MOSCOW (MRC) -- BASF is broadening its portfolio of UV resins to include five new standard epoxy acrylates from the Laromer EA product family, said the producer on its site.
The binders are used for UV-curable coatings for the furniture and flooring industry as well as for overprint varnishes and printing inks. They are characterized by high reactivity and chemical resistance and make coatings and printing inks particularly durable. BASF is going to present these products as well as other innovations at its booth 523 in hall 7A at the European Coatings Show 2017, which will take place in Nuremberg from April 4 to 6, 2017.
"With the new UV resins we continue to focus on radiation-curing technologies and offer our customers an even broader range of products for the formulation of coatings and printing inks," says Ulf Neidlein, Vice President, who is responsible for BASF’s resin and additive business in Europe. To meet the increasing demand for UV acrylates, BASF had announced its expansion of existing production facilities in Europe in June 2016.
The five new UV resins include:
- Laromer EA 9138 (75% standard epoxy acrylate in 25% TPGDA);
- Laromer EA 9143 (75% standard epoxy acrylate in 25% GPTA);
- Laromer EA 9124 (80% standard epoxy acrylate in 20% HDDA);
- Laromer EA 9082 (70% standard epoxy acrylate in 30% TPGDA);
- Laromer EA 9145 (70% standard epoxy acrylate in 30% DPGDA).
As MRC reported before, in June 2016, BASF announced the extenstion of its existing production facilities for Laromer UV/EB acrylates, which are part of BASF’s C3-Verbund system, at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. By significantly increasing its production capacities, BASF is responding to the rising demand for high-quality UV/EB acrylates and strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of UV/EB resins used as binders for energy-curable coatings and inks. The additional capacities were available as of the 3rd quarter of 2016.
BASF is the largest diversified chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF produces a wide range of chemicals, for example solvents, amines, resins, glues, electronic-grade chemicals, industrial gases, basic petrochemicals and inorganic chemicals. The most important customers for this segment are the pharmaceutical, construction, textile and automotive industries. BASF generated sales of more than EUR70 billion in 2015.
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