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There were high hopes and many predictions in the 1970s that the coatings industry would rapidly move to water-borne coatings. This did not occur in this very traditional and conservative industry. However, environmental legislation is now ensuring that more and more coatings systems are moving towards water-borne or high solids. This should not be viewed as a threat by the resin suppliers, but as a great opportunity. Small to medium size resin suppliers who are willing to tailor water-borne resin systems such as PUDs and hybrids to individual customer demands, will have an assured future. There is a very big market for functional coatings and for the resin systems designed for them.
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Howarth, G.A., Manock, H.L. Water-borne polyurethane dispersions and their use in functional coatings. Surface Coatings International 80, 324–328 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692680
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