Our April issue features new inorganic and carbon black pigment technology, several articles on testing, a discussion of market opportunities for biobased powder coatings, and much more.
The Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer provides many advantages and immediate quality improvements in a coatings laboratory. Virtually any material (liquid or solid) can be chemically characterized using this technique.
In this research, newly designed multifunctional polyol systems based on a polycarbonate structure and advanced polyisocyanate systems as crosslinkers were investigated in order to improve chemical resistance of coatings.
Sailors from team AkzoNobel joined company employees and residents from a neighborhood in downtown Guangzhou, China, to unveil a special mural created by the winner of a student design competition.
PPG and Steelscape have partnered to provide pre-painted metal coil finished with a graffiti-resistant clear coating by PPG for the Issaquah Middle School project in Issaquah, Washington.
Valspar and Fabral team up to provide a new open and shared office building, 2501 Smallman in the Offices at 3 Crossings complex, that features a bold, urban design to fit in with the ever-evolving Strip District neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
The color measurement ecosystem can benefit from this mobile app-based solution, as a compliment to traditional methods. Portability and speed, coupled with device accuracy, make this emerging technology worth looking into.
The ultimate goal of field testing is to evaluate and recommend the best performing preservatives that will offer protection of customer coatings across the widest range of potential environmental eventualities for their end-use products.
Battelle is developing a biobased resin that delivers high performance in a product that cures at temperatures low enough to be used on wood, medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and many types of plastics.
In this article, various methods are used to investigate why nitrate red pigments from the Ningbo Process display special color characteristics and how the electronic structure has an influence on these color effects.
The CM-M6 multi-angle spectrophotometer from Konica Minolta Sensing Inc. allows customers to measure nonflat automotive samples that in the past have been difficult or impossible to measure with excellent repeatability of color values.
To overcome the drawbacks of powdered carbon blacks, Orion Engineered Carbons is developing carbon black-based pigment preparations that facilitate, and in many cases eliminate, the dispersion step.
A live DIY consumer roll-out study along with a comprehensive benchmarking study of > 20 commercial paints gave insights into physical paint parameters that result in DIY consumer satisfaction.
The Lomon Billions Board of Directors has approved an estimated $285 million investment in the construction of two new chloride titanium dioxide manufacturing lines at its existing chloride production site in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, China.
Specialty chemical company Clariant announced the investment by chemical industry peer and partner SABIC, which has acquired a 24.99% stake in Clariant.
Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC) announced that it has fully merged its Dispersions business subsidiary, trading as Gemini Dispersions Ltd., into the parent organization (DCC).
Gulf Coast Chemical, a specialty chemical and packaging distributor, has formed a partnership with Unican, a manufacturer of paint cans, steel pails and other general line metal products.
Specialty chemicals distributor Safic Alcan has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship and sustainability initiative.
Ribelin Sales LLC, an Azelis company, was awarded the 2017 BASF Dispersions and Resins Distributor of the Year Award for its outstanding sales growth and sales performance in the CASE market segment.
Specialty Polymers Inc., Chester, South Carolina, announced a new partnership with Kathion Chemie de Mexico, a specialty chemical distributor with more than 15 years of experience in the Latin American coatings market.
Evonik Industries, Essen, Germany, has opened another production line for specialty polyamide 12 powders of its VESTOSINT brand at its largest global production site in the Marl Chemical Park, Marl, Germany.
Pollution abatement company Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., Long Beach, California, has joined forces with UC Irvine to start a program of collaboration, exchange of best practices, research and professional engagements.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Evonik Industries have successfully started production at their new joint venture to produce chlorine and potassium hydroxide at the company's Ibbenbüren site in Germany.
Molly Hladik, Technical Project Leader with Michelman, was honored with the RadTech President's Award, at the group's annual meeting in Miami in February 2018.
A consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Organizers of UTECH North America 2018, the independent polyurethanes conference and trade show, announced an awards program to recognize star performers and trendsetters in the polyurethanes industry.
HEMCO Island Canopy Hoods are designed to collect and exhaust corrosive vapors, heat, steam and odors when mounted over areas with water baths, hot plates or portable equipment.
SONGSORB CS 400 is a liquid hydroxyphenyl triazine UV absorber with very high thermal stability and outstanding resistance in coatings exposed to high bake cycles or extreme external conditions.
Dow Corning 904H is a silicone additive designed to help coatings reduce the "snail trail" effect commonly seen when surfactants and other water-soluble ingredients in coatings formulations leach to the surface.
ACOMP is an automated smart manufacturing system that continuously analyzes polymers during production and produces real-time insights into reaction kinetics and polymer properties
AddWorks IBC 251 produces an improved tribocharge effect that reduces oversprays in powder coating materials and also improves heat stabilization during the baking process.