The present invention provides a coating composition which is capable of forming a coating film that has excellent adhesion to a base material. The coating composition contains: an isocyanate-reactive group-containing resin (A); a polyisocyanate compound (B); and a hydroxyl group-containing aromatic compound (C) having a number average molecular mass of 100-1,000. The isocyanate-reactive group-containing resin (A) in the coating composition contains at least one type of resin selected from a hydroxyl group-containing resin (A1) and an amino group-containing resin (A2).

This invention relates to polyurethane-based pressure sensitive adhesive compositions that comprise curable moieties. The adhesive compositions are “switchable” from a tacky state to a non-tacky state by initiating curing of the curable moieties. The adhesive compositions comprise the reaction product of: (A) a polymer component containing at least 2 nucleophilic functional groups containing an active hydrogen atom; and (B) a crosslinking component that is obtainable by reacting a polyisocyanate component and a ompound comprising a functional group that is curable by free-radical polymerisation and further comprising a nucleophilic functional group containing an active hydrogen atom.

The invention relates to particles comprising a particular (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to mixtures comprising said particles. The invention further relates to aqueous dispersions comprising said particles. The invention further relates to aqueous compositions comprising said particles. The invention further relates to coating compositions comprising said particles. The invention further relates to aqueous coating compositions comprising said particles. The invention further relates to particles obtained by a process comprising—amongst others—the steps of providing an aqueous dispersion comprising a particular (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to a kit-of-parts comprising in one of its parts an aqueous dispersion comprising a particular (aziridinyl hydroxy)-functional organic component. The invention further relates to cured forms of the various particles, mixtures, aqueous dispersions, aqueous compositions, coating compositions, and aqueous coating compositions. The invention further relates to articles comprising the particles and/or said mixtures, and/or said aqueous dispersions and/or aqueous compositions and/or said cured forms. The invention further relates to various uses of the particles and/or said mixtures, and/or said aqueous dispersions and/or aqueous compositions and/or said cured forms.

A thermoplastic polyurethane resin suitable for a laminating process and a method for producing the same are provided. The thermoplastic polyurethane resin is formed of an isocyanate component, a polyol component, a chain extender component, and a chain terminator component that is a monohydric alcohol via a polymerization reaction. The polyol component includes a first polyol having a number average molecular weight between 600 and 2,000 g/mol and a second polyol having a number average molecular weight between 1,500 and 3,000 g/mol. The chain extender component includes a first chain extender and a second chain extender. The first chain extender is a dihydric alcohol having a carbon chain length of C2-6, and a molecular structure thereof is linear and symmetrical. The second chain extender is a dihydric alcohol having a carbon chain length of C3-10, and a molecular structure thereof has a side chain and/or an ether group.

Disclosed are compositions that may be useful for forming synthetic membranes, methods of forming membranes therefrom, and membranes. In an embodiment, a membrane comprises a free hydrophilic polymer comprising a polyoxazoline, and a polyurethane, the polyurethane comprising a backbone comprising the reaction product of a diisocyanate, a polymeric aliphatic 5 diol, and optionally a chain extender.

The present application relates to aziridine functional compounds with reduced genotoxicity and good crosslinking efficiency, for use in the preparation of, for example, coatings.

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The present invention provides a carbodiimide composition containing a water-soluble modified polycarbodiimide (A) and a water-insoluble polycarbodiimide (B), a curing agent composition using the same, a coating composition, and a resin cured product.

The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine crosslinker composition, characterized in that the multi-aziridine crosslinker composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH ranging from 8 to 14 and comprises a multi-aziridine compound in dispersed form, wherein said multi-aziridine compound has: a. from 2 to 6 of the following structural units A: whereby R.sub.1 is H, R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 are independently chosen from H or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R a is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1, b. one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c. a molecular weight in the range from 500 to 10000 Daltons wherein the molecular weight is determined using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry according to the description.

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A method of treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a composition comprising i) a wax which provides a surface effect and ii) a polymer extender composition comprising a urethane based compound, a composition for treating a substrate, and treated substrates thereof.

A fire-protection composition is described that contains a polyurea-based binder. By virtue of the inventive composition, coatings having the layer thickness necessary for the respective fire-resistance duration can be applied simply and quickly, wherein the layer thickness can be reduced to a minimum and nevertheless a good fire-protection effect can be achieved. The inventive composition is suitable in particular for fire protection, especially as a coating of cables and cable runs, in order to increase the fire resistance duration.