Resins and Binders

Why Are Protective Coatings So Useful?

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/24/2021

Understanding why these coatings work so well requires a deeper look at what a typical protective coating system looks like.

Categories: Paints and Coatings, Resins and Binders

How Coating and Ink Technologies Are Enhancing Sustainability in Packaging

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/10/2021

Resins, additives, and waxes can help formulators deliver exciting improvements in the sustainability of packaging materials and applications.

Categories: Resins and Binders, Printing & Packaging, Surface Modifiers, Dispersants

How to Select the Right Polymer When Formulating Coatings

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 02/11/2021

With many polymer chemistry types from which to choose, it's important to consider a range of factors to ensure the right level of performance for coatings.

Categories: Resins and Binders

The Benefits of Fast Cure, Water-Borne Coating Systems

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 01/20/2021

The ability to deliver coating systems that reduce dry time brings many benefits, and new Lubrizol technology currently in development promises to enable formulators with exciting new capabilities.

Categories: Paints and Coatings, Resins and Binders

What are Protective Coatings?

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 01/11/2021

In this first article in a series dedicated to understanding the challenges and opportunities for protective coatings, Lubrizol shares insights into an overview of protective coatings, where they're used, and common performance requirements.

Categories: Paints and Coatings, Resins and Binders

The Importance of Longevity in Reflective Roof Coatings

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 06/24/2020

Achieving an appropriate level of reflectiveness in a newly applied white roof coating is easy, but maintaining the reflectiveness year after year while exposed to the elements and pollution is not.

Categories: Paints and Coatings, Resins and Binders

The Important Role of Primers in Digital Printing for Packaging

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 05/21/2020

Primers can provide several key benefits for end product quality and for manufacturing productivity for digitally printing on packaging.

Categories: Resins and Binders, Printing & Packaging

The Role of Binders in Lithium Battery Electrodes

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 04/06/2020

Coatings for battery electrodes have several functions, and binders must deliver robust performance, especially to enable future advances in battery capabilities.

Categories: Resins and Binders

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 and Binders, Paints and Coatings, Paper and Textiles

In Your Corner: Anthony Pajerski Examines the Present and Future of Water-Borne PUDs

Posted by Performance Coatings Team | 03/09/2020

Lubrizol Technical Fellow, Anthony Pajerski, shares insights into his career, expertise, and the present and future of water-borne polyurethane dispersions for coatings.