Germany. Evonik Industries is paving the way for a new technology whose applications include car finishes that are more scratch-resistant.
The specialty chemical company has developed an industrial-scale method for the production of modified silane binders for automotive finishes.
Next, the advantages of these silane-modified binders: it increases the cross-linking density, so it is possible to create car finishes that are flexible even more difficult, which improves scratch resistance.
The basic concept behind the new technology was already known: the modification of classic binders with silanes significantly improves the binding properties. This also applies to polyurethane binders typically used for car finishes.
