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To better understand how the shipping crisis is impacting NACD members and affiliates, the association began surveying its membership. This article shows a snapshot of the results from their most recent member survey.

Distributors face a number of challenges right now. PCI recently spoke with Randy Griffin, Director, Operations, at Lintech International, LLC, to get his insights into regulations, raw material supply shortages, how COVID-19 has affected chemical distributors, and more.

UVMax® from Keyland Polymer combines both functionality and performance in its line of UV-cured powder coatings. Epoxy, polyester, and hybrid resin systems are available for plastic, composite, wood, and metal substrates.

Ancamine® 2739, 2712M and Ancamide® 2769 reduce your protective, tank/container, and marine coatings' VOC levels, protecting the environment, applicators and assets with the highest performance.

Min-U-Gel® thixotropic thickeners and suspension agents have been a staple in coatings, sealants and many other liquid composites for decades.

Colors matter in the marketing world. There are brands that are initially associated by color. For instance, Target is synonymous with red and Home Depot is associated with orange. Selecting brand colors for marketing purposes sound simple, but it actually requires a lot of thought.

Formulations are sometimes adjusted by fine-tuning various additives, including antioxidants and light stabilizers, which provide different thermal and light stabilization properties. It is very important to find the best combination of additives to achieve the necessary performance, especially if the final substrate or area to be powder coated requires specific durability or heat resistance.

Hybridur® dispersions offer coatings formulators a cost-effective alternative to standard polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) without sacrificing performance, and also offer enhanced performance over PUDs blends and acrylic emulsions in primer, topcoat, and clear coat applications.

COATINO® Campus is an interactive learning and information portal about additives, technologies, and formulations for all kinds of coatings and inks.