Coatings manufacturers consume nearly three million tonnes of TiO2 pigments globally every year - a clear indication of the importance of this opacifying pigment to this industry.
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry, was founded in 1951 to promote and protect the interests of the industry in Europe and to offer an international forum for the exchange of ideas and information.
This paper will discuss some of the hurdles faced by both aluminum pigment and coatings manufacturers in their quest to deliver tomorrow's metallic coatings.
A recent marketing study estimated that North American plastic coatings sales for exterior automotive components exceeded $364M per annum, with a 4% annual growth rate.
High bead wear resistance is most often considered the leading parameter for the choice of media, because it delivers the most significant value to users.
Most successful work on improving the acid etch resistance of automotive coatings has focused on reformulation to reduce or eliminate the acid-sensitive sites within the polymer network.
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