.

 ADM CA118 coalescent is a biobased ingredient that can replace traditional coalescing solvents and lower overall VOC content in coatings. 

New products are being developed to meet the challenge of delivering low- and zero-VOC offerings, including specialty resins, coalescents/plasticizers, water-based and energy curable colorants, foam control and silicone products.

This article provides an overview of how well these newer, low-VOC coalescents perform in exterior paint applications.

Perstorp has signed a new distribution agreement with Milano Colori, Milan, Italy, for the sale of Perstorp’s products to the coatings and coating resins markets in Italy and San Marino.