Abstract: The invention relates generally to liquid-repellent coatings, and in particular, to porous liquid-repellent coatings, a method of preparing the porous liquid-repellent coatings, and a method of characterizing a porous surface for the liquid-repellent coatings. The invention further relates to a porous liquid-repellent coating comprising a porous layer of a transition metal oxide and/or hydroxide and a layer of a liquid-repellent compound deposited onto the porous layer of the transition metal oxide and/or hydroxide, wherein the porous layer of the transition metal oxide and/or hydroxide is comprised of a plurality of surface pores of varying angles with an average angle that is re-entrant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension for suspension thermal spraying comprising solid ceramic particles and a solvent, characterized in that the fine fraction ratio of said suspension is 0.5 or lower, wherein the fine fraction ratio is defined as the ratio of the volume fraction of solid ceramic particles having a particle size of 1.0 ?m or lower as determined from the particle size distribution as obtained from particle size analysis using laser diffraction particle analysis, and the mass fraction of solid ceramic particles in the suspension, wherein the density of said solid ceramic particles is between 3.0 and 7.0 g/cm3, and wherein the solid ceramic particles have a particle size distribution with a volume based d50 value ranging from 2 ?m to 10 ?m.

Abstract: Powder coating compositions, particularly metal packaging powder coating compositions, coated metal substrates, and methods; wherein the powder coating compositions include powder polymer particles comprising a polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 2000 Daltons, wherein the powder polymer particles have a particle size distribution having a D50 of less than 25 microns; and, in certain embodiments, one or more charge control agents in contact with the powder polymer particles.

Abstract: To further improve, even under OT bending with the use of a Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plated steel sheet as a base sheet, corrosion resistance regarding corrosion under paint film at a OT bent portion and a periphery thereof, without causing occurrence of cracks and peeling in the paint film. A pre-coated plated steel sheet according to the present invention includes: a plating layer composed of Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy plating, the plating layer being positioned on one side or both sides of a steel sheet; a chemical treatment film layer positioned on the plating layer; and a paint film layer positioned on the chemical treatment film, in which the paint film layer includes a primer paint film layer, and an upper paint film layer positioned on the primer paint film layer, and at least any of the following is satisfied: both a condition (a-1) and a condition (a-2); a condition (b); and a condition (c).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a coated metal substrate comprising a metal substrate; a coating applied over at least a portion of the metal substrate, wherein the coating comprises a film-forming binder; magnesium oxide; and an aluminum compound and/or iron compound; wherein the coating has a dry film thickness of at least 10 microns, and the magnesium oxide and the aluminum and/or iron compound are present in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 240:1. The present disclosure is also directed to a curable film film-forming coating composition a film-forming binder; magnesium oxide; and an aluminum compound and/or iron compound, wherein the magnesium oxide and the aluminum and/or iron compound are present in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 240:1. Also disclosed are methods of coating a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a coated metal substrate comprising a metal substrate; and a coating applied over at least a portion of the metal substrate, wherein the coating comprises a film-forming binder; magnesium oxide; an aluminum compound and/or iron compound; and aluminum particles. The present invention also provides a curable film-forming coating composition comprising a film-forming binder; magnesium oxide; an aluminum and/or iron compound; and aluminum particles. Also disclosed are methods of coating a substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous anti-corrosive paint containing ionized water, and the paint includes a main agent including zinc flakes and a curing agent for curing the main agent, including a silicate-based binder, in which the main agent and the curing agent contain ionized water.

Abstract: An antibacterial non-stick coating composition that is combined with a primer and directly applied to a metal surface. The composition essentially comprising Silica sol, Silane, Pigment, Water, SiO2, acetic acid, an antibacterial agent and Ti in such concentration and process that it results in a single, self-priming composition used to coat a surface in one application to the surface of articles and implements including but not limited to ancillary cookware and utensils including food storage vessels and containers, flatware, cutlery and components thereof such as blades, tools and items susceptible to having materials stick and/or support growth of bacteria.

Abstract: A coated substrate for an electronic device can include a substrate, a basecoat layer on the substrate, and an anti-fingerprint topcoat layer on the basecoat layer. The substrate can include a metal or metal alloy. The basecoat layer can include pigment particles and a first one-part thermally cured polymeric resin. The anti-fingerprint topcoat layer can include a second one-part thermally cured polymeric resin and an anti-fingerprint material. The anti-fingerprint material can include a fluoropolymer, a silane, or a combination thereof. The basecoat layer can be cured before applying the anti-fingerprint topcoat layer on the basecoat layer.

