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SLF Info 4Events 4

Technical Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Titanium dioxide extension in low PVC decorative paints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Evaluation of bio-based additives in architectural paints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Press Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Dear Färg and Lack colleagues, 2,5 years in organising the con-gress and make a special mention of them here: Peter Fehér, An-na-Karin Gunnarsson, Martin Lamkén, Tony Reinler, Carina St-jernman and Peter Weissenborn.

Our new editor, Ylva Kärrfelt, is now fully acquainted with the journal and has some good ideas for improvement . One area is more input from SLF committee members with reports from local activities, especially more photo-graphs would be nice . So please all committee members and even ordinary members, send reports, information or any other relevant input to Ylva at editor@slfpaint .org . Another area is a digital ver-sion of the journal . A test trial will be made for the next issue and pub-lished via email and parallel with the paper version in December . At the next SLF board meeting in Jan-uary 2016 the future of the paper version will be discussed, but if any member has opinions or sugges-tion for the future of the paper ver-sion please send your comments to Ylva . Please note that currently you can download the Journal as a PDF from http://www .slfpaint .org/slf/slf-journal/, and that the new dig-ital version will have a much more presentable format .Last of all I wish everyone a pro-ductive autumn! As usual if any member would like to discuss any SLF matters please send me an email at slf .pres-ident@slfpaint .org or telephone +46735936301 .Laszlo Guitman, SLF President7 September 2015

We are still having some good weather now in late August and early September which I hope ex-tends the summer feelings, espe-cially for those of you who did not manage to do some outside paint-ing during the rainy summer!The SLF congress organising com-mittee has been working hard over the holiday period, and especially during August finalising all details . We are glad that we have used an external company for handling registration and invoicing, other-wise this would have been an al-most full-time weekend job for the committee! At this current time, we have close to 200 registered delegates which is more than we had expected . Thank you all SLF members (and non-members) who attended the congress for your support . Sponsorship interest has been excellent and again we thank all our gold, silver and bronze sponsors .By the time you read this issue, the 21st SLF congress will be over, and I hope it was a success both tech-nically and socially for all that at-tended . In the next issue we will have some photos and reports from the congress . Again I would like to thank the congress committee for all their hard work over the past

I assume that most of you are well back into working life and have enjoyed a long summer holiday .

This is my third journal as EDITOR . I would like to thank those of you who have sent pictures and

reports from activities of the local associations! I am sure other read-ers find it very interesting . Please continue sending in material; this is what the journal is for!See you in Gothenburg!Ylva Kärrfelt, 7 September 2015

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Evaluation of bio-based additives in architectural paints M.Wenkin1, C.de Lame1, M.H.Delvaux1, A.Lourtie1, A.Pirmez1, A.Richel2,

G.Olive2

1Coatings Research Institute, Limelette (Belgium)

2Université de Liège – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux (Belgium) This study considers the incorporation of bio-based products in the formulations of architectural paints. The first part focuses on the use of sugar esters and of commercial alkyl-polyglucosides and alkyl-polypentosides as dispersing agents. Compared to conventional petrochemical components these sugar-based additives present several advantages such as being non-toxic, biodegradable, odourless and non-irritating. In this paper their influence on the properties of coatings is evaluated and their performances are compared with those of reference petrochemical and bio-based additives. The second part is dedicated to the use of gluten as binder or co-binder in architectural paints. 1.Introduction The use of bio-based products (non-food products derived from the biomass) in numerous industrial domains arouses an increasing interest. In the field of paints, the challenges the industry has to face are a limited range of bio-based products presenting a profile being satisfactory in terms of quality, cost and availability and a lack of information on these products. In this optics, this study aimed at the evaluation of bio-based products in the formulations of architectural paints.

The envisaged products are sugar esters, alkyl polyglucosides (APG), alkyl polypentosides (APP) and gluten. The three first ones were evaluated as dispersing agents. These surfactants present the advantage to be non-toxic, biodegradable, cheap, not irritating and odourless. They were synthesized from natural products extracted from agricultural by-products and biomass (1).

Wheat gluten is a by-products of the wheat starch industry, widely available and at low price. It can be distinguished from other industrial proteins by some of its particular properties like its insolubility in water, its viscoelastic behaviour, its potential film-forming ability, its RH-dependent gas barrier properties and its rather high water vapour permeability(2,3). All these properties have been exploited in the development of edibles coatings (4,5) and in the non-food sector (5-6). In this study, it has been evaluated as binder or co-binder in the formulations of architectural paints in replacement of a synthetic binder.

