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Innovative Technologies That Improve Durability

As discussed in the CoatingsTech June 2019 article “Durability Improvement Underlies Much Coating Innovation,” most coatings must serve two objectives—to protect and decorate. Although a balance must be achieved between ... Read More…

  • Topic: Corrosion Control, Durability and Weathering, Industrial & Protective Coatings, Resins
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Overcoming Challenges to Adoption of New Traffic Paint Technologies

Traffic marking paints are applied to newly constructed, repaved, and existing roadways, parking lots, and airport runways. In 2016, the volume of the global traffic marking paint/coatings market, including paints, ... Read More…

  • Topic: Industrial & Protective Coatings, Resins
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Novel Metal-free Catalysts for Epoxy Carboxy Coatings

A new class of metal-free catalysts has been developed that promotes the crosslinking reaction of epoxy functional polymers with carboxyl functional compounds and polymers. Particularly effective at much lower cure ... Read More…

  • Topic: Automotive Coatings, Resins
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Polyamine Curing Agents Meeting the Industry Need for Enhanced Productivity

In the challenging world of  industrial, protective, and marine coatings, two-component (2K) epoxy systems are established as the benchmark technologies due to the combined offerings of excellent corrosion protection and compliance with ... Read More…

  • Topic: Corrosion Control, Industrial & Protective Coatings, Resins
Expanding Applications for Silicone Chemistry

Expanding Applications for Silicone Chemistry

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  • Topic: Architectural Coatings, Resins
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