European Coatings Show Issue

March 2019
VOLUME 35, NUMBER 3

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CONTENTS
ONLINE FEATURES
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Science Taking Coatings Into a New Era,

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings
PA I N T & C OAT I N G S I N D U S T RY, VO L U M E 3 5 , N U M B E R 3 Flooring Contractor Completes Studio
Quality Floor for A&E Networks, High
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New Coating Provides Copper-Rich
Protection Against Biofouling and Marine
FEATURES Growth, Corroserve
Monitoring Technology for Quality
24 Global Coatings Industry to Convene at ECS, Improvements and Increased Operational
PCI Magazine Performance, Monitor Coatings Ltd.
28 Soy Technology Paints a Bright Future, PCI Interview
with Lee Walko of the United Soybean Board
30 Improving Corrosion Resistance of Powder Coating
COLUMNS/
Systems for ACE Applications, Allnex Italy DEPARTMENTS
38 New Product Development Success Keys,
GrowthPilot 6 Viewpoint

44 Championing True Innovation, PCI Interview with 8 Industry News

Crystal Morrison of the ChemQuest Group and EverRise 14 Calendar of Events
48 Peelable Anti-Corrosion Coatings, 16 Company News
Lubrizol Performance Coatings
22 Names in the News
50 The Next Generation of Zinc-Rich Primers, 64 Products
Autonomic Materials, Inc.
66 Classifieds
56 UV Cure, TSCA Registration and SNURs, BASF
66 Advertiser Index
58 The Global Anti-Corrosion Coatings Market,
MarketsandMarkets Research Private Ltd.
62 Drum Manufacturing and Reconditioning VOC ON THE COVER:
Control, Catalytic Products Cover design by Clare Johnson.
Photos courtesy of [Link].

BUSINESS TOOLS
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business, creativity and patent educa- the concepts thoroughly.” She adds that EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
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New Orleans-based PatentDive is “an active community and explore new ACTEGA North America Technologies
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erPoints, activities, objectives, group intellectual property (IP)-based nation. Global Applications Technology Leader, Architectural Coatings,
and individual projects, 3D printed files In 2018, Japan’s patent office issued a Eastman Chemical Company
and parts, assessment tools, software paper titled, Education, Dissemination John N. Cox Senior, Ph.D.
Senior R&D Scientist, Military, The Sherwin Williams Co.
licenses and teacher notebooks. Schools and Raising the Awareness of Intellec- Dave Fasano, Ph.D.
can choose from a variety of pre-set tual Property in Japan. Several initiatives President, David M. Fasano Consulting LLC
curricula variations, or they can choose have recently been enacted toward these Nancy Lockhart
the PatentDive Educator Entrepreneur- efforts, including promotion of educa- Product & Technology, Color Marketing Manager, Axalta Coating Systems
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ial Project, which teaches students how tion about IP in schools and universities, Distinguished Professor, Polymers and Coatings Tech.,
to improve upon an existing technology construction of an educational support Eastern Michigan University
of their own choosing or turn an indi- system in partnership with local govern- Steven J. Nerlfi
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Researchers Use Machine Learning to Speed

Chemical Discoveries, Reduce Waste
BROOKLYN, NY – Machine-learning algo- and interpret infrared thermal images
rithms can predict stock market fluctua- of a thermoelectrically cooled microflu-
tions, control complex manufacturing pro- idic device. The potential impacts on both
cesses, enable navigation for robots and innovation and sustainability are sig-
driverless vehicles, and much more. Now, nificant. Large chemical companies may
researchers at the NYU Tandon School of screen hundreds of catalysts while devel-
Engineering are tapping a new set of capa- oping new polymers, for example, and
bilities in this field of artificial intelligence, each reaction can require more than 100
combining artificial neural networks with liters of chemicals and 24 hours or lon-
infrared thermal imaging to control and ger. Screening that number of catalysts
interpret chemical reactions with preci- using current laboratory processes can
sion and speed that far outpace conven- take a year. Using Hartman’s approach,
tional methods. More innovative still is the entire process can be accomplished in
the fact that this technique was developed weeks, with exponentially less waste and
and tested on novel microreactors that energy usage. Hartman estimates that
allow chemical discoveries to take place a single industrial hood used to control
Photo courtesy of NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
quickly and with far less environmental fumes during large-scale chemical test-
waste than standard large-scale reactions. Hartman and his team have increased ing uses as much energy per year as the
“This system can reduce the decision- the utility of these reactors by pairing average U.S. home.
making process about certain chemical them with two additional technologies: Along with Hartman, the research
manufacturing processes from one year infrared thermography, an imaging tech- team includes NYU Tandon doctoral stu-
to a matter of weeks, saving tons of chem- nique that captures a thermal map dis- dent Benjamin Rizkin and 18-year-old
ical waste and energy in the process,” said playing changes in heat during a chemi- Karina Popovich, a Brooklyn Technical
Ryan Hartman, an Assistant Professor of cal reaction, and supervised machine High School senior who joined Hart-
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering learning, a discipline of artificial intel- man’s lab as part of InspirED, a National
at NYU Tandon and lead author of a ligence wherein an algorithm learns to Science Foundation (NSF)-funded pro-
paper detailing the method in the journal interpret data based on inputs selected by gram that provides gifted juniors and
Computers & Chemical Engineering. researchers controlling the experiments. seniors the opportunity to complete a
Last year, Hartman introduced a new Paired together, they allow research- thesis project in chemical engineering in
class of miniaturized chemical reactors ers to capture changes in thermal ener- Hartman’s Flow Chemistry with Micro-
that brings reactions traditionally car- gy during chemical reactions – as indi- systems Laboratory.
ried out in large-batch reactors with up cated by color changes on the thermal A grant from the NSF also supported
to 100 liters of chemicals down to the image – and to interpret these changes the team’s research and enabled students
microscale, using just microliters of fluid quickly. Due to the non-contact nature in the laboratory to build the world’s first
– a few small drops. These microfluidic of infrared thermography, the technique artificially intelligent microreactor.
reactors are useful for analyzing cata- can even be utilized for reactions that The paper, Artificial Neural Network
lysts for manufacturing or discovering operate at extreme temperatures or in Control of Thermoelectrically-Cooled
compounds and studying interactions extreme conditions, such as a bioreactor Microfluidics using Computer Vision Based
in drug development, and they promise that requires a sterile field. on IR Thermography, is available at www.
to reduce waste, speed innovation, and The research team is the first to train [Link]/science/article/pii/
improve the safety of chemical research. an artificial neural network to control S0098135418308184?via%3Dihub.

RadTech Announces New President USA; David Biro, Sun Chemical; and Chris Seubert, Ford Motor Co.
and Board Members Returning board members include: Jennifer Heathcote, Phoseon;
CHEVY CHASE, MD – RadTech, the non-profit trade association for Paul Elias, Miwon North America; Mike Bonner, Saint Clair Sys-
ultraviolet and electron beam technologies, announced that Eileen tems; Todd Fayne, Pepsico; Mark Gordon, INX International Ink;
Weber, Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. Inc., is its new President, George McGill, Precision Ink; Hui Yang, Procter and Gamble; and
serving a two-year term. Weber assumes the position from Lisa Sunny Ye, 3M.
Fine, Joules Angstrom UV Printing Inks, who is now the group’s
immediate Past President. JoAnn Arceneaux, from Allnex USA Study Expects Moderate Growth in
Inc., is incoming President. Newly elected board members include Architectural Coatings Market
Jeffrey Klang, Sartomer; Jim Raymont, EIT LLC.; and P.K. Swain, DUBLIN, Ireland – The architectural coatings market is anticipated
Heraeus Noblelight America. Board members elected for a second to witness moderate growth in the coming years, with demand in
term include: Susan Bailey, Michelman; Michael Gould, RAHN 2018 estimated to have surpassed 33,000,000 tons, according to

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the latest report by [Link]. Robust growth in the global con- standards. Research institutes and green coatings manufacturers
struction industry continues to impact demand. Reconstruction are investing in the research and development of innovative raw
and renovation projects around the world are also contributing to materials and technologies, resulting in non-hazardous and eco-
growth in the architectural coatings market. friendly architectural coatings.
According to the study, the construction industry is likely to Decorative coatings used in construction and renovation proj-
grow significantly in the United States, India and China. The ects have also shown steady growth in the APEJ region, especially
report, Global Construction 2030, estimates that these three coun- in India, China and Indonesia. To meet the demand for decorative
tries will account for nearly 57% of the global growth. architectural coatings and environmentally friendly coatings,
With the emergence of stringent regulations regarding VOC key market players in the region are focusing on understanding
emissions, paint and coating manufacturers are shifting their the relationship between application techniques, local raw mate-
focus from solventborne coatings to waterborne coatings. Around rials and a substrate difference.
80% of household paints sold today are water-based paints, Production of sustainable coatings and smart coatings that
according to the Paint Quality Institute. Advances in additives enhance dirt and mold resistance has also increased in the APEJ
and resin technologies to overcome the performance issues of architectural coatings market. Production of formaldehyde-free,
water-based coatings, such as viscosity, flow and foaming, are reduced-VOC and water-based coatings has also grown to meet
resulting in increasing demand for waterborne formulations in rising demand for eco-friendly architectural coatings in the region.
architectural coatings. Compared to the other types of resins used in architectural
The APEJ region (Asia-Pacific excluding Japan) is likely to coatings, acrylic resins are likely to account for the highest market
remain dominant in the architectural coatings market for a long share in the architectural coatings market. The study reports that
period of time. With growing economies and an emerging middle demand exceeded 9,000,000 tons in 2018. Acrylic resins are being
class, the demand for residential construction is growing in India used in architectural coatings, especially in exterior coatings.
and China. The majority of construction projects use solvent- There is an increased demand from coatings manufacturers
based coatings owing to their low cost and better performance. for acrylic resins, due to the UV and weathering resistance, and
Eco-friendly coatings have shown better growth in recent good gloss and color retention they offer. The rising preference for
years, with governments across APEJ introducing VOC emission hybrid coatings, prepared by blending acrylic polymers with other
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NACD Comments on House Passage

of CFATS Reauthorization
ARLINGTON, VA – The National Association of Chemical Dis-
tributors (NACD) President, Eric R. Byer, issued a statement
thanking the U.S. House of Representatives for reauthorizing the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chemical Facility
Are You Ready for Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program for an additional two
years, which was set to expire in January 2019.
Regulatory Change? In the statement, Byer said, “Since 2007, CFATS has regulated
high-risk chemical facilities to ensure they have established and
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a smooth, efficient reauthorization before it expires in order to CPCA Offers New Digital Resource
continue working with DHS to safeguard their facilities from for Member Organizations
bad actors. The chemical distribution industry and the security OTTAWA, Ontario – The Canadian Paint and Coatings Asso-
of the nation as a whole depend on the continuation of this all- ciation (CPCA) has developed Canada CoatingsHUB, a custom-
important program.” designed, multi-functional member resources center to help orga-
nizations respond to compliance issues in a timely manner.
Eastern Coatings Show Offers Short Course The coatings industry is among the most heavily regulated
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Organizers of the Eastern Coatings Show sectors in Canada’s economy. CPCA has worked with trusted
(ECS) are offering a short course on the fundamentals of coat- paint and coatings brands since 1913 to support their ongoing
ings, held in conjunction with the show. The purpose of this compliance with existing regulations. CPCA has taken steps to
course is to provide an understanding of the basic principles of ensure member companies are at the forefront of regulatory
coatings use, design, formulation and manufacture. The course development and compliance in Canada, while mitigating risk
will discuss fundamentals of ingredients used in coatings to the reputation of their brands.
manufacture, i.e., polymers, pigments, additives and solvents. Canada CoatingsHUB offers a new approach in digital com-
The course is designed for technical and non-technical people munications for regulatory compliance, delivered on all plat-
who would like an introduction to the coatings industry or for forms. It provides members with the critical data they need for
anyone looking to understand coatings and raw material tech- important decision making on a wide range of chemicals used in
nology. The University of Southern Mississippi will administer thousands of consumer and industrial products. Members can
the course. It will take place prior to the start of the Eastern create their own individual dashboard, set priorities and identify
Coatings show from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 13, resource types needed to do their job.
2019. This course is free with a full conference pass or $50 for “We strongly believe that associations must manage the vast
those without a full conference pass. amount of data sources members need in a practical and func-
For more information, contact ECF President David White tional manner rather than continue the practice of death by a
at dwhite@[Link]. The Eastern Coatings Show thousand emails,” said Gary LeRoux, CPCA’s President and CEO.
will take place May 13-15, 2019, at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic Getting the data organizations need, when they need it,
City, New Jersey. is the core of any strong compliance and issue management

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program. The key is to sustain it over the long term in an orga-
nized, cohesive and comprehensive manner. The Canada Coat- batch
ingsHub delivers that for members. Chemical assessment and preparation
chemical communications requires a comprehensive set of data
points to capture and disseminate the required data through-
out complex supply chains. Users are able to track industry
issues in real time with filtering capabilities and resources cat-
egorized by industry issue. The Canada CoatingsHUB provides
member organizations with issue-specific resources, qualified
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and regulatory compliance within their organizations. All
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ings industry for CPCA member companies.
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DSCT FOCUS to Showcase New Technologies • traceable
PLYMOUTH, MI – As mentioned in its theme for this year, “On
the Road to New Technologies,” the FOCUS Conference has hit the
road and moved to a new location that should be more user friend-
ly to all attendees, from the speakers to the industry suppliers and
the audience for this year’s conference. The Detroit Society for
Coatings Technology (DSCT) organizes the Annual FOCUS confer-
ence, which is in its 44th year. This year’s conference will be held
on May 9, 2019, at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan.
Over the past 43 years, since the conference started in 1975,
the industry has undergone many changes, but none of those may
be more exciting than what is happening today. With everything
from environmental improvements, application efficiency and
appearance improvements to technology improvements to keep
up with future vehicle technology, there is a lot of activity in the
design and development areas.
FOCUS is known as one of the leading conferences for auto-
motive coatings. It is unique in that many presentations are
given on both coatings application as well as formulation, plus
talks on interesting but related topics to the automotive indus-
try. John Ascarsega from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory
will give the keynote presentation this year. His talk, which
will center around the requirements and needs for future mili-
tary coatings, will provide insight into coatings for a different
transportation segment, and challenge the automotive coat-
ings community to support the search for solutions to coating
issues that the military faces.
Also planned is a round-table discussion on future vehicle coat-
ing colors and coating designs, which can provide insight into the
needs for future transportation including autonomous vehicles.
The conference will also continue the tradition of supporting proj-
ects from area high schools as well as Eastern Michigan University
and the Center for Creative Studies in order to encourage new and
young talent to be part of the future in the coatings industry.
FOCUS attendance has increased over the years, and 2019
promises to be another successful year. The event’s new loca-
tion in Plymouth includes dining, recreation and lodging to
support business needs in conjunction with the conference. [Link]
The FOCUS Conference will offer attendees a chance to be intro-
duced to the new challenges facing the industry and to foster
new business contacts.
More information can be found at [Link]. 

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Meetings, Shows and Educational Programs

Plymouth, Michigan
2019 [Link]

MARCH 6-8 13-15

Spray Finishing Technology Eastern Coatings Show
Workshop Atlantic City, New Jersey
Toledo, Ohio [Link]
sprayworkshop@[Link]
14-15
19-20 Asia Coatings Congress
BIG IDEAS for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
UV+EB Technology [Link]/acc/
Redondo Beach, California
[Link] 20-24
Introduction to
19-21 Paint Formulation
European Coatings Show Rolla, Missouri
Nuremberg, Germany [Link]
[Link]
JUNE 4-5
19-22 Sink or Swim Symposium
Production of Emulsion Cleveland
Polymers Workshop [Link]
San Diego, California
info@[Link] 11-12
East African
25-27 Coatings Congress
Coatings Composition and Nairobi, Kenya
Properties for Sales and [Link]/eacc
Marketing Personnel
Rolla, Missouri 17-19
[Link] Nanotech 2019
Boston
APRIL 8-10 [Link]/
ASC Spring Convention Nanotech2019/
& Expo
Philadelphia 26-28
[Link] Coatings Expo Vietnam 2019
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8-10 [Link]
Welcome to the CoatingsTech Conference
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Michelman Opens Sustainability Center in Shanghai

SHANGHAI – Michelman cel- force green manufacturing with
ebrated the grand opening of our water-based and sustainable
the Michelman (China) Sustain- expert materials.”
ability Center (MSC) on Jan. 17, Merritt added, “The MSC will
2019, at the company’s Shanghai foster both sustainable solutions
offices located in the East Park of and collaboration. It incorporates
the Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao dedicated space, technical exper-
Industrial Zone. The new center tise and technology, and pro-
is part of Michelman’s aggressive motes collaborative innovation
growth plan in the Asia-Pacific between partners, customers,
region and follows the opening of service providers and suppliers of
the Michelman Innovation Cen- multiple industries’ value chains.
tre for Coatings (MICC) that was This new facility will have a Tech-
opened in Mumbai in January nology & Marketing office along
2018. The MSC will help Michel- with a fully equipped Develop-
man tailor its products and ser- ment Center to develop solutions
vices to the Chinese market. that are sustainable and green.”
According to Ginger Merritt, The new Michelman (China) Sustainability Center. Photo courtesy A grand opening ceremony and
of Michelman.
Vice President, Coatings and facility tour featured presenta-
Country Manager, Michelman China, Year Plan (FYP). Our unwavering val- tions from both Steve Shifman, President
“As a global developer of environmen- ues and passion for environmentally and CEO of Michelman, and Kenneth
tally friendly advanced materials for conscious innovation help companies Jarrett, former President of the Ameri-
industry, we believe in sustaining both in this region establish and achieve can Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
the natural and business environments. their product performance goals. With “Our high-performing associates along
In fact, our purpose is innovating a the exciting addition of the new MSC, with our partners and customers are to
sustainable future and reflects green we are furthering our commitment to be thanked for the company’s success in
growth, a pillar of China’s 13th Five- helping the 13th FYP expand and rein- this region,” said Shifman.

