Knowledge Centre | Lawrence Industries

Metal being painted onto for corrosion inhibition

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Asconium® 500 - Easy to introduce water-based corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion

The NEW Asconium® 500 from ASCOTEC can be added at any time during manufacture, even post-addition without loss of performance.

A hand holding blue plastic masterbatch pellets

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Additives for Recycled Thermoplastics

Thermoplastics are fantastic engineering materials. They are low cost, lightweight, easy to process and provide excellent durability. It’s no surprise therefore that thermoplastics are omnipresent in our lives, with the average European citizen consuming on average 50 kg per year. High time then to scrutinise thermoplastics from a sustainability standpoint.

A white building with windows looking out to a city

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Titanium dioxide extenders for coatings – calcined kaolin or hydrous kaolin?

Hydrous kaolin and calcined kaolin are popular extenders for pigmented coatings because they improve various facets of coating performance and enable cost enhancement of the formulation. This article explains what they are, how they work and how to choose the right grade.

A blue car being polished with kaolin abrasives

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Abrasives in Car Care: Kaolins for polishing paintwork

Abrasives, such as Kaolin can be used in the car care industry to provide physical surface preparation, or polishing, and cleaning, aiding in the levelling of a clear coat layer.