Circular Bridge Built with Flax Opens in Europe

A bridge constructed with a new bio-composite material composed of flax and a special bio-resin opened in Europe last month, the first of three in the “Smart Circular Bridge” EU project.

New Product Announcement: Blue Pigment

Pigment company Shepherd Color recently announced the launch of its new specialty cobalt aluminate Blue 20G599 pigment.

Brenntag, Arkema Expand Resin Distribution

Chemical and ingredients distributor Brenntag recently announced that it will become a waterborne acrylic resin distributor for specialty chemicals company Arkema in Mexico.

Exposure to Industrial Solvents: No Joking Matter

by Kevin Guth

Most painting firms that I have encountered concentrate their control efforts on prot...

The Proper Use of Sealants on Weathering Steel

by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

Sealants used as weather seals on the exterior envelopes of buildings have been formu...

What do PVDF and FEVE have in common?

A team of researchers from Spain recently studied the use of microparticles as fillers for epoxy resins from recycled what?

A recent request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked the agency to reconsider its final risk evaluation regarding C.I. Pigment Violet 29. The shared belief between the requesters is that hazards associated with PV29 should be identified at the manufacturer level and that facilities use OSHA-regulated safety measures to reduce risks of exposure. Do you believe that the EPA’s rulemaking should remain in effect?

According to a team of researchers, the implementation of a transparent graphene veil can prevent up to 70% of pigment fading in painted artworks. Given the health and safety concerns associated with engineered nanoparticles, do you think the coatings protection outweighs the risk?

What kinds and sources of data are available to support the use of antimicrobial agents in coatings for hospital substrates?

What can be used in states that will not allow the use of MEK for IOZ testing per ASTM D4752?

Uncovering History: Paint Analysis & Restoration at the Eustis Estate

from D+D In Depth, December 2017 ; by AMY WOODALL, DURABILITY + DESIGN

When regional heritage organization Historic New England undertook restoration of the...

Estimating Color Fade of PVDF-Based Topcoats: For ‘Bright Color’ Architectural Restoration and Protective Coating Applications

from D+D In Depth, July 2017 ; by KURT WOOD, ARKEMA INC.

Although many topcoat standards for architectural and protective coating applications...

Advantages of FEVE Fluoropolymer Topcoats for New and Existing Bridges

In this one-hour course, Winn Darden of LUMIFLON Resins will discuss the ability of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats to resist UV degradation, corrosion and the ill effects of chemic...

Windy City Coatings Course

May 17 - May 18, 2022

TiO2 World Summit

September 15 - September 16, 2021

University of Kynar

June 4, 2019

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Test Method for Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints

issued by ASTM

This test method is suitable for setting specifications for the pigment content of solvent-redu...

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Bleeding of Traffic Paint

issued by ASTM

Solvents in a traffic paint may cause bleeding of pavement constituents into the traffic markin...

Standard Guide for Determining Volatile and Nonvolatile Content of Pigments

issued by ASTM

The nonvolatile content of raw materials may be used to determine the total nonvolatile content...