LANXESS Launches B2B Platform for leadership of Chief Digital Officer Jörg Hellwig. The initiative’s core
Chemical Products action areas are to develop digital business models, introduce new
COLOGNE, Germany – CheMondis, a new global online mar- technologies throughout the value chain, develop and utilize big
ketplace for chemical products, has successfully launched. The data, and foster digital expertise among employees.
startup, founded by specialty chemicals company LANXESS, is
a cross-manufacturer and cross-dealer B2B platform on which Mixing Dynamics to Represent Italvacuum
products can be bought and sold. COMMACK, NY – Italvacuum, Turin, Italy, has selected Mixing
“Developing new business models is an important element of Dynamics LLC, Commack, New York, as its North American rep-
the LANXESS digitalization initiative. With CheMondis, we have resentative for the sale and service of its line of vacuum dryers and
launched a digital marketplace that specifically targets the needs vacuum pumps.
of the chemicals industry,” said Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Established in 1939, Italvacuum is a manufacturer of double
Board of Management of LANXESS AG. cone vacuum dryers, horizontal paddle-type vacuum dryers, and
After undergoing an intensive development phase with selected vacuum tray dryers for the fine chemical and pharmaceutical
customers, CheMondis currently offers around 500 products from industries. Additionally, Italvacuum manufactures the Saurus line
various suppliers. “In the development of CheMondis, we have of piston-type vacuum pumps.
consistently focused on the needs and wishes of our customers. According to Dario Penco, Italvacuum’s Export Manager, “The
The result is a highly modern and reliable online marketplace decision to select Mixing Dynamics was mainly due to their highly
where chemical products can be traded. After only a few weeks, technical approach to sales and marketing, and their existing
more than 200 companies have already registered,” said Sebas- lineup of European partners that have already been represented
tian Brenner, Managing Director of CheMondis GmbH. “Here we extremely well in North America by Mixing Dynamics.”
are combining profound knowledge from the chemicals industry,
a startup spirit and a high level of technological expertise.” Formation of Azelis Americas CASE
CheMondis is a wholly owned subsidiary of LANXESS. The new STAMFORD, CT – Azelis Americas’ two CASE brands (GMZ and
company has its own workforce, branding, IT systems and com- Ribelin) have consolidated under the Azelis CASE brand. The
pany headquarters in Cologne, Germany. change reflects the evolution of the segment into a national plat-
CheMondis originated from the company-wide digitalization form. Azelis Americas CASE will be more efficient for customers
initiative that LANXESS started in 2017. For this purpose, the and principals to interface with as it is one dedicated technical sales
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and provide the same technical support via the CASE application reviewing Birla Carbon’s sustainability practices, based on the
labs. This change will enable the CASE segment in the United States company’s sixth sustainability report, “Share the Strength: Work-
to have a homogeneous go-to-market strategy under one business ing Together for a Sustainable Future.”
process. It will further facilitate continued sustainable growth. EcoVadis is a collaborative platform that provides supplier sus-
Dan Gruber will lead the national platform as the Managing tainability ratings for global supply chains.
Director of the Azelis Americas CASE segment. Tom Wells will
become the General Manager of the business, while Rocky Prior AB Specialty Silicones Adds Production
will lead the national sales force. All regional sales teams, supply and Storage Facility
chain and customer service teams remain unchanged. WAUKEGAN, IL – AB Specialty Silicones, a U.S. manufacturer
For more information, visit [Link]. and distributor of specialty silicone chemical raw materials, has
purchased another location that further expands the company’s
Nanotec Adds Additional Space for Innovation storage and production capabilities. The new location provides
FELDKIRCHEN, Germany – Nanotec has created more space for the company with an additional 40,000 square feet of production,
the development of new drive solutions for industrial automation warehouse and office space. The Waukegan, Illinois, corporate
by adding a new building to its headquarters in Feldkirchen (near campus now comprises four buildings and over 240,000 square
Munich), Germany. feet that includes headquarters, manufacturing, research and
The 1,400-square- development, and warehouse locations.
meter addition houses
production, research Nouryon Opens India Headquarters
and development, and Research Center
administration, and MUMBAI, India – Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty
a company cafeteria. Chemicals) has opened a new headquarters office and research
The new building was center to support its operations in India. Located in Mumbai, the
designed in accor- new location brings together research and sales as well as busi-
dance with the latest ness support functions.
energy guidelines and Nouryon is significantly expanding its operations in India. Key
is characterized by its open-plan concept and conference areas projects include an expansion and upgrade of Nouryon’s organic
with state-of-the-art communication technology. Work areas for peroxides facility in Mahad, which is close to completion, as well as
assembly in the existing building were also expanded. a new monochloroacetic acid plant in Gujarat. The latter is a joint
Founded in 1991, Nanotec is a manufacturer of motors and project with chemicals manufacturing company Atul, a part of
controllers for industrial automation and medical engineering. Lalbhai Group, and is scheduled to start production later this year.

Birla Carbon Receives Sustainable Development ICP Industrial Expands Footprint Into India
Award and EcoVadis Gold Rating ITASCA, IL – Coatings manufacturer ICP Industrial is expanding
ATLANTA – Carbon black supplier Birla Carbon, Marietta, Geor- its international footprint into India with direct sales and key dis-
gia, was named the Pioneer Business for Sustainable Development tribution partnerships. The company is following the success of its
2018 at the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Business launch of ICP Industrial Canada with the development of its global
Opportunities for the Private Sector conference, which was held in footprint into the Indian graphic arts and packaging markets.
Cairo. The company received the award in recognition of its efforts Expanding on the its strategic international growth momen-
in the field of sustainable development and social responsibility. tum, ICP Industrial has committed to several partnerships within
Five business member organizations from Egypt, Jordan, the New Delhi (northern) and Mumbai (western) regions of India.
Morocco, Tunisia and Denmark co-hosted the conference. It was These strategic partnerships will allow ICP Industrial to deliver
the first regional Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) confer- its specialty coating and silicone technologies, including environ-
ence specifically for the private sector. Its aim was to get all rel- mentally friendly coatings, to a rapidly growing printing market.
evant stakeholders to raise their awareness on the SDGs.
The Federation of Egyptian Industries/Environmental Compli- BASF and Adani Partner for Possible
ance Office and Sustainable Development awarded 12 best mem- Investment in India
ber company cases out of 192 participants in the competition, LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany/AHMEDABAD, India – BASF SE,
representing concrete SDG projects. Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Adani Group have signed a memo-
The UN Sustainable Development Goals address the main randum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate a major joint invest-
global challenges societies face across the globe towards 2030. ment in the acrylics value chain. This would be BASF’s largest
The business community plays a central role in reaching the investment in India to date. The designated site would be located
17 goals. To fully benefit from this market potential, businesses at Mundra port in Gujarat, India. A feasibility study will be com-
must innovate, develop new technologies and services, and cre- pleted by the end of 2019.
ate new business models that are sustainable for climate, envi- According to the MoU, BASF and Adani want to establish a joint
ronment and human beings. venture, with an investment totaling about €2 billion, in which
The company also received a Gold level rating for sustainable BASF will hold the majority. The potential investment comprises
practices, for the third consecutive year, by EcoVadis. With a the development, construction and operation of production plants
score of 71%, Birla Carbon occupies the top 2% of the companies including propane dehydrogenation, oxo C4 complex (butanols and
assessed from its industry sector. The rating was provided after 2-ethylhexanol), glacial acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and potentially

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other downstream products. The products are predominantly for the The Cleveland-based specialty chemical distributor added the
Indian market to serve local industries, including coatings, whose West territory to its current responsibilities for Bayferrox and Color-
growing demand is currently supplied via imports. therm brand pigments sales in the Northeast and Midwest regions.
In line with BASF’s carbon-neutral growth strategy, the
chemical site in Mundra would be the company’s first CO2-neu- Bühler Announces Partnership with
tral production site. The companies have developed an overall Boehle Chemicals
plan that includes new technologies and the supply of the site MAHWAH, NJ – Bühler and Boehle Chemicals announced a
with 100% renewable energy. In addition to the investment new agency partnership. Boehle Chemicals Inc. now represents
outlined in the MoU, BASF plans to co-invest as a minority Bühler’s grinding and dispersing products in Illinois, Indiana,
partner in a wind and solar park. Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, northern New York
Headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, Adani Group is one of State, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
India’s largest integrated infrastructure conglomerates. The covered product range focuses on wet-grinding equip-
ment and process technologies, including traditional horizon-
New Distributor Deals for Palmer Holland tal full-volume bead mills, high-performance bead mills, and
CLEVELAND – The 3M Advanced Materials Division has expand- modern three-roll mills.
ed service nationwide with Palmer Holland, building on Palmer
Holland's responsibilities in the Central, Midwest and Northeast Light-Curable Coatings and Quick-Cure
regions to include the entire United States. Protective Coatings Win R&D Awards
Palmer Holland represents 3M Advanced Materials Division’s BEREA, OH – Light-Curable Coatings (LCC) and Quick-Cure Protec-
lines of boron nitride cooling fillers, ceramic microspheres, Dyna- tive Coatings (QCPC) received a 2018 R&D 100 Award for a UV-cur-
mar™ polymer processing additives, Dyneon™ PTFE polymer addi- able industrial floor coating based on bio-renewable materials. The
tives, fluorosurfactants, glass bubbles, and stain-resistant additives. award was announced at the 56th annual R&D Awards Program
Palmer Holland also announced that the company is now the in Orlando, Florida. LCC and QCPC won as co-developers with The
exclusive distributor for LANXESS Corp.’s Bayferrox® and Color- Ohio Soybean Council and Redwood Innovations in the Mechani-
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R&D 100 Special Recognition Merit Award for Green Tech for the ates manufacturing facilities in Klingenberg and Erlenbach, Ger-
bio-renewable floor coating with the same project team. many; Jilin, China; Duncan, South Carolina; and Indaiatuba, Brazil.
The R&D 100 Awards honor the 100 most technologically
significant innovations of the past year and are selected by an Sudarshan Opens Application Development Lab
independent panel of more than 50 judges representing R&D lead- KREFELD, Germany – Sudarshan, a provider of pigments head-
ers in a variety of fields. quartered in Pune, India, has started operations at the company’s
first application development lab outside of India. Located at the
Greif to Invest in IBC Plant in Spain Evonik site in Krefeld, Germany, the lab will operate and conduct
SAN ROQUE, Spain – Greif announced its most recent investment application development work for digital inks.
in an intermediate bulk container (IBC) line at the San Roque
facility in the Cadiz region of Spain. The new investment includes Excelitas Technologies Purchases
a fully automated line, ensuring timely and uninterrupted deliv- Axsun Technologies
ery of IBCs. An additional investment has also been made in a WALTHAM, MA – Excelitas Technologies Corp., a provider of
new fully automated warehouse where filled IBCs are stored. The customized photonic solutions, has completed the acquisition of
upgraded facility is now equipped to produce the full Greif GCUBE Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts. Axsun special-
portfolio, currently available across 12 sites around the globe. izes in the development and production of MEMS-based optical
engines for medical imaging, industrial spectroscopy and tele-
PPG to Acquire Automotive communications applications.
Coatings Manufacturer Axsun will continue operating from its facilities in Billerica,
PITTSBURGH – PPG reached a definitive agreement to acquire Massachusetts, as it is integrated into the Excelitas Technolo-
automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Expected to gies organization. 
close in the first half of 2019, the deal is subject to customary
closing conditions.
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 Brian Allen is the new Global Marketing  Superior Materials Inc. promoted Matthew
and Sales Manager, Personal Care, for Siltech Kafka to the newly created position of Market
Corp. Mike Gunther joined Siltech as U.S. Development Manager.
Southeast Sales Manager, Industrial Silicones.
Daniel Aranda is the new U.S. South Sales  Motion Industries Inc. promoted N. Joe
Manager, Industrial Silicones. Mario Kaufer Limbaugh to Senior Vice President of Supply
joined Siltech as Sales Manager, Personal Care, Chain, Operations Support and Marketing.
covering Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech
Republic and Poland.  Frank Magdits joined Aakash Chemicals
Calkins Golla and Dye-Stuffs as Business Development Man-
 Huron Capital named David Brunori Exec- ager, Pigment Dispersions.
utive Vice President and General Manager of
PoloPlaz Inc.  Tyler Minnich joined Chromaflo Technolo-
gies as the Corporate Accountant & Reporting
 Dan Calkins is the new Chairman and Chief Analyst in the Global Finance Department.
Executive Officer of Benjamin Moore & Co.
Calkins succeeds Mike Searles, who retired.  Bob Rechtin, Senior Key Account Manager
at Pilot Chemical Co., retired in January after
 Keith Condon joined the Keim Additec 13 years with the company.
Surface USA team as National Sales Director.
Limbaugh Magdits  Bühler hired Stewart Rissley as an
 Mark Golla was promoted to the position of Account Manager for the Grinding & Disper-
Vice President, Sales, for Sauereisen Inc., Pittsburgh. sion division of the company.

 Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings appointed  Maroon Group LLC hired Edward Rzasa as Operations Man-
industry expert Michael Harrison as Global Product Director ager, Specialty Intermediates, working out of the company’s office
for Linings. in Darien, Connecticut. 

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to Convene at ECS
By Kristin Johansson, Editor, PCI Magazine, Troy, MI

The European Coatings Show will take Marketing Manager. “Formulators

place March 19-21 in Nuremberg, Ger- can interact with this fun, new tool to
many. The event will focus on trends explore opportunities to differentiate
and technologies covering all aspects of with advanced performance. Overall, it
the production of paints, coatings, seal- promises to be an exciting show, and we
ants, construction chemicals and adhesives. For the first time, the look forward to meeting with both new and existing customers.”
show will extend into eight halls. Below is a snapshot of some of
the technology that will be presented at this year’s ECS. Clariant Offers New Perspective on Sustainability
Under the theme [Link]! For a New Perspective, Clari-
Ferro Pigments Offers Color Solutions for ant invites visitors to discover colors and additives developed
Coatings and Inks to help decorative, industrial and automotive coatings make
Ferro Pigments offers a diverse array of complex inorganic a sustainable difference to the various elements of the urban-
color pigments, ultramarines, corrosion inhibitors, iron oxides ization megatrend: homes, buildings, construction, transport
(blacks, reds, yellows, including high heat fastness grades of and lifestyle products.
the latter), chrome oxide greens, bismuth vanadates, trans- In addition, the colors of the future for automotive exteriors
parent iron oxides and organic pigments. are ready to be explored with the launch of Clariant’s new
The company will be celebrating 100 years of innovation, as Automotive Styling Shades Trendbook 2021-2023.
well as several new products, which include, but aren’t limited People from all key industries and end-market application
to, the following: areas for paints and coatings will be able to find added value
• PS24-3950 (PBr 29) new IR black pigment; benefits and application design freedom from the wide range of
• Nubifer NB-803K, a bluish black manganese ferrite (PBk33) innovative products available. Some highlights include:
that provides cost-effective, durable black color to coatings • New sustainable 2-in-1 dispersion additive for manufac-
even at very high processing and/or end-use temperatures; turing safer, easier-to-apply, biocide-free formulations that
• 21-5801, 21-5901 and 21-4345, nickel-free cobalt titanate are suitable for eco-labeled indoor paints for home and
green (PG50, CMR-free classification), with excellent chem- building decoration.
ical, heat, light and weather resistance, suitable for all kinds • New dispersant additive for waterborne organic and selec-
of coatings applications; tive inorganic pigment and carbon black concentrates,
• Nubirox 302, a non-zinc-based anti-corrosive pigment offering enhanced colors, improved storage stability, low
designed to increase anti-corrosive efficiency and perfor- foaming and easier formulation.
mance in a wide range of paints, including high-perfor- • Sustainable wax additive based on 100% renewable
mance glossy DTM applications; resources, providing smooth touch and high scratch resis-
• Lysopac Yellow 6607B (PY184), the newest-generation tance to wood, and offering enhanced pigment dispersion to
bismuth chemistry with superior tinting strength, excellent increase color strength of powder coatings.
hiding power and very low mill base viscosity, allowing a • Non-halogenated flame retardants – colorless key ingredient
high pigment loading; for transparent intumescent wood coatings, suitable on dark
• Acetanil Yellow 7416C, new grade PY74 with improved and light colored wood, meeting stringent fire regulations
solvent fastness and improved re-crystallization behavior in for public building applications and ingredients for steel,
strong solvent environments; prolonging the shelf-life of water-based intumescent coatings
• Eco-Lysopac range, hybrid pigments for lead chrome and improving safety under challenging weather conditions.
replacement has been extended with new color solutions.
Perstorp to Emphasize Innovation and
Lubrizol to Showcase New Polymer and the Environment
Additive Technologies Perstorp will be at the European Coatings Show with a new
The Lubrizol Corporation will showcase several new poly- offer for the resins and coatings industry. Its emphasis will be
mer and additive technologies that enhance performance of on innovation, future solutions, and committed service and
paints and coatings. The company’s latest innovations, includ- partnership. Perstorp will also launch a new range of Pro-
ing new Solsperse™ W-Series waterborne dispersants, new Environment specialty products, adding to the pro-environ-
Aptalon™ polyamide polyurethanes, new dispersants for UV ment polyols portfolio it unveiled a year ago.
inks and new surface modifier technologies will be a particu- “I am very proud of how we have all been working together to
lar focus at the show. develop our new offer for the resins and coatings market. We are
“We will also be showcasing a mobile app in our exhibit excited to be taking the next step in supporting our customers in
that introduces the benefits of our latest technologies via an new ways, says Anna Berggren, Market Segment Manager Res-
augmented reality experience,” shares Anja Kloth, Regional ins & Coatings. We are also thrilled to be demonstrating our lat-

