ALBEIT CHALLENGES, OPTIMISM PREVAILS
A rapidly developing market spurred on by green regulations and consumer awareness, bio-based coatings still have a few hurdles to overcome. Industry experts from Clariant, Spolchemie and IVM Chemicals share their insights.
2024-01-10
NEWS WORLD：R&D NEWS
Components of marine paints are likely to be a significant contributor to marine microplastic pollution.
2023-12-12
FACTS IN FIVE
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
2023-12-11
EFFECT PIGMENTS：ANALYSIS OF EFFECT PIGMENTS
The optical performance of an automotive coating stands and falls with the property profile of the colour and effect pigments used. Modern, high-resolution micro- and nanostructure diagnostics are used to evaluate and specifically adjust this profile.
2023-12-08
INDUSTRIAL COATING：GREATER EFFICIENCY WITH QUICK CORROSION TESTS
2023-12-08
WOOD COATINGS：SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE BENEFITS
When developing new coating components, formulators need to balance performance with environmental impact and eliminate or drastically reduce any toxic ingredients. In this article we discuss a new approach to creating polyurethane dispersions for low VOC 2K isocyanate-free crosslinkers wood coatings and protective coating applications.
2023-12-08
BIMODAL DISPERSIONS：“WOOD” YOU PAINT WITH THIS!
Bimodal high-solids multiphase acrylic dispersions open up new prospects for the formulation of water-borne wood and trim paints with high opacity and sustainability. With their unique particle- size distribution, high-solids paints can be formulated with a rheology producing high wet-layer thickness, excellent sag resistance, levelling and opacity.
2023-12-07
DECORATIVE COATINGS：WHITER THAN SNOW
2023-12-06
PAGE TURNERS
The European Coatings Library contains a large number of works from the broad field of the paint and coatings industry. These are written by experts from the paint and raw materials industry.
2023-11-16
EUROPEAN COATINGS SHOW 2023：MARKET REPORT
There is a lot of uncertainty related to the European paint and coatings market this year. The energy crisis, rising interest rates from the European Central Bank, and the slowing global economy all resulted in downgrades to the 2022 Q4 and 2023 Q1 growth rates in Europe. The Q4 industrial production in the EU held up reasonably well and large-scale production cuts have not occurred. The market may start growing again in Q2 and Q3.
2023-10-26
