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As more and more companies focus on the issue of sustainability, water-based PU coatings are increasingly coming into focus. We talked about this with Eugénie Charrière, Global marketing & strategy director Vencorex.

Explore the editorial online feature about polyurethane coatings of the European Coatings Journal. Each month, the author of the lead article of the current issue will expand on the topic and will provide more context.

Global 1,6-Hexanediol Market To Be Driven By The Polyurethanes Segment In The Forecast Period Of 2021-2026

 A current study presents a modified cardanol based colourless, transparent, hydrophobic and anti-corrosive polyurethane coating. 

On 4 August 2020, a new restriction on diisocyanates under REACH was adopted by the European authorities, targeting respiratory and dermal sensitisation potentially caused by diisocyanates.

Researchers report that the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, hardness, abrasion resistance, and thermal stability of PU/ZrO2 composites increased with ZrO2 content

A new study aims to prepare antibacterial coatings based on polyurethane and curcumin-modified graphene oxide.

Ending the compromise: can new silica technology deliver matting agent efficiency while retaining catalyst activity?

In a new study, the self-healing as well as the corrosion performance of a polyurethane coating containing polyurethane microcapsules was investigated.

Today’s more stringent requirements from regulatory authorities, voluntary commitments from companies to reduce the use of potentially harmful materials and intensified public discussion, have all resulted in a steady reduction in the options available for using crosslinking technologies for food and body contact. Here polyurethane systems come into play. Their outstanding resistance to most chemicals, also under heat treatment, combined with the superior flexibility allows for a wide range of...