PCI’s June issue features articles on universal matting of powder coatings, photocatalytics in coatings for VOC reduction, a new innovation that has been gaining some serious traction in the maritime industry, and how the use of graphene nanotubes in seat cover coatings can prevent static accumulation.
The development and commercialization of a new silica dispersion provides the fast-growing digital printing segment of packaging and labels with an indirect food contact-compliant product.
Industry must continue to make the case for chemicals in manufactured products to continue supplying valuable and reasonably priced products demanded by consumers in Canada.
The TiO2 industry continues to change through unusual global economic conditions. The uncommon response of global producers is changing the short- and long-term dynamics of the industry.
Our popular Ask Joe Powder blog has made its way to the pages of PCI magazine. What are your powder coating questions and challenges? Joe Powder, aka Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research, shares his powder coating knowledge and expertise by answering questions sent in from around the world.
A new label-free additive meets the demand for different gloss values in powder coatings, and is available to manufacturers as well as to coaters, directly on the line.
One approach to purifying air is to use photocatalytic metal oxides to disrupt some chemical bonds. Such a material was incorporated into coatings and reduced formaldehyde, methyl mercaptan and butanol.
In recent years, a relatively new innovation added to the marine coatings technology toolbox has been shaking things up and gaining some serious traction in the maritime industry.
Graphene nanotubes introduced into a polyurethane coating facilitate an anti-dust effect on artificial leather car seats while preserving mechanical properties.
Bermocoll® FLOW cellulose ether is a sustainable product that combines the flow and leveling properties of an associative synthetic thickener with the stability of a cellulose thickener.
Michem® Guard 400 is an APEO-free and low-VOC multifunctional water-based additive that imparts improved scrub resistance, abrasion resistance and superior stain resistance in indoor architectural paints.
Available in the U.K. and across Europe, The Acrydur™ range offers decorative systems with colored quartz aggregates and flake chippings that create multi-layer floor systems with full curing in just one hour
Featuring 34 of Orion’s most popular carbon blacks for coatings, the “Carbon Black Guide” gives paint formulators a visual sense of the shades they can achieve with different grades.
A ROSS X-Series Inline Ultra-High-Shear Mixer model HSM-409XSHD-125 is a CIP-capable sanitary mixer featuring a type-316 stainless steel mixing chamber
A specialty Cobalt Aluminate Blue 20G599, Max Chroma Blue reportedly offers the maximum chromaticity possible compared to other blue pigments when matching colors.
The Matrix is a new feed and closure filling-line series, with options for a specific line dedicated for integration with Rexson’s ColorPoint paint dispenser.
DIGICAN® is a full-coverage digital label applied seamlessly to a can, giving the appearance of a printed can without the disadvantages of conventional print.