Innovations for industrial coatings are among the products presented by the Munich-based WACKER Group at Stand 9-417.

Throughout the three-day European Coatings Show, attendees continue to enjoy the daily and numerous 20-minute product presentations, which are offered by exhibitors.

During the Novel Materials session of the European Coatings Congress, Robert Miller of Troy Corp. offered a presentation on how the proper rheological additive can provide excellent pigment suspension and help maintain pigment separation during the drying process.

Roger Cayton of Nanophase Technologies presented a paper on “Scratch-Resistant UV-Cured Coatings Containing Nano-Aluminum Oxide Additives” during the Nanotechnology Session of Wednesday’s Congress.

This year’s European Coatings Show opened Tuesday with 887 exhibitors from 45 countries.

At Stand 7-159, CPS Color Group Oy has announced the acquisition of LENTEQ Industries B.V., a specialist provider of dispensing and mixing equipment based in Lisserbroek, the Netherlands.

One of the new products being introduced at Michelman’s Stand 7-636 is NatureShield™ 31, an anionic emulsion of natural oils and waxes that provides excellent water resistance, swell resistance and water beading when used in wood stains and sealants.

Global leader in multifunctional amine products, ANGUS™ Chemical Co., a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., is featuring AEPD™ VOX 1000 multifunctional amine, the newest product that has been developed for zero- and low-VOC paints.

Burgess Pigment is featuring its OPTIWHITE® calcined aluminum silicate product line at Stand 7-245. This premium whiteness flash calcined extender for TiO2 exhibits excellent GE brightness, and is used extensively in first line interior/exterior flat or low-sheen water-based and alkyd paint systems.

Incorez is launching Incorez 148/604 waterborne epoxy curing agent at Stand 9-114. The product will help companies comply with the requirements of the VOC Solvents Emissions Directive.