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SUSTAINABILITY
Alkyds offer a number of performance benefits that make them an attractive option for coating formulators, particularly for wood applications.
Exploring the Opportunities for the Alkyd Resin Market to Create a Sustainable Future for the European Coatings Industry
W
ith increasing regulatory focus
plant sources, alkyd resins are a
option for coating formulators, particularly
and consumers demanding
logical choice for sustainable coatings
for wood applications. This is because
products that are more
compared to other petrochemical based
the drying time is long enough to let the
sustainable and eco-friendly, the coatings
resin systems. Following a period of
penetration into the wood substrate take
industry needs to evolve and, as such,
decline, the alkyd coatings market has
place. Low VOC, solvent-borne systems
there is a search for technologies that
stabilized in recent years and is currently
are widely available as are water-based
meet these requirements without
enjoying a period of modest growth.
systems whose performance is constantly
compromising cost or performance.
As a thoroughly tested technology,
improving, with the added benefit of
Containing more than 50% of natural
alkyds offer a number of performance
superior environmental credentials.
oils and carboxylic acids from renewable
benefits that make them an attractive
There is also a recognition, particularly
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