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Global Top Ten and The PCI 25 - 2013

July 15, 2013

The following is the rankings of the top global coatings manufacturers and The PCI Top 25 North American coatings manufacturers in 2012.

Aerogel Insulative Coatings

New Coating Technology Offers Personnel Protection

Peter Pescatore James Pidhurney Jason Koravos Catherine Norwood

July 3, 2013

Testing shows that aerogel insulative coatings provide a dramatic improvement in burn protection over other commercially available options.

New Low-VOC Coalescents for Exterior Coatings

Dibenzoate Technology - A Viable Alternative

William Arendt Rebecca Hanes Emily McBride

July 3, 2013

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

Achieving Antimicrobial Protection in Coatings

Brian Aylward Duane Centola Tian Lan

July 3, 2013

Formulating paints that have long-term dry film protection is challenging.

Novel Application of Fluorosurfactants

in Easy-Clean Architectural Paints

Jean Meng PhD. Charlene Guo Wendy Zhou Rong Liao

July 3, 2013

Formulating a well-balanced easy-clean paint is never easy.

2013 Additives Reference Guide

Dr. Darlene Brezinski Dr. Joseph V. Koleske Robert Springate

June 1, 2013

These definitions will aid coatings formulators in developing coatings with the desired properties.

Sustainability Drives ECS

The latest paint and coating technology was featured at Europe’s largest industry show.

Kristin Johansson

May 1, 2013

This year’s show and congress showed that sustainability is a major innovation driver for the coatings industry.

New UV 3D Finishing System

New Coating Technology Provides Efficient System

May 1, 2013

Using a UV 3D cell, however, fully assembled products, such as chairs, or desks, can be completely cured using minimal labor in as little as five to eight minutes.

Self-Crosslinking Acrylic and Acrylic/Polyurethane Resins

for Waterborne Wood Finishes

The Dow Chemical Company

May 1, 2013

This study demonstrates that a waterborne acrylic coating system designed for finishing wood products can perform well compared to traditional solventborne finishes.

The Benefits of Alkanolamines Over Caustic

for pH Neutralization of Latex Paint

Michael D. Gernon Kurt Buyse Robin Matton Ellen Van de Woestijne

May 1, 2013

The use of caustic has been shown to result in increased water spotting and water sensitivity, decreased viscosity stability and general colloid instability.

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