Abstract: A luminescent slip-resistant composition for use on concrete surfaces. The composition includes a plurality of luminescent granules including a base granular material that comprises one or more of silica, aluminum oxide and a granular polymer material, each granule coated with a luminescent material, an average size of the plurality of luminescent granules being in a range of 2 ?m to 2,000 ?m; and a liquid sealer. The plurality of luminescent granules are mixed into the liquid sealer to form the composition in a ratio of 2 ounces to 200 ounces of luminescent granules to one gallon of liquid sealer.

Abstract: Provided is a photocurable conductive black composition including: (a) at least one (meth)acrylate-functionalized urethane oligomer; (b) at least one photopolymerizable compound; (c) a photoinitiator; (d) a visible-light blocking system; (e) conductive fillers; and optionally (f) a thermal initiator. Also provided are a method for forming a cured product composed of the photocurable conductive black compositions, and an article comprising the cured product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing composition for treating a metal substrate comprising: a polyolefin component; and a colloidal layered silicate. Also disclosed is a system for treating a metal substrate comprising: a cleaner composition; and/or a pretreatment composition for treating at least a portion of the substrate, the pretreatment composition comprising a Group IVB metal; and a sealing composition for treating at least a portion of the substrate treated with the cleaner composition and/or the pretreated composition, the sealing composition comprising a polyolefin component. Also disclosed is a method of treating a substrate comprising contacting at least a portion of a surface of the substrate with any of the compositions disclosed herein or any of the systems disclosed herein.

Abstract: A scuff and mar-resistant paint composition includes a base paint formulation and a slip additive dispersed in the base paint formulation. Characteristically, the slip additive has a surface energy less than about 30 mJ/m2. Advantageously, the slip additive being in a sufficient amount such that slip resistance of a coating formed from the scuff and mar-resistant paint composition is decreased compared to a coating formed from the base paint formulation. A method of upgrading a manufactured base paint formulation is also provided.

Abstract: Provided are ink compositions for making cosmetic contact lenses, as well as cosmetic contact lenses and methods for their preparation and use. The ink composition comprises: (a) a colorant; and (b) a nonreactive hydrophilic polymer.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable ink including a polymerizable compound and a colorant, the polymerizable compound including an N-vinyl compound, a monofunctional polymerizable compound capable of forming a homopolymer having a Tg of ?30° C. to 30° C., and a compound selected from the group consisting of a difunctional (meth)acrylate and a polymerizable silicone-based surfactant, wherein the total content of a monofunctional polymerizable compound capable of forming a homopolymer having a Tg of less than ?30° C. and a monofunctional polymerizable compound capable of forming a homopolymer having a Tg of more than 30° C. excluding the N-vinyl compound is 10% by mass or less of the total amount of the polymerizable compound, and the total content of the compound selected from the group consisting of the difunctional (meth)acrylate and the polymerizable silicone-based surfactant is 0.1% to 2% by mass of the total amount of the polymerizable compound, and applications of the active energy ray-curable ink.

Abstract: Provided is an aqueous ink that can record an image achieving both of high abrasion resistance and high color developability. The aqueous ink is an aqueous ink for ink jet including: a coloring material; and a resin particle. A resin for forming the resin particle includes a unit having an aromatic group, a unit having a cyano group, a unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid ester having a branched alkyl group and a unit represented by the following general formula (1). In the following general formula (1), “n” represents the number of a repeating unit, R1 represents an alkyl group and E represents the number of repeating units of an ethylene oxide group and satisfies E?1.

Abstract: An erasable soluble graphite ink composition that may be adapted to an existing dauber applicator, resembling a writing instrument such as a pen or pencil. When applied by the dauber to a writing surface, provides for a machine-readable pattern. The dauber, when filled and utilized with the present composition and its alternate embodiments, allows for the rapid filling of apertures in one motion of the dauber, versus repetitive circling when using a conventional pencil. Such filling is viewed as saving between three to five times (3×-5×) the amount of time and is considered advantageous during usage in situations where time saving is a critical factor. Once applied to the writing surface, the composition may be erased using a standard pencil eraser, and remarked such that only the revised mark is read by the machine reader.

Abstract: An oily ink composition may include propylene glycol monomethyl ether, a resin, a hydroxy acid ester having a boiling point of 150° C. or higher, a co-solvent, and a vapor-deposited aluminum pigment of a leafing type. The resin can dissolve in the co-solvent and the co-solvent may have a higher boiling point than the hydroxy acid ester.

Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an ink which can be mainly used for ink jet printing and which can produce a printed matter having excellent abrasion resistance and high color development even when the drying time after printing is short. The present invention relates to an ink including a polymer (A) having a carboxyl group and a structure derived from styrenesulfonic acid represented by general formula (1) below, and a polymer (B) different from the polymer (A) and dispersed in water (C) by the polymer (A).

Abstract: Provided is an ink composition for ink jet printing containing a coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. The coloring material contains a compound A represented by Formula (1) and a compound B represented by Formula (2) and a mass ratio (a/b) of a content a of the compound A to a content b of the compound B is 1.0 or more and 99 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial and antiviral coatings. Described is an insulator substrate having an antimicrobial/antiviral layer on a surface thereof in which the antimicrobial/antiviral layer comprises a conductive material connected to a power supply. The power supply and conductive material together induce a voltage across the antimicrobial/antiviral layer such that a capacitor structure is formed on the substrate surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ink compositions for making a conductive palladium structure. For example, the ink composition can comprise a palladium salt and a complex of a complexing agent and a short chain carboxylic acid or salt thereof. In some embodiments, a second or third metal salt is included in the compositions. Also disclosed herein are methods for making and using such conductive ink compositions.

Abstract: A pretreatment composition is used to form a wet precoat layer for forming an image on a fabric by an inkjet method, wherein [1] the water-based ink composition contains water, a pigment, a resin emulsion, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant, [2] the pretreatment composition is used to form the wet precoat layer in which an amount of the pretreatment composition applied per unit area is more than 0.035 g/cm2 and less than 0.070 g/cm2, [3] the pretreatment composition contains water, more than 1.4 mass % and less than 10.5 mass % of a cationic polymer, and 0.1 mass % or more and less than 2.7 mass % of a crosslinking agent with respect to the total mass of the pretreatment composition, and [4] the cationic polymer contains at least one selected from an allylamine structural unit, a diallylamine structural unit, a diallylammonium structural unit, and an epihalohydrin structural unit.

Abstract: To provide a pretreatment liquid for inkjet textile printing, having excellent color development in the inkjet textile printing process, excellent color fastness to washing on printed fabrics, and little pretreatment trace residue. The solution therefor is a pretreatment liquid for inkjet textile printing containing 100 parts by mass of a cationic polymer (A), 5 parts by mass or more and less than 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylate-based vinyl copolymer (B), and 2 parts by mass or more and less than 30 parts by mass of a crosslinking agent (C), each being in solid content, and water, the liquid having a solid content by weight of 2 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition for a skin pack, which contains an ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer. The ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer satisfies the relationship 11?(X×Y×0.01)/Z. This resin composition for a skin pack contains the ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer. The melt tension of the ionomer (A) of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer, as measured using a specific measurement method is 320 mN or more.

Abstract: Provided are a two-component curable coating agent capable of forming a surface protective layer having excellent weather resistance, acid resistance, fouling resistance, and elongation properties, and a multilayer film including a surface protective layer that is a cured film of the two-component curable coating agent. The two-component curable coating agent of the present invention includes: a main agent that contains a polyol containing an acrylic polyol having an alicyclic structure and a hydroxyl value of 36 mgKOH/g or more and 125 mgKOH/g or less, and an alkyl polyol; and a curing agent that contains a polyisocyanate. The multilayer film of the present invention includes: a substrate layer; and a surface protective layer that is integrally layered on a first surface of the substrate layer and is a cured film of the two-component curable coating agent.

Abstract: A silicone septum having a surface coating. The coated silicone septum may be incorporated in an intravenous catheter assembly. The coating reduces static charge among a plurality of vibrating silicone septa during manufacture of the intravenous catheter assembly. The surface coating includes a coating agent selected from a bicarbonate salt and a siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer. The bicarbonate salt may be an alkali metal bicarbonate. The siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer may include copolymer groups selected from ethyleneoxide, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, and mixtures thereof. The silicon septum may be coated by contacting an exterior surface of the silicone septum with a coating solution of a solvent and the coating agent for at least 5 minutes. The coating agent has a concentration in the solvent greater than 1 wt. %. Excess coating solution is removed from the exterior surface of the silicone septum. The exterior surface is dried to remove the solvent, forming the surface coating.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multilayer coating system present on a substrate and including at least three coating layers L1, L2 and L3 different from one another, namely a first pigmented coating layer L1 applied over at least a portion of the substrate, a second coating layer L2 applied over the first pigmented coating layer L1, and a third coating layer L3 applied over the second coating layer L2, where the second coating layer L2 is formed from a coating composition including at least one block copolymer containing a backbone and at least two blocks B1 and B2 and side chains S1 and S2 including different polymeric moieties M1 and M2. Also disclosed herein are a method of preparing said multilayer coating system, a coated substrate obtainable therefrom, and a method of using a coating composition including the block copolymer for improving the chromaticity of the multilayer coating system.

