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Clariant is supporting the ZHAW School of Engineering in Winterthur, Switzerland, in a major R&D collaboration on-target to achieve a breakthrough in anti-freeze technology.

Hollow micro spheres (especially glass microspheres) offer improved scrub and burnish properties, gloss, stain resistance, viscosity control, thermal insulation and sound-dampening characteristics.

A new type of ceramic coating now on the market is not only completely VOC-free, but is also promising to deliver an abrasion-, corrosion-, high-temperature- and chemical-resistant finish that can be applied in a high build, single coat with no primer by a licensed contractor.

This investigation has shown that improvements can be made to the formulation by using a PEA in place of a BPA-containing epoxy acrylate.

The development of the Silikopur 8080 dispersion shows benefit in a number of different applications such as wood, leather and plastics.

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

PPG Commercial Coatings is introducing a sophisticated urethane gel coat designed specifically for the wind energy market.

Self-leveling coatings based on Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s Desmophen® 1150 polyester resin and Desmodur® VL technologies are appropriate for a variety of applications requiring a seamless floor.

Colortrend USA LLC has developed Chroma-Chem® 846, a lower-VOC line of non-aqueous colorants for use in solventborne industrial applications.

LUXAN effect pigments belong to the group of pearlescent effect pigments that are composed of low refractive transparent substrates coated with high refractive metal oxides, e.g., titanium dioxide or iron oxide.