Bayer MaterialScience Highlights Waterborne UV Coatings For Plastics
Bayer MaterialScience at American Coatings Show 2008:Bayer MaterialScience highlights waterborne UV coatings for plastics Performance of UV-curing polyurethane dispersions in several application areas on display
Charlotte, N.C., June 2, 2008 -- A new generation of waterborne UV coating polyurethane dispersions is now making it possible to formulate coatings for plastics with performance properties that could previously only be attained by two-component polyurethane systems or solventborne UV systems.
UV-curing polyurethane dispersions in three application areas - hard high-gloss clearcoat over basecoat, single-layer metallic coatings and soft-touch coatings - will be on display at the Bayer MaterialScience booth, #1545, during the American Coatings Show, June 2-5, 2008, at the Charlotte Convention Center.
This new generation of waterborne UV-curing polyurethane dispersions has properties that were formerly available only in two-component polyurethane systems or solventborne UV systems.
Polyurethane coatings are an outstanding choice for coating plastics. They have outstanding appearance and resistance properties and excellent adhesion to many plastic substrates. Furthermore, due to the nature of the urethane linkage, polyurethane coatings offer a unique combination of flexibility and toughness. Also, it's important to note that the new waterborne coatings for plastics provide a viable green alternative to solvent-borne polyurethane coatings.
In addition, coatings are applied to plastic substrates not just for protection, but also for haptic properties, such as a leather-like or rubbery soft feel. Traditional solvent-borne or solvent-free UV cure coatings formulations cannot achieve the soft-touch effect that is possible with one-component formulations.
"Waterborne UV technology offers a high-quality, single-layer pigmented system that is a new and economical alternative to two-compoment polyurethane systems or solvent-borne UV systems," says Patricia Jacobs, Bayer MaterialScience LLC. "Water as solvent is a favorable substitute - economically as well as ecologically - and now new waterborne UV coatings products are available for manufacturers of a variety of products that utilize plastics, such as mobile phones."
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is one of the leading producers of polymers and high-performance plastics in North America and is part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business with nearly 15,400 employees at 30 sites around the world and 2007 sales of 10.4 billion euros. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction, medical, and sports and leisure industries. Our inorganic basic chemicals unit produces chlorine and related essential products for the chemicals industry. Let us give life to your vision. Bayer MaterialScience -- Where VisionWorks.
Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is a subsidiary of Bayer AG, an international health care, nutrition and high-tech materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. In North America, Bayer had 2007 net sales of 8.1 billion euros and employed 16,800 at year end. Bayer's three subgroups, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer CropScience and Bayer MaterialScience, improve people's lives through a broad range of essential products that help diagnose, prevent and treat diseases; protect crops and enhance yields; and advance automobile safety and durability.
Contact:
Thomas Erdner, Phone: 412-777-5200
E-mail: thomas.erdner@bayerbms.com
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