Excellent clarity through control of the particle size and balance of flow and leveling through thixotropic behavior can be achieved with these rheology control agents.
As part of a five-year project, the task of protecting the existing Blackfriars rail bridge and the new station that runs along its length presented a specific challenge in that a common protective coating system for old and new steelwork was preferred.
Globalization and short product life cycles are increasing the pressure on companies to open up their innovation processes. However, currently German industrial managers rate the use of external knowledge as least relevant for successful innovation.
A collaborative approach involving many different parties will be essential if we all are to overcome the many technical, financial, legal and humanitarian issues often associated with access to fresh water.
Distributors are an integral part of a supplier’s business. They act as an extension of the supplier’s technical sales and marketing groups by providing sales and operational support in a specified territory.
By using carefully selected renewable building block monomers, we can design polyester biopolyols with 100% renewable carbon content that can be used to produce high-performance UV-PUDs suitable for use in many coatings applications.
When this new diacid is used as the system crosslinker in GMA powder powder coatings, the resultant coating has twice the impact resistance as that of the incumbent diacid.
Ceramic microspheres and glass bubbles may offer formulators cost-effective options for formulation of high solids coatings, including 2K epoxy systems.
Novomer Inc. has named Barcelona-based Quimidroga s.a. as an authorized distributor of Converge® polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polyols in Spain, Portugal and Turkey.
Axalta Coating Systems announced a commitment to invest $10.5 million in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, to expand capacity to produce resins used in the manufacture of transportation coatings.
IGM Resins Inc. has purchased Insight High Technology (IHT) Group, a manufacturer of photoinitiators, pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicals in China.
Hoover Container SEA SDN BHS, a subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc., has opened a new regional distribution center in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, and relocated its Southeast Asia (SEA) office to Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion.
This brochure describes experimental black XPB 255 (now COLOUR BLACK FW 255) pigment, an after-treated carbon black pigment for high-jet automotive coatings, solventborne and waterborne coating systems, and alkyd/melamine enamels.
The EZstrip™ transfer pump provides a quick and easy way to disassemble, de-rag and maintain a PC pump in place, reducing maintenance time by more than 93%.
Polyphase® 963 is a new broad-spectrum fungicide + algaecide for enhanced performance, environmental responsibility and the lowest cost-in-use in wood protection for solventborne wood applications.
Delivering a unique combination of intense high-speed mixing and thorough kneading action, the Planetary Dual Disperser (PDDM) can quickly incorporate solids into a viscous liquid vehicle and disintegrate undesirable agglomerates regardless of the product’s changing flow characteristics.
