Polyurethanes
News Markets & Companies
BASF and Sanyo Chemical sign MoU for collaboration on PUDs
BASF and Sanyo Chemical have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic collaboration of polyurethane dispersions development.
News Production & Lab
Hard, tough and fast self-healing thermoplastic polyurethane
A new study presents a thermoplastic polyurethane that can quickly recover up to 92% of its original tensile strength within 1 h at 50 °C and may have many application prospects in the field of protective...
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Self-healable waterborne polyurethane coatings with high strength
Scientists have developed simultaneously self-healing and photoluminescence waterborne polyurethane coatings based on dual dynamic bonds.
News Coatings Technologies
New podcast episode: Polyurethanes and sustainability
In the newest episode of the EC Podcast we speak with Eva Tejada and Tim Gratzke from Covestro about the latest developments in polyurethane technology, mostly in the field of wood coatings, the mega trend...
News Coatings Technologies
New issue: focus on polyurethane coatings
In issue 7+8/2021 of the EUROPEAN COATINGS JOURNAL readers will find articles on technical innovations as well as market information on polyurethane coatings.
News People & Careers
Alberdingk Boley appoints Thomas Baur President and CEO
Alberdingk Boley, manufacturer of waterbased polyurethane and acrylate dispersions located in Greensboro (NC), has announced the appointment of Thomas Baur as new President & Chief Executive Officer...
News Application Areas
Protective coatings and harmful substances
Substituting harmful substances is an ongoing trend in the coatings industry. However, it is not an easy one. Especially in protective coatings, which should last for decades, any loss in performance leads...
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Vegetable oil based polyurethane coatings
A recently published review focuses on various synthesis routes that transform triglycerides and derivatives into polyurethane precursors. Different types of polyurethane coatings have also been studied...
News Production & Lab
Enhanced durability of polyurethane nanocomposite coatings
Researchers have focus on an outdoor durability enhancement of polyurethane nanocomposite coatings with green reduced graphene oxide nanoplatelets.
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Review: UV-curable water-borne polyurethane coatings
UV-WPU coatings are becoming attractive due to increasingly rigorous environmental demands. Now a state-of-the-art and recent advances review has been published.
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Water-borne polyurethane with good water resistance and mechanical strength
Researchers report on a terpene derivative-containing silicone two-component waterborne polyurethane for coatings.
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A greener perspective: non-isocyanate polyurethane
A new review article gives a comprehensive overview of the production, properties and applications of non-isocyanate polyurethane.
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Self-healable and stretchable polyurethane film
A new paper reports a waterborne polyurethane film fabricated via multiple hydrogen bonds that is both room‐temperature self-healable and stretchable.
News Coatings Technologies
Five facts about polyurethane coatings
The total global demand for polyurethane coatings was over 2.5 million tonnes in 2019. They have a share of more than 16 % of the total coatings market. We have compiled five interesting facts about polyurethane...