2 .Bio-based dispersing agents 2.1. Selected dispersing agents Various commercial alkyl polyglucosides (APG) and alkyl polypentosides (APP) and a sugar-based polymer were selected. These products are not usually sold to the paints sector. Three sugar esters (fructose caprate (C10), laurate (C12) and palmitate (C16)), synthesised by the University of Liège according to an enzymatic process, were also evaluated (7). For comparison purposes, two bio-based wetting and dispersing additives dedicated to paints were also studied (Table 1). 2.2. Paints preparation For the additives Disp 1 to 11, dispersant demand curves were measured to determine the amount of additives required to fully wet the pigments and fillers. The petrochemical dispersing and wetting agent (polyacrylic dispersant ammonium salt) of a reference architectural paint was then replaced in the paint formulation by the bio-based additives with the optimized concentration. The sugar ester were added with a fixed amount of 3.8% (ratio dry sugar ester/pigments and fillers).

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The binder of the paint was an anionic aqueous dispersion of acrylic ester and styrene copolymer (Axilat UG DS2800 from Momentive). The pigment volume concentration and the dry matter were respectively 38.5% and 64.3%.

Table 1: Selected bio-based additives (* APG: alkyl polyglucoside ; ** APP: alkyl polypentoside)

Name Chemical nature Active matter (%) Disp 1 non-ionic, modified fatty acid derivative 100 Disp 2 aq. sol. of a polymer based on a renewable resource 32

Sugar based Chain-lenght Active matter (%) Disp 3 APG* C4 49-51

Disp 11 APG C8 65-70 Disp 4 APG* C8 68-72 Disp 5 APG* C8-C10 60 Disp 6 APG* C8-C10 60 Disp 7 APG* C10 50 Disp 8 APP** C5 60 Disp 9 APP** C5 and C10-C12 60

Disp 10 Sugar-based polymer 51 Disp 12 Fructose C16 100 Disp 13 Fructose C12 100 Disp 14 Fructose C10 100

2.3. Paints characterization Storage stability Storage stability was determined from viscosity measurements after a storage of 1 month at 22 °C and 1 month at 50°C. The results show a strong increase of the viscosity after 1 month storage at 50°C for paints prepared with Disp 7 (APG C10) at the highest concentration, Disp 5 (APG C8-10), Disp 6 (APG C8-C10), Disp 13 (ester C12) and Disp 14 (ester C10) meaning that these paints have a limited storage stability. Spreading rate The spreading rates of the different paints at a hiding power of 98 % were determined according to the standard ASTM D2805-11 – “Standard Test Method for Hiding Power of Paints by Reflectometry”. The results are illustrated in Figure 1. Spreading rates are rather similar for all tested paints. The best one were obtained with Disp 7 (APG C10) at the lowest concentration. The worst one were measured for Disp 1 and for the fructose caprate and palmitate. Wet scrub resistance

The wet scrub resistance was determined according to standard ISO 11998 – « Paints and varnishes -- Determination of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability of coatings». All tested paints are characterised by, at least, a class 2 since their thickness loss after 200 cycles is less than 20 µm (Figure 2). Nearly all the paints prepared from APG, APP and sugar esters have a better wet scrub resistance than those of the reference paint. Only those prepared from Disp 3 (APG C4), 7 (APG C10) and 10 (sugar-based polymer) show a lower resistance.

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Figure 1: Spreading rate at a hiding power of 98% (ASTM D2805-11) – Weight ratio % (commercially available dispersant/pigments and fillers)

Figure 2: Wet scrub resistance - thickness loss (µm) after 200 cycles - Weight ratio % (commercially available dispersant/pigments and fillers) Drying and open times Drying times were determined with automatic recorder according to the standard ASTM D5895 - “Standard test methods for evaluating drying and curing during film formation of organic coatings using mechanical recorders”. The wet coating was applied on a glass plate, the glass plate was immediately fixed to the recorder and a stylus was drawn in the paint and moved along the plate. Two drying times were determined in this study. The first one, considered as the open time, is the time after which the paint is no longer liquid enough to flow over the path of the stylus (a pear shape depression appears in the film). The second one is the time after which the paint is completely dry (any noticeable mark left by the stylus).

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Open times were also evaluated by another method (ASTM D7488 - "Test method for open time of latex"). It consists in applying 200 µm of the liquid paint on a chart and in generating a series of “X” marks in the centre of the draw down (Figure 3). After fixed periods of time, the brush is wet by dipping it into the paint and the X-marks are brushed ten cycles back and forth across the film. The point at which at which the ‘X’ begins to be visible through the paint is the open time. Figure 3: Schematisation of the test used to determine the open time

The open times determined by both methods were similar. Results show that some APG and APP greatly increase the open time (Figure 4). This is for example the case of Disp 8 (APG 5), Disp 10 (sugar-based polymer), Disp 5 (APG C8-C10), Disp 6 (APG C8-C10) and Disp 11 (APG C8).

