Members Only Raw Materials 2022 – Ongoing Difficulties
Where to start? First and foremost, this article is not about the large, global paint and coatings companies, because we learn everything we need to know about their struggles with […]
Where to start? First and foremost, this article is not about the large, global paint and coatings companies, because we learn everything we need to know about their struggles with […]
The recent global recession from 2008-2010 heavily impacted the coatings industry. The significant declines in the housing and automotive markets, coupled with the rise in unemployment, led to drastic reductions […]
Transition temperature microscopy (TTM) is a novel local thermal analysis technique that maps spatial variations in thermal properties on length scales from millimeters to nanometers. Traditional bulk thermal analysis provides […]
[…] about the quality, availability, and actual sustainability of biobased raw materials, according to Nikolaus Raupp, global sustainability manager Dispersions & Pigments at BASF. “The key limitations are availability and volume,” […]
[…] of air quality, environmental requirements, chemicals management, occupational safety and health, and sustainability. In the global arena, ACA monitors and tracks these same issues, conducting its advocacy under the umbrella […]
[…] the most interesting and complex technology, application, and distribution issues of the coatings industry. The global nature of much of the industry is exemplified not only in the movement of […]
Polymeric materials, used in an outdoor environment are subjected to a wide variety of environmental factors, including solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, temperature, and moisture, in a process known as weathering. […]
[…] exploring the use of silica aerogel as an additive to paint to achieve significantly lower thermal conductivities. These coatings, a new class of materials called highly thermally insulative coatings (HiTICs), […]
[…] coatings industry.1 This is a subset of the larger movement toward becoming better stewards of global resources across all industries and working toward building a circular economy. To that end, […]
[…] needs that have the potential to advance industry sustainability and growth by informing manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, academic institutions, government research laboratories and other research organizations. The first of these […]