Chemistry has long been a key enabler of sustainability. The advent of synthetic fertilizers has allowed the world to feed its growing population, lightweight composite materials have provided more...

Plasticizers are additives that increase the plasticity or fluidity of a material. Coating formulations based on physically drying binders such as nitrocellulose, require external plasticizers for...

A pattern is beginning to emerge in the trend in announcements of new technologies as can be seen from the following table which shows the number of news items recorded in the past three years since...

In every business school one teaches you that a viable strategy requires a good sense of anticipation to evaluate your project: Valorization of the limiting (or rare) factor; Risk & Opportunities;...

Marcus Navin-Jones of Keller & Heckman have assessed the likely impact of the new Biocidal Products Regulation on the key issue of treated articles. The current Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) does...

Cellulose Acetate Propionate (CAP) belongs to a group of cellulose based specialty polymers that have been used in the printing industry for decades. The other members of the family include cellulose...

Coalescing agents are used in dispersion paints for optimizing the film formation process of the polymeric binder particles. The film formation process in dispersion paints involves the coalescence... (2 Member Reactions)

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) is a synthetic water soluble polymer, a white powder, that melts, with decomposition and pyrolysis, at 230°C. PVOH is stable in dry form, odorless, nontoxic, considered to... (5 Member Reactions)

Within few weeks two large corporations, BASF & Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) have made opposite announcements around the same overall subject. BASF invested in a company which proposes a singular...

Narrow web flexo printing is a growing segment of today's printing industry. It is commonly used to print labels, sleeves and other materials that don't require the quantity or investment of wide web... (5 Member Reactions)

The dispersion of pigments is the most important process in determining the quality of paint. Pigment Dispersing Agents play an essential role in the dispersion process. This paper is intended to...

Under the current economic perspectives and the armies of black painters (offering, like Winston Churchill in 1940, "nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat"), it is a stimulating exercise to read...

In the ink world, press side service is a necessary part of an ink company's service to the customer and it can be a real opportunity for a company to set themselves apart from their competition. In...

This article will outline some of the key traits an ink technician should have and touch on what ink companies need from these individuals. Ink Technicians find themselves in a variety of jobs in... (2 Member Reactions)

Surfactants are main ingredients in coating additives, polymeric dispersions and coating formulations. Surfactants reduce the interfacial tension of liquids and solids and provide to coatings various... (1 Member Reaction)

The biotechnology world has lived for decades as a kind of sparring partner and niche competitor to petrochemical based chemicals. The principle seemed cemented that biosynthesis & biotechnology stand...

Polymer chemistry was a popular topic at the American Chemical Society 242nd National Meeting, held in Denver CO USA, 28 August 2011 - 01 September 2011. Here is a review of some interesting work... (1 Member Reaction)

During film formation paint should transform from a liquid into a closed, solid film called coating. In order to give optimum protective and aesthetical properties most coatings should be smooth and... (3 Member Reactions)

There are many new trends and innovations within the metal coatings industry. Antimicrobial coatings are being used on a generous scale, in many ranges of application, varying from anti-fouling...

The Dispersions & Pigments business of BASF prides itself in offering a comprehensive range of solutions for formulators' needs, be their products for coatings, inks, adhesives or building materials....