Our September issue features several articles on new technology for wood coatings, as well as soybean oil and other bio-based products for coatings, and a preview of Coatings Trends & Technologies 2018.
This study has confirmed benefits from use of liquid polybutadiene polymers in solvent-based coatings with additional enhancements seen from a new liquid polybutadiene.
This two-part article has focused on the four interdependent aspects of a wood finish: the products, execution, environmental regulations and quality control.
This article is a comparison study using an accelerated weathering method to test different wood types pretreated with and without Eversorb SB in different co-solvents.
WACKER has developed a new, highly effective anti-graffiti product, which permanently protects surfaces with a thin film of silicone. Graffiti and stickers can be readily washed off with just cold water.
The 262-foot Limmat Tower is regarded as the centerpiece of one of Dietikon, Switzerland's newer districts, Limmatfeld. And its coated with a coating system from Beckers.
Iceland's rich and vivid history is being celebrated with a colorful new livery launched by Icelandair, which was specially created using AkzoNobel products.
It is therefore important to evaluate different crosslinkers and understand their benefits and drawbacks in a given system to enable the formulation of a high-performance wood coating.
As demonstrated by the real-world exposures presented in this article, use of a primer is very beneficial over even the most challenging substrates. In some cases, the lifetime of the topcoat can be extended by over three years when a primer is used.
Decreasing carbon footprint may often times mean decreasing quality. With soy, however, companies have found the best of both worlds – enhanced performance and sustainable attributes.
PQ Corp. has named specialty chemicals distributor Superior Materials Inc., Garden City, New York, as an authorized distributor of its specialty silica products for select U.S. regions.
ShayoNano has appointed Palmer Holland as its exclusive U.S. distributor for its line of hiding pigments for use in aqueous roof coatings, paints, industrial coatings and inks.
Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced an expanded partnership with Lintech International LLC for the Plastics and Rubber Pigment product lines in North America.
Ferro Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is expanding its production facility in Girardota, Colombia, to meet increasing global demand for its ultramarine blue and micronized iron oxide pigments.
BASF's Coatings division was awarded the Red Dot in the Materials and Surfaces category for its functional coating technology for passive temperature management.
The Sun Chemical Performance Pigments division in Brazil has moved its office and warehouse into one consolidated location in Guarulhos, Brazil, as of June 25, 2018.
Resinate Materials Group, a company advancing the use of recycled content in specialty polyols, announced the launch of a new, wholly owned subsidiary, Starkweather Laboratories.
The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) has published a new set of guidelines for the supply and transport of hazardous materials to help chemical companies deliver best practices in telephone chemical emergency responses.
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) is partnering with the World Ocean Council (WOC) to present a special session at WOC's 2018 Sustainable Ocean Summit.
NACE International has formed the NACE Corrosion Consortia, a new service facilitating corrosion-mitigation research for companies, government bodies, research organizations, universities and other associations seeking to solve corrosion issues.
The Canadian government has granted the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association's (CPCA) request for an exemption from the proposed countermeasure tariffs on U.S. goods coming into Canada as of July 1, 2018.
Through its partnership with The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC), the ChemQuest Group has researched, prepared and delivered ASC's 2017-2020 North American Market Report for Adhesives and Sealants with a Global Overview.
According to a new study, demand for architectural paint in the Asia-Pacific region is forecast to increase 5.2% per year through 2022 to 16.4 million metric tons, valued at $36.2 billion.
The KBM-1083 (olefinic functional) and KBM-4803 (epoxy functional) lines have eight carbons, creating more space between the reactive ends of the silanes.
The SpecMetrix DFT QA Coating Measurement System delivers immediate non-contact, non-destructive and non-radioactive coil coating thickness measurement data without the need for calibration coupons.
Michem Wood Coating 44 is a water-based surface additive for use in exterior wood stains and sealants that helps produce wood coatings with excellent weatherability characteristics.
Aptalon W8062 is a waterborne, self-crosslinking resin providing resistance to hydrolysis, a broad assortment of chemicals and abrasion, while imparting very high hardness.
ROSS VersaMix Model VMC-1 and Discharge System Model DS-1 are mounted on a common bench and supplied with two vessels, one for mixing and one for extrusion.