The paint and coatings industry manufactures coatings, coverings applied to the surface of an object or substrate, for decorative purposes, functional purposes such as protection from corrosion, or both at once. Its products range from ordinary paints and lacquers, which protect a substrate while also decorating it, to specialized functional coatings that change a surface adhesion, wettability or wear resistance, or add new properties such as magnetic response or electrical conductivity, and its output can be applied as a liquid, a gas or a solid such as powder coating. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
FAQs
Why did paint makers shift from solvent-based to water-based paints?
To cut VOC emissions; water-based paints also clean up more easily and smell less.
The Canadian government's industry profile reports a significant shift over the past 20 years from formulations based on petroleum solvents to formulations based on water as the primary solvent. Besides reducing VOC emissions, water-based formulations offer advantages such as easier clean-up and less odour. The profile also notes that some applications can reach the necessary performance only with solvent-based systems.
Connections
In Sector
Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Specialty Chemicals
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Coating
lead sectionQuote, lead section
A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, or substrate.
Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification Standard
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.