Radiation-Cured Coatings

JCT Coatingstech Magazine

April 2008

Volume 5, No. 4

Market Update

Page 38-40

Excerpts from… “Radiation-Cured Coatings Take Center Stage”

By Cynthia Challener, JCT Coatingstech Contributing Writer

…In 2007, the value of the North American formulated UV/EB market was $2.4 billion, according to Dan Murad, president and CEO of The ChemQuest Group, Inc. A strong annual growth rate of 8% reflects the growing interest in this sector of the coatings industry.

“The industry value proposition for radiation-cured coatings is multi-layered,” Murad notes. Key advantages include increased speed and cycle time, improved coating properties, environmental compliance, and the fact that radcure is an enabling technology.

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