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This article highlights the challenges of lead replacement and shows how modern pigment developments provide an alternative to lead chromate in coatings applications, and how the performance of lead-free formulations can be improved.

Water-based epoxy resin and curing agents have been developed that can used together as a system to provide corrosion protection coatings with low VOC content, less than 100 grams per liter.

From automotive components, oil and gas pipelines, agriculture and heavy equipment, to water and wastewater pipelines, industrial liquid coatings have become the high-performance cornerstone to provide superior corrosion protection and reliable mechanical strength.

Conversion to UV coatings allow tube manufacturers to run faster production speeds, greatly reduce their shipping costs/handling of coatings and implement a much cleaner, green, sustainable process, while delivering an improved ROI to the bottom line.

Perfectly safe and produced from an annually renewable feedstock, isosorbide has a unique combination of properties that offers excellent potential for a range of CASE applications.

A multi-step continuous process has been developed to convert renewably sourced furfural to 1,5-Pentanediol (1,5-PDO), which is a low-cost renewable replacement for 1,6-HDO, a diol intermediate currently used to produce coatings, adhesives and plastics.

PPG recently supplied coatings and sealants to help restore a 74-year-old, four-engine transport aircraft – the Douglas C-54 Skymaster – used by U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.

Development of eco-friendly, sustainable and high-solid (low-VOC) coatings have received a lot of attention due to environmental concerns and legislative issues.

Graphene is a material that is at the forefront of many new technologies. It has a very high aspect ratio with respect to other inorganic barrier fillers, and is envisioned to be the next generation of barrier additives.

Independent of industry, the protective nanocoatings marketplace growth potential is considerable, as protecting electronics becomes increasingly challenging as devices shrink.