Abstract: A cationic-stabilized dispersion for use in fabricating an in-mold coated article including at least one of a cationic-stabilized polyurethane dispersion, a cationic-stabilized acrylic dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyacrylamide dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyallylamine dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyetheramine dispersion, and a cationic-stabilized chitosan dispersion.

Abstract: The present application provides a polyimide powder in which a conductive filler is uniformly dispersed within particles, and a polyamic acid varnish that is prepared from the powder and capable of implementing a polyimide molded article that not only has excellent moldability and processability, but also has excellent conductivity, tensile strength, elongation, and elastic modulus.

Abstract: Provided is a condensation-reaction-curable silicone coating agent composition which contains, as a main component, a hydrolysable-group-containing organosiloxane mixture and also contains a curing catalyst, in which the hydrolysable-group-containing organosiloxane mixture contains an organotrisiloxane compound having a specified molecular structure in which there is at least one non-substituted, halogen-substituted or alkyl-substituted phenyl group in the molecule thereof and at least four hydrolysable groups are contained at molecule chain both ends thereof and an organodisiloxane compound having a specified structure in which there are at least two non-substituted, halogen-substituted or alkyl-substituted phenyl groups on one silicon atom in the molecule thereof and at least two hydrolysable groups are contained on the other silicon atom in the molecule thereof, and the organotrisiloxane compound and the organodisiloxane compound are contained in the hydrolysable-group-containing organosiloxane mixture at

Abstract: A coating material is a coating material used for applying a coating film formed on a coating made of a zinc-containing material formed in contact with a surface of a metal material and is composed of a binder, a first inorganic material, and a second inorganic material. The binder is composed of an organic resin and does not contain metallic zinc and a zinc alloy. The first inorganic material is composed of a sulfate having a solubility lower than 5 g/100 mL with respect to water. The second inorganic material is soluble in water, exhibits alkalinity if dissolved in water, and has a solubility lower than 5 g/100 mL with respect to water.

Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising: (a) an abrasive particle; (b) an ionic oxidizer; and (c) water, wherein the chemical-mechanical polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 7, the abrasive particle has an isoelectric point that is higher than 8, and the ionic oxidizer has a negative charge at the pH of the chemical-mechanical polishing composition. The invention also provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon carbide layer on a surface of the substrate, using said composition.

Abstract: A two-pack urethane-based adhesive that includes a second-pack liquid in which liquid components are inhibited from bleeding out and which can be inhibited from decreasing in thixotropic properties, and that gives cured products having, after aging, excellent adhesiveness. The two-pack urethane-based adhesive including a first-pack liquid, which includes a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group, and a second-pack liquid, which includes water, an active hydrogen compound (which is not water) having an active hydrogen capable of reacting with the isocyanate group, and cellulose nanofibers, wherein the first-pack liquid and the second-pack liquid each independently contain carbon black and/or an inorganic-based filler, the content of the cellulose nanofibers being 0.1-1.5 mass % with respect to the content of the water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant adhesive composition comprising a reactive polyurethane prepolymer, in particular a one-component flame-retardant adhesive composition, and to the use of the adhesive composition for the structural bonding of wood substrates.

Abstract: A method of direct bonding comprising the following steps: supplying a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate being covered by a first hydrophilic surface and the second substrate being covered by a second hydrophilic surface, deposition of a specific molecule on the first hydrophilic surface and/or on the second hydrophilic surface, the specific molecule comprising a hydrophilic functional group and a basic functional group, separated by at least one atom, contacting the first hydrophilic surface with the second hydrophilic surface, whereby the two hydrophilic surfaces are bonded one with the other, and the first substrate and the second substrate are assembled, optionally, application of a bonding annealing heat treatment, preferably at a temperature less than or equal to 500° C.

