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Jan 28, 2019 | Industry News
Wanhua Chemical has appointed Brenntag Specialties as an authorized distributor in America to manage its portfolio of aromatic isocyanates, polyether polyols, coatings additives, polyurethane...
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Jan 16, 2019 | Product News
PPG has announced the introduction of its two-component PPG SPECTRACRON® 385 POLY-IOTHANE™ high solids primer, which is formulated to provide outstanding durability in severe and corrosive...
Nov 5, 2012 | Article
By Ben van Leeuwen
The market penetration of Epoxy high-solid coatings has been facilitated by the fact that many industrial users tend to view this high-solid technology as a logical extension of the conventional...
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...
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...
Jun 1, 2012 | Article
Coating companies are constantly looking for novel ways to develop sustainable coatings that have a minimum impact on the environment. Some of the approaches industry has been using over the years...
Apr 1, 2012 | Article
The United Nations issued the Brundtland Report in the 1980s that defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future...
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...
Mar 17, 2010 | Article
The U.S. automotive industry has gone through huge transformations in the past 30 years, starting with the structure of the industry, where the dominance of the Big Three has been challenged by...
Oct 21, 2009 | Article
Accelerated weathering of coatings for wood by QUV-A with direct water spray closely approximates natural weathering by simulating the erosion and cleaning typical for exterior coated wood...