Tailor-made waterborne core-shell polymers are increasingly used as binders in industrial coatings. Almost unlimited possibilities to control polymer properties make them the first-choice raw material in industrial metal protection, wood protection, and anti-fouling coatings.
Because
of environmental concerns, powder coatings, 100% UV/EB curing systems and
waterborne polymer dispersions are being substituted for traditional resins
used in solventborne coatings. Development in the area of polymeric dispersions
and radiation-curable materials is the main subject of this paper.
