One of the most overlooked sources of profit in a paint manufacturing organization is in the existing business processes. Much attention is spent on gaining new sales or adding new products and little...

Polyurethane coatings are the technology of choice for performance, beauty and low-temperature cure characteristics in automotive exterior applications. Two-component polyurethane coatings are... (2 Member Reactions)

Stained glass windows that are painted with gold purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight, a team of Queensland University of Technology experts have discovered. Associate Professor Zhu Huai...

Founded in 1986, Incorez Ltd has rapidly gained prominence as a specialist manufacturer of oxazolidines, waterborne epoxy curing agents and waterborne polyurethane dispersions. These high performance...

Energy prices have skyrocketed over the last several years, and the “green” movement is clearly in full swing. Energy is a precious global commodity, which some areas of the world are taking dramatic... (2 Member Reactions)

Because of environmental concerns, aqueous polymer dispersions are important binding raw materials for plasters and coatings. Particles with phase-separated morphology, like core-shell copolymers, are... (1 Member Reaction)

In 2007, the United States paint market was approximately 1.50 billion gallons: 1.0 billion gallons was waterborne and 500 million gallons solventborne. The Architectural (Decorative) market is...

The combination of silver or silver with isothiazoline gives a new and very effective preservative system. By using this combination, the amount of sensitizing isothiazoline can be significantly...

Powder coating cured by ultraviolet light (UV powder) is a technology that combines the advantages of thermosetting powder coatings with those of liquid ultraviolet-cure coating technology. The...

Alpamine N41™ (or secondary-Butyl Ethanolamine sBEA for short) is among the latest alkyl alkanolamines developed for waterborne coatings. This molecule provides strong neutralising power, and its...

Mildew resistance of interior paints has become a topic of greater interest to paint companies in recent years. They are constantly evaluating their ‘new and improved’ formulations for various... (2 Member Reactions)

There has been growing interest in new antimicrobial solutions in recent years, driven by a desire to provide longer-lasting protection in products that can be degraded by microbes, or to control or... (1 Member Reaction)

Architecture is the most vulnerable of all human art forms, and silicone systems are increasingly the dominant material for sensitive restoration of heritage landmarks. Thanks to their particular...

Most architectural coatings are applied on the job site, but that may change when it comes to building components produced from composites, vinyl and cement fiber. During the next few years, many...

It is said that glass flake was developed in the United States around 1959 and was used initially for the reinforcement of what was, at that time, new-technology roof-light panels made from a... (1 Member Reaction)

There are several possible definitions of High-Performance Pigments (HPPs) but all of them go in the same direction. A high-performance pigment is one that: * demonstrates high-performance properties... (1 Member Reaction)

Since discovering the photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide, great expectations have been placed on this semiconducting material. A very promising application, besides effluent water... (3 Member Reactions)

A new class of blocked sulfonic acid catalysts has been developed that promotes the crosslinking reaction of hydroxyl-functional polymers with amino-formaldehyde crosslinking agents such as... (8 Member Reactions)

Gravure printing has continually lost share in the printing market since the 1950s. Alternate technologies and, more recently, environmental demands have pressured ink makers to find new applications,... (1 Member Reaction)

The cashew (Anacardium occidentale) tree is native to northeastern Brazil, where it is called by its Portuguese name Caju (the fruit) or Cajureiro (the tree). It is now widely grown in tropical... (2 Member Reactions)