The new certification strengthens manufacturing controls for barrier coatings used on paper and board, complementing an existing quality management program.
The supplier's updated certification adds chemical-industry guidance to an existing methodology used to provide customers with product-level emissions information.
The new research network will connect coatings chemistry, surface engineering, digital materials science and industry to accelerate lower-impact surface technologies.
Application studies compare a conventional fossil-based dispersant with a bio-based alternative across grinding, binder compatibility and key coating-performance tests.
An emissions-control specialist explains how capture design, oxidizer selection, heat recovery and future capacity shape VOC-control decisions for coating operations.
Four thermolatent catalysts are evaluated for pot life, dust-free time and hardness in two-component polyurethane coatings under ambient and elevated-temperature cure conditions.
PPG researchers explore how thermolatent tin catalyst design changes the balance between working time and low-temperature cure in polyurethane coatings.