With advantages such as improved economics, a broad range of colors and effects, compatibility with a variety of substrates and an environmentally friendly approach, 100% UV-curable solids coatings are opening new markets for today’s finishing professionals.
There has been growing interest in new antimicrobial solutions in recent years, driven by a desire to provide longer-lasting protection in products that can be degraded by microbes, or to control or eliminate the undesirable effects created by the presence of microbes, such as odor or discoloration.
For the third quarter 2006, the total coatings industry continued to show growth. For the quarter, shipment volume increased 3.0% while shipment value increased 1.9%. For the year-to-date, shipment volume increased 4.6% and shipment value increased 5.6%.
One-Of-A-Kind Roll-Fed Film System Offers Cutting-Edge Way to Differentiate Your Packaging…With the Same Superior Look of Litho-Printed Cans and Lower Total Applied Cost than Cut and Stack