Recent forecasts point to sustained coating-additives demand as sustainability, industrial investment and performance requirements shape purchasing and product development.
Grand View Research projects 6.5% annual growth for coating additives, with sustainability, infrastructure investment and higher performance expectations helping shape the market outlook.
PCI’s coverage through early September shows how resin suppliers and formulators are balancing higher performance, renewable content and a changing supply base.
Bio-based powder coatings are evolving through R&D and commercial launches, offering sustainable alternatives without sacrificing performance or durability.
To add to the pursuit of a climate-neutral Europe and a truly circular economy, one company’s project develops and validates a new generation of industrial wood and decorative coatings with significantly more than 25% bio-based components.
This article discusses a unique, biobased solution designed for thermoplastic road marking formulations. The new technology improves two critical performance characteristics in a rosin ester - initial light color and oxidative stability.
Fibrillated cellulose is a 100%-natural, biodegradable and sustainable material. It performs as a multi-functional stabilizer with low impact on viscosity in a wide range of coatings applications, as well as supporting a more sustainable lifecycle.
Scientists and artists alike have been invested in isolating pigments from nature and developing novel pigment technologies for coatings and other industries.
Following the results from this study, biobased preventative is an excellent and environmentally acceptable alternative to petroleum-based products in temporary corrosion protection.