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Anti-aging for facades
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The Prospects
Its exceptional properties guarantee the nanobinder COL.9 a great future: as well as being used in facade coatings, the product will in the foreseeable future also be included in water-based wood stains, for which its balanced ratio of hardness and elasticity make it ideally suited. BASF's scientists are currently focusing their efforts on optimizing the blocking resistance, i.e. achieving the lowest possible tendency of two coated wood components to stick together. This is especially important for window and door manufacturers to allow them to stack the coated parts as quickly and easily as possible in the warehouse. But house occupants also attach great value to knowing that windows and doors can be easily opened and closed even when outdoor temperatures are high in summer.
Floor coatings subject to heavy stress, for example in multi-story car parks, can also benefit from COL.9 - especially in exposed outdoor areas where weathering and dirt resistance are particularly important. The sales potential is high: the market for nanodispersions as binders for coatings is likely to reach about Euro 50 million in the next ten years.
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