Our March issue features several articles on new bio-based technology available to coatings manufacturers. Other articles discuss new branched surfactants that improve tinting systems for architectural coatings; emerging trends impacting the global coatings market; and air-operated, double diaphragm pump technology.
Conversion to UV coatings allow tube manufacturers to run faster production speeds, greatly reduce their shipping costs/handling of coatings and implement a much cleaner, green, sustainable process, while delivering an improved ROI to the bottom line.
A report on the markets hit hardest by the pandemic, how COVID has impacted businesses, as well as how several emerging trends are providing optimism for the overall coatings industry.
A new binder for water-based wood trim paints is based on a heterogeneous acrylic polymer structure. It combines excellent flexibility and high blocking resistance, while maintaining low VOC content.
Perfectly safe and produced from an annually renewable feedstock, isosorbide has a unique combination of properties that offers excellent potential for a range of CASE applications.
A multi-step continuous process has been developed to convert renewably sourced furfural to 1,5-Pentanediol (1,5-PDO), which is a low-cost renewable replacement for 1,6-HDO, a diol intermediate currently used to produce coatings, adhesives and plastics.
Air-operated double-diaphragm pumps have become a go-to choice for paint and coatings manufacture, but only if properly performing diaphragms are utilized.
Greenkote, global provider of advanced anticorrosion metal coatings, has announced a major expansion of production capacity at its headquarters facility in Brook Park, Ohio.
Bühler North America is expanding its service network and offerings with the acquisition of Design Corrugating Companies, a roller mill and other equipment service company based in Taylorville, Illinois.
PPG announced the introduction of a digital styling program that enables automotive designers to execute exceptionally realistic three-dimensional modeling of automotive colors and effects on virtual car designs and surfaces.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of Southern California has announced new UV/EB technology listings for its Best Available Control Technology Guidelines (BACT).
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 1.2% in December following a 0.6% gain in November and a 1.2% increase in October, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
According to a report released by Research and Markets, there is a major shift in the production of global paints and coatings, which is moving away from developed regions, such as Europe and the U.S., to developing economies, such as China and India.
A recent survey of British Coatings Federation (BCF) members demonstrates how Brexit has negatively impacted the coatings sector in the form of new customs red tape and higher costs.
DOWSIL™ 211S additive is a low-cyclic, ultra-high molecular weight silicone delivered in a waterborne system that enhances mar resistance, slip and block resistance performance, enabling more durable, longer-lasting wood coatings.
The new catalog from HEMCO Corp. showcases a complete line of products, including lab fume hoods, enclosures, lab casework, lab countertops, sinks, service fixtures, exhaust blower, ventilation, filtration systems and modular room structures.