Paper & Nonwovens

A Circular Approach - Make Better, Use Better

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 09/22/2022

This third blog article in a series on a circular approach to a sustainable future showcases how Lubrizol manufacturing processes and new capabilities for customer formulation are driving footprint and handprint benefits.

Categories: Printing, Plastics & Composites, Textiles, Packaging, Paints & Coatings, Paper & Nonwovens

A Circular Approach - Design & Responsible Sourcing

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 06/22/2022

This second blog article in a series focused on a circular approach to a sustainable future focuses on the importance of design and responsible sourcing.

Categories: Paints & Coatings, Paper & Nonwovens, Packaging, Textiles, Printing, Plastics & Composites

Application Testing Drives Success

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 09/28/2021

Application testing is an extremely important part of bringing new coatings, inks, and composites to market because it ensures that these chemistries will provide the properties customers and end users expect.

Categories: Paints & Coatings, Paper & Nonwovens, Plastics & Composites, Packaging, Printing

The Essentials of a Successful Flame Retardant System

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 08/04/2020

Understanding specific flame-retardant needs and FR testing methods for diverse applications enhances the success of formulating the right coating and composite solution to deliver fire protection.

Categories: Formulated Solutions, Paper & Nonwovens

New Pretreatment Spray Application Provides Savings for Digitally Printed Textiles

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 07/07/2020

Lubrizol and Technijet deliver a novel fabric pre-treatment system, advancing digital printing on fabrics with energy and cost savings.

Categories: Paper & Nonwovens, Formulated Solutions, Printing

The Advantages of Water-Borne Polyurethanes

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/25/2020

Water-based polyurethane coating technology continues to grow in use across a range of applications as performance capabilities advance, enabling transitions from solvent-borne systems.

Categories: Resins & Binders, Paints & Coatings, Paper & Nonwovens

In Your Corner: Alex Lubnin Examines Drivers Impacting the Coatings Industry

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 08/07/2019

Lubrizol Technical Fellow, Alex Lubnin, shares insights into his career, expertise, and the impact that sustainability, the digital revolution, and smart coatings are having on the ink and coating industry.

Categories: Printing, Paints & Coatings, Paper & Nonwovens

A World of Flame Retardance

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/19/2019

Formulators rely on flame retardants to create a layer of flammability protection for paper and textile applications, providing more time to escape and for first responders to save lives and minimize property damage.

Categories: Paper & Nonwovens, Resins & Binders, Formulated Solutions

Surface Modifiers Deliver Desired Effects in Coating and Ink Films

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 02/28/2019

Surface modifiers are additives that enable formulators to achieve specific effects for appearance, feel, slip, abrasion resistance and durability of inks and coatings. Diverse polymer chemistries and particle sizes are available for a range of applications.

Categories: Wax Additives, Paints & Coatings, Packaging, Paper & Nonwovens

Tape: More Than Just Sticky Paper

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 02/18/2019

A lot of technology goes into creating tape to meet the specific performance and functionality that formulators set out to achieve for diverse commercial and consumer applications. Saturants, adhesive polymers and release coating technologies all play important roles.