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est sustainable development. I am convinced that we together in suitable for producing interior wall paints in either liquid or
the industry can make a real difference – I find this so inspiring.” powder form. Paint manufacturers can use NEXIVA to create
individual paint formulations, just as they can with traditional
Bitrez to Showcase Polymers and Additives binders in dispersion form.
Bitrez Ltd. sill be showcasing its innovative solutions for the Powder paints remain stable, even without the addition of pre-
paints, coatings and adhesives industries. The company’s pres- servatives. Water for re-dispersing the paints is not added until
ence at the show comes hot on the heels of its launch of the just prior to application, thus eliminating the need for adding bio-
world’s first REACH-compliant Ketamine epoxy curing agent cides during production. As the paint dries, all that evaporates is
with extended pot-life and improved surface appearance. water. Thanks to the polymers, the paint adheres well and has
Other products in the Bitrez range include Curaphen good spreading properties. In addition, paints are easier to trans-
phenolic polymers – within which are specialist low free port and store when they are in powder form, as they weigh less,
formaldehyde resins. for instance, and can be packaged differently from liquid paints.
Dominic Hopwood, Bitrez Sales Manager, said, “This is a very Unlike traditional wall paints, powdered versions do not freeze in
exciting time for us to be exhibiting at the European Coatings the cold, nor do they thicken when exposed to heat.
Show. For us, it’s all about pushing the chemical boundaries
to provide the paints, coatings and adhesives industries with BASF to Present New Solutions
innovate solutions coupled with filling the gap provided by BASF experts and specialists from BTC, the European distribu-
products that have been withdrawn from the market due to tion organization of BASF, will present new raw materials for
regulatory reform. The show was great last time out, we got the coatings, paint and construction industries. The broad
to catch up with existing clients and also meet potential new range of products includes dispersions, resins, additives, light
customers. We’re hoping our products, like the new Ketamine stabilizers, anti-oxidants, pigments, hardeners, cross-linking
series, will generate a real buzz at this year’s show!” agents, reactive diluents and solvents.
“Our customers in the coatings sector are facing diverse
DSM to Exhibit Sustainable Resins challenges resulting from ever-changing overall conditions
for Decorative Coatings such as new consumer requirements and environmental stan-
Building on its organizational ambitions to ‘create brighter lives dards. The ECS trade fair is a welcome opportunity for us to con-
for all’, DSM’s portfolio of resins for decorative paints and coat- tinue the close, ongoing dialog with our customers on market
ings is setting the standard for sustainability and lower environ- needs and drive innovations,” says Christoph Hansen, Head of
mental impact. DSM’s resins are enabling higher performance the Dispersions & Resins Europe business unit.
standards when it comes to durability, aesthetic qualities and For example, white coated furniture is becoming more and
overall environmental impact. more popular, especially in living rooms and kitchens. However, in
“We at DSM are proud of our sustainable solutions for the coat- everyday life it can easily happen that colored liquids such as coffee
ings industry. We take our responsibility for this matter seriously or red wine leave irreversible stains on bright furniture surfaces
and that is why we work with our customers and other players in – a major problem particularly for waterborne coatings. Due to
the value chain. Together, we develop and implement solutions that the new, physically drying resins, the recently launched Joncryl®
benefit society. Being sustainable means safeguarding healthy liv- 95XX series, furniture coatings end up with high levels of chemical
ing, by reducing hazardous substances resistance against aqueous stains even
and VOCs released in the environment; after 16 hours of exposure (according
combating climate change, by limiting to DIN 68861-1B). They are also suit-
energy use and carbon emissions; and able for DIY applications. Furthermore,
creating circular solutions, by using Dispex® Ultra PX 4575, a dispersing
renewable raw materials and designing agent for water-based systems, sup-
for recyclability, which we are happy ports excellent chemical resistance and
to present at the European Coatings leads to greatly improved storage stabil-
Show” explains Helen Mets, President ity and anti-sedimentation behavior.
at DSM Resins & Functional Materials. For industrial UV applications, where
In line with DSM’s commitment immediate availability of properties is
to supporting healthier living, com- necessary, BASF developed Laromer®
bating climate change and creating UA 9135 Aqua. The UV-curable disper-
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are bio-based, contain no substances of concern and contribute highly resistant furniture coatings, fulfilling latest regulations
zero VOC emissions. DSM will launch the latest additions to and technical properties. It does not contain stenomeric mono-
their Decovery® portfolio at the show. mers and bisphenol A, offers immediate chemical and scratch
resistance and is very compatible with mixing components (e.g.
WACKER to Present Dispersible Polymer Powders acrylic combination partners).
for Bio-Free Wall Paints Customers increasingly require products that combine aes-
WACKER will be introducing many new products, one of thetics with additional coating functionalities such as improved
which is its new NEXIVA® product line. With these dispersible durability, reduced dirt pick-up and easy-to-clean features. BASF
polymer powders, manufacturers can now produce interior enhanced its Formulation Additives portfolio with a novel con-
wall paints in powder form. The technology does not require cept of coating surface modification. It is based on fluoro-modi-
the addition of biocides and offers key advantages when it fied block copolymers that crosslink with the binder matrix. The
comes to storing and transporting paints. block copolymers align at the top surface layers via self-organi-
By developing NEXIVA, WACKER has now created a technol- zation and are fixed in the right place, which leads to improved
ogy for the production of biocide-free paints. The company will durability and weathering resistance of the surface as well as
present a product line based on spray-dried polymeric binders additional functionalities such as an easy-to-clean effect.

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 Sun Chemical to Showcase Latest Pigment and architectural end uses that features high strength, easy dispers-
Polymer Technology ability and improved opacity compared to other offerings.
Sun Chemical’s full spectrum of color pigments will be on Metallic and pearlescent pigments on display will include:
display, as well as its wide range of metallics, pearlescents and • Benda-Lutz® COMPAL WS: This VOC-free, highly concentrated
polymer technology. aluminum preparation for inks and coatings enables custom-
“The European Coatings Show is an opportunity for Sun ers to use the same product for waterborne, UV and high-solids
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range of tailor-made solutions can help customers deliver coat- mized for long-term gassing stability in aqueous environments.
ings with exciting color options and exceptional performance • SunMICA Deep Black Pearlescent: A black pearl pigment for
properties,” said Mehran Yazdani, President of Sun Chemical powder coatings and plastics offers exceptional luster, sparkle
Performance Pigments and Advanced Materials. and jetness compared to traditional commercially available
Advancements in high-performance pigment chemistries black pearlescent pigments.
and expanded range of color options include: Sun Chemical will also feature a wide range of polymer solu-
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 Soy Technology Paints a Bright Future
for Sustainable, High-Performance Products

T
wo of our topics for this issue are bio-based and economic cost. Soybean oil is often used as the primary
sustainable ingredients. Paint and Coatings binder in a coating system. In addition, soybean oil can be
Industry (PCI) spoke with Lee Walko, Techni- added to existing formulations such as a reactive diluent.
cal Consultant with the United Soybean Board In one current example, soy-based formulations are being
(USB). As a U.S. soybean farmer-funded organization, USB evaluated as replacements for paraffin wax in coating fruit
invests in research, promotion, marketing and commer- and vegetable boxes in the food industry.
cialization programs to help expand and develop markets
for U.S. soybeans. Through his role with USB, Walko is PCI: Can you discuss R&D efforts in this field?
at the forefront of soybean oil technology development in
paints and coatings. In this interview, he shares some of the Walko: USB funds significant research and devel-
up-and-coming research and trends happening with the opment in this space. Right now, there is a project
soy-based technology used in paints and coatings. underway with Battelle that uses soybean oil to produce
low-temperature powder coatings for substrates that are
PCI: What is driving the use of soybean oil in coatings? temperature sensitive.
USB also has two projects with Rust-Oleum; one focused
Walko: Both product performance and sustainability on creating a low-VOC wood coating using a soy-based
are top-of-mind for coatings manufacturers. Key perfor- alkyd technology platform, and the other investigating
mance challenges facing many coatings formulators are uses for high oleic soybean oil, which has the potential
finding ingredients, especially bio-based, that improve to create high-performance, hydrophobic latex coatings.
coating properties in areas such as weathering and long- High oleic soybean oil is particularity exciting to us. It
term wear. These are areas where soybean oil and its many is lower in volatility than petroleum ingredients and has
derivatives excel. Soybean oil is naturally hydrophobic, even better stability than conventional soybean oil, which
allowing for increased water and chemical resistance when makes it attractive for a wide variety of industrial applica-
used in coating formulations. Soybean oil’s chemistry tions. Like Rust-Oleum, Arkema is partnering with USB to
also contributes to film hardness, durability and impact investigate the potential for using high oleic soybean oil to
resistance, which allows formulators to produce high- create low-VOC coalescing agents for waterborne coatings.
performing paints and coatings. Of course, due to both USB is also working with researchers at Iowa State Uni-
internal initiatives and government leg- versity to develop a high oleic soybean oil-
islation, companies are hyper-focused on based coating for packaging fresh produce.
reducing the amounts of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) in their formulations, PCI: How has demand for soybean oil in
which is also a huge driver for using soy- coatings changed in recent years?
bean oil in paints and coatings.
Walko: According to a 2017 report by
PCI: How is soy used in coatings? Is it IHS Markit,1 demand for paint and coat-
used to replace another product or is it ing products in mature markets, such as
added to current formulations as an add- the United States, correlates closely with
on product? the health of the economy. In general,
environmental regulations are becoming
Walko: Soybean oil, or its derivatives, more stringent to limit emissions of VOCs
primarily replaces petrochemicals, which and hazardous air pollutants. As a result,
often results in improved performance, coating formulations have had to shift
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and coatings to water-based, Williams with their many soy-based
high-solids or powder coatings, paint and coating systems.
all areas where soybean oil can Another driver of demand is
participate. This trend is not the consistent quality and reli-
only happening in the United able supply soybean oil offers.
States but also countries such Thanks to U.S. soybean farmers,
as China. These new trends there’s always been, and will
will very likely continue to bring continue to be, a steady supply of
strong global demand for soybean oil as an ingredi- soybean oil that paint and coatings
ent for paints and coatings in the future. manufacturers can rely on. In 2018,
The housing and architectural markets are two other U.S. soybean farmers planted nearly 90
areas for potential growth, with companies like Sherwin- million acres of soybeans. That equates to more than 20
Williams and Rust-Oleum already having well-estab- million metric tons of soybean oil. 
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 Improving Corrosion Resistance of Powder
Coating Systems for ACE Applications
By Roberto Cavalieri, Alessandro Minesso, Regulations and opinion leaders require, however, fur-
Robertino Chinellato, Allnex Italy, Romano ther improvements in environmental friendliness of powder
d’Ezzelino, Italy coating producers and end users, including the processes

A
and materials used in the different pre-treatment steps of
llnex has recently developed a genera- the metal substrates. This, while continuing to comply with
tion of modified superdurable polyesters for the guarantee and warranty level of corrosion protection as
powder coatings, demonstrating improved stipulated in existing accreditation systems.
corrosion resistance for ACE applications. It is indeed known that surface pre-treatment for cor-
The binders based on these polyesters, hardened with rosion protection of metal substrates has a strong impact,
β-hydroxyalkylamide, are expected to compensate from an environmental perspective,2 as illustrated by the
observed performance gaps of novel environment-friendly current wide-spread use:
anti-corrosive pre-treatment solutions like nano-ceramic • On steel: iron and (even more) zinc phosphate;
systems, relative to current systems like zinc or iron phos- • On aluminum: yellow hexavalent chromium, which
phate on steel, and yellow chromate on aluminum surfaces. is associated with DNA damage and cancer, and is
The objective of this article is to illustrate our com- the main reason for legislation against anticorrosion
pany’s findings that have improved corrosion resistance coatings.3
after salt-spray tests (ASTM B-117) on both pre-treated The recent introduction in the market of more envi-
and untreated shot-blasted substrates for ACE applica- ronmentally friendly pre-treatments, like nano-ceramics
tions. It will also cover the potential use for the same and titanium- or zirconium-based systems, has evolved in
application of alternative binders based on triglycidyl- parallel with the need for better corrosion-resistant coat-
isocyanurate (TGIC- Araldite ¨ PT 810) and blend of ings that balance their lower efficiency, when used at the
triglycidyltrimellitate and diglydicylterephthalate (PT same extent and/or cost.2
910-Araldite PT 910). While suppliers are continuing to improve the perfor-
mances of their pre-treatments, Allnex is targeting to
Introduction develop a new generation of cost-competitive resins able to
Powder coating is an advanced, fast-growing technology further improve corrosion resistance of powder coatings
that is widely recognized for its durability, gloss reten- for ACE applications.
tion, weatherability, ability to apply up to 200 microns- This article will begin with a short review of the mecha-
high thickness, and unlimited range of colors, finishes, nisms of corrosion and the typical prevention and analysis
glosses and textures. All this, combined with its ability methods, followed by a detailed overview of the experi-
to prevent corrosion on metallic substrates (considering mental work that has led to the development of new super-
that corrosion has a global estimated annual direct cost durable polyester for ACE applications in combination
of ca. $2.200 billion, which accounts for over 3% of the with ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide (ß-HAA), triglycidyl-isocy-
world’s GDP1), makes powder an important technology anurate (TGIC), and a blend of diglycidylterephthalate and
in the coatings world. triglycidyltrimellitate (PT 910). It will cover more general
In addition to the points made above, powder coatings findings and our next steps of research and development.
provide solvent-free finishing and almost 100%-recy-
clable processes, making them an important part of a Basics of the Mechanism of Corrosion
sustainable or green building project that incorporates Corrosion is defined as an electrochemical deteriora-
low VOC-emitting products. tion of a metal due to the reaction with its environment

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involving the oxidation of a metal and the reduction of • Wash primers that passivate the surface and temporarily
another material,4 which results in the breakdown in provide corrosion resistance; this to provide an adhe-
the metal (corrosion). sive base for the next coating. They are water-based
Factors influencing corrosion are: formulations of phosphoric acid in solutions of vinylbu-
• The presence of water, oxygen and ions, which reduce tyral resin, alcohol and other ingredients such as zinc
the ohmic resistance provided from the presence of a chromate and have a dry film thickness: 8-13 microns;
coating between the metallic substrate and the corro-
sive environment;5-6 Electro Coating (in OEM and ACE Processes)
• The adhesion to the substrate; • This method employs an electric current to deposit
• The porosity and thickness of coating film; an organic finish; a process that uniformly applies
• The cleanliness of the substrate from grease and rust.
TABLE 1 » Target of the research.
Corrosion resistance of coatings is dependent on their
Target Performances
barrier properties, and generally varies with the nature
Product Description,
of the film-forming polymers and paint formulation ACE Applications (Superdurable)
Key Specification Properties
used. It has been found that permeation of moisture and
Substrate Solely shot-blasted steel
corrosive gases negatively affects the adhesion and, in
Salt spray test (hrs) Desired: 1,000 (at least 240)
many cases, results in corrosion of the substrate. Fail-
ures in coating adhesion also deteriorate the protective Humidity (hrs) Desired: 1,000 (at least 240)
properties of coatings. Weathering 3 years Florida and 600 hrs QUV-B
The barrier properties of polymer films towards water Gloss at 60° (%) 80 to 90
have been shown to be dependent on the sorption and the Thickness (µm) 75-150, one coat
diffusion behavior of water. Sorption-desorption studies Solvent (acetone) resistance Good
indeed show that moisture readily passes into the paint Edge coverage Good
films, but that the rate of desorption varies according to
the type of binder and pigmentation used.7,8
TABLE 2 » Powder coating formulation based on ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide.
Permeation of gases through the film has been shown
to involve three main processes: Raw Material Charge
• Dissolution of permeating species in the films at the Carboxylated polyester 570 grams
high-pressure surface;
b-hydroxy-alkyl-amide 30 grams
• Diffusion of dissolved gases through the film along a
Benzoin 5 grams
concentration gradient;
• Re-evaporation of gases from the low-pressure surface Flow promoter Masterbatch 50 grams
of the film. Titanium dioxide 345 grams
For corrosion protection by the application of a surface Total 1,000 grams
coating to the substrates, four schemes are applied normally:
• Barrier coatings to separate the electrodes from the TABLE 3 » Salt spray resistance after 500 hrs for superdurable powder
electrolytes; coatings based on ß-HAA. (Sand blasted: without chemical treatment -
• Addition of inhibitors/passivating partially soluble steel, rolling mill surface Ra 0.9-1.8 µm. Iron-phosphate: with iron-phos-
inhibitive pigments and/or additives; phating as passivation agent.)
• Addition of cathodic/sacrificial protection (example
zinc, phosphates, borates, molybdates, zirconate-rich New ACE
Superdurable ACE Reference ACE Reference
coatings); Polyester for
Polyester for Polyester for Polyester for
b-HAA
• Improvement of adhesion to reduce water and oxy- b-HAA b–HAA Coating A b–HAA Coating B
gen permeation.
Coating C
Substrate
Iron phosphate Sand blasted
pre-treatment
Methods to Improve Corrosion
Typical methods to improve corrosion resistance include Creep (Mm) 2 13 4
the following.9
Substrate Pretreatments
FIGURE 1 » Salt spray results after 500 hrs for reference and new ACE
• Conversion coatings, which act as a base for paints and at
polyester for ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide.
the same time provide corrosion protection. It is a slightly
acidic aqueous solution (water-based) of chemicals. Iron Coating A Coating B Coating C
or zinc phosphates are the most common chemicals in the
formulation, although other chemical salts are also added
to perform various functions. The metal is immersed in
a tank containing the solution and, while immersed, the
metal dissolves very slightly and the phosphate actually
plates out onto the clean metal. The coating thickness is
normally less than 100 nm. Both zinc and phosphate are
considered to be environmentally unfriendly;

