Paint Manufacturing ARCHIVE

The Raw Deal

Economic conditions send industrial chemical sales tumbling off a steep cliff

April 12, 2010   |   Nate Hendley

Turbulent Times

The coatings manufacturing sector is facing its toughest challenges ever. Will VOC legislation help save the industry?

April 12, 2010   |   Daryl Angier

Ask the Expert: UV Light Stabilizers

Blend Magazine asks Kurt Davidson, regional technical advisor, stabilization and protection for paints and coatings, BASF Corp., Newport, DE, about the challenges of formulating with light stabilizers

April 12, 2010   |   Blend Staff

Tracking Paint

Blend, April 2010

Tips for choosing the right software for your coatings manufacturing needs

April 01, 2010   |   Trisha Richards

TBAC as Exempt Solvent

Blend website, February 2010

What this means to formulators and end users

February 09, 2010   |   Daniel B. Pourreau, Lyondell Chemical Company

Waterborne Alkyds’ Coming of Age

The push for low VOC coatings is spurring development in waterborne alkyds

November 24, 2009   |   Carl J. Sullivan

Ask the Expert: Formulating Coatings with Surfactants

Today’s green paints require green additives

October 26, 2009   |   Frank Cosmi & Caio Sedeno, Dow Coating Materials

A Blended Approach

Coatings Magazine, September 2009 issue

Improving dry film mildew protection

September 29, 2009   |   Gary Horacek, Troy Corporation

Managing Challenges

Coatings Magazine website, August 2009

Coatings ask the experts for insight into the challenges industry faces managing chemicals in Canada

August 21, 2009   |   Coatings Staff

Ask A Chemist: 
Silicones in Coatings

Coatings Magazine asks James Greene, technical manager at Wacker Chemical Corp., about the latest advances in 
silicone technologies for paint and coatings formulations

July 16, 2009   |   James Greene, Wacker Chemical Corp.

Special Effects

New measurement technologies for characterizing the total colour impression of effect pigments

July 16, 2009   |   Sandra Weixel

Raw Materials Roundtable

Coatings, April 2009

Commodity prices, changing regulatory environment among factors affecting supply chain

May 08, 2009   |   Coatings staff

Green Pioneer

Coatings, February 2009

Edmonton shop is one of the first collision shops to convert to waterborne paint in Canada.

March 11, 2009   |   Patty Jessome

What Makes a Paint Green?

Coatings, February 2009

Choices for raw material selection

March 11, 2009   |   Craig Mitchell

Making good coatings better

Coatings Magazine, November 2008

December 02, 2008   |   Coatings Staff
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