Dive summary:
- The kinds of coatings that have long protected bridges, pipes and industrial floors are getting a new market for architectural uses, but they have to be refined a bit to be satisfactory for use on indoor and outdoor walls and other surfaces.
- When used in an architectural setting, users want the coatings to be more water-based and have fewer volatile organic compounds and odors, but to be as durable and able to be cleaned.
- Architectural users want the coatings as ways to increase durability and decrease the frequency of maintenance, according to Steven Reinstadtler, who manages the marketing of coatings for construction use at Bayer MaterialScience LLC.
From the article:
"... The resulting next-generation coatings perform with the expected durability, scrubbability, and chemical resistance possessed by industrial coatings, while also fulfilling additional architectural coatings requirements of color retention, low VOCs and odor, low sheen, and a fast return-to-service time. ..."
