Bayer MaterialScience Experts Assess The Competitive Potential For New Corrosion Protection Alternatives In The European Market
Pittsburgh - Raw material manufacturers and coating producers like Bayer MaterialScience are working on innovative anti-corrosion products designed to meet the changing quality and environmental demands of countries within the European Union.
A coatings expert from Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, Germany, will discuss new high-solid anti-corrosion compounds based on polyurethane, polyurea and polysiloxane binders, and discuss their attractiveness to the European market at the 2006 Paint and Coatings Expo, taking place in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 29 through Feb. 1, 2006.
Malte Homann, Ph.D., Marketing and Development Head Corrosion Protection Coatings EMEA/LATAM of Bayer MaterialScience AG, will present Possibilities and Limitations of Modern High-Solids Anti-Corrosion Coating Compounds on Monday, Jan. 30, at 10:30 a.m. The paper is also authored by Thomas Bäker, Laboratory Manager Protective Coatings, and Michael Casimir, Marketing Representative Corrosion Protection Coatings, both of Bayer MaterialScience AG.
In his presentation, Homann focuses on the following competitive criteria: efficiency in application and long-term use, and the conformance of quality and environmental properties with the European VOC Directive.
"In terms of quality and the environment, high-solids polyurethanes based on the current OH-polyacrylate range fulfill requirements, although specific product properties must be taken into account when selecting the acrylate grade," explains Homann.
According to Homann, modern high-solids polyurea and polysiloxane systems offer greater efficiency, particularly with regard to their potential for reducing the number of coats applied. "In this context, polyaspartic binders – a special polyurea class offering high versatility in application – are starting to play a decisive role in corrosion protection in Europe, primarily because of their price/performance ratio," concludes Homann, who also outlines the competitive potential of waterborne and powder coatings in Europe in his presentation.
SOURCE: Bayer MaterialScience LLC