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Three binder systems for use in cool roof coating applications allow greater formulation flexibility across different applications.

Coatings manufacturers understand the importance of employing ‘green’ technology for advanced materials protection.

A mixture of proteins, available as GRAS (generally regarded as safe) foodstuffs, has been identified for a variety of uses in UV-curable coatings.

The American Coatings Show and Conference was held May 7-10 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. With 427 exhibitors and more than 7,500 overall participants from 69 countries, this year’s ACS broke all of its previous records for visitors, exhibitors and footprint.

Dow Microbial Control, a business group of The Dow Chemical Company, has launched a comprehensive educational campaign called “Genuine Glutaraldehyde” intended to help customers distinguish glutaraldehyde from counterfeit product options while simultaneously promoting the numerous benefits of glutaraldehyde.

New regulations, market needs and customer requirements demand new emulsion formulations that are low in VOC content. Many of these new formulations use hydrophobic monomers that present significant challenges regarding productivity and monomer conversion.

Wollastonite (calcium metasilicate) is growing in popularity as a versatile additive in coatings to reduce cost and improve performance.

Self-healing polymers are a class of smart materials that have the capability of autonomically repairing themselves after damage, without the need for detection or repair by manual intervention.

Troykyd® D742 provides excellent air release in a wide range of aqueous applications, including wood finishes, architectural latex paints, industrial enamels, inks and overprint varnishes.

Michem Guard 1350 and 1351 are both nonionic dispersions of polyethylene wax that improve rub and abrasion resistance in pigmented and semigloss coatings, inks and OPVs.