the newest addition to the Dolanit product portfolio—Dolanit 18. Designed for
factory mortar and cement applications,
Dolanit 18 offers improved homogenity,
improved workability, crack bridging,
reduced shrinkage, improved ductile
properties and higher tensile strengths,
according to the company. Dolanit 18
improves the properties of mortar products such as screed, flowing screed and
repair mortars. Dolanit 18 can also be
used in thermal insulation adhesives,
bitumen coatings and plaster systems.
Among the many activities for Evonik
Industries at this year’s ECS, the company announced that a new production
plant is on stream in China. MATCH
(Methacrylates to China) is the project
name under which Evonik is currently
installing an integrated methacrylates
production facility in Shanghai.
Also at the show, the Business Line
Industrial Specialties of Evonik
launched a set of new additives that are
in compliance with food contact regulations like 2002/72/EC, FDA 175.105 or
BfR 14. The set consists of the two
defoamers Tego Antifoam 2291 and Tego
Antifoam 4-94 as well as the Newtonian
PU thickener Tego Rheo 8600.
Evonik’s Crosslinkers Business Line
launched Vestagon EP-HA 376 and
Vestagon EP-SC 5050. In addition,
Evonik Specialty Resins have new
names: Tego AddBond and Tego
VariPlus. Evonik also announced a portfolio expansion in reactive hotmelts.
Silikoponec—a silicone epoxy hybrid
resin—was also launched. On the color
front, Evonik launched Colour Black
FW 171 pigment for water-based coating formulations. In addition, new pigment preparations were added to the
Inxel line.
DSM NeoResins+ showcased a range
of new resin products for joinery, flooring,
industrial wood and plastic, metal, can
and coil, and adhesive and graphic arts
applications at its stand at the 2009
ECS. Highlights included new developments in four product ranges including a
new waterborne 2K polyurethane product
range based on novel production technology
for metal coating applications that are
VOC-free and deliver blister-free perfect
layers and overall performance comparable
to solventborne systems; a new waterborne
plastic coating resin for automotive OEM
interiors that is future-compliant with
OEM specifications; new product additions
ROHM AND HAAS PAPER WINS EUROPEAN COATINGS AWARD
This year’s European Coatings Award for the best congress paper, which
is sponsored by the European Coatings Journal, was presented to Dr.
Zhen Wen Fu of Rohm and Haas. He received the prize during the opening
ceremony of the European Coatings
Congress in Nuremberg. Dr. Fu’s winning paper is titled, “Designed
Diffusion Technology: A paradigm shift
in film formation,” and presents a new
technology that significantly improves
the early property development of
waterborne latex coatings while
addressing the challenges of the low
VOC formulation landscape. The paper
presents detailed evidence of this technology with analytical, physical and
application data. The paper will be published in its entirety in the June issue of
the European Coatings Journal.
Dr. Zhen Wen Fu accepts the European
Coatings Award at the opening of the
European Coatings Congress.
to their UV portfolio, completing its ability
to provide all major types of energy curable
oligomers; and new product introductions
in the Decovery range for the decorative
paints market—the first thixothropic
resins with 80% solid content.
DSM Powder Coating Resins
launched a new powder coating resin for
low temperature curing under the name
Uralac EasyCure with Primid crosslinkers. This resin combines a number of
properties including excellent flow, non-blooming, durability, lower curing time
and lower energy and formulation cost.
It was developed to solve two major
drawbacks typically associated with low
temperature curing powder coating
resins—poor appearance and blooming.
Curing at a low temperature with
Uralac EasyCure addresses this problem
of surface appearance by providing
improved flow and non-blooming even on
darker colors.
At the ECS 2009, Wacker launched its
Etonis polymer binders for use in infrastructure projects. Etonis brand polymers are meant to enhance sprayed concrete for applications in mining, tunneling, road and underground construction.
As the tunnel is driven, the polymer-modified concrete is sprayed onto the
walls primarily to consolidate loose rock.
It also provides a barrier against water
seepage, and reduces the amount of additives required in the formulation. Since
the polymer improves the concrete’s
adhesion, there is less rebound when it is
sprayed onto the tunnel wall. That
reduces both material consumption and
transportation and disposal costs.
Micro Powders launched their newest
product line, AquaKlean at ECS 2009.
These products provide excellent
scrubability and burnish resistance for
architectural interior paints. In addition, these products offer weather and
moisture resistance as well as initial
and long lasting water beading for exterior stains, sealers, paints and coatings.
The line includes AquaKlean 401, which
is comprised of a combination of paraffin
and polyolefin; AquaKlean 402, which is
