Industrial wood coatings encompass several market areas, including furniture, kitchen cabinets, building products, and decorative coatings. Requirements for these markets largely depend on their field of application. Exterior performance is focused on high durability and protection against humidity, while interior coatings require properties such as scratch, chemical and abrasion resistance. One of the largest sectors of the interior market is the furniture industry. Several resin technologies are being used by coatings formulators in this market, including solventborne (SB), water-borne (WB) UV polyurethane dispersions (PUDs), and self-crosslinking acrylics. Several criteria are of importance in considering which technology to use.
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