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TABLE 4 » Application performances of superdurable powder coatings thin-film primers and one-coat finishes to metallic
based on β-HAA. substrates. Four steps are involved in this process: a)
substrate cleaning, b) conversion coating, c) sealing,
ACE Reference
Superdurable New ACE Polyester d) drying-curing, and cooling. The coating thickness
Polyester
Polyester for β-HAA for β-HAA is dependent on the immersion time, the bath tempera-
for β-HAA
ture, the process voltage and the bath chemistry;
Acid value (mg KOH/g) 31 37
Viscosity (mPa.s at 200 °C) 3,500 1,450
Use of Main Primers
Glass transition (°C) 59 59
• Their functions are to protect the substrate from corro-
Applicative test curing
200 °C *10’ 200 °C *10’ sion for at least 10 to 15 years. They ‘seal’ the surface
(object temperature)
so that the solvents or water of top coats will be able
Gel time at 200 °C (sec) 97 245
to evaporate away as they were designed to, and will
Gloss at 20°-60° (%) 88 - 96 90 - 97 create a barrier to oxygen, moisture and corrosive com-
Impact (inch*lbs) 0-0 0-0 pounds at the metal surface. The most common binder
Cross cut adhesion G0T0 G0T0 chemistries are polyurethanes, epoxy, moisture-cured
Flow (mm) 44 75 urethanes and fluoro polymers (mainly used in coil
Acetone resistance 3 4 coatings).10 Additives that can be incorporated into
Thickness (µm) 70-80 70-80 primer coatings are: anti-corrosion pigments/corrosion
(Note: Adhesion: G0T0 best and G5T5 worst; Acetone: 0 best and 5 worst) inhibitors, active pigment corrosion inhibitors or pas-
sive pigment corrosion inhibitors.
TABLE 5 » Salt spray resistance after 500 hrs for superdurable brown It is important to remember that in ACE applications,
powder coatings based on ß-HAA. coatings are required to keep both protective and aes-
thetic performances for a long time, but that degradation
Superdurable ACE Reference New ACE
Polyester for β-HAA Polyester for β-HAA Polyester for β-HAA of aesthetics, like blistering and dripping of rust, is hap-
Brown Coating Coating D Coating E pening earlier than a serious degradation of the structural
Substrate pre-treatment Sand blasted
properties of the metallic substrate.11
Creep (mm) 17 10
Analysis Methods
Typical analysis methods done in order to check corrosion
FIGURE 2 » Salt spray results after 500 hrs for brown coatings based on resistance are:
reference and new ACE polyester for ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide. • Salt-Spray Test (ASTM B-117): A 5% sodium chloride solu-
tion is sprayed by means of a nozzle into a closed chamber
Coating D Coating E to produce a static fog. The panels with an Andreas cross
are suspended in this for a prescribed period of time, while
the temperature is kept constant at 35 °C
• Controlled Humidity Test (ASTM D2247): Estimates the
influence of moisture on corrosion. The samples are
exposed to 100% relative humidity at 40 °C
• Filiform Corrosion Test (ASTM D2803): Scribed panels
are placed in a corrosive atmosphere (salt spray for 4 to
24 hrs) or immersed in a salt solution and are exposed
to humidity (25 °C and 85% relative humidity).
• Prohesion (ASTM G 85-A5): Scribed panels are placed
FIGURE 3 » QUV-B test results of superdurable powder coatings based in a weaker corrosive atmosphere alternative cycles at
on ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide for ACE applications. room temperature and at 35 °C.
110 • Electrochemical Tests like Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy (EIS) on intact or scribed panels have
ACE REFERENCE
100 the advantage of continuously recording the varia-
-HAA
tion of resistance and capacity, and are able to relate
% Residual Gloss

90 with corrosion mechanism, but need a skilled person

in order to fully understand the results. Further elec-
80 trochemical test methods include Potentiodynamic
polarization as well as others.
70
An Important Market Need
60 NEW ACE
Our company’s Powder Coating Resins Technology
POLYESTER -HAA
department is aiming to develop a solution to answer
50
exactly this important market need: Introduce an envi-
40 ronment-friendly powder coating solution that provides
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950
ACE REFERENCE -HAA 100% 98% 99% 100% 96% 99% 99% 95% 96% 98% 98% 105% 104% 99% 88% 79% 67% 63% 58% 49%
outstanding corrosion resistance even when applied on
NEW ACE POLYESTER -HAA 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 102% 102% 95% 97% 101% 97% 101% 99% 94% 89% 71% 63% 52% 48% less-efficient anti-corrosion pre-treatments.

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 Although there will be intermediate offerings, the proj- TABLE 6 » Powder coating formulation based on triglycidyl-isocyanurate.
ect’s ultimate goal remains the provision of powder coating
resins able to substitute in terms of corrosion resistance Reference
New Development Charge
performances, even when applied on solely shot-blasted pan- Raw Material Charge
els, epoxy powder coatings and/or, the actual benchmark Carboxylated polyester 617 grams 638 grams
powder coatings applied on standard pre-treated substrates Tri-glycidyl-isocyanurate 69 grams 48 grams
(initially iron-phosphate and in the future zinc-phosphate).
Benzoin 4 grams 4 grams
Moreover, the study will demonstrate that improvement
of corrosion resistance performances on solely shot-blasted Flow promoter 10 grams 10 grams
steel are clearly replicated when the same powder coatings Titanium dioxide 300 grams 300 grams
are applied on iron or zinc-phosphate pre-treated panels.
Total 1,000 grams 1,000 grams
Experimental Results
Table 1 summarizes the targets of the project. With the
exception of the salt spray resistance, the other targets are FIGURE 4 » Salt spray results after 500 hrs for the reference and new
typical application properties of superdurable offerings for ACE polyesters for TGIC.
ACE applications. Solely shot-blasted steel substrates were
Coating F Coating G Coating H
selected as the ultimate target, being more commonly avail-
able and the most stringent from a corrosion perspective.

Superdurable Powder Coatings Based on ß-Hydroxy-Alkyl-Amide

for ACE Applications
The powder coating formulation used for all the tests is
shown in Table 2. It contains 65% of binder and is based
on a polyester and ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide hardener,
with titanium dioxide only in the pigment-filler part. It’s
exempt from any anti-corrosive pigments/additives.
The reference grade used in this part of the study was a TABLE 7 » Salt spray resistance after 500 hrs for superdurable powder
superdurable polyester from Allnex, today widely used in coatings based on TGIC.
many ACE applications.
The new generation of polyester resins developed and New ACE
ACE New ACE Polyester
Superdurable Polyester
presented in this article are targeting to: Reference for TGIC v1
Polyester for TGIC for TGIC v2
1. Reduce the permeation of humidity and oxygen, with for- Polyester Coating F Coating G
Coating H
mation of ions at the coatings-substrate interface, through:
• Improvement of barrier performances; Substrate pre-
Sand blasted
• Increase of adhesion of the coating to the substrate: treatment
providing good wetting of substrate by coating system
Creep (Mm) 25 15 12
and reinforcing the wet adhesion of the polymer;
• Increase of coating stability to its environment, to
hydrolysis and UV radiation, thermal stability.
TABLE 8 » Application performances of superdurable powder coatings
2. Inhibit the corrosion through:
based on TGIC.
• Increase of inhibition/passivation performances, mainly
with the help of additives. ACE Reference New ACE New ACE
Superdurable Polyester
Different polymeric structures were tested initially Polyester Polyester Polyester
for TGIC
on their salt spray resistance and subsequently for all for TGIC for TGIC v1 for TGIC v2
the other typical application performances. This work Acid value (KOH/g) 52 31 35
finally led to the development of a new ACE polyester for
Viscosity (mPa.s at 200 °C) 5,500 5,800 2,000
ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide.
Table 3 and Figure 1 report the experimental results in Glass transition (°C) 66 65 61
terms of salt spray resistance after 500 hrs for the refer- Applicative test curing
200 °C *10’ 200 °C *10’ 200 °C *10’
ence product and the new development grade. (object temperature)
The improved creep performance of the new ACE poly- Gel time at 200 °C (sec) 85 112 360
ester in comparison to the reference is evident when
Gloss at 20°-60° (%) 90 - 96 92 - 97 90 - 97
applied on the same non-pretreated substrate, while it is
still slightly worse compared to when the coating based Impact (inch*lbs.) 50 - 160 10 - 10 10 - 10
on the reference is applied on iron phosphate pre-treated Cross cut adhesion G0T0 G0T0 G0T0
panels. Similar promising results have been found with Flow (mm) 35 52 79
tests in a humidity chamber.
Acetone resistance 1 1-2 3
When looking at the other typical properties (Table 4),
and again in comparison to the reference, the viscosity Thickness (µm) 70-80 70-80 70-80
of the new ACE polyester is reduced, while, when com- (Note: Adhesion: G0T0: best and G5T5: worst; Acetone: 0 best and 5 worst)

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Improving Corrosion Resistance of Powder Coating Systems

paring the powder coatings, gel-time and flow are much Superdurable Powder Coatings Based on Triglycidyl-
longer. The lower reactivity doesn’t impact the chemical Isocyanurate for ACE Applications
resistance, which is demonstrated from the comparable These results, and interest in the different markets like
solvent resistance (acetone test) result. Asia and America where ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide is not
A similar level of improvement has been confirmed on the the reference hardener, have encouraged us to extend the
more demanding brown powder coating applied on solely investigation to the combination with TGIC.
shot-blasted panels, as reported in Table 5 and Figure 2. The powder coating formulation studied is shown in
Preliminary outdoor durability results of the new ACE Table 6, with 70% of binder content based on a polyester
polyester are in line with the expectation and similar to resin and triglycidyl-isocyanurate.
the reference, as reported in Figure 3. The reference grade is a well-introduced polyester
resin for ACE applications in the American market. In
similarity with the research work for ß-hydroxy-alkyl-
FIGURE 5 » QUV-B test results of superdurable powder coatings based amide applications, several modifications of the resins’
on triglycidyl-isocyanurate for ACE applications. polymeric structures have been developed and tested in
110 terms of corrosion resistance and other typical proper-
ACE REFERENCE ties, this leading to the development of two new ACE
% Residual Gloss

100 TGIC polyesters for TGIC.

90 Table 7 and Figure 4 report the experimental results
NEW ACE POLYESTER in terms of salt spray resistance after 500 hrs. The Allnex
80 TGIC v2 polyesters v1 and v2 clearly showed that the new ACE
70 NEW ACE POLYESTER
polyesters represent a significant improvement in com-
parison to the reference in salt spray resistance. The new
60 TGIC v1
ACE polyesters for TGIC also demonstrated appropriate
50 application performances (Table 8).
40 Here too, in spite of the longer gel-time, when com-
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 1100
bined with TGIC, new ACE polyester for TGIC v1 and v2
ACE REFERENCE TGIC 100% 100% 101% 101% 101% 100% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 97% 94% 95% 95% 90% 77% 61% 51% 42%
NEW ACE POLYESTER TGIC V1 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% 98% 97% 97% 96% 95% 94% 91% 93% 93% 91% 88% 80% 75% 62% 54% 45% provide very similar performances vs the ACE reference
NEW ACE POLYESTER TGIC V2 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% 99% 98% 98% 96% 95% 92% 92% 92% 89% 86% 89% 88% 82% 77% 73% 64% 54% 47%
polyester, including accelerated outdoor durability, as
reported in Figure 5. New ACE polyester v1 is preferred
TABLE 9 » Powder coating formulation for blend of diglycidyl-terephthal- vs v2 due to the better solvent resistance linked to the
ate and triglycidyltrimellitate. higher viscosity of the resin.
Raw Material Charge
Superdurable Powder Coatings Based on Blend of Diglycidyl-
Carboxylated polyester 651 grams Terephthalate and Triglycidyl-Trimellitate for ACE Applications
Blend of diglycidyl-terephthalate and triglycidyl- A second area of interest in Europe is powder coating
49 grams
trimellitate systems based on superdurable polyester in combina-
Benzoin 5 grams tion with PT 910.
Flow promoter 10 grams The powder coating formulation used in all the tests
Titanium dioxide 290 grams was based on a 93 to 7 ratio between polyester and PT
910, with a 71% binder content in presence of titanium
Total 1,000 grams
dioxide as the only pigment (Table 9). The reference is an
Allnex superdurable carboxylated polyester used in com-
FIGURE 6 » Salt spray results after 1,500 hrs for reference, new ACE bination with the same hardener.
polyester for PT 910. The research for this application targeted lower cur-
ing (160 °C), which was difficult to achieve on solely
Coating I Coating J shot-blasted steel. For this reason, zinc-phosphate pre-
treated panels were used.
The research has led today to a new polyester for PT 910
based on different modifications in the additives, which
offers results much better in comparison to the reference.
Table 10 and Figure 6 report the experimental results in
term of salt spray resistance after 1,500 hrs for the Allnex
polyester reference product and the new development.
The new ACE polyester for PT 910, in spite of the shorter
TABLE 10 » Salt spray resistance after 1,500 hrs for superdurable pow-
der coatings based on PT 910. gel-time, demonstrates good flow and typical application
performance in general (Table 11).
ACE Reference New ACE
Superdurable
Polyester for PT 910 Polyester for PT 910 Application on Iron and Zinc Phosphate Pre-Treated Substrate
Polyester for PT 910
Coating I Coating J Based on ß-Hydroxy-Alkylamide and Triglycidyl-Isocyanurate
Substrate pre-treatment Zinc phosphate In the case of powder coatings based on ß-HAA and TGIC,
Creep (mm) 6 2 which started from solely sand-blasted steel panels, the

