Show Report: ACS 2008
Rohm and Haas introduced almost
two dozen products for the architectural
and industrial coatings markets. For
architectural and decorative coatings it
launched five new products within the
Rhoplex series of acrylic emulsion polymers, including low-VOC and APEO-free
Rhoplex Multilobe 400 and Rhoplex AC-
464 acrylic binders. Also debuting at
ACS for the architectural coatings market were new environmentally advanced
Avanse ST-410 acrylic emulsion for semi-transparent deck and siding stains, and
Avanse 412 acrylic polymer, which provides greatly improved film integrity in
very high PVC formulations.
Five new, high-performance acrylic
binders introduced by Rohm and Haas
at ACS for industrial coatings applications included Maincote waterborne
acrylic resins and Avanse MV-100
waterborne resin. RoShield 636 waterborne styrene-acrylic emulsion formulated for use in factory-applied wood
coatings was also introduced.
Reichhold, Inc. offered visitors to its
booth an alkyd latex resin technology
suited for architectural applications.
Designated Beckosol AQ, the line of
products provides alkyd-like performance in a waterborne vehicle for semi-transparent stains, primers, flat, semi-gloss and high gloss paint, as well as
metal enamels. With good adhesion,
stain blocking and high performance
finish characteristics, Beckosol AQ is
ideal for use in interior and exterior
architectural applications for both commercial and residential uses, including
exterior wood stains and interior paint.
The first three products commercially available from Reichold’s Beckosol
AQ line are AQ 100, AQ 200 and AQ
510. Beckosol AQ 100 is a soya-based,
long oil alkyd resin provided at 55%
solids. Beckosol AQ 200 is a soya-based, medium oil alkyd resin, also
provided at 55% solids. Beckosol AQ
510 is a modified alkyd emulsion for
faster dry times.
BASF focused on presenting sustainable solutions to help fomulators of coatings for architectural, industrial and
automotive applications make their
BAXENDEN DISPLAYS WITCOBOND TECHNOLOGY
Chemtura Corp.’s UK-based subsidiary Baxenden Chemicals was on
hand at ACS 2008 to support further growth of its urethanes business,
particularly its Witcobond polyurethane dispersions. Baxenden recently came under full ownership of Chemtura on March 3 when Chemtura
acquired Croda International’s stock in the company. Chemtura previously held 53.5% of Baxenden, which is now a part of Chemtura’s
Performance Specialties unit, which includes its urethanes business.
Witcobond products are increasingly used for coatings on a wide
range of plastic substrates, where they offer good adhesion, stain and
chemical resistance, and scratch and mar resistance. Soft grades are
compounded into aqueous formulations for soft-touch coatings on interior automotive components.
products better. BASF addressed the
need for low- to zero-VOC coatings,
alkylphenol ethoxylate (APEO)-free
coatings, high-performance coatings,
and lastly, cooler solutions for heat management. In addtion to discussing how
the company’s broad portfolio of resins,
binders, latex, pigments and effect pigments, colorants, specialty additives and
minerals, and systems meet specific
applications and customer needs, BASF
experts also delivered four technical
paper presentations during the
American Coatings Conference includ-
ing: “It’s a ‘Cool,’ Cruel, World. Succeed
Through IR Reflective Coating
Technology in a Challenging Marketplace,” by David Story, technical manager; “New Advances on an Old Technology,” by Nilanjan Chakrabarti, development leader; “Hybrid Pigments-What
is the Difference and Why Do We Need
Them,” by Lee Young, technical services
manager; and “Speed Up Your Coating
Development: High Throughput
Screening for Low VOC Coatings,” by
Nick Gruber, innovation manager and
senior technical marketing manager. CW
THREE NEW SOY-BASED
COATINGS INTRODUCED
The United Soybean Board (USB) is
a farmer-funded organization working with industry, academia and government to commercialize: (1) stable,
waterborne architectural coatings,
(2) high performance, low VOC coatings for industrial applications, ( 3)
soy polyols for polyurethane coatings, ( 4) new printing ink formulations, and ( 5) powder coatings. The
USB represents over 600,000 U.S.
soybean farmers.
In 2007 the USB commercialized
26 new products, three of which were
highlighted at ACS including:
• Dura Soy, a soy-based multipurpose
coating from EcoProducts/New
Century Coatings;
• SG 500X coatings additive from Soy
Technologies; and,
• Varathane, a water-dispersible
stain from Rust-Oleum.
Soybean oil-based polymers help
contribute to the paint industry’s
environmental challenges of reducing
VOCc and lowering raw material
costs. In addition, according to the
United Soybean Board, overall product performance can be enhanced
with soy, giving manufacturers a further reason to replace petrochemicals
with renewable products.
