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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 8 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 8

EUROPEAN COATINGS JOURNAL 06 – 2018

6 INDUSTRY NEWS Important moves in the paints and coatings industry

8 TOP INDUSTRY MOVE Toyo Ink invests in Turkey

ADDITIVES12 MARKET REPORT The global market for coating and ink additives in 2017

Mike Growney, Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney

14 EXPERT VOICES Susanne Struck, Evonik Resource Efficiency, and Aidan Mernin and Santiago Arias, Hempel

16 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Anti-blocking agents

18 TECHNICAL PAPER Improving pigment dispersion and paint perfor-

mance with versatile amino alcohols Dr Romain Severac and Yoann Fernandes, Angus Chemical Company

24 FACTS IN FIVE South American market

EXPERT VOICESAdditives

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PRODUCT OVERVIEWAnti-blocking agents

16 12MARKET REPORTThe global market for coating and ink additives in 2017

LEGISLATIONNew regulation on personal protective equipment

36EPOXY HARDENERSPolymer hardeners for epoxy resin sys-tems enable develop-ment under REACH

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UV-CURABLE COATINGSHow to reduce photoinitiator concentration without compro-mising drying speed of UV LED curable coatings and inks

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26 RADIATION CURING Effect of reactive diluents on UV-curable wood

coating properties Dr Abhishek Srivastava, Kansai Nerolac Paints

34 MASTHEAD

35 CEPE CORNER A level playing field

36 LEGISLATION New regulation on personal protective equipment:

Changeover from Directive 89/686/EEC to Regula-tion (EU) 2016/425 René Ulbrich and Gert Müller, BG RCI

38 EPOXY HARDENERS Polymer hardeners for epoxy resin systems enable

development under REACH Wolf Meyer-Hevekerl, Dr Timo Rieckborn and Klaus Reinhold, Worlée-Chemie

44 UV-CURABLE COATINGS How to reduce photoinitiator concentration without

compromising drying speed of UV LED curable coa-tings and inks Kevin Poelmans et. al., Allnex Belgium, and Jo Ann Arceneaux, Allnex USA

50 EVENTS Report from EuPIA Annual Conference

52 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

53 ADVERTISERS INDEX

54 SUPPLIERS INDEX

56 FORMULATION TRAINING

58 NEWS WORLDEUROPEAN COATINGS LIVE

Learn more about additives at European Coatings Live on 26 June 2018, 15.00 CET at www.european-coatings.com/live

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