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investigation was extended to pre-treated substrates, and glycidyl-isocyanurate and the blend of diglycidyltere-
for this reason, like for PT 910 salt spray resistance, test phthalate with triglycidyltrimellitate developed by Allnex.
times were increased to 1,000-1,250 hrs in the case of The improvements are evidenced both on standard
iron-phosphate, and 1,500-2,000 hrs in the case of zinc- pre-treated and un-treated substrates, and with white
phosphate pre-treatment respectively. and colored coatings.
The observed results shown in Tables 12-15 confirm These new developments are targeting better adhesion
the improvement for both combinations with ß-HAA and and barrier properties, which are considered the best man-
TGIC, compared to their respective references. ner by which polyester can reduce the corrosion speed.
The same coatings have been tested for acetic salt spray
resistance on non-chromate aluminum substrates, and in TABLE 12 » Salt spray resistance after 1,250 hrs for superdurable pow-
this case the results are good, with no corrosion initially der coatings based on ß-HAA for ACE application applied on iron phos-
observed for all the involved coatings, but without being phate pre-treated substrate.
able, until today, to better discriminate these results.
Powder coatings based on ß-hydroxy-alkylamide were Superdurable Polyester ACE Reference New ACE
for β-HAA Polyester for β-HAA Polyester for β-HAA
analyzed with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
on both scribed and non-scribed panels. The results have Substrate pre-treatment Iron phosphate
not been conclusive. Powder coatings demonstrate to Salt spray test (hrs) 1,250 1,250
maintain a very high impedance level of ca. 1010 ohm/cm2 Creep (mm) 15 7
even after 2,800 hrs of testing.
TABLE 13 » Salt spray resistance after 1,000 hrs for superdurable pow-
Further Findings der coatings based on TGIC for ACE application applied on iron phos-
In conclusion, another interesting finding is related to phate pre-treated substrate.
the effect of the curing temperature, as reported in Table
16. The higher the curing temperature, the better the salt Superdurable ACE Reference New ACE Polyester for
spray resistance. This is in line with the results of other Polyester for TGIC Polyester for TGIC TGIC v1
studies that state that the crosslinking density appears to Substrate pre-treatment Iron phosphate
affect ionic conductivity of the film and reduces the per- Salt spray test (hrs) 1,000 1,000
meability of water and ions through the coating film, lead- Creep (mm) 5 3
ing to a structure more resistant to corrosion.5,6
What is new from the study results is that this is valid TABLE 14 » Salt spray resistance after 2,000 hrs for superdurable pow-
even on powder coatings expected to be already fully der coatings based on ß-HAA for ACE application applied on zinc phos-
cured, like a low-bake binder based on polyester and phate pre-treated substrate. (Zinc-phosphate: with zinc-phosphating as
ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide and cured already at 160 °C for passivation agent.)
10’ object temperature.
Superdurable ACE Reference New ACE Polyester
Conclusion Polyester β-HAA Polyester for β-HAA for β-HAA
Salt spray corrosion resistance provided from powder Substrate pre-treatment Zinc phosphate
coatings for ACE applications can be improved by new Salt spray test (hrs) 2,000 2,000
superdurable polyesters for ß-hydroxy-alkyl-amide, tri- Creep (mm) 7 3
TABLE 11 » Application performances of industrial pow-
der coating systems based on PT 910. TABLE 15 » Salt spray resistance after 1,500 hrs for superdurable pow-
der coatings based on TGIC for ACE application cured at 160 °C *10’
ACE Reference New ACE applied on zinc phosphate pre-treated substrate.
Superdurable
Polyester for Polyester for
Polyester for PT 910 Superdurable Polyester ACE Reference New ACE Polyester for
PT 910 PT 910
for TGIC Polyester for TGIC TGIC v1
Acid value (mg KOH/g) 26 26
Substrate pre-treatment Zinc phosphate
Viscosity (mPa.s at 200 °C) 8,500 6,700
Salt spray test (hrs) 1,500 1,500
Glass transition (°C) 66 63
Creep (mm) 4 2
Applicative test curing
160 °C *10’ 160 °C *10’
(object temperature)
TABLE 16 » Salt spray resistance after 500 hrs for a low-curing binder at
Gel time at 200 °C (seconds) 127 70
different curing temperatures.
Gloss at 20°-60° (%) 91-96 88-97
Impact (inch*lbs.) 10-0 10-0 Low Curing Polyester/ß-HAA Curing Curing Curing
Cross cut adhesion G0T0 G0T0 Ratio 93/7 160 °C *10’ 180 °C *10’ 200 °C *10’
Flow (mm) 32 29 Substrate pre-treatment Sand blasted
Acetone resistance 3-4 2-3
Thickness (µm) 70-80 65-75 Creep (mm) > 25 8-10 6-8

Note: Adhesion: G0T0: best and G5T5: worst; Acetone: 0 best and Cured coating Tg °C 70 72 72
5 worst.

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The Right Portfolio and the Right Budget
By Bill Weber, Senior Partner, GrowthPilot, products to existing customers or selling existing (or
Atlanta, Georgia slightly modified) products into genuinely new mar-
kets; it expands your revenue base. It is sometimes

T
useful to think of these two classes of adjacent innova-
he first article in this series of four, Achieving tion separately: finding new markets for your existing
More Success in New Product Development, products is a very different challenge than creating new
illuminated the new product development products for your existing customers.
challenge, giving you a deep understanding of • Transformational Innovation involves creating genuinely
what makes it so difficult. It provides helpful background new products aimed at new-to-the-company customers.
for what is discussed below, and you can find it online at These categories have been discussed as a useful
[Link] or in the December 2018 print edition. innovation framework for a long time, but simply sort-
The series is based on work my firm did over the last 15 ing your growth ideas into piles does little good if it
years on hundreds of new product development projects doesn’t help generate new revenue. Bansi Nagji and
at global manufacturing companies. In the course of that Geoff Tuff − consulting executives and partners in the
work we extracted six practical techniques that can help you Monitor Group − deeply researched this problem and
achieve consistent, long-term revenue growth. The Growth- published their findings in the May 2012 issue of the
Pilot keys work because they make you better at three critical Harvard Business Review in an article titled Managing
tasks: (1) asking the right questions at the right time during Your Innovation Portfolio. The article is important and
new product development, (2) minimizing your spend (in should be read, but I will summarize their findings
time and resources) on ideas that are unlikely to find market briefly before discussing what you can do to actually
success, and (3) delivering the data that decision makers implement their insights at your company.
need to confidently make large investments in the best ideas.
This article will describe the first two keys: maintaining a A 70-20-10 Balance
balanced innovation portfolio and providing a protected Nagji and Tuff studied a broad group of companies in
budget for adjacent/transformational initiatives. Follow-on the industrial, technology and consumer good sectors,
articles will address the other four keys. and the data revealed a pattern: companies that devoted
Let’s begin by expanding our discussion of the broad 70% of their innovation activity to core initiatives, 20%
categories of new product development ambition so that to adjacencies and 10% to transformational ideas realized
we can get to the center of the challenge: how should you a 10% to 20% P/E ratio premium over their less deliber-
balance these categories to achieve maximum success? ate peers. Even more significantly, over time the revenue
You may call them something different at your company, benefit companies achieved by using a 70-20-10 portfolio
but there are three types of innovation: core, adjacent balance was the inverse of their innovation spend: 70% of
and transformational: their returns came from the 10% they spent on transfor-
• Core innovation is what established companies do all mational initiatives, 20% came from adjacencies and 10%
the time, and most are pretty good at it: making exist- came from core (Figure 1). Playing it safe is not going to
ing products better based on customer feedback, com- get you the growth you want.
petitor activity and industry trends. More consistent growth and better returns is the
• Adjacent Innovation is aimed at selling genuinely new carrot for making the move to a strategically balanced

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Success Keys:
portfolio, but it is also worth discussing the stick: mar- on your thinking, too: if you are lagging, you may need to
ket irrelevance. Imagine your business as a storefront take some bigger risks.
with a large warehouse in back; behind that is a product In our experience, other factors matter, too. If you are
development center that is supposed to be stocking the an industrial conglomerate with many different divisions,
warehouse with innovative new products. Today, your the same mix is not going to be right for every division. If,
store is full of goods the market wants to buy, and busi- for instance, you have a business unit in a commoditiz-
ness is good. You know the new product development ing industry, you may decide − for valid strategic reasons
center ought to be staffed, but you’re making plenty of − that the BU should be managed to generate cash for as
money and can worry about that later. long as possible, focusing only on efficiency initiatives
Customers come in to your store, make purchases and (which are always core). At the same time, another BU
begin to deplete your shelves. No problem. You simply may be riding a technology wave in a fast-growing indus-
head back to the warehouse and restock with more of the
same. But down the street your competitors are starting
to make new offerings: some are upgrades to their exist-
FIGURE 1 È A strategically balanced portfolio.
ing products, but others are transformational innovations
that are bringing more customers to their store. Your
business begins to slow a little, but you generate new
traffic by advertising and running sales. You maintain
your margins by getting more efficient and eliminating
some of your staff. With all this pressure, getting that new
product development center running smoothly is just not
a priority. Soon, though, your customers are beginning to
demand what your competitor down the street is deliver-
ing. But when you head to the back of the warehouse for
new products there is nothing there. You had a good run,
but the value of your business is shrinking and you have
no new tricks available to stop the slide. This is the story of
every company that fails to plan for the future.
The way to avoid this fate is to strategically balance
your portfolio. 70-20-10 is not, of course, right for every
company, and the research goes on to point out that
industry is an important factor in determining the right
balance for your company. Industrial manufacturers tend
to come closest to 70-20-10, technology companies −
because of customer demand for the next big release −
spend less on core and more in other areas, and consumer
goods companies tend to spend more on core. Where you
are in relation to your competitors should have an impact

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New Product Development Success Keys

Additional factors that you may want to consider include product

FIGURE 2 È Allocating resources. lifecycles in your markets (the shorter the cycles, the more your
portfolio mix should shift toward adjacent and transformational
opportunities), your growth goals (the more aggressive your goals,
the more you need to shift away from core), and the state of your
current product development (if it is unclear what you will be sell-
ing two years from now or if new competitive threats are emerging,
give more weight to adjacent and transformational opportunities).
While Nagji and Tuff empirically validated the importance of a
balanced portfolio to growth, their work is not intended to provide
a practical guide to implementation. Given the scale of new prod-
uct development efforts at large companies, how do you decide
what 70% of your “innovation activity” actually is? Who decides
the proper balance and what factors should go into that decision?
How do you measure success outside of your core? How do you
manage the process? We’ve answered these questions and more
like them in the course of our work with a wide variety of clients
in different industries, and that is what I’ll turn to next.

Managing Your Projects

Once you have decided the mix that is right for your company
given your strategic growth goals, the next question is one that
Nagji and Tuff do not address: how do you work the projects
try and have an entirely different portfolio mix. In short, you need in your portfolio? The best solution usually involves a hybrid
a deliberately balanced innovation portfolio, but the right balance approach, with certain kinds of projects being worked at the
is going to vary by industry, by your place among your competi- business unit level and others being worked by a special group
tors and - for larger companies - by business unit. at the corporate level.

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studies have determined over time: core projects have a

Companies tend to think of a “project” 95% success rate, adjacent projects a 50% success rate and
transformational projects a 20% success rate.
Referring to Figure 2, you can see how this works in
as something that gets significant more detail. The figure assumes a standard 70-20-10 allo-
cation. To reach this number you should, over any given
funding and a lot of attention. time period, have 30% of your innovation projects focused
on core, 25% on adjacent opportunities and 45% focused
on transformational opportunities. Given what your cur-
This is NOT the way to think about it. rent portfolio looks like, that transformational number
may seem unreasonably high, but this is not the case.
Companies tend to think of a “project” as something
that gets significant funding and a lot of attention.
First, business units should manage all core projects This is NOT the way to think about it. A project is any
and adjacencies aimed at developing new products for idea that is interesting enough to devote any time or
existing markets. The business units know their custom- resources to investigating further. Thinking about
ers’ needs best and will be able to execute. Further, most it this way means that you will spend large sums on
of these projects fit naturally into your existing stage gate core projects, and this is money well spent because
process and support the quarterly revenue goals that tend your confidence level is high, core projects have a high
to drive business unit thinking. success-rate and core projects preserve your revenue
A corporate group should manage all transforma- base. Many adjacent projects, on the other hand, will
tional projects and adjacencies aimed at moving existing drop out early with little money spent on them; you will
products into new markets; all these projects involve have confidence in those you decide to spend money on,
unfamiliar customers, and the skillset needed to execute but the number will not be large. Most transformation
them effectively is different. This point will be expanded projects will drop out rapidly and at little cost so you
significantly in the next article in this series. need to start with a large number. But the ones you
Keeping the development of early-stage adjacent (new spend real money on will be quite small.
customers) and transformational projects out of the busi-
ness units avoids three problems: (1) money spent within the Measuring Progress
business unit on long-term, transformational projects will Finally, we need to measure our progress. This is straight-
dilute their margins, and this creates headwinds for the most forward for core projects because you are going to have
promising long-term growth opportunities, (2) business a projected ROI before you launch: did it meet expecta-
units can be so close to their markets that they have difficulty tions? The measurement is different for adjacent and
generating transformational ideas, and (3) business units transformational projects, however. In the first article in
tend to rely on customer feedback for innovation ideas, but - this series I described the Moment of Commitment in your
for transformational initiatives - customers don’t know that stage gate process, typically the gate at which you make
they actually want things that do not yet exist. decisions that are going to lead to large investment on a
This hybrid approach is not a perfect solution, of project. For adjacent and transformational projects, you
course: it can be hard to transfer new products into the should measure progress in only three ways before the
business units if they did not have a hand in developing Moment of Commitment:
them. This issue exists at every company, but it mani- • Project Cadence. This measure is going to differ from
fests itself in too many different ways to be covered here. company to company based on your development
In general terms, however, the solution is to ensure cycles, but every project should be clearing critical
that - as development of adjacent and transformational uncertainties at a steady, predictable rate. If that is not
initiatives by the corporate group advances - the group happening, you need to evaluate why and fix the prob-
starts getting the business units involved as soon as it lem (which often turns out to be a lack of resources).
become apparent that an idea is genuinely promising; • Intelligent Learning. The pre-Moment of Commitment
by the time an initiative needs significant investment goal is always intelligent learning, and if the critical
to move forward, the intended business units will have uncertainties you are clearing are not increasing your
all the information necessary to support transferring confidence in the idea (or convincing you to intelli-
the project into the company’s stage gate process for the gently halt it because a cleared uncertainty indicates
final push to commercialization. that it is unlikely to find market success), you must
reevaluate the way you are identifying critical uncer-
Deploying Resources tainties. If the work you are putting into an idea is not
The next challenge is how to deploy resources in a way teaching you anything that helps you make decisions,
that provides metrics proving that you are hitting your the work is wasted effort.
portfolio goals: what does it mean to make a “resource • Portfolio Balance. Are you working enough projects to
allocation” of 70% (or any other percentage) in your meet your portfolio balance goal? Remember, the pri-
balanced portfolio? It turns out that the answer to this mary driver here is to start enough adjacent and trans-
question is much simpler than it might seem: use project formational projects and then work them methodically;
numbers as a proxy combined with success rates that most will drop out early and many more will not make

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 it to market, but all of that is okay: quantity comes early, says they need out the door tomorrow. My bet is that you
and quality emerges over time. have seen this happen hundreds of times in the course of
Now we can move on to discussing the importance of a your career: really interesting ideas never develop any
protected budget for adjacent and transformational initia- momentum because no one has any time or money to
tives. The problem here is obvious: core projects are always work on them. Instead, you are always fighting to get the
going to seem most important if you are looking at the new thing sales wants out the door as quickly as possible
world through a quarterly results lens because these are and those interesting long-term ideas stay exactly that -
the projects your customers are asking for and the market interesting ideas. Forever.
is demanding right now. And they are important. But if you The solution to this problem is to provide a protected
look at your company’s future through a longer lens - and budget to the corporate group described above whose
you must do this - they are no more or less important than only role is to work adjacent (new customers) and
your adjacent and transformational efforts. In the face of transformational initiatives. Using the techniques that
demands for quarterly results, how do you force yourself will be covered in follow-on articles they can, at low
to give all kinds of innovation the attention they deserve? cost, triage and investigate the adjacent and transfor-
I’ve already discussed one technique to overcome mation parts of your portfolio on a dedicated basis. Over
this problem: a commitment to maintaining a balanced time, they will identify and develop the best of these
portfolio. This ensures that you are thinking all the time ideas, and - when significant investment is necessary
about what the right mix is for your company and that to continue their development - your team will be able
ideas are being worked across the innovation spectrum. to prove the money will be well spent and overcome the
But claiming you care about a balanced portfolio is not corporate immune response to non-core ideas.
enough. You have to fund it. Providing a protected budget for adjacent and trans-
If you put all your innovation resources - people, R&D formational initiatives will not, of course, produce imme-
capacity, budget - into one basket, core will always win diate results. Once it gets moving, however, the effort
because it will deliver short-term revenue. Your adjacent - combined with a strategically balanced portfolio - will
and transformational ideas will never be worked because begin to feed a steady stream of truly new products into
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 Championing True Innovation
Dr. Crystal Morrison launched her leadership consult- Eventually, I decided to broaden my experience beyond
ing firm, EverRise, last year to transform technical the national lab environment and took a big leap. I moved
organizations. Recently, she also joined the ChemQuest across the country to Pittsburgh, taking a position at RJ
Group, Inc. as a Director. She brings years of experi- Lee Group, which specializes in materials characterization,
ence in leadership roles in academia, national labs and failure analysis and litigation support. I led technical and
industry. PCI recently spoke with Dr. Morrison about business development activities related to polymer materi-
her background, technology trends in the coatings als and built project teams that supported a wide range of
industry, the role of innovation and leadership. industries from biopharma and medical devices to oil and
gas and additive manufacturing.
PCI: You have a very interesting background. Tell me I continued my career growth at PPG and led global
more about your education. research for industrial coatings, later adding packaging
coatings. The R&D portfolio and strategy my teams deliv-
Morrison: Sure thing. Thanks. I was born and ered created coatings technology for 11 unique market
raised in Arkansas where my love of science, par- segments with over $2.5 billion in annual sales. As part of
ticularly chemistry, led me to join the first class at the senior leadership at PPG, I was empowered to help shape
Arkansas School for Mathematics and Sciences. From and effect change in global markets and corporate strat-
there, I pursued a degree in Chemistry at the University egy. I thrived at the intersection of business, leadership
of Missouri – Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and innovation.
and Technology), with a concentration in polymers and The commonality with my past positions is that I’ve
coatings technology. I studied conducting polymers at always worked with polymer materials.
the University of Michigan and received my Ph.D. in
Macromolecular Science and Engineering. Following PCI: Your connection with the paint and coatings
graduate school, I was honored to receive the Harold industry goes back further than your experience with
Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellowship at PPG. Tell me more about your early work.
Los Alamos National Lab (LANL).
Morrison: Absolutely. I mentioned earlier that I stud-
PCI: You have experience at a national lab, small busi- ied chemistry as an undergrad at the University of Mis-
ness and global corporation. Now you’re souri – Rolla (now Missouri University of
an entrepreneur and have strategic part- Science and Technology). The school is
nerships with other companies. Tell me recognized in the industry for polymers
more about what you’re currently doing and coatings research and has been offer-
and why. ing paint short courses for decades. I was
fortunate to take polymer and coatings
Morrison: My journey is definitely courses from Dr. James Stoffer, profes-
unique! I deeply appreciate my experi- sor emeritus of chemistry. Dr. Stoffer is
ence with vastly different work environ- a legend in the polymers industry; his
ments, cultures and industries. At LANL, I pioneering research led to anti-corrosion
learned from and closely collaborated with coatings on aluminum for the military
some of the most brilliant scientists and and aerospace industry. Outside of Rolla,
engineers in the world on projects ranging my first internship was with Lilly Coat-
from carbon nanotube separations and ings in High Point, North Carolina. I
characterization to aging behavior of poly- worked in the analytical and formula-
mer elastomers, foams and composites. Morrison tion lab for the wood coatings unit. I

