Arkema presents its latest innovations at ECS 2019 for tougher and longer-lasting coatings

20. März 2019

Arkema continues to innovate and develop ever more efficient materials for coatings that are both tougher and easier to apply, while addressing environmental constraints. Working closely with its customers, the Group markets a unique multi-technology and multi-product offering for the paint, and coatings and adhesives markets, to be showcased at the European Coatings Show, Nürnberg, 19 to 21 March 2019 (Hall 4A – Stand 313).

The ECS trade show, held every other year, is the leading gathering for all players in the coatings market. And for the Group’s personnel, it is an exceptional opportunity to meet and talk with their customers and present their latest innovations in this field. Building on its expertise in the coatings sector over many years as well as its pragmatic approach and its open-minded and attentive relationship with its partners, Arkema offers tailor-made solutions to meet specific market needs, based on geographic location and on end-applications, while integrating an environmental dimension, now a main concern.

Thanks to its wide-ranging portfolio of materials and technologies, Arkema covers the vast majority of the coatings markets. This is what the Group will be presenting at ECS 2019:

For transportation (automotive, railway, etc.)

– A wide range of innovative resins for waterborne or solvent paints.

– Specialty liquid resins and Sartomer’s Sarbio^® resins.

– Additives for protective varnishes and top coats for plastic surfaces.

For packaging

– Ultra high purity solvent-free inks from the new Low Migration Sartomer^® range developed specifically for this market.

– Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) from the Encor^® range for outperforming and aesthetic labelling

– Bisphenol A-free bonding solutions for the food industry under the brand name Vitel^®.

For construction

– An extensive ranges of eco-responsible formulations for every type of interior decoration, in particular the Synaqua^® range that celebrates its 80^th anniversary in 2019.

– Kynar^® 500 PVDF resins for architectural outdoor coatings boasting outstanding durability,.

– Coapur™ 3320, a new non-ionic polyurethane-based thickener for top quality coatings applied by brush or by roller.

– A new range of Sartomer methacrylate oligomers will be on show for sealants and very high quality and long-lasting protective coatings.

For industry

– Biosourced protective coatings like the Rilsan^® Fine Powders range.

– Reafree^®powder polyester resins.

– Rheological additives such as Coadis™ 790 wetting and dispersing agents for waterborne industrial coatings.

– Additives from the Crayvallac^® range for a huge field of applications.

– Polyamide fine powder additives (Orgasol^®) to improve texture and surface resistance.

For 3D printing