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Nov 1, 2012 | Article
The paint and coating industry has put an emphasis on developing water-based, powder, high solids, and radiation curable coatings that comply with governments' stricter health and safety regulations...
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Sep 10, 2012 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
The concept of microencapsulation has interested coatings, adhesive, and sealant (CAS) formulators for some time. Most applications that will come immediately to the formulator’s mind involve the...
Apr 2, 2012 | Article
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...
Oct 4, 2011 | Article
By Joseph E. Sabol
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...
Aug 9, 2011 | Article
It is interesting to note that the reporting of new technology seems to be making a good job of mirroring the ebb and flow of the global coatings industry itself. That is deep recession in 2009...
Jun 14, 2011 | Article
By NCCA
Though construction related sales are generally down, demand for prepainted metal is taking hold in several key markets, including metal roofing, appliances and metal office furniture. Metal roofing...
Dec 15, 2010 | Article
To a defined polymer, coatings bring additional properties as diversified as, for example: antifriction, ageing resistance, anticorrosion, electrical conductivity, antifogging behaviour...
Sep 27, 2010 | Article
Our earth's interior - like the sun - provides incredibly high amounts of energy. This source of energy - geothermal energy - yields warmth and power that we can use without polluting the...
Apr 7, 2010 | Article
By Sander van Loon
High Throughput (HT) technologies are getting more and more interest of the coating industry to speed up coating development. With the High Throughput systems, you can automatically prepare...
Mar 10, 2010 | Article
It is clear that laws governing the use of VOC-containing coatings are becoming increasingly more stringent. For example, the maximum permissible level of VOC for Essential Public Service Coatings...