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had the opportunity to work on analytical methods for
characterizing raw materials and coatings formula- “Sound science drives
tions; support color matching and color design service;
and executing application studies with spray, roll coat differentiation. Blindly turning
and UV-cure equipment. (Coming full-circle, trials are
underway at ChemQuest’s Technology Institute – situ-
knobs drives commoditization.”
ated less than 100 miles from High Point – to address – Dr. Crystal Morrison
an ongoing need among wood products manufacturers
for achieving superior finishes for cabinet, furniture and
millwork by optimizing formulations and curing meth- enough to differentiate in a competitive market that
ods using microwave powered and UV LED wide-format will continue to evolve at increasing speeds. We need
curing systems.) My internship at Lilly was an edify- to understand intra and intermolecular behavior and
ing experience that helped me refine my educational structure-property relationships that drive behavior and
path. Lilly was acquired by Valspar in 2000, and Axalta performance. We need to understand the fundamentals
bought Valspar’s wood coatings unit in 2017. of appearance as well as the changing interfacial behav-
ior between surface and coating during application and
PCI: What do you think are some of the most exciting service life, which, among other things, can be affected
technology trends in the paint and coatings industry? by varying atmospheric conditions. Quantifying applica-
tion and curing dynamics over a wide range of climactic
Morrison: I think some of the most exciting trends and factory-specific conditions across diverse geographic
are around alternatives for conventional solventborne regions may mitigate against application failures.
coatings. Those alternatives include ultra-high solids
solventborne systems; waterborne systems with improved PCI: What is the role of innovation in the paint and
application stability and performance; powder coatings coatings industry?
with enhanced appearance and lower cure temperature;
and radiation-cure coatings using UV and EB. Advances Morrison: Great question. To start, I struggle with the
in powder resins and lower temperature cure as well as UV overuse of “innovation.” We like to smear “innovation” on
LED development are an entrée to unprecedented growth everything. It’s like peanut butter. We can smear peanut
for both technologies, including in areas where conven- butter on celery to make it taste better, albeit celery is still
tional solventborne coatings dominate. a tasteless, fibrous vegetable stalk. Every year, we give
Current trends and market dynamics are very impor- out innovation awards and sponsor innovation forums.
tant and exciting. However, the increasing pace of tech- We create innovation centers and weave innovation into
nical advances requires us to think beyond the present. all of our glossy marketing materials and shareholder
For me, exploring “what if…?” questions leads to trans- statements. We must ask ourselves, though, are we truly
formational ideas. Asking “what if…” pushes us beyond innovating or merely staging theater?
current trends and preconceived boundaries and then To answer your question requires focusing on results-
out of our comfort zones. based, true innovation. True innovation is the process
I’m fascinated by adding functional dimension to coat- of, and product of, transforming an idea into intrinsic
ings. Not only do you want to protect and aesthetically value. Through case studies and credible market data,
enhance a surface, you also want to add active functional- true innovation is verifiably important to paint and
ity. For example, what if you could: coatings, having a central role in a company’s growth
• Create touch-enabled surfaces connected to an Internet equation. Equally important, innovation must be genu-
of Things (IoT) ecosystem? inely cultivated, not turned on an off because it’s the
• Capture and transfer energy throughout a coating? current buzz word.
• Modulate properties on demand in response to chang- We often think of innovation as applying only to the
ing environments? technical space or new products, yet the industry is ripe
• Create large-area spatial networks for sensing and with opportunity to innovate beyond the coating itself.
signaling? There are opportunities to create and uncover value
In the above cases, the coating has an active role with in sales, margin, throughput and cost, leveraging new
the substrate and delivers high-level functionality over a business models in emerging markets, commercial and
wide surface area. operational efficiencies including new distributed manu-
An area of research that I believe has tremendous facturing methods, supply chain optimization, applica-
potential is the intersection of materials by design, for- tion methods and equipment and coating services.
mulation, application science and interfacial behavior. I
believe we’re all guilty of restricting our thinking to the PCI: What do you mean by true innovation?
appearance or features of the paint or coating. Does it
meet the requirements, and will markets readily adopt Morrison: Again, true innovation is the process,
it? If not, we’ll just turn a knob in the formulation and/ and product of, transforming an idea into something of
or try a new resin. That Edisonian approach may have intrinsic value. When true innovation is woven into an
worked in the past and may continue to work in a com- organization’s spirit and fabric, the organization can
moditized market. However, that approach is simply not remain differentiated from competitors and constantly

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Championing True Innovation

evolve and grow. You might be good at Morrison: This connection is one of that way.” Bias and arbitrary boundar-
innovation theater, but in the absence my favorite topics. I’ve said, and practiced, ies should be avoided. Consider the word
of true innovation, you won’t create for a long time that “innovation is an act INNOVATION. There are two I’s and no U.
any value. You won’t differentiate. You of leadership, not just creativity.” As lead- As a leader, stop pointing to those around
won’t grow. ers, you must create an environment that you and saying, “YOU need to just go
allows and supports true innovation. You innovate.” Instead ask yourself, “What do
PCI: What is the connection between must reward the process of transform- I need to do to create an environment that
innovation, leadership and sustainable ing new ideas. You must promote “what fosters innovation?” and “What do I need
growth? if…” rather than “we’ve always done it to do to become an empowering leader
that inspires innovative thought and col-
laboration?” You must look at yourself as
a leader first before scrutinizing the per-
formance of your team. It’s one thing to
bring together exceptional scientists and
engineers, whom you task to go innovate.
It’s another thing entirely to allow that
to happen. On the growth side, it’s rather
simple. Unless you turn new ideas into
value, you won’t grow.

PCI You’re obviously really passionate

about innovation and leadership. Did you
ever think you would leave science and
technical leadership?

Morrison: No. I always wanted to be

a scientist. I love science, technology and
engineering. I love seeing teams of diverse
people and expertise come together to
solve a huge challenge and deliver a profit-
able solution that exceeds all expectations.
I’m a nerd and I’m OK with that. As a kid
growing up in rural Arkansas, I burned
the varnish off my mom’s kitchen table
working on my science fair project. At
that time, I never dreamed I’d go to gradu-
ate school at the University of Michigan
and hold a Ph.D. degree. In my Ph.D. pro-
gram, I never dreamed that I’d end up at
Los Alamos National Lab and become an
expert in materials for nuclear weapons
systems. At Los Alamos, I certainly never
thought I’d move to Pittsburgh and lead
research for a global corporation. Landing
in Pittsburgh, I never thought I’d leave
a successful, lucrative career to start my
own firm. Our journeys are fascinating,
right? All the knowledge we gain through
education combined with our workplace
experiences culminates into wisdom that
can benefit others.
One of the things that I’ve learned
along the way is the role of leadership. No
matter where I’ve worked, whether it be
academia, a national lab, small company
or huge corporation, the single biggest
(and unchanging) hurdle in moving bril-
liant ideas and promising technology to
reality has always been people. Inspiring
and motivating people is critical. Pre-
cisely, how do we lead and empower

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 at stake (i.e., true innovation), the breadth and scale of overcom-
FIGURE 1 È EverRise takes clients through a 360° solution they
ing barriers, solving endemic R&D failures by leading would-be
call Principles of High Performance.
innovators to value creation across global markets, I don’t think
. I’ve left science and technical leadership.

PCI: In 2018, you started your own firm, EverRise, and recently
joined ChemQuest. Tell me more about those ventures and plans
for 2019.
TEAMS ASSESSMENT
Morrison: Absolutely. I started EverRise a year ago to help
technical professionals and organizations build stronger lead-
ers. I deliver coaching, workshops and mastermind groups for
emerging leaders to executives. I’ve gotten off to a great start
and will continue to grow coaching services for senior R&D
leaders and online development options. I’m also a Director with
LEADERSHIP STRATEGY the ChemQuest Group, Inc., a global business strategy firm with
expertise in specialty chemicals. ChemQuest’s four service pillars
include Business Strategy; Mergers, Acquisitions or Divestitures;
Commercial & Operational Efficiencies; as well as Technology
Planning & Development through the ChemQuest Technology
Institute. I knew of ChemQuest’s reputation for excellence well
people for days, months, years and decades? Simply put, my before I joined; my ChemQuest colleagues know and serve this
training and diverse experience allows me to show organizations industry exceedingly well. I look forward to collaborating with
how to clear hurdles that prevent moving amazing ideas and them to deliver multi-faceted, results-based innovation and lead-
technology to reality. I help technical professionals and organi- ership development to clients. We have plans to build leadership
zations to uncover and unleash their hidden potential to achieve assessment and development into the four service pillars and
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 Peelable Anti-Corrosion Coatings
By Nick Sterne, Marketing Manager, Lubrizol Traditional Peelable Coatings
Performance Coatings, Cleveland, OH Peelable coatings have long been available for uses such
as protecting paint on new vehicles, window protection

M
and to prevent scratches during shipping. While these
ost bare metal will corrode if exposed to traditional peelable coatings are easy to remove, they
moisture and other environmental factors. only provide general protection, with very little corrosion
That’s a given. Traditional paints for metal protection or chemical resistance.
are designed for corrosion prevention to Lubrizol set out to discover whether a peelable coat-
preserve the appearance and integrity of the surface. These ing technology could also deliver outstanding corrosion
paints adhere strongly to the metal, and this adhesion protection. Tapping into extensive experience in spe-
is vital to the corrosion protection they provide. Typical cialty corrosion inhibitors and acrylic polymer technol-
paints are designed to be difficult to remove, and to last. ogy, Lubrizol innovated a resin capable of delivering the
But bare metal parts that are temporarily stored or trans- corrosion protection, scratch protection and chemical
ported during processing often require a coating that will resistance of a paint, but that is also easily peelable.
protect against corrosion and be easily removed just prior
to final assembly. Considering strict specifications of many A Peelable Pioneer
OEMs and suppliers, corrosion is not an option. Carboset® PL 3127 combines proven performance in
But is it possible to provide the corrosion protection and coating durability, ease of application, quick drying, and
durability of a paint with the limited adhesion of a tempo- outstanding corrosion and weather resistance that pro-
rary, peelable coating? tects bare and painted metal products, without leaving
residue behind.
The Dirt on Grease It can be brushed, sprayed or dipped, making applica-
Oily, greasy or waxy materials are commonly used to tion faster and easier than grease or oil. When the part or
provide a basic level of corrosion protection and can effec- surface is needed, the coating simply peels off and can be
tively form a barrier between bare metal and the environ- disposed of in general waste streams. If desired, the coat-
ment. However, they can be difficult and messy to remove, ing can also be left in place, and will naturally wear off
and could require special disposal if environmentally over time. To help as a visual indicator in end-use applica-
hazardous. Grease may also require re-application every tions, coatings with Carboset PL 3127 can be tinted with
two to six months if exposed to rain or other conditions virtually any color.
that can wash away the protective layer.
A further issue with greases is that painted areas can
stain and require retouching. While they provide cor- FIGURE 2 » Demonstrating peelability after 1,000 hrs
rosion resistance, they are often ineffective at providing of ASTM B117 exposure over cold rolled steel. Approxi-
protection against the caustic chemicals common around mately 4 mils (100 microns) dry film.
machine shops and OEM facilities.
Altogether, greases may prevent corrosion, but the mainte-
nance they require can slow production, consume resources
and cause inefficiencies that impact the bottom line.

FIGURE 1 » ASTM B117 results after 336 hrs exposure.

Carboset PL 3127 Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C

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 Carboset PL 3127 is a waterborne polymer with ultra- TABLE 1 È Durability and longevity test results.
low VOC content (unlike oil and grease), and can easily
be incorporated into formulations with VOCs less than
Sample – Cold Rolled
Film Build Method Failure Hrs.
Steel Panels
50 g/L. In addition to VOC compliance, the polymer does
not contain APEOs or NPEs. It is designed to be used in Carboset PL 3127
4 mils (100 μm ) >2000
both interior and exterior environments. formulated coating
Competitor A 6 mils (150 μm ) 72
ASTM D1014-09
Corrosion Testing Competitor B 6 mils (150 μm ) 168
Using ASTM B117 salt spray corrosion testing, the new
resin was analyzed against three commonly available Competitor C 6 mils (150 μm ) 168
peelable resins. The results of the testing demonstrate the
polymer’s ability to greatly extend corrosion resistance.
Figure 1 shows the results of salt spray testing after 336 A Differentiated Resin Technology
hrs, clearly demonstrating the outstanding corrosion pro- New resin technologies offer the promise to bring spe-
tection delivered by Carboset PL 3127. cialty, value-added solutions to the marketplace. Car-
In addition to providing corrosion protection, coatings boset PL 3127 holds tremendous potential as a replace-
formulated with Carboset PL 3127 maintained peelability ment for grease, oil and other temporary anti-corrosion
throughout a rigorous testing process. Figure 2 shows that materials. As a peelable resin for metal protection, the
after 1,000 hrs of salt spray exposure, the peel release was resin proves that it is possible to deliver a coating that
outstanding, and film continuity was strong during peeling. provides the corrosion protection, scratch protection
and chemical resistance of a paint, but with the easy
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 The Next Generation
Improved Versatility and Performance via
By Subramanyam Kasisomayajula, Principal
of traditional coatings and their underlying substrates
Development Chemist, Autonomic Materials, Inc.; (Figure 1) can be extended in instances where mechanical
Christopher R.D. Dayton, Development Scientist, failure of the coating is the dominant failure mechanism.
Autonomic Materials, Inc.; and Gerald O. Wilson In these cases, damage to the coating is arrested by the
Vice President, Technology Development, Autonomic healing functionality, thereby decreasing the rate of onset
Materials, Inc. of the level of failure that might require coating mainte-

F
nance, repaint or asset replacement (Figure 2). For owners
irst demonstrated in polymerized resins via and operators maintaining assets in the most corrosive
a ring opening metathesis polymerization environments, the life extension afforded by self-healing
(ROMP)-based system by White et al.,1 self- functionality presents a compelling value proposition due
healing functionality utilizing microcapsules to the potential for longer coating maintenance cycles and
has been demonstrated to improve the performance of a less-frequent downtime. Together, these improvements
range of protective coatings.2-4 In these coatings appli- could contribute to a significant decrease in operational
cations, a healing agent is released from microcapsules costs over the life of the asset.
embedded in the coating film after damage. Once in the Since zinc-rich primers are used extensively in the most
site of damage, the generally hydrophobic healing agent corrosive environments, they represent a natural target
renders the damage site more hydrophobic, thereby lim- for improvement via self-healing functionality. Zinc-rich
iting further moisture ingress, and upon curing, seals coatings are typically used for the protection of steel sub-
the edges of the damage, thus maintaining the coating’s strates via sacrificial oxidation. Depending on the speci-
adhesion to the substrate and limiting undercutting. fications of the coating, various sizes and shapes of zinc
The effect of designing microcapsule-based self-healing particles have been used as electrochemically active pig-
functionality into protective coatings is that the lifetime ments, and organic binders have included epoxies, poly-
urethanes and alkyd resins, while inorganic binders are
typically alkyl silicates capable of polycondensation in the
FIGURE 1 È The role of a protective coating in extending the lifetime presence of moisture.6 The pigment volume concentration
of the underlying substrate. The free energy change of the oxidation of (PVC) of zinc-rich coatings is generally greater than the
metallic iron to form ferric oxyhydroxide is illustrative of the corrosion critical pigment volume concentration; a characteristic
of a metallic substrate in the presence and absence of a protective coat- that is essential in ensuring a high degree of electrical
ing.5 connectivity between zinc particles and between the zinc
Lifetime of Protective Coating
particles and the underlying substrate.
Free Energy Change (ΔG˚, k-cal/mole)

