Surface coatings and resins

Methyl Ethyl Ketone
A study of relevant European health and safety legislation and of the probable influence on demand for MEK.

Ethers of propylene glycol in Western Europe
A study of likely changes in glycol ether demand for manufacture of paints, inks, and cleaning compounds.

The market for coalescing solvents in Western Europe
A study to determine future trends in demand for water-based paints and for coalescing solvents.

Anti-corrosion pigments in Western Europe
The study covered changes consequent on phasing out of products based on heavy metals.

Cyclohexyl methacrylate in Western Europe
This monomer is used extensively in Japan, and the study evaluated present and future European usage.

also short studies on:
methyl-formaldehyde resins; phenol-formaldehyde resins; urea-formaldehyde resins; ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (ethyl glycol, EGMEE); cellulose acetate butyrate in automotive paint; chemicals (particularly resins) used in can coatings; European and world paint industries; European powder coatings market; European market for neopentyl glycol

Other projects

Adhesives
Biocides
Commodity Chemicals
Fine and Speciality Chemicals
Horticulture
Medical/Optical
Plasticizers
Plastics Additives
Rubber Processing
Textile Chemicals and Fibres
Urethanes
Miscellaneous Chemicals