Chromaflo Technologies, Ashtabula, Ohio, has adjusted the biocide package used in waterborne colorants, ahead of the regulatory changes concerning methylisothiazolinone (MIT) in the European Union.
Coatings resins supplier allnex has signed a strategic cooperation agreement focusing on waterborne UV coatings with Guangdong Bardese Chemical Group to jointly promote the centralized development of green coatings in China.
Athletes and fans making the drive to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 on the Yeongdong Expressway will be traveling on a newly striped and visibly marked road, thanks to a highly reflective, durable waterborne traffic paint powered by technology from The Dow Chemical Co.
Historically, solvent-borne coatings have maintained the largest share of protective and specialty coatings. However, waterborne coatings are projected to surpass solvent-borne coatings by 2020 as regulatory concerns continue to impact the protective and specialty market.
Following an extended period of modest cost inflation, key polymer raw materials including propylene, ethylene, acetone, methanol and benzene have spiked in the past two months.
The Metropolitan New York Coatings Association is hosting “Waterborne Forum: An Overview on the Key Technology Available to Formulate High Performance Coatings in a Waterborne System.”
2K waterborne polyurethane and polyaspartic coatings can provide excellent protection as well as decoration, provide a longer service life and lower life cycle cost.
Extensive testing demonstrates that this dispersion technology enables waterborne alkyds that offer a performance level significantly exceeding currently available waterborne alternatives and equal to – and in some cases better than – solventborne alkyds.
