Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising an autoxidisable polyester resin having ?30 wt % of fatty acid residues; a Tg in the range of from ?60° C. to +35° C.; an acid value greater than 15 mg KOH/g and less than 75 mg KOH/g; a Mw in the range of from 2,500 to 100,000 g/mol; said composition having a co-solvent content less that 15 wt % by weight of total composition; a solids content >30 wt %; and when a film, a telegraphing value of less than 20 gloss units.

Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising i) at least a crosslinkable vinyl oligomer (A) with a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 1000 to 80,000 Daltons obtained by the bulk polymerisation of vinyl monomers ii) at least a vinyl polymer (B) with a weight average molecular weight ?5000 Daltons, obtained by polymerisation in the presence of vinyl oligomer (A) of vinyl monomers where the ratio of vinyl oligomer (A) to vinyl polymer (B) is in the range of from 5:95 to 95:5; where polymer (B) is more hydrophobic than vinyl oligomer (A); and where the weight average molecular weight of vinyl polymer (B) is more than the weight average molecular weight of vinyl oligomer (A).

Abstract: Process for preparing a macromonomer using free radical-initiated aqueous emulsion polymerisation in a polymerisation reactor of at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer, which process employs a hydrophobic Co chelate complex as a CTA, a stabilising substance(s) for the emulsion polymerisation process and a monomer feed stage MF; wherein an aqueous pre-emulsified mixture A, comprising at least part of the Co chelate(s) employed, at least part of the stabilising substance(s) employed, and (i) a non-polymerisable organic solvent(s) and/or (ii) a polymerisable monomer(s) in unpolymerised or at least partially polymerised form, is contacted in the reactor with monomer(s) of feed stage MF at the beginning of and/or during the course of feed stage MF; and wherein in mixture A the weight ratio of (i) and/or (ii) to the stabilising substance(s) is in the range of from 10/1 to 1/10.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition, which when in the form of a film exhibits an MVTR of ?500 g/m2/24 h comprising 20 to 80 wt % of a polyurethane A with an acid value of 8 to 40 mg KOH/g and a hard segment content ?40 wt %, a ring structure content ?48 wt % and 80 to 20 wt % of a vinyl polymer B with a Tg?20° C.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising: (i) (10) to (80) wt % of a polyurethane A which exhibits a minimum film forming temperature of ?ambient temperature and which comprises a polyurethane obtained by the reaction of: (a) an isocyanate-terminated pre-polymer formed from components which comprise: (1) 10 to 30 wt % of a polyisocyanate; (2) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a polyol of weight average molecular weight less than 500, containing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups, and having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups; (3) 0 to 15 wt % of a polyol containing non-ionic water dispersing groups having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups; (4) 40 to 80 wt % of a polyol other than (2) or (3), having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups; where (1), (2), (3) and (4) add up to 100%; and (b) an active-hydrogen chain extending compound; and (ii) 20 to 90 wt % of a polymer dispersion B which exhibits a minimum film forming temperature of above ambient temperature; wherein (i) and (ii) add up to 100%.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition with an improved open time comprising (a) a crosslinkable water-dispersible oligomer(s); (b) a dispersed polymer(s), (c) a pigment(s) with an oil absorption number ?25 g oil/100 g pigment and optionally (d) a Newtonian-like thickener(s) and (e) a thixotropic thickener(s) wherein the weight ratio of (a):(b) is in the range of from 10:90 to 60:40; wherein (d)+(e)=0.1 to 10 wt % and wherein said composition when drying to form a coating has a tack-free time of ?24 hours.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising a non-crosslinkable water-dispersible oligomer(s); a dispersed polymer(s); water and optionally co-solvent wherein the composition has an open time of at least 20 min; a wet edge time of at least 10 min; a tack free time of ?24 hrs and an equilibrium viscosity of 5,000 Pa·s.

Abstract: Aqueous crosslinkable coating composition suitable for anti-graffiti and heavy duty applications comprising: (A) an aqueous polymer emulsion comprising at least one vinyl fluoropolymer which comprises as a polymerised constituent monomer thereof (i) a fluoromonomer(s) having the formula (1) wherein R1 is CH3 or H, R2 is a per-fluorinated C1-5 alkyl group and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4, (ii) a hydroxyl functional monomer(s) and (iii) a carboxylic acid-functional monomer(s) where the vinyl fluoropolymer has a glass transition temperature Tg within the range of from ?50 to 90° C. and (B) at least one hydroxyl-reactive crosslinker material.