Although enormous efforts have been made to find sustainable solutions for making commercially successful products, the quest for environment-friendly coatings is still in its infancy.
This spirit of innovation, coupled with a strong focus on sustainable practices, not only ensures steady supplies of TOFA and rosin for the coatings industry, it leads to more stable pricing and greater flexibility so that pine chemicals manufacturers can quickly adjust to the ever-changing needs of their customers.
More companies are adding and/or expanding their portfolios with biobased waterborne alternatives that offer the formulator/end user another benefit without sacrificing performance.
It may not be a household name even among farm families, but the oilseed camelina is showing good potential as an environmentally friendly commercial biofuel feedstock, particularly for biodiesel and jet fuel.
PURALACT® special-grade lactides provide reduced resin viscosity, allowing for coatings formulations with higher solid content, lower VOCs and improved ease-of-use.