The open time of the paints prepared with the sugar esters vary with the length of the alkyl chain. The shorter is the alkyl chain length, the longer is the open time.

These open time enlargements may be attributed to the fact that the surface tension of these paints remains low during a longer period. This hinders the film formation and allows the reworking of the paint. This hypothesis is based on the observation of the curves describing the evolution of the superficial tension of some paints during their drying (Figure 5). Indeed, the comparison of the curves measured for the Disp 7-based paint, the reference paint and Disp 8-based paint show an increase of the tension respectively after 25, 40 and 60 minutes, their open times being 2, 3 and 6 minutes. It is important to note that the measurements at the highest drying times may be erroneous due to the formation of a skin at the surface of the liquid paint. The superficial tensions were determined with a Krüss tensiometer at room temperature (platinum ring – vessel diameter: 44.5 mm - paint volume 20ml – immersion depth: 3 mm - rate :3 mm/min – Harkins Jordan method).

The drying times, measured with the automatic recorder, vary between 20 and 30 minutes.

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Figure 5: Evolution of the superficial tension of some liquid paints

3 . Gluten based paints Biopolymers such as proteins posess potential film-forming aptitude that make them particularly useful for material development. However the poor mechanical resistance of protein-based material restricts their utilization for wide range of applications. There exists severals strategies to improve the mechanical properties of the gluten film such as forming intramolecular and intermolecular covalent cross-links(8,9), mixing wheat gluten with hydrophobic biodegradable polymers(10), incorporating inorganic fillers in gluten film(11). In this study, styrene-acrylate dispersions were mixed together with the water-based gluten dispersion.

3.1. Paints formulation

Wheat gluten (from Aldrich) was dispersed in an aqueous solution according to a method adapted from those described by Olabarrieta and al.(12). The pH of the gluten dispersions was adjusted to 8, the pH of the stryren-acrylic dispersions, even if at this pH the film formation properties are inferior than at a pH 11 (12). Gluten dispersions were mixed with Axilat DS2100 (from Momentive) and Axilat D2800 (from Momentive) in two different ratios. Four paints were prepared from these binders, pigments and fillers. They differ by the nature of their resin but also by their pigment volume concentration (PVC).

- A: Gluten: Axilat DS2100 (dry weight ratio: 1:6) - Dried content : 33.8% - PVC 41% - B: Gluten: Axilat DS2800 (dry weight ratio: 1:6) - Dried content : 33.8% - PVC 41% - C: Gluten: Axilat DS2100 (dry weight ratio: 1:1) - Dried content : 36% - PVC 12% - D: Gluten: Axilat DS2800 (dry weight ratio: 1:1) - Dried content : 36% - PVC 12%

3.2. Paints characterization Storage stability After one month of storage at 50°C, only paint B is still applicable suggesting that the three other ones have a limited storage stability. Persoz hardness Persoz hardness was determined respectively according to the standard ISO 1522- “ Paints and varnishes - Pendulum damping test”. Paint B is characterized by the lowest value (Table 2). This may be attributed to the low hardness of the binder Axilat DS2800.

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Water vapour and liquid water permeability Water vapour permeability was determined according to the standards ASTM D1653 – “Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Organic Coating Films”. Liquid water permeability was determined with Karsten Tube Penetration. This is a simple test for measuring the degree or water penetration into building materials such as concrete, stone and plaster. It consists of a glass tube filled with water, bonded to the test material with sealant. Water pressure is then exerted on the surface. A graduated scale indicates, over time, the amount or water penetrated into the surface.

All coatings are characterized by a high vapour water permeability (Table 2) . This may be attributed to the high water vapour permeability (WVP) of pure gluten film (893 + 45 g/m2/24h for a film thickness of 113,3 + 7,2 µm). This WVP is highly dependent of the relative humidity and of the presence of plasticisers such as glycerol in the films(13).

Paints A, C and D are also highly permeable to liquid water (Table 2). These results may be due to the high sensitivity of gluten towards liquid water(14). Wet srub resistance Paints containing the highest amounts af gluten (C and D) have the lowest wet srub resistance (ISO 11998) (Table 2).

Good wet scrub resistance and lower WVP were obtained for paint B.

