Performance Coatings Team

Impacting the Recyclability of Crisp-Packet Packaging

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 06/05/2023

New coating technology is enabling more sustainable packaging through improvements in layer separation.

Categories: Packaging

Adhesion Promoters Provide a Better Bond Between Metal Substrates and Coatings

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 05/23/2023

For metal coatings, adhesion promoters are an essential ingredient for formulators to deliver powerful protection and durability from environmental challenges.

Categories: Paints & Coatings, Specialty Additives

Improving Efficiency in Engineered Paper Coatings with High-Solids Acrylic Emulsions

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 05/09/2023

The use of high-solids acrylic emulsions as a binder in engineered paper can provide unique efficiency and sustainability benefits.

Categories: Paper & Nonwovens, Resins & Binders

The Growth of PTFE-Free Wax Additives

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 04/26/2023

PTFE-free wax additives are available in micronized and dispersed forms that deliver similar properties to PTFE-containing additives when exploring compliant solutions without sacrificing performance.

Categories: Packaging, Paints & Coatings, Wax Additives

The Important Role of Dispersants in UV-Cured Inks and Coatings

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 04/11/2023

Hyperdispersants enable the formulation of high-performance, pigmented UV-curable inks and coatings.

Categories: Paints & Coatings, Printing, Dispersants

Comparing Bio-Based Waxes to Conventional Waxes for Coatings and Inks

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/22/2023

Bio-based wax additive innovations continue to change the landscape of ink and coating capabilities and opportunities.

Categories: Wax Additives

Acrylic-Polyurethane Hybrid Solutions for Performance Roof Coatings

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/07/2023

From application to protection to cost savings, there are many benefits to considering acrylic hybrid technologies for liquid roof coatings.

Categories: Paints & Coatings, Resins & Binders

Using Isocyanate-Free Crosslinked PUDs in High Performance Wood Coating Applications

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 02/21/2023

Overcoming reactivity issues with lower toxicity carbodiimides is delivering improved crosslinking performance with less hazardous components for advanced coatings.

Categories: Resins & Binders, Paints & Coatings

Replacing Plastic Linings With Packaging Barrier Coatings Using Acrylic Emulsions

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 02/08/2023

A new Carboset® modified acrylic copolymer technology is available to replace the use of PE- or PLA-based barriers in paper-based packaging, delivering a host of benefits.

Categories: Resins & Binders, Packaging

The Sustainability Impact of High-Solids PUDs in Coatings Applications

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 01/25/2023

With novel, high-solids polyamide polyurethane dispersion technology, new opportunities to achieve sustainability benefits in coatings are achievable.