FUNCTIONAL COATINGS
Scented Coatings: Going Beyond Scratch and Sniff
Durability and Weathering
Analytical Series: Principles of Accelerated Weathering: Evaluations of Coatings
MARINE COATINGS
New Marine Primer Reduces VOC Emissions by 80 to 90 Percent
ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
Factors Affecting Sealer Performance on Concrete
Automotive
Heavy-Duty Transportation Segment Driving Towards More Durable and Sustainable Coating Solutions
While the passenger vehicle market has experienced weakening of demand in recent months, the market for heavy-duty vehicles remains healthy. Consequently, demand for coatings used on these vehicles and their…
A Personal History of Automotive Coatings Systems
I have been involved with automotive coatings for more than 40 years. When I started,…
Novel Metal-free Catalysts for Epoxy Carboxy Coatings
By Ravi Ravichandran, Michael Emmet, Matthew Gadman, John Florio, and Steven Woltornist, King Industries, Inc.…
New Urethane Diol Resin Modifiers for Improved Performance of Aminoplast Crosslinked Coatings
By Matthew Gadman, John Florio, Ravi Ravichandran, and Steven Woltornist, King Industries, Inc. New water-soluble…
Advances in Robotics Improving Car Painting
Automation in manufacturing can provide many benefits, from reduced risk of human error to greater…
Wood Coatings
Recent Trends in Wood Furniture Coatings
The overall growth of the market for wood furniture coatings can be attributed to the rising global population and recovery of the housing market, which are both leading to increasing…
Durability Improvement Underlies Much Coating Innovation
By Cynthia Challener, CoatingsTech Contributing Writer The main objective of most coatings is to both…
Sustainable, Low-Emissions, High-Performance Polyols for Wood Floor Coatings
By Gary E. Spilman, Scott Moore, and Simone J. Marshall, Resinate Materials Group, Inc. The…
Book Review—Wood Coatings: Chemistry and Practice
Wood Coatings: Chemistry and Practice is a comprehensive book on all aspects of wood coatings.…
Novel Oil Modified Urethane for Wood Flooring Applications
By Yuting Li, Shi Yang, and Scott Cooley, Polynt Composites USA, Inc. Vegetable oil modified…
Breaking News
BASF Completes the Divestiture of its Ultrafiltration Membrane Business to Dupont
BASF has completed the transaction to divest its ultrafiltration membrane business to DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont). The divestiture includes the shares of inge GmbH, the business’ headquarters and production site in Greifenberg, Germany, including all employees, its international sales force, and certain intellectual property previously owned by BASF SE. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.
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Huntsman Completes Sale of its Chemical Intermediates and Surfactants Businesses
Huntsman Corporation has completed the sale of its chemical intermediates businesses, which includes PO/MTBE, and its surfactants businesses to Indorama Ventures in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion.
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