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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.

Colortrend 808 colorants present many options to meet marketing, regulatory and technical goals.

ROPAQUE opaque polymer and EVOQUE pre-composite polymer offer two distinct and complimentary approaches to reducing the use levels of TiO2.

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

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.