Recently, the tunnelling industry has been forced to adapt to new concerns and demands from environmental, safety and efficiency standpoints.
Despite the popularity of plastic, the material has its problems: very poor adhesion properties make labelling and printing very difficult.
The specific flow properties in water borne paint and building products are created by the addition of thickeners ? rheology additives.
By Chantal Roidot, CrayValley Waterborne Polymers Department. The increasing demands for more ecologically safe products is pushing waterborne polymer producers to improve their products in terms of eco-compatibility.
EEU meets Ulf Koivula and Ilpo Jousimaa of the Tikkurila Group, who give their thoughts on how the paints and coatings market in Central and Eastern Europe will develop, post-accession.