Products containing thermochromic pigments change color—sometimes permanently—due to heat exposure. Could these pigments raise awareness of the dangers caused by above-average temperatures? Knowing the basics of how they work could help you decide whether or not to use them.
This article discusses some unique safety hazards affecting professionals in the paint manufacturing space, as well as original equipment manufacturers that regularly utilize paint in their plant operations. It also offers advice on how employers, managers, and other leaders can combat these dangers.
The applications of daylight fluorescent colorants are so diverse that an entire industry has developed to prepare and tailor these materials to be compatible with and to maximize their luminous performance across a range of product categories. Unlike conventional colorants, these materials are able to absorb shorter wavelengths of sunlight and then re-emit that light at longer wavelengths, producing a visual experience of color intensity above and beyond anything we expect to see from light.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named BASF a 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award winner for the fifth time and the third consecutive year.
Specialty chemicals provider Nouryon received the 2021 Responsible Care® Merit Award from the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) in recognition of Nouryon's distinguished performance in the fields of sustainability and responsible care in China.
Figures recently released by the British Coatings Federation (BCF) show record low injury rates among its members, which include manufacturers of coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings.
