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Tackling the Challenge of Finding True Green Chemical Solutions

The global market for green coatings, including waterborne, powder, high-solids solvent-based, and radiation-cure coatings, is estimated by Allied Market Research to be valued at $80 billion in 2016 and growing ... Read More…

  • Topic: Green Coatings, Sustainability
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Hansen Solubility Parameters (HSP): 2 – Applications

In Part 1 (Coatings Tech, May 2018, p.60), I introduced Hansen Solubility Parameters and their theoretical basis. If you have read that article, your first questions probably were how do ... Read More…

  • Topic: Equipment & Testing
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A Personal History of Automotive Coatings Systems

I have been involved with automotive coatings for more than 40 years. When I started, car bodies were made of cold-rolled steel with little galvanized steel or plastic, primers mainly ... Read More…

  • Topic: Automotive Coatings, Coatings Clinic
A Look at 40 Plus Years of R&D

A Look at 40 Plus Years of R&D

This issue of CoatingsTech includes an interesting article by Cynthia Challener on the current state of R&D in our industry. Reading it made me think about my experiences in R&D ... Read More…

  • Topic: Coatings Clinic
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Coatings Driving Improved Sustainability of Flexible Packaging

Flexible packaging offers many benefits, including lighter-weight packaging solutions for reduced cost and a lower carbon footprint. At the same time, multi-layer flexible packaging solutions today are not generally amenable ... Read More…

  • Topic: Packaging, Sustainability
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