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Nanotechnology is an emerging field that is enabling breakthroughs of new and effective tools in the coatings industry. The trends and developments mentioned in this article are a few hot bets expected to impact the coatings industry in the coming years.

Elastomeric roof coatings must show excellent adhesion to the substrate since they can be applied to several types of roofs such as metal, concrete, bitumen, and others. Fibrillated cellulose is a renewable material that delivers multiple functionalities such as rheology to stability and surface properties, as well as supporting a more sustainable lifecycle.

The selection of a suitable coalescent involves evaluating the impact on a paint’s performance and sustainable aspects related to durability, bio-based content, and environmental impact. This article shares experiment results of a newly developed bio-based, zero-VOC coalescent for improving latex film formation and paint performance.

This month’s Formulating with Mike column continues the discussion on resins, with a focus on epoxy curing agents. When it comes to great adhesion, chemical resistance, and corrosion resistance, an epoxy is hard to beat. There are different epoxy curing agents, and each one provides different properties that can be suited for a wide variety of end-use applications. 

The new production line increases the company’s capacity on site, allowing a better response to rising demand for high-performance Foamaster^® and Foamstar^® products in South-East Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The product lines are used in applications for industrial and architectural coatings, sealants, adhesives, inks and construction products.

The accreditation of the site at Mobile allows Evonik to produce and market its renewable isophorone-based, VESTA eCO series in the United States for the first time.

The business units will be integrated into Brenntag Essentials’ existing network in North America, expanding its local and regional footprint.

The recent Western Coatings Show in Las Vegas featured an exhibit hall packed with new technology for coatings formulators. This article offers a sampling of some of the raw materials and services showcased.

There are key characteristics that differentiate legacy, petrochemical surfactants from bio-based surfactants, as well as chemically manufactured bio-surfactants from their biologically created counterparts, bio-surfactants.