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The growth today in waterborne and radiation-cured coatings and inks far exceeds that of its solventborne equivalents. The need for lower VOCs, “greener” materials, improved food safety and reduced economics

Insider Interview with John Panichella, President of the new Ashland Specialty Ingredients.

Selecting the right rheology package is the key to formulating optimized waterborne basecoats that possess desirable application fitness and best finishing appearance.

Driers as paint additives are commonly used to promote curing of alkyd solventborne and waterborne coatings.

This company has developed a new water-soluble catalyst that has excellent hydrolytic stability and provides enhanced properties in 2K WB PU formulations under a variety of environmental conditions.

Choosing the right defoamer requires in-depth technical knowledge and consideration of the value in use of the product.

The current and potential applications of microencapsulation most likely mark just the beginning of possibilities in the coatings industry.

This paper describes the controlled release of IPBC (3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate) through encapsulation.

This article discusses the three types of OPVs and emphasizes the use of cellulose esters as additives to improve flow and leveling, and in many cases adhesion.

Dow Coating Materials (DCM), a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announces a new addition to its product line of APEO-free surfactants.