In this article, we report on the evaluation of microcap-

0
sule-based self-healing functionality in a range of organic
zinc-rich primers with a view towards assessing potential
synergies between the maintenance of the coating’s adhe-
sion to the substrate after damage afforded by the incorpo-
Uncoated Protective Coating ration of the self-healing additive, and the protection due
Steel Coated Steel
to the sacrificial oxidation of zinc particles incorporated
Effective lifetime of coating is limited by into the coating.
environmental factors and damage
Design of Coating Systems and
Electrochemical Characterization
FeOOH line
-81 To assess the efficacy of self-healing functionality incorpo-
rated into zinc-rich primers for the corrosion protection of
steel substrates, we started our evaluation by employing
Adapted from Paint and Coatings Applications and Corrosion Resistance, Schweitzer, P.A. electrochemical characterization techniques to compare

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of Zinc-Rich Primers
Self-Healing Functionality
a commercially available SSPC Paint 20, Level 2 type un-scribed panels due to the exposure of the substrate.
coating (Figure 3a), with a version of the same coating However, the impedance for the sample containing the
incorporating AMPARMOR™ 2000, a self-healing addi- self-healing additive was initially higher due to the forma-
tive based on the microencapsulation of an epoxy-based tion of a barrier at the site of damage. Furthermore, while
formulation (Figure 3b). The coatings were then applied the control exhibited a rapid initial decrease in impedance
to cold-rolled steel (CRS) substrates via a conventional due to additional electrolyte ingress at the scribe, such
spray application process at a dry film thickness (DFT) ingress was mitigated for the self-healing formulation,
of 75 microns as per the specifications of the commercial which exhibited no decline in impedance with salt fog
coating. After allowing 7 days for curing, the coated sub- exposure (Figure 4b).
strates were then scribed using a 186-micron scribe tool In addition to making the electrochemical impedance
and allowed 24 hrs to equilibrate at room temperature measurements discussed above, we performed linear
prior to electrochemical characterization. A set of un-
scribed substrates was also evaluated.
Electrochemical characterization was performed using a FIGURE 2 » The role of a self-healing protective coating in extending
three-electrode electrochemical set-up in 3 wt.% NaCl solu- the lifetime of the underlying substrate. The free energy change of the
tion and a VMP3 multichannel potentiostat (Biologic, USA). oxidation of metallic iron to form ferric oxyhydroxide is illustrative of the
A glass cylinder was affixed to the coated metal surface to corrosion of a metallic substrate in the presence and absence of a pro-
be evaluated by a rubber O-ring clamped to the substrate tective coating. The incorporation of self-healing functionality delays the
mechanical degradation of the coating, thereby extending the lifetime of
and filled with 3 wt.% NaCl solution. The reference electrode
the protective coating and in turn, that of the underlying substrate.
(standard silver/silver chloride electrode) and counter elec-
Free Energy Change (ΔG˚, k-cal/mole)

trode (platinum wire) were then inserted into the electrolyte

solution. The working electrode was connected to the sample Lifetime of Protective Coating Lifetime Extension due to
(coated metal substrate) to be tested. The total tested area Self-Healing Functionality
was 7 cm2. The open circuit potential (OCP) was measured 0
for 15 min to ensure that the system was stable and at equi-
librium before making impedance and polarization mea-
Uncoated Protective Coating Self-Healing Protective
surements. Impedance measurements were carried out at Coated Steel Coating Coated Steel
Steel
OCP by applying a 10 mV sinusoidal voltage and varying the Effective lifetime of coating Extension achieved by
frequency from 0.1 Hz to 100 kHz. Low-frequency imped- is limited by maintaining more robust protection
environmental factors and damage after the coating is damaged
ance (log|Z|0.1Hz) was monitored as a function of salt fog
FeOOH line
exposure. Polarization measurements were recorded at OCP -81
by scanning the electrical potential from -1.0 V to 1.0 V at a
scan rate of 0.166 mV/s. Adapted from Paint and Coatings Applications and Corrosion Resistance, Schweitzer, P.A.
The low-frequency impedance results for the un-scribed
control and the version incorporating the self-healing
additive are shown in Figure 4a. Both samples exhibited FIGURE 3 » Schematic depicting the one-coat system configurations
a decrease in impedance with initial salt fog exposure due compared: (a) commercially available epoxy-based zinc-rich primer. (b)
to the penetration of electrolyte through pores in the coat- zinc-rich primer incorporating microencapsulated epoxy-based healing
ing. As the exposure continued, the impedance exhibited agent.
an upward trend, presumably due to improved barrier (a) (b)
properties afforded by zinc oxides and hydroxides formed
as a result of oxidation of the zinc particles present in both
Substrate: Cold Rolled Substrate: Cold Rolled Microencapsulated
formulations. When both coated substrates were scribed Steel (CRS) Steel (CRS) Epoxy-Based Healing Agent

using a 186-μm scribe tool, the impedance measured Matrix: Epoxy-Based Matrix: Epoxy-Based
Zinc-Rich Primer Zinc-Rich Primer
prior to salt fog exposure (t = 0) was lower relative to the

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The Next Generation of Zinc-Rich Primers

polarization measurements on a separate set of scribed

FIGURE 4 » Electrochemical characterization of a commercially available
panels prepared identically to those used for the imped-
zinc-rich primer relative to a version incorporating 4 wt.% AMPARMOR
2000. Both formulations were applied to CRS substrates. (a) comparison
ance measurements discussed above. Open circuit poten-
of the evolution of low-frequency impedance of un-scribed coated sub- tials of -0.93V and -0.94V were measured for the control
strates as a function of salt fog exposure; (b) comparison of the evolu- and self-healing zinc-rich coatings respectively, relative to
tion of low-frequency impedance of scribed coated substrates as a func- the standard silver/silver chloride electrode. Both values
tion of salt fog exposure; and (c) comparison of linear polarization data were noted as closer to the corrosion potential of zinc
for scribed coated substrates acquired 24 hrs after scribing. (-0.98V to -1.03V) and much lower than the corrosion
(a) Un-Scribed Coating (b) Scribed Coating potential of steel (-0.6V to -0.7V), suggesting that the
Impedance (log|Z|@0.1Hz)

10 Impedance (log|Z|@0.1Hz) 4.5 underlying steel substrate was protected by the sacrificial
9 Control
8 Control 4 Control + 4 wt% AMPARMOR 2000
oxidation of zinc in both the control and self-healing coat-
7 Control + 4 wt% AMPARMOR 2000
ing formulations. Also of note, was the observation that
6 3.5 the oxidation rate of zinc in the self-healing coating was
5
4 3 found to be four times slower relative to the control coat-
3 ing as determined by Tafel extrapolations from their cor-
2 2.5
1 responding polarization curves. The slower oxidation rate
0 2 is likely due to a decline in the oxidation of zinc particles
0 100 200 0 50 100 150 200 250
Salt Fog Exposure (Hrs) Salt Fog Exposure (Hrs)
at the site of damage due to a minimization of electrolyte
ingress. The control of the ingress of electrolyte at the site
(c) Scribed Coating of damage has two important implications for the design
-0.75
Control of improved zinc-rich primers leveraging self-healing
Potential (Ewe/V)

-0.8 Control + 4 wt% AMPARMOR 2000 functionality. First, less zinc may be needed to provide
-0.85 OCP: OCP: sacrificial protection at the site of damage. Second, since
-0.94V -0.93V
-0.9 less zinc is oxidized at the site of damage, the availability
-0.95 of and therefore the protection afforded by the un-oxidized
Lower Current Lower
Corrosion Rate zinc may be extendable over a longer duration.
-1 Higher Current
Higher Corrosion Rate
-1.05
-4.2 -3.2 -2.2 -1.2 -0.2 Accelerated Corrosion Testing via
Current (log(|<I>/mA|)) Salt Fog Exposure
To assess whether the improvement in corrosion resis-
FIGURE 5 » Single-layer two-component epoxy-polyamide zinc-rich tance observed via the electrochemical testing dis-
primers prepared via conventional spray and evaluated after 500 hrs of cussed would translate into improved performance in
ASTM B117 exposure; (a) control zinc-rich primer coated panel; (b) self- a typical accelerated corrosion test, we evaluated CRS
healing zinc-rich primer coated panel; and (c) coating adhesion loss com- panels coated with control and self-healing zinc-rich
parison for a 186-μm scribe and a 500-μm scribe. primer formulations. One set of CRS panels was coated
(a) (b) (c) using a conventional gravity-feed gun as was done for
Control + 2.5 wt% the electrochemical testing, while a second set was
Control AMPARMOR 2000 6
coated using an airless spray gun (Graco Proshot HD
Adhesion Loss from

Control Control + 2.5 wt% AMPARMOR 2000

5
186 µm Cordless Airless Sprayer, 517 tip, 0.017-in. opening)
Scribe (mm)

4
to elucidate the effect of higher pressures associated
3
with the application of such a highly pigmented coat-
2 ing formulation on the performance of the self-healing
500 µm
1 additive incorporated into the self-healing coating for-
0 mulation. After curing for 7 days at room temperature,
186 500
Scribe Width (Microns) the panels were scribed, allowed to equilibrate at room
temperature for 24 hrs prior to exposure to ASTM
FIGURE 6 » Single-layer two-component epoxy-polyamide zinc-rich B117 conditions. This initial sample set comparing the
primers prepared via airless spray and evaluated after 500 hrs of ASTM primer formulations was tested out to 500 hrs.
B117 exposure; (a) control zinc-rich primer coated panel; (b) self-healing The adhesion loss results for the panels prepared via
zinc-rich primer coated panel; and (c) coating adhesion loss comparison conventional and airless spray are shown in Figures 5
for a 186-μm scribe and a 500-μm scribe. and 6 respectively. For both application methods, the
(a) (b) (c) performance of the self-healing zinc-rich primer com-
Control + 2.5 wt% prised of the same commercially available SSPC Paint 20,
Control AMPARMOR 2000
14 Level 2 type coating discussed above and post-added 2.5
Adhesion Loss from

Control Control + 2.5 wt% AMPARMOR 2000

186 µm 12 wt.% of AMPARMOR 2000 microcapsules was evaluated
10
Scribe (mm)

relative to the commercially available control excluding

8
6
the capsules. For both control and self-healing formu-
4 lations, adhesion loss of the coating was evaluated at
500 µm
2 scribe widths of 186 μm and 500 μm. After a total of 500
0 hrs of exposure, all the samples exhibited some adhe-
186 500
sion loss and visible corrosion (Figures 5a-c and 6a-c).
Scribe Width (Microns)

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Regardless, however, of the coating application method

FIGURE 7 » Schematic depicting the two-coat system configurations
(conventional vs. airless) the self-healing samples incor-
compared. (a) Standard commercially available epoxy-based zinc-rich
porating 2.5 wt.% of AMPARMOR 2000 exhibited sig-
primer and epoxy-based build coat. (b) Zinc-rich primer incorporating
nificantly less adhesion loss and visible creep around the
microencapsulated epoxy-based healing agent with an epoxy-based
build coat applied as the second coat.
scribes. Further, no significant difference in the improve-
ment in performance due to the self-healing additive
(a) (b) was observed between samples coated via conventional
Build Coat: 2K Solventborne Epoxy Build Coat: 2K Solventborne Epoxy and airless application equipment, indicating that the
increased pressure associated with airless application
Substrate: Cold Rolled Steel (CRS) Microencapsulated
did not rupture the capsules, thereby compromising the
Substrate: Cold Rolled
Steel (CRS)
Epoxy-Based self-healing performance.
Matrix: Epoxy-Based Zinc-Rich Primer Healing Agent
Matrix: Epoxy-Based Zinc-Rich Primer
Multi-Coat Systems
Our study was then extended to two-coat systems com-
prised of a zinc-rich primer layer and an epoxy-polyamide
FIGURE 8 » A comparison between control (no self-healing additives in build coat. The control system did not contain any self-
the primer) and self-healing (4 wt.% of AMPARMOR 2000 incorporated healing additive (Figure 7a), while the self-healing system
into the primer) two-layer coating systems comprised of an epoxy-poly-
incorporated AMPARMOR 2000 microcapsules only in
amide zinc-rich primer and a two-component epoxy-polyamide second
the zinc-rich layer (Figure 7b).
coat applied on CRS. (a) Control coating adhesion after evaluation by
A summary of the results obtained for the comparison
scraping following salt fog exposure; (b) Self-healing coating adhesion
between the two-coat control and self-healing systems
after evaluation by scraping following salt fog exposure; and (c) Compari-
son of average adhesion loss from scribe as a function of scribe width. on CRS is provided in Figure 8. All coating formulations
for the control and self-healing systems were applied
via conventional spray, and the panels were scribed
(a) (b) (c) using 156-μm and 500-μm scribe tools prior to salt fog
Self-Healing Zinc (4 wt.%
Control Zinc AMPARMOR 2000) exposure. Regardless of the scribe width, after 1,000
Epoxy Second Coat Epoxy Second Coat hrs of salt fog exposure (ASTM B117), the performance
16 improvement for the coating system incorporating the
Adhesion Loss from

156 µm Scribe Control

14
Control + 4 wt% AMPARMOR 2000
self-healing additive was significant. While the control
Scribe (mm)

12
10
coating exhibited nearly 8 mm of adhesion loss around
8 the scribes, the self-healing system, which contained 4
6 wt.% of AMPARMOR 2000 microcapsules in the zinc-
4
2
rich primer, exhibited a 75% decrease in adhesion loss
500 µm Scribe 0 at roughly 2 mm.
156 500
Scribe Width (Microns)
Similar performance improvements were observed for
identical coating systems applied on blasted steel sub-
strates (SSPC-SP10). Owing to improved adhesion as a
result of the rougher 2.5 mil profile of the SSPC-SP10
FIGURE 9 » A comparison between control (no self-healing additives in substrate, the blasted steel panels were exposed to ASTM
the primer) and self-healing (4 wt.% of AMPARMOR 2000 incorporated B117 conditions for 2,000 hrs. While the control exhib-
into the primer) two-layer coating systems comprised of an epoxy-poly- ited a maximum adhesion loss of up to 16 mm around
amide zinc-rich primer and a two-component epoxy-polyamide second the 500-micron scribe, the self-healing system exhibited
coat applied on blasted steel substrates (SSPC-SP10). (a) Control coating a decrease in adhesion loss of 87.5% to less than 2 mm
adhesion after evaluation by scraping following salt fog exposure; (b) around scribe damage of the same size (Figure 9).
Self-healing coating adhesion after evaluation by scraping following salt
fog exposure; and (c) Comparison of average adhesion loss from scribe Conclusions
as a function of scribe width. Key takeaways of our evaluation of AMPARMOR 2000
as additives for improved zinc-based protective coating
(a) (b) (c) systems include the following:
Self-Healing Zinc (4 wt.% • The incorporation of these self-healing additives
Control Zinc AMPARMOR 2000)
Epoxy Second Coat results in improved adhesion maintenance and
Epoxy Second Coat
corrosion resistance in single-coat and multi-coat
20
Adhesion Loss from

156 µm Scribe 18 Control organic zinc-based systems.

Control + 4 wt%
16
• The performance improvement observed appears to be
Scribe (mm)

AMPARMOR 2000
14
12 due to the maintenance of adhesion of the coating sys-
10
500 µm Scribe 8 tem after damage, leading to less moisture ingress and
6
4
germane adhesion loss and corrosion creep. Further-
2 more, it appears that because the polymerized heal-
0
156 500 ing agent contributes to passivation and protection
Scribe Width (Microns) at the site of damage, the zinc present in the system
is oxidized at a lower rate, presumably extending the

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 6 2019
FIGURE 10 È Summary of adhesion loss for control (red data marker) and correspond-
ing self-healing (blue data marker) systems applied on CRS and blasted steel substrates.
Data reported here are for systems damaged using a 500-micron scribe tool. The
marker size is proportional to the salt fog exposure time with the largest marker repre-
senting 5,000 hrs of salt fog exposure. Let Clariant
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Adhesion Loss (mm)

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sacrificial protection capability of the tems incorporating zinc-rich primers

system over a longer period of time. we have evaluated, an average corro-
• The incorporation of the self-healing sion rating improvement of 400% was
additives at a loading of up to 4 wt.% observed (Figure 10). 
had no effect on the open circuit poten-
tial suggesting that the connectivity of References
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to exhibit superior performance in field H.M. Improved Corrosion Resistance in
maintenance conditions where surface Powder Coatings via Microencapsulated
FROM PIGMENTS TO
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 UV Cure, TSCA
Registration
and SNURs
in development is the need for low VOCs and a sustainable
By James Monroe, Market Segment Manager
Furniture & Flooring; and Rachel Staran, Product or “green” attribute. Once the development is complete,
Steward – Dispersions & Resins NA, BASF, information is put together and submitted to the EPA
Southfield, MI for review. It is unlikely the submission goes without
some questions and answers, but in the end the EPA will

I
provide you an assessment with a few options to move
n today’s manufacturing environment UV-curable forward. The best option is the approval to commercialize
coatings are king in regard to performance and without restrictions. However, it is likely you might only
productivity. However, the industry is facing new be able to commercialize with restrictions. A significant
hurdles bringing innovations to the market. While new use rule (SNUR) would be assigned to the chemical
UV-curable coatings started off with many challenges, with details about the SNUR spelled out by the EPA. For
they have been embraced by manufacturers of wood prod- the players in the value chain to make this new material
ucts, and the printing and packaging industry. successful they will need to understand the SNUR and
Today we face a new regulatory environment as a result of any requirements associated with it. Many, if not all, raw
the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (CSA), which material suppliers have encountered this situation by
went into effect in June of 2016. The new law amends the now. The challenge now becomes how to convey the value
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with many changes of a new product while also convincing the market that
that include risk-based assessments, public transparency the value is greater than the SNUR assigned by the EPA.
and cost structure for funding activities under the new law. Figure 1 is a picture of the current situation.
With the new law in place how does this affect the develop- As a new material is presented to the users, the play-
ment and use of UV-curable coatings, inks, etc.? ers in the value chain must communicate the SNUR and
First let’s talk about developing a new chemical for use associated requirements. This is where the new regula-
in a UV-curable coating. Without going into details, a tory environment affects the use of UV-curable materials.
company allocates time, resources and funding to develop Depending on the severity of the SNUR or how impactful
a new chemical to be used as a resin to formulate a UV- it is, companies must communicate and help manage
curable material. Potential improvements vary depending the process of bringing innovation to the market. This
on what the application and requirements are. One trend becomes a very difficult situation. A manufacturer using
an existing UV coating may ask, “Why should I look at
this new material that is a stepwise innovation when I
FIGURE 1 È Regulation of new chemicals under CSA. must implement processes, procedures or documentation
to comply with the associated SNUR?” Often the easy
n Under CSA, industry is seeing an increase in the number of new route is to just continue with existing materials and forgo
chemicals being restricted, i.e. with Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) innovation and SNURs. As an industry we can coach,
EPA Reviews Completed PMN/MCAN/SNUN guide, communicate and help the end users of coatings
(June 22, 2016 – December 18, 2018) put innovation in front of the consumers. A SNUR is not
Allowed to commercialize without restrictions 194 (~22%) necessarily a bad thing. We just need to understand how
Pre-CSA, <20% faced
Allowed to commercialize with restrictions 443 (~51%) restriction
Not allowed to commercialize until additional 6 (<1%)
to work with them. It will take time and resources, but
testing completed the raw material suppliers (developers) can start at the
Submission withdrawn by manufacturer 222 (~26%) Pre-CSA, ~5% withdrawn top and work along the value chain coaching and guiding
Total # reviews completed 865
coatings end users. Often this means identifying existing
Data Source: “Statistics for the New Chemicals Review Program under TSCA,” processes, procedures and documentation systems that
EPA, (Environmental Protection Agency), 20 December 2018.
[Link]/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/statistics-new-chemicals-review.
could be used to comply with a SNUR. Figure 2 gives a
brief overview of a SNUR impact.

