With 1,024 exhibitors from 42 countries and 28,500 trade visitors representing nearly 110 nationalities, the European Coatings Show closed with new record highs.

Results show that FEVE resins provide water-based and high-solids coatings excellent resistance to UV degradation.

By incorporating recycled PET into polyols, the properties familiar to PET, such as toughness, flexibility, hydrolytic stability, and chemical and stain resistance, can be incorporated into many CASE applications.

With this information, new foam-control additives are envisioned, enabling formulators to create the next generation of compliant coatings.

Both the mechanical impact strength characteristics and resistance to atmospheric effects improve with increasing concentration of silicone elastomer particles.

A novel phenalkamide, based on renewable CNSL material, enables solvent-free epoxy systems for protective and industrial coatings as well as adhesive applications.

Waterborne self-crosslinking acrylic emulsions are a suitable alternative to SB finishes for industrial wood coatings.

This article demonstrates the performance of biobased succinic acid in PUD and coating formulations.

The coatings industry has made a good start but has further to go on its path of sustainable development. The opportunity for significant progress in the future lies beyond business-as-usual.

This new product is an innovative, next-generation sustainable solvent with excellent performance in a wide variety of waterborne PUD applications.