Open time Results show that gluten dispersion increases the open time (Table 2). This is not due to gluten itself but to the presence, among others, of glycerol in the gluten dispersion. Dynamic mechanical anlysis Free films prepared from paints A, B and a gluten dispersion were characterized by DMA (tension mode) with a Q800 equipment (TA Instrument). The analysis conditions were the following: frequency: 1 Hertz; heating rate 2°C/min; force track : 120 %; strain : 0.15 %; sample size: ~15 mm (length between the clamps ) - ~5 mm (width).

In the tested conditions, gluten is characterized by a rather high Tg (Figure 6). It has been showed in the litterature that the Tg of gluten-based films is strongly affected by relative humidity.The DMA curve of the gluten film also shows two transitions and a wide Tan Delta peak suggesting an heterogeneous network.

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Table 2: Characteristics of the gluten-based paints

Persoz (s)(1)

Open time

(min)(2)

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cycles (µm)(2)

after 6h after 24h

A :Glut 2100 1/6 90 12 2 5 406 + 29 (87,8 + 8,8 µm) 12,9

B : Glut 2800 1/6 28 10 0 1 165 + 11 (74,8 + 2,5 µm) 4,7

C : Glut 2100 1/1 85 20 1,75 6,5 545 + 17 (59,8 + 2,3 µm) 26,2

D : Glut 2800 1/1 64 22 1,75 7 542 + 17 (66,9 + 2,1 µm) 24,6 (1)Application on tinned iron panels (200 µm wet) (2)Application on black PVC film (200 µm wet) (3)Application on porous substrate (two layers) (4)Free films composed of two layers

Figure 6: DMA curve of the gluten film (1 Hertz – 2°C/min – film dimension 16*5*0,119 mm)

4 .Conclusions Some alkyl polyglucosides and some alkyl polypentosides give very good results. They are equivalent or better than the selected petrochemical one. Spreading rates are similar for all tested paints. It is slightly greater for Disp 7 (APG-C10). Wet scrub resistance may slightly increase or decrease depending of the nature of the additive. Some of the studied APP and APG greatly increase the open time. Disp 8 (APP-C5) is a good candidate because it increases the open time and the wet scrub resistance. Furthermore, paint containing it has good storage stability and the same spreading rate as the paint prepared with the reference. Only small amount of dispersant is required. Four paints were prepared from gluten dispersion mixed with styrene-acrylic resins. One of them has good storage stability, high wet scrub resistance, high water vapour permeability and low liquid water permeability.

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properties of wheat gluten films and coatings” in “Protein-based films and coatings” Edited by Aristippos Gennadios, CRC Press, 2002, 69

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PRESS RELEASES

Teknos paint plant in St Petersburg completedFriday, 19 June 2015

The construction of the Teknos paint plant in St Peters-burg, Russia, has been completed .

The Teknos paint plant in St Petersburg, Russia . Source: Teknos

The plant was inaugurated on 9 June 2015 . Serving Russia and its nearby markets, it employs around 100 people .Paints for the metal and woodworking industriesThe plant produces water-based and solvent-based paints for the metal and woodworking industries, ar-chitectural paints and coatings, and powder coatings . The production capacity of the paint plant in St Peters-burg is 5-10 million litres, but can later be increased up to 20 million litres . In her address, CEO Paula Salastie emphasised the importance of the Russian market for Teknos, now and in the future . “The plant supports our growth in Russia and the CIS . Russia is a large, growing market in which we have always invested,” says Salastie .Meeting the growing demand in Russia

Troy acquires industrial biocides business from Ashland Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Troy Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the industrial biocides business from Ashland Inc . The transaction is expected to close within 60 days, contingent on standard closing conditions and comple-tion of required employee information and consulta-tion processes . Financial terms were not disclosed .

Delivering more valueAshland Specialty Ingredients’ industrial biocides busi-ness was formerly owned and operated by ISP, Inc ., and includes the “Fungitrol” brand of dry-film preservatives and “Nuosept” brands which are supplied to the paint & coatings industry, as well as allied markets . The com-pany’s Consumer Specialties business unit, which in-cludes preservatives for the personal care market, is not part of the agreement with Troy .

Tikkurila to start co-operation negotiations to adjust its operations in FinlandMonday, 7 September 2015, EC

Tikkurila will start statutory co-operation negotiations with all of Tikkurila Oyj’s personnel, currently totaling about 600 persons .

