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This is the time of year when we are overwhelmed with articles trying to predict next year’s trends. Everyone wants to know what the “next big thing” is going to be. The truth is that trends don’t … [Read More...]
Even though most formulators consider polymers the most important coating ingredient. Other elements make significant contributions to properties. Oligomers are one of those coatings components which … [Read More...]
As coatings formulators, we don’t often think about individual monomers, only the properties of the polymers made from them. A polymer’s properties are grounded in its monomer composition. Some … [Read More...]
Fire and heat can severely damage materials and structures. Specially formulated coatings can moderate fire damage in two ways, fire resistance and fire retardancy. The difference between these two is … [Read More...]