Coating formulations are facing the strongest demands on sustainability measures of the past decades. With the industries increased focus to address environmental and health concerns, we used our comprehensive knowledge on chemicals to develop newest solutions to fill those requirements offering innovations to formulate the future. In this presentation we will underline challenges and solutions… Read more »
Lubrizol have developed Solsperse™ Hyperdispersants for many years, providing innovative solutions for pigmented systems in a wide variety of coatings applications. There is an ever-increasing demand for more environmentally friendly systems containing low levels of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), with the coatings industry shifting towards aqueous systems. We have developed a range of products with… Read more »
The transformation to a more sustainable world is also challenging for the paint and coatings industry. Therefore, sustainable raw materials are becoming increasingly important. Improvements can be made in many ways. One possible approach is to increase the proportion of renewable raw materials. Alkyd resins in particular are by definition already based on larger proportions… Read more »
Univar Solutions is happy to present the latest development from Dow Coatings Materials, Acrysol RM735BF. This biocide-free associative thickener provides excellent mid-shear viscosity in architectural coatings. It can be used as the sole rheology modifier in many formulations and has the advantage of being both biocide-free and free of any hazard labels. This presentation will… Read more »
By utilizing composite pigments containing optimally spaced TiO2, a formulator can improve overall TiO2 efficiency in waterborne coatings. This will result in a significant increase in the opacity and whiteness, allowing the use of thinner films. The substantial improvement in opacity allows for thinner films (lower coat weight) to be applied while maintaining target coating opacity…. Read more »
Developing high-performance formulations with minimal VOC emissions remains a challenge for formulators across a variety of paints and coatings applications. Alkanolamines, which are well-known for their exceptional ability to wet, grind, and stabilize a wide range of pigments, can help formulators achieve an optimal blend of other wetting and dispersing agents, while reducing the VOC… Read more »
Paul Sheppard will open the presentation by listing the various regulatory pressures and coatings industry specific chemicals that are affected. Con McElroy will follow this by discussing safer and greener alternatives to restricted dipolar aprotic solvents used during the process for recycling Lithium-Ion batteries. Graham Armstrong will finish the session by discussing Chrome free alternatives… Read more »
The session will address the challenges facing chemical and coating manufacturers: increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy; reducing reliance on fossil-based feedstocks for materials; and improving recyclability of products and packaging.
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