The most effective route towards becoming truly sustainable is clearly to research, develop and promote more sustainable monomers and other raw materials into the marketplace.

This article presents results comparing thermal initiation of main polymerization to redox initiation at lower temperatures.

Reactive siloxane telechelic and macromeric siloxanes with their intrinsic physical properties and control of structure are now able to extend the range of performance for both urethane- and silicone-based positive tactile interaction coatings.

Using one hundred percent-reactive methylene malonate monomers, difunctionals, multifunctionals and prepolymers, manufacturers of paints, coatings and other products can dial in a wide range of properties to produce a variety of high-performing polymer products that cure rapidly at low or ambient temperatures.

This work demonstrated that through the use of a single surfactant, Calfax 16 L-35, a simple emulsion polymerization process can generate 45% hydrophobic latex with particle size in the range of 100-150 nm at a conversion rate of >98% at the end of a 4-hr reaction, without a chase process.

Using DPOS surfactants in emulsion polymerization of hydrophobic monomers may be a path to replace solventborne coatings and open up markets and applications for waterborne coatings, particularly on metals or on exterior surfaces.

Sartomer Americas, a business unit of Arkema Inc., has named Dr. Jeffrey Klang Director of Research and Development.

Dow Performance Monomers, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., announced the shutting down of 20 percent of acrylate capacity at its Deer Park Operations in Deer Park, TX.

The Dow Chemical Co. plans to complete a debottlenecking project at its Freeport, TX, facility to increase capacity for glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) in the second quarter of 2016.

Sartomer Americas, a business unit of Arkema Inc. and a global leader in specialty acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers, has named René Neron Plant Manager, Chatham Operations.