Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing a coating, wherein the process comprises (1) Irradiating a radiation-curable coating composition with UV light having a wavelength ?220 nm under inert gas, followed by (2) Irradiating with UV light having a wavelength ?300 nm or with E-beam, wherein the radiation-curable coating composition comprises (A) One or more oligomeric urethane acrylates (A) with a molar mass of from 1100 to 5000 g/mol with an acrylate functionality of from 4 to 14, and (B) One or more acrylate diluents (B) with a molar mass less than 650 g/mol and with an acrylate functionality of from 2 to 4, and wherein the amount of (A) is from 20 to 75 wt. % and the amount of (B) is from 25 to 80 wt. %, based on the total amount of (A) and (B), and the total amount of (A) and (B) is at least 50 wt. % by weight of the radiation-curable coating composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compount (I) comprising at least one functional group A and at least one functional group B, wherein the functional groups A has structural formula A: wherein R1 is H, R2, R3 and R4 are independently chosen from H, methyl or ethyl, m is 1-6; and the functional groups B has structural formula B: R5 is H or methyl, X is O or NH, Z? is a polyalkoxy group or an omega-alkoxy polycaprolacton group, Y? is a collection of atoms covalently connected in linear or branched configuration n? is 0 or 1, and m? is an integer from 1-6; with the proviso that the summed amount of the number of functional groups A and the number of functional groups B in compound (I) is from 2-13; and the compound has a molecular weight in the range from 800-10000 Dalton.

Abstract: A radiation curable liquid coating composition comprising 1 to 90 wt % of at least one multifunctional (meth)acrylated oligomer; 10 to 80 wt % of at least one C8 to C20 monofunctional aliphatic alkyl (meth)acrylate; 0 to 40 wt % of at least one monomeric reactive diluent wherein (a)+(b)+(c)=100%; and additionally comprising 0.1 to 15 wt % of matting agent by weight of the coating composition.

Abstract: A radiation curable liquid coating composition comprising 1 to 90 wt % of at least one multifunctional (meth)acrylated oligomer; 10 to 80 wt % of at least one C8 to C20 monofunctional aliphatic alkyl (meth)acrylate; 0 to 40 wt % of at least one monomeric reactive diluent wherein (a)+(b)+(c)=100%; and additionally comprising 0.1 to 15 wt % of matting agent by weight of the coating composition.