This innovative new series of poly-Mannich epoxy curing agents is formulated to offer a reduced hazard rating and variable reactivity inclusive of slow, medium and outstanding speed of cure.
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Innovations for Sustainable Road Markings
This article discusses a unique, biobased solution designed for thermoplastic road marking formulations. The new technology improves two critical performance characteristics in a rosin ester – initial light color and oxidative stability.
There Are a Number of Advantages of a Starve-Fed Emulsion Polymerization Process
There are important advantages related to the latex properties that can be achieved with a semi-batch process, and more specifically a starve-fed process, which is simply a semi-batch process where the monomer concentration inside the polymer …
Novel Path to Hydroxyl-Functional Emulsions
OH-functional acrylic emulsions can be designed with a wide range of hydroxyl values and performance characteristics to address the needs of many different applications in plastic, wood, automotive, and construction coatings.
High-Performance Coatings Protect Office Center
This restoration coating is helping a building resist exterior fading and degradation for at least 20 years.
High Solids Epoxy: A Solution to the EPA’s VOC Regulations
This article discusses what VOCs are, where they come from, and why high-solids coatings are so good at reducing VOC emissions.
Getting it Right: Formulating Color Efficiently and Sustainably
Managing color can be challenging, but with a comprehensive digital color management system in place, it is possible to achieve accurate color quickly, sustainably and cost efficiently.
Water-Based Epoxy Technologies for Metal Coating Applications
Water-based epoxy resin and curing agents have been developed that can used together as a system to provide corrosion protection coatings with low VOC content, less than 100 grams per liter.
New Binder for Weather- and Surface-Tolerant Wood Trim Paints
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.
Isosorbide: A Sustainable, Safe, High-Performance Plant-Based Feedstock for Coatings
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.