During the Powder Coatings session of the European Coatings Congress on Tuesday, a new platform of sustainable polyester resins for powder coatings was presented by Alessandro Minesso, Cytec Italy.
During the Smart Coatings session of the Congress on Tuesday, Robert Maul, Eckart, Germany, offered a presentation on intelligent coating systems designed to substantially contribute to saving energy and reducing climate-damaging CO2.
Dr. Sonja Schulte, Editor in Chief, Science and Technology, for the European Coatings Journal, offered the welcome address at the opening of the European Coatings Congress on Monday, March 28.
Two keynote addresses were given at the opening of the European Coatings Congress. The first, given by Professor Matthias Beller of the University of Rostock, Germany, was titled “Sustainable Chemistry: A Key Technology for the 21st Century.”
Heubach is featuring
many pigment technologies at Stand 7-305. HEUCO®FIT is a new and innovative pigment
preparation concept consolidating the company’s pigment and pigment-preparation
know-how into a comprehensive pigment preparation line offering customized
color and performance solutions.
Regulatory and toxicology expertise, global product registrations,
technical support, and superior microbiology formulation capabilities make Arch
Chemicals a unique resource for meeting the antimicrobial requirements of
coatings products.
At Stand 9-251,
Q-Lab is featuring its many instruments, as well as discussing its newest facility, Q-Lab Deutschland GmbH in Saarbrücken,
Germany, which opened in late 2009.
King Industries, Stand
8-519, is introducing a series of new urethane catalysts that provide an
environmentally friendly alternate to tin and mercury catalysts while offering
performance advantages.