CONTENTS4 5CONTENTS

E U R O P E A N C O AT I N G S J O U R N A L 0 6 – 2 0 1 7 E U R O P E A N C O AT I N G S J O U R N A L 0 6 – 2 0 1 7

EUROPEAN COATINGS JOURNAL 06 – 2017

6 INDUSTRY NEWS The latest moves in the paints and coatings industry

8 TOP INDUSTRY MOVE Huntsman and Clariant reached an agreement

to merge in an all-stock deal

10 MARKET REPORT South American coatings market

Francisco. Z. Racz and Washington T. Yamaga

FLOOR COATINGS 14 MARKET REPORT Eco-friendlybio-basedfloorcoatingsgainpopularity

in the global markets Karandeep Singh Virdi, Allied Market Research

16 EXPERT VOICES Carsten Nagel and Annika Gerbener, Byk

Zvonimir Bezak, Helios, and Lidija Balta, Chromos

18 TECHNICAL PAPER Unique diol resin to improve the performance of

2-componentPUfloorcoatings John Florio et. al., King Industries

24 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Epoxiesforfloorcoatings

EXPERT VOICESFloor coatings

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PRODUCT OVERVIEWEpoxies for floorcoatings

24 14MARKET REPORTEco-friendlybio-basedfloorcoat-ings gain popularity in the global markets

LEGISLATION Biocides

28INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVESClick polymerisa-tionofferssupe-rior bonding to metal surfaces

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PRINTING INKSPropertyandperformanceprofiles forwhiteflexoinkextenders

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26 FACTS IN FIVE

28 LEGISLATION Future of water-borne products under threat

Dr Christof Walter, German Paint and Printing Ink Association, Martin Glöckner, German Construction Chemicals Industry, and Dr Axel Heßland, German Adhesives Industry Association

30 INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES Clickpolymerisationofferssuperiorbondingto

metal surfaces David Díaz Díaz, University of Regensburg

37 CEPE CORNER A time-consuming issue

38 TESTING METHODS Developingeffectivemethodstomeasuretheper-

meability of coatings on wood By Peter Svane, Coating Consultancy Copenhagen and Dr Gerhard Grüll, Holzforschung Austria

44 PRINTING INKS Propertyandperformanceprofiles

forwhiteflexoinkextenders Janet Preston, Anabelle Legrix and Eli Gaskin, Imerys Minerals

50 MASTHEAD

52 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

53 ADVERTISERS INDEX

54 SUPPLIERS INDEX

56 FORMULATION TRAINING

58 NEWS WORLD

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