Tikkurila Oyj’s headquarters in Vantaa, Finland . Source: Tikkurila Oyj

Tikkurila Oyj’s Vantaa site produces and sells decora-tive paints and industrial coatings for both the Finnish market as well as for export to Russia and other coun-tries . About half of Tikkurila Oyj’s revenue relates to exports .Reduction of 100 personsIn the negotiations to be started the estimated maxi-mum headcount reduction is 100 persons . The target is to adjust the Finnish personnel to fit current volume level, and to find new, more flexible ways to introduce products and services that fit customers’ needs . More-over, the aim is to change operational and organization-al structures and to ensure company’s cost competitive-ness .Sales volume decreased“Our sales volumes have already for a long time de-creased in both Finland and Russia, and we have tried to adapt to this trend without any significant changes in our headcount . However, as the situation in Russia has become more difficult and as both countries’ economic situation is very weak, we have to adjust our operations and to carry out structural changes also in Finland,” states Erkki Järvinen, President and CEO of Tikkurila Oyj .

BASF to Form Global Pigments UnitSpecialChem – Jul 28, 2015

BASF will form a global business unit (GBU) combin-ing all of its pigments activities effective January 2016 . In the second half of 2016, BASF intends to carve out its pigments business and establish separate legal enti-ties . With sales of about €1 billion in 2014 and 2,500 employees globally, BASF holds one of the leading po-sitions in the pigments market, offering the broadest portfolio of products and technology . The new GBU will likely be headquartered in the Ludwigshafen area . All employees who are dedicated to the pigments busi-ness will be transferred to the new GBU .

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DKSH acquires specialty chemicals distributor Andreas JennowFriday, 10 July 2015

DKSH announced the acquisition of Andreas Jennow, a specialty chemicals distributor in Northern Europe .With this move, DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials strengthens its geographic coverage in Eu-rope, complements its market leadership in Asia and drives forward the consolidation of the chemical distri-bution industry .

Product flows from Europe to AsiaWith its Business Unit Performance Materials, DKSH provides distribution services for its clients and suppli-ers in the chemical, personal care, pharmaceutical and food industries . In addition, DKSH offers sourcing services for specialty products from numerous markets across Asia, Europe and the Americas . Performance Ma-terials is the only Business Unit of DKSH where prod-uct and service flows are managed from Europe to Asia and vice versa .Founded in 1916 and with net sales of around EUR 28 .65 million at sound profitability in 2014, Andreas Jennow is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and major supplier of raw materials in Northern Europe and in the Baltics . The company has activities in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania . Andreas Jennow offers the full product range for the specialty chemicals and personal care industries . The acquisition is immediately earnings accretive .

Bayer MaterialScience Launches as Covestro

One of the world’s leading polymer materials suppliers has a new identity . From September 1, 2015 Bayer Ma-terialScience is operating under the Covestro name . The company is now legally and economically independent, but will remain a 100 percent subsidiary of Bayer AG . Bayer wants to float Covestro on the stock market by mid-2016 at the latest in order to concentrate exclusive-ly on the life sciences businesses . Versatile products for key industriesProducts include raw materials for premium polyure-thane foam, which in flexible form is used primarily in furniture, mattresses and automobile seats; as rigid foam, it serves to insulate buildings and refrigeration equipment . Covestro also produces high-performance polycarbonates, which are also very versatile materials for automotive components, roof structures, medical devices and much more . Rounding out the portfolio are specialty chemicals, including raw materials for coat-ings, adhesives and films .

Source: Covestro

AkzoNobel to Build Pilot Plant for Coating Resins at its Performance Coatings Site in UK

AkzoNobel is to invest more than €1 .3 million to build a pilot plant for coating resins at its Performance Coat-ings site located in Felling, UK .The state-of-the-art facility - which will create three new jobs and safeguard a further 28 positions at the site - will provide resin samples for product testing and the possibility to scale up to commercial manufacture . Start-up is expected in the first quarter of 2016 .The new facility was part-funded by the UK govern-ment’s Let’s Grow Regional Growth Fund . It represents the latest addition to the Felling location, which is the Performance Coatings business’ largest R&D site worldwide, employing around 300 scientists .

Source: AkzoNobel

Pressmeddelande Stark aktör på finska färgmarknaden: Colorex Sweden AB blir delägare i Nicolor OY tillsam-mans med Lohjan Maru OY . Den 12 juni 2015 blir Colorex Sweden AB ny delägare i finska Nicolor OY . Delägarskapet gör Colorex till ge-mensam ägare i bolaget tillsammans med nuvarande Lohjan Maru OY, och parterna ser stora möjligheter till tillväxt på den finska marknaden . Nicolor är ett färgföretag som är lokaliserat med sam-lad produktion, forskning och utveckling, teknisk ser-vice och modern logistikcentral på Lohjan Maru OY:s område i Lojo, Finland . Med starka och branschförank-rade ägare och en långsiktig strategi ser alla parter stor potential i samarbetet .

St. Levene och Lojo den 15 juni 2015.

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