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(2004), "Eastman says European Union action gives texanol coalescent non-VOC status", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 33 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2004.12933eab.011
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Eastman says European Union action gives texanol coalescent non-VOC status
Eastman says European Union action gives texanol coalescent non-VOC status
Keywords: Environment, Paints, Solvents
Eastman Chemical Co. said legislation approved by the European Parliament has given non-VOC status to the company’s texanol ester alcohol solvent. The company said that the action is the result of a measure adopting new standards defining what constitutes VOCs.
“Based on these new EU standards, Eastman’s texanol ester alcohol is an environmentally friendly coalescing aid for … water-based flat and semigloss paints,” the company said. Eastman said the solvent’s properties include a boiling point above 250°C and a “very high flash point”.