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Mar 18, 2019 | Product News
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will be at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2019 from March 19 to 21, 2019, in Nuremberg to showcase its most extensive product portfolio to date for the...
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Feb 25, 2019 | Product News
ACEMATT® 3400 is the new matting agent in the ACEMATT® product family. Typical application fields include wood coatings, plastics, automotive coatings. It can be used in high-solids and low-VOC...
Feb 5, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers have developed an AR coating that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible. It can work over entire solar...
Aug 20, 2018 | Article
By SpecialChem
Explore various curing processes used today to paint vehicle parts and understand how hybrid cure process can help you overcome challenges associated with traditional methods...
Oct 23, 2013 | Article
By Johan Bieleman
Coating systems need good leveling and flow in order to have an appealing appearance. A flat smooth surface, will also give better glossy appearance and is very eye catching. Controlling the flow...
May 14, 2008 | Article
By Ink World Magazine
Printing on plastic is a growing and challenging market for UV-curable inks and coatings. They have been successfully used for many years, but new opportunities arise daily that remind printers and...
Jan 30, 2008 | Article
By PCI Magazine
For designers, the consumers' affinity for product differentiation is driving color customization in directions never before imagined. Until recently, the cost and logistics of mass color...
Jan 9, 2008 | Article
The growth of powder coatings has been dramatic during the last decade with new applications continually being developed, including plastics. Innovations in processes and materials have opened...
Nov 14, 2007 | Article
Although (as shown below) there are a vast number of polymers that are collectively known as 'plastics', the majority have common features which make coating difficult. This article reviews some of...
Oct 31, 2007 | Article
When considering coating plastics, the first obvious question pops up. Why bother? By simply using pigmented resin one gets a molded-in color that can't scratch off and one that also eliminates...