A polymer is provided that preferably includes at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group. In one embodiment, the polymer is combined with an optional crosslinker and an optional carrier to form a coating composition suitable for use in coating articles such as packaging articles. In one embodiment, the polymer has at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group that is at least bicyclic.

A polymer is provided that preferably includes at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group. In one embodiment, the polymer is combined with an optional crosslinker and an optional carrier to form a coating composition suitable for use in coating articles such as packaging articles. In one embodiment, the polymer has at least one unsaturated cycloaliphatic group that is at least bicyclic.

An object of the present invention is to more conveniently provide a copolyester for a polyester film which exhibits excellent dimensional stability and in particular excellent dimensional stability against environmental changes in, for example, temperature and humidity, and has a small film elongation percentage at 110 C. A copolyester of the present invention comprises: (A) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component; (B) an alkylene glycol component; and (C1) a dimer acid component and/or (C2) a dimer diol component, wherein the copolyester contains, with reference to a molar number of a total dicarboxylic acid component, 0.5 to 3.5 mol % of the dimer acid component (C1) and/or 0.3 to 5.0 mol % of the dimer diol component (C2).

An object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition that has a low viscosity such that the composition can be ejected as an inkjet ink, and can exhibit sufficient adhesion to a plastic substrate having low surface free energy. The present invention provides an active energy ray-curable inkjet ink composition comprising a polyester resin (A), wherein the polyester resin (A) contains a structural unit (a-1) derived from a polybasic acid and a structural unit (a-2) derived from a polyhydric alcohol, the structural unit (a-2) derived from a polyhydric alcohol contains 20 mol % or more and 100 mol % or less of a structural unit derived from hydrogenated bisphenol A, and the polyester resin (A) has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 4,500 and an acid value of 5 to 300.

method for making the functionalized polymer. In some embodiments, the functionalized polymer is a water-dispersible polymer, more preferably a water-dispersible polyester polymer, having one or more side groups including one or more salt groups. Packaging containers (e.g., food or beverage cans) comprising the functionalized polymer and methods of making such containers are also provided.

The present invention relates to a dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product which is preparable by reacting (a) dimer fatty acids with (b) at least one dimer diol, where components (a) and (b) are used in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.3/1.7 and the resulting dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 1200 to 5000 g/mol and an acid number <10 mg KOH/g. The invention further relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material which comprises this dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product, and also to the use of said dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials. It relates, further, to a method for producing multicast paint systems, and also to the multicoat paint systems producible by means of said method. The present invention relates, furthermore, to the refinishing of defects on multicoat paint systems.

The present invention relates to a dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product which is preparable by reacting (a) dimer fatty acids with (b) at least one dimer diol, where components (a) and (b) are used in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.3/1.7 and the resulting dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 1200 to 5000 g/mol and an acid number <10 mg KOH/g. The invention further relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material which comprises this dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product, and also to the use of said dimer fatty acid/dimer diol reaction product in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials. It relates, further, to a method for producing multicast paint systems, and also to the multicoat paint systems producible by means of said method. The present invention relates, furthermore, to the refinishing of defects on multicoat paint systems.

This invention relates to a thermally and/or high-energy radiation curable waterborne or 100% solid coating with high bio-based content. The coating formulation according to the present invention is derived or partially derived from melt polycondensation of a carboxylic acid and a diol with dicyclopentadiene-maleic acid half-ester or nadic acid-maleic acid half-ester or methyl nadic acid-maleic acid half-ester.

The present invention aims to provide a crystalline polyester resin which satisfies both of a high melting point and a high fluidity, and a flame-retardant sealing resin composition using the same. A crystalline polyester resin (A) containing polycarboxylic acid components and polyhydric alcohol components as copolymerizing components, characterized in that a copolymerizing rate of a 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component is from 40 to 100 molar % when a total of the polycarboxylic acid components in the crystalline polyester resin (A) is taken as 100 molar %, that a 1,4-butanediol component is copolymerized as a polyhydric alcohol component, and that a copolymerizing rate of the 1,4-butanediol component is 40 molar % or less when a total of the polyhydric alcohol components is taken as 100 molar %.

The present invention aims to provide a crystalline polyester resin which satisfies both of a high melting point and a high fluidity, and a flame-retardant sealing resin composition using the same. A crystalline polyester resin (A) containing polycarboxylic acid components and polyhydric alcohol components as copolymerizing components, characterized in that a copolymerizing rate of a 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component is from 40 to 100 molar % when a total of the polycarboxylic acid components in the crystalline polyester resin (A) is taken as 100 molar %, that a 1,4-butanediol component is copolymerized as a polyhydric alcohol component, and that a copolymerizing rate of the 1,4-butanediol component is 40 molar % or less when a total of the polyhydric alcohol components is taken as 100 molar %.