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 work with end users to build robust procedures and documentation
FIGURE 2 È A SNUR impact. to manage a potential SNUR. Another area of concern specifically
with waterborne UV coatings for spray applications is inhalation
Significant New Use Rule (SNUR)
and lung toxicity. Even though waterborne UV coatings are applied
■ Tool EPA uses to assess and manage risk to health and in automated systems or spray booths, the design and function of
environment, after a substance is listed on the inventory. the filtering media and exhaust system will come into question
■ Establishes requirements for use, handling, regarding fugitive release that could result in inhalation exposure.
recordkeeping, etc. These areas of concern are great starting points for proactively
■ Downstream users must be notified in writing of SNUR. addressing questions and managing potential SNURs on new inno-
vative products.
■ Use of chemical outside limits set by SNUR would require
notitication and approval.
¨ Prevents commencement of unreviewed activity Conclusion
without EPA notification and approval. Overall the regulatory landscape has changed. The goal is to
modernize with health and safety in mind. At BASF we strive to
develop innovative products that focus on end-user needs while
Looking specifically at UV-curable materials, they are developed driving sustainability, safety, health and performance. We under-
for various applications in both 100% solids and waterborne formu- stand the impact on innovation these regulatory changes have
lations. Formulations could be for fillers, adhesives, coatings, inks, and focus on customers’ success. We can help understand the
etc. Application is achieved by many methods such as roll, vacuum, changes and provide guidance toward managing compliance to
spray and even 3D print, but one thing remains common, the resin restrictions. Ultimately BASF is creating chemistry in UV tech-
in the coating is functionalized to be cured by free radical polymer- nology, providing customers with solutions that deliver higher
ization with UV light and a photoinitiator. Due to the functionality performance and manufacturing efficiency, while meeting sus-
of photoinitiators, additives and monomers/oligomers, developers tainability, health and safety initiatives. 
and users of UV-curable coatings must take into consideration how
these materials can be used and disposed of safely. An area of con- To review statistics on EPA chemical registrations please view their website:
cern with the EPA is potential release into the environment, partic- [Link]
ularly aquatic release. This is an area of opportunity for industry to act-tsca/statistics-new-chemicals-review

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 The Global
Anti-Corrosion
Coatings Market
By Vikash Kumar and Annirban Bhattacharya, coatings has increased slightly year-over-year, led by
MarketsandMarkets Research Private Ltd., demand from the oil and gas industry. On the other
Pune, India hand, the demand from the marine industry has weak-

A
ened as a result of low demand in the new shipbuilding
nti-corrosion coatings are used to pro- market. However, manufacturers are positive about a
tect metal or other surfaces from natural recovery in shipbuilding manufacturing, which is likely
degradation caused by different corrosive to drive the demand for overall high-performance anti-
agents such as moisture, chemicals and salt. corrosion coatings, and the market is projected to grow
Worldwide, corrosion causes huge financial losses in a at a CAGR of around 4.0% between 2019 and 2024.
large number of industries. It also gradually weakens In 2018, epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings were
structures, posing a threat to property and life. Anti- the largest segment of the market, with a share of
corrosion coatings are one of the most effective and eco- 41%. The growth is attributed to their widespread
nomical solutions for tackling corrosion. They act as a use and advantages such as good corrosion protection
barrier between the surface and the corrosion agent, and and water resistance. Polyurethane-based anti-corro-
prolong the life of the structure as well as enhance its sion coatings were the second-largest segment, with a
efficiency. Anti-corrosion coatings can be classified into share of 21%. Epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings are
epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic, alkyd, zinc, chlorinated expected to remain a lucrative market until 2023 due to
rubber, and others (including silicates, fluorocarbons, their versatility (in formulation) compared with other
co-polymers, ceramic, graphene and glass flakes). The types of anti-corrosion coatings. In addition, this type
type of anti-corrosion coating used depends on the prop- of coating can be used in multi-component coatings.
erties required for the specific application. However, acrylic-based anti-corrosion coatings are
Anti-corrosion coatings have become a necessity for expected to register the fastest growth in the market
industries to safeguard the huge investments they make during the forecast period because of their good anti-
in terms of money, property and safety of workers. corrosion properties and increasing demand for water-
These coatings are used extensively in industries such borne acrylic-based anti-corrosion coatings (Figure 1).
as marine, oil and gas, petrochemical, infrastructure,
and power generation, among others. The global high- Demand for High-Performance
performance anti-corrosion coating market size was Anti-Corrosion Coatings
estimated to be USD 10.5 billion in 2018. For the past few The shipbuilding industry is a highly concentrated mar-
years, the demand for high-performance anti-corrosion ket, with Korea, China and Japan accounting for more
than 85% of global production. As of March 2018, the
global order book registered ships totaling approxi-
FIGURE 1 È High-performance anti-corrosion coat- mately 78 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT),
ings market share, by resin type, 2018 (value). thus continuing to remain at historically very low levels.
This represents a decline of around 10% year-on-year,
and is almost 66% lower than the peak in September
11%
Epoxy 2008. The order book continuously declined after 2008
7% before stabilizing in 2013 and stayed above 120 million
PU
41% CGT throughout 2014. With deliveries stable and new
7% Alkyd contracts at record lows, the order book again decreased
Acrylic substantially in 2016. During January 2016–2018, one-
13% fourth of the order book witnessed a decline. New order-
Inorganic Zinc
ing picked up again after the first quarter of 2018.
Others With the relatively high global GDP growth and
21% recovery in trade volumes, demand for shipping was
expected to grow by 3.4% in 2018. While the United

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Nations Conference on Trade and Development expects

FIGURE 3 » APAC dominates the high-performance anti-
an annual growth of more than 5.0% of containerized
corrosion coatings market.
and bulker trade until 2023. Crude oil trade is expected
to increase by only 1.2%. Although shipbuilding demand
is not monotonically related to demand for shipping, 9%
these projections provide insights about the demand for
ships to be considered, in addition to the replacement of 11%
APAC
existing ships being scrapped.
In the past three years, the United States has surpassed Europe
both Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s top producer North America
of oil and natural gas. As the installation of pipelines 22% 58%
Rest of the World
increases, so does the threat of corrosion, which is a
reminder of the need for pipeline protection. A 2016 study
by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers pegged
the global cost of corrosion at $2.5 trillion. If the industry
continues its upward trajectory, the impact of corroded
steel pipelines on the financials is expected to multiply. and LNG-fueled trucks in China will significantly slow the
According to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of demand for oil and gas in the coming years (Figure 2).
America, gas consumption in the U.S. and Canada will
increase by an average of 1.2% each year until 2035, APAC Emerges as Strategic Location for
which will result in more than half a million miles of new Anti-Corrosion Coating Manufacturers
pipeline being built. The global anti-corrosion coating market was dominated
On the other hand, a strong world economy will lead to by APAC due to the number of end-use industries as well
solid increases in oil demand. The International Monetary as the growth in the region. The Middle East and Africa
Fund expects global economic growth to rebound, and are also emerging as strategic locations for anti-corrosion
strong economies will, in turn, use more oil. The demand is coating manufacturers after APAC (Figure 3).
expected to grow at an average annual rate of 1.2 mb/d (mil- Increased investments in the construction, marine and
lion barrels per day). By 2023, oil demand will reach 104.7 energy industries in China and India are accountable for
mb/d, up by 6.9 mb/d from 2018. As has been the case for changing industry trends, which is anticipated to boost
some years, China and India together will contribute nearly the anti-corrosion coatings market. China is the larg-
50% of global oil demand. As China’s economy becomes est consumer of anti-corrosion coatings. This is mainly
more consumer-oriented, the demand for oil will slow down attributed to the growing energy demand and need for
by 2023, compared with the 2010-2017 period. In contrast, maintenance in the transportation industry. Government
the demand for oil will slightly pick up pace in India. rules and regulations are expected to encourage the utili-
There is no peak in oil demand, and the growth will zation of anti-corrosion coatings in several industries. The
slow down to 1 mb/d by 2023 after expanding by 1.4 mb/d need for high-quality infrastructure in developing coun-
in 2018. There are signs of substitution of oil by other tries such as India and China has been driving the market
energy sources in various countries. A prime example is in the recent years. In emerging economies such as India,
China, which has some of the world’s most-stringent fuel increased foreign direct investments are anticipated to
efficiency and emissions regulations. As the country rec- enhance market growth. China is one of the major pro-
ognizes the urgent need to tackle poor air quality in cities, ducers as well as consumers of anti-corrosion coatings.
efforts for keeping the air quality are intensifying. Sales of Rapid urbanization has highly contributed toward the
electric vehicles are rising and there is strong growth in growth of construction, chemical and power generation
the deployment of natural gas vehicles, particularly into sectors. All these factors are driving the anti-corrosion
fleets of trucks and buses. A rising number of electric buses coatings market in China.

FIGURE 2 » The oil and gas industry has high demand for Demand for Green and Advanced
high-performance anti-corrosion coatings. Technologies Is on the Rise
Consumer demand for environmentally friendly prod-
Oil & Gas ucts has created a huge impact on the product value and
12% innovation in the high-performance anti-corrosion coat-
5% 24% Marine ings market. Nowadays, end users of high-performance
anti-corrosion coatings prefer those products that pro-
Petrochemical
vide water, chemical, acid, and hydrocarbon resistance;
12% improved productivity and increased service life of the
Infrastructure
component; reduced maintenance costs; along with ease
Power Generation of application and easy cleaning. An increase in demand
13% 20%
has, therefore, aided innovations in technologies, exceed-
Water and Sewage ing consumer expectations. n
14%
Others
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drum parts are cleaned and assembled, the drums are first
By Steve Klostermeyer, V.P. Sales and Marketing,
Catalytic Products, Lake Zurich, IL conveyed through the interior lining paint spray booth and
drying oven, followed by the exterior paint spray booth and

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drying oven. The drum lids are also conveyed through a
ne of the most common methods of trans- paint spray booth and drying oven for finishing.
porting bulk cargo is a cylindrical container The following processes in new drum/container
known as a drum, also referred to as a manufacturing may generate significant emissions of
barrel. These drums are used to transport VOCs and odors:
thousands of different types of cargo including industrial • Interior lining paint booth and curing oven;
chemicals, acids (and other corrosives), oils, solvents, • Exterior paint booth and curing oven;
paints, resins, adhesives and soaps. Painted steel drums • Drum lid paint booth and curing oven:
and drums made from high-density polyethylene, typi- • Reconditioning process.
cally called poly, or plastic drums, are used most often to Industrial container and drum cleaning (ICDC) facili-
transport and store such cargo. ties clean and recondition metal and plastic drums, and
Painted steel is the most common method of construc- intermediate bulk containers for resale, reuse or disposal.
tion for new drums, with a manufacturing process that The reconditioning process includes the cleaning, restor-
can generate volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazard- ing, testing and certifying of industrial containers, which
ous air pollutants (HAPs), and odors primarily from the may have previously contained materials such as paints,
internal and external painting and coating processes. resins, tars, adhesives, oils, soaps, solvents, cleaners or
In addition to the production of new drums, there is a related materials. The interiors and exteriors of the drums
significant market for the reconditioning or refurbishing of are cleaned and reconditioned to prevent contamination
used containers. These reconditioned steel drums offer an of materials from one cargo shipment to the next, and to
environmentally and cost-effective alternative to the mar- ensure the integrity of the containers.
ketplace. The cleaning and reconditioning processes include ICDC and reconditioning may include the following
several steps where the application of air pollution control processes where VOCs and odors may be emitted:
may also be required to address VOCs, HAPs and odors. 1. Aquatic wash process for cleaning bung-type drums
Recapture of these VOCs is important in the prevention • Sequential wash processing steps, which may include
of air pollution and smog. Smog is formed when VOCs react caustic washing as well as acid cleaning or etching.
with nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the presence of sunlight. The • VOCs may be exhausted to a packed tower scrubber,
reaction forms ground-level ozone, airborne particulates however, the non-water-soluble VOCs and odors require
and some other pollution. VOCs are regulated as an ozone thermal treatment to be destroyed.
precursor under EPA’s criteria pollutant program. Areas of 2. Thermal process for cleaning open-head steel drums
the country that have ozone readings above EPA guidelines • Conveyed through a drum reclamation furnace at
are ruled non-attainment areas and have stricter regula- approximately 1,200 °F with exhaust gas ducted to
tions for VOC, CO and NOx emissions. While odor issues an afterburner at approximately 1,800 °F to control
related to industrial processes are not uncommon, and VOC emissions.
the compounds creating the offensive odors may not be in 3. Paint booth exhaust
sufficient concentrations to present a health risk, they can 4. Curing oven exhaust
diminish the quality of life for the community surrounding
the manufacturing or reconditioning process. VOC and Odor Control
Thermal oxidizers, or afterburners, are an effective method
New Drum Manufacturing Process of controlling the VOCs, HAPs and odor-causing com-
One of the final steps in the manufacturing of new steel pounds from new drum manufacturing and drum recon-
drums involves painting/coating of the drums, during ditioning processes. Thermal treatment of VOCs and other
which VOCs and odors are released into the environment. air pollutants works by a simple reaction of the harmful
The main objective of this process is to improve the aes- hydrocarbon-based air pollutants with oxygen and heat. In
thetic and to reduce the corrosion of the drums. After the this environment, the VOCs are chemically oxidized to form

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harmless inert by-products like CO2, water vapor (H2O) and (referred to as “control”) are critical components in
usable heat. These harmless by-products are released to the determining the “overall control” or control efficiency of
atmosphere or used within primary or secondary energy- a VOC destruction system. While most thermal oxidizers
recovery techniques to further lower the operational costs. typically destroy or control more than 98% of all VOCs,
The most commonly used thermal oxidizer is a Regen- fugitive VOC emissions are often the largest contributor
erative Thermal Oxidizer or RTO. During operation of an affecting overall VOC control. Capture systems designed
RTO the VOCs are ducted into one of the system’s regenera- to eliminate fugitive emissions can include close capture
tors, an internally insulated vessel containing specialized hooding, permanent total enclosures and temporary
ceramic media that allows thermal rate efficiencies up to total enclosures. Efficient capture of emissions in drum
97%. The contaminated gases are passed through the first manufacturing and reconditioning facilities requires an
regenerator where energy is transferred from the ceramic effective method of ensuring the collection and routing
media to the gases in order to elevate the temperature of of VOCs from the cleaning and painting operations to the
the gases. After reaching this elevated temperature, which control device such as an oxidizer.
approaches the ignition level for most solvents, the gases Since 1969 Catalytic Products International (CPI) has
are directed to the internally lined combustion chamber. In been providing industry-leading companies with solu-
the combustion chamber minimal heat is added to ensure a tions to their air pollution control needs. Today, CPI part-
proper oxidation temperature, and designed dwell time and ners with its customers as a trusted resource in resolving
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