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Deciding how and when to calibrate color, gloss and haze instruments can be a difficult decision.

A report on just some of the pigment technology that was on display at the 2011 European Coatings Show.

This investigation has shown that improvements can be made to the formulation by using a PEA in place of a BPA-containing epoxy acrylate.

The development of the Silikopur 8080 dispersion shows benefit in a number of different applications such as wood, leather and plastics.

To reduce the VOCs used in PU-based coatings, Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co. Ltd. developed waterborne technologies including PUD, PUA and waterborne 2K.

Troy Corp.’s multifunctional Troysol™ LAC provides excellent wetting of low-energy and contaminated surfaces, resulting in strong adhesive bonding.

Colortrend USA LLC has developed Chroma-Chem® 846, a lower-VOC line of non-aqueous colorants for use in solventborne industrial applications.

The choice of wetting agents used in architectural coatings can have a significant impact when formulating low- to zero-VOC paints.

After an inauspicious introduction more than a half-century ago, vinyl acetate-ethylene technology finally appears poised to go mainstream in the coatings market.

Experiments with a water-based thixotropic pigment paste have shown that the throughput is a key parameter in the grinding of such a material with a non-ideal flow behavior.