Browse the most recent issues of Coatings World Magazine, featuring timely insights and industry-leading analysis.
Access the interactive digital version of the magazine with multimedia enhancements and exclusive online features.
Join a global community of coatings professionals—subscribe to receive the magazine in print or digital formats.
Promote your brand to decision-makers across the global coatings value chain with targeted advertising options.
Review our standards for submitting articles and technical content to ensure alignment with editorial goals.
Understand how your data is collected, stored, and used when interacting with Coatings World Magazine.
Immediate updates on significant industry developments.
News from major and regional paint and coatings producers.
Updates from raw material and equipment suppliers.
Leadership changes and notable appointments.
Mergers, acquisitions, and earnings reports across the industry.
Data-driven insights into regional and global coatings markets.
Interviews with executives, innovators, and influencers in the coatings sector.
Explore long-form articles and special reports that analyze trends, technologies, and business strategies in coatings.
Recurring editorial pieces offering expert perspectives and commentary on regulatory, sustainability, and R&D topics.
Access original interviews, Q&As, and insights that offer a deeper understanding of key industry developments.
Industry leaders weigh in on technical advancements, market challenges, and future opportunities.
Explore color trend predictions and their influence on coatings design, formulation, and application.
Profiles and rankings of the world’s leading coatings manufacturers and suppliers.
Comprehensive resource for locating suppliers of coatings materials and services.
Connect with distributors of raw materials, packaging, and equipment.
Showcase your company’s services, products, and expertise.
Look up definitions for key terms and concepts used across the coatings industry.
Full-length videos covering events, innovations, and thought leadership.
Short-form video interviews offering quick updates and takeaways.
Audio interviews and discussions with industry experts and insiders.
In-depth digital publications on coatings technologies and trends.
Research-backed documents examining industry challenges and solutions.
Informational materials highlighting products, services, and companies.
Company-sponsored articles offering valuable insights, case studies, and product applications.
Company announcements, product launches, and business developments from across the coatings sector.
Search for career opportunities in the coatings industry and connect with hiring companies.
Explore the latest job opportunities in the coatings industry. View current openings and take the next step in your career today.
Looking to hire in the coatings industry? Post your job on Coatings World and get in front of thousands of chemists, formulators, engineers, and industry experts actively seeking new opportunities.Explore the latest job opportunities in the coatings industry. View current openings and take the next step in your career today.
What are you searching for?
The demand for Perstorp's dendritic polymer polyol Boltorn P500 as an oligomer pre-cursor for UV-curable hardcoats is on the rise in Asia, thanks in part to the low viscosity and high hardness it yields.
November 20, 2009
By: Tim Wright
Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma
The demand for Perstorp’s dendritic polymer polyol Boltorn P500 as an oligomer pre-cursor for UV-curable hardcoats is on the rise in Asia, thanks in part to the low viscosity and high hardness it yields, according to the company. “These two properties—low viscosity and high hardness—are especially important for applications such as plasma displays and flat screens,” said Albert Tan, Perstorp market development manager in Asia. “The low viscosity is vital to allow spray applications but that needs to be balanced with high solids properties to ensure a final coating with good hardness. Boltorn P500 delivers just that.” When acrylated, Boltorn P500 yields low-viscosity, UV-curable acrylates with excellent scratch and chemical resistance, high reactivity and good adhesion and flexibility. These benefits make acrylates from Boltorn P500 ideal for UV-curable hardcoats used on flexible substrates such as polycarboantes, polyesters and polyolefins. Perstorp’s Zibo Site in China Perstorp’s TMP production site in Zibo City is the company’s first production site in China. “We have been serving the Chinese market for over 20 years but having local production in China has enabled us to give our customers here closer partnerships and shorter lead times,” said Mats Olofsson, Perstorp business unit manager for resin intermediates. “We see great potential for further expansion in China and see Site Zibo as an excellent production base for the future.” The strategic location, good infrastructure and access to raw material at Site Zibo, in the Qilu Chemical Industrial Park are important factors, as well as available land for expansion. Long-term plans includ building state-of-the-art plants using the latest technology to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact, to produce an expanded range of products. “We hope to report on specific expansion activities in production, sales and distribution support in 2010,” Olofsson added. A joint venture with Shandong Fufeng Perstorp Chemical Co. Ltd. established in 2007, the Site Zibo plant maintains Perstorp’s position as the largest producer of TMP in the country, with a production capacity of 15,000 tons. All of the TMP produced there has also been sole on the Chinese market and the company reported a major increase in demand for the versatile polyol during 2009.
Enter the destination URL
Or link to existing content
Enter your account email.
A verification code was sent to your email, Enter the 6-digit code sent to your mail.
Didn't get the code? Check your spam folder or resend code
Set a new password for signing in and accessing your data.
Your Password has been Updated !