Abstract: An activatable material coated device comprising a device and an activatable material, comprising at least about 5.5% or greater blowing agent, blowing agent accelerator or both. The activatable material is milled into a particulate size of from about 500 microns to about 10000 microns and the device is heated to a temperature of at least about 30° C. but below an activation temperature of the activatable material and contacted with the particulate of the activatable material, adhering the activatable material to the device.

Abstract: Tape for mitigating passive intermodulation, the tape including: a metalized polymer substrate; an adhesive layer bonded to a first face of the substrate; and, a plurality of apertures extending through the substrate and the adhesive layer, such that when the tape is adhered to a surface using the adhesive layer, the apertures allow fluid communication between the surface and a second face of the substrate opposing the first face.

Abstract: A multilayer composite containing a polymeric membrane, a hot-melt adhesive layer A, a hot-melt adhesive layer B; and a release liner, wherein the hot-melt adhesive layer A comprises a non-ultraviolet (UV) curable pressure-sensitive adhesive; wherein the hot-melt adhesive layer B comprises a ultraviolet (UV) curable pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured; wherein the hot-melt adhesive layer A has a thickness of from 25 to 250 ?m, and wherein the hot-melt adhesive layer B has a thickness of from 50 to 250 ?m. The invention further relates to a process to make the composite and to use the composite as a roofing material.

Abstract: A heat sealable resin composition includes an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A), and a tackifier resin (B), a content ratio of a constituent unit derived from a vinyl ester included in the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A) is 8% by mass or more with respect to total copolymer constituent units constituting the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer (A), and the tackifier resin (B) includes an alicyclic hydrocarbon resin (B1) and an aromatic hydrocarbon resin (B2).

Abstract: An adhesive composition containing an epoxy resin (A), an epoxy resin curing agent (B), a polyurethane resin (C), and an inorganic filler (D), wherein the polyurethane resin (C) has a tan ? peak top temperature of 0° C. or higher in dynamic mechanical analysis, and the proportion of the polyurethane resin (C) based on the total content of the epoxy resin (A) and the polyurethane resin (C) is from 2 to 50 mass %.

Abstract: An adhesive tape, in particular a wrapping tape for sheathing cables in automobiles, comprising a substrate, and a polymer adhesive coating on at least one side is characterized in that the adhesive coating is produced using polymers that are derived from CO2-based monomers.

Abstract: [Problem] A release liner and an adhesive sheet with which contact area of an adhesive layer on an adherend is reduced at positioning and adhesive force can excellently develop at the adhesive layer after positioning are provided. [Solution] A release liner 100 has a surface 101 at which concave portions 120 are formed. The concave portion narrows toward a deepest part 121, and a portion 110 between the concave portions has a convex sectional shape in a thickness direction D1 of the release liner. The convex sectional shape narrows at a continuous tilt from the deepest part to an apex 111 of the convex sectional shape, and in the convex sectional shape, a width w at a height of ½h, which is half of a height h, and the height h have a relation of w>h.

Abstract: This specification relates to a release liner (101, 201) for a label. Further, the specification relates to a label laminate (210), to its use as well as to a method of manufacturing the label laminate. The solution aims at reducing or eliminating build-up of static electricity on label laminates, especially during printing and converting processes. The release liner (101, 201) comprises a paper-based substrate (102, 202), the paper-based substrate (102, 202) having a first surface (102a) and a second surface (102b). The first surface (102a) comprises a release coating (103, 203) and the second surface (102b) comprises an antistatic coating (104, 204). The antistatic coating (104, 204) comprises a binder and an anti-blocking agent.

Abstract: An anticorrosive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the present invention comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the anticorrosive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape preventing generation of rust in a cyclic corrosion test in accordance with Cycle D in JIS K5600-7-9 and having an adhesive force after the cyclic corrosion test of 20 N/25 mm or more. The present invention can provide an anticorrosive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape having a superior adhesive force and anticorrosive property than before.

Abstract: To provide a self-healing material having excellent productivity and self-healing properties. A self-healing material according to the present technology includes: a base material; a first capsule; and a second capsule. The first capsule includes a first outer shell having flexibility and a first fluid encapsulated in the first outer shell, and is mixed with the base material. The second capsule includes a second outer shell having flexibility and a second fluid that is encapsulated in the second outer shell and to be cured by contact with the first material, and is mixed with the base material.

Abstract: To provide an adhesive composition that can ensure a desired adhesion property without using resorcin and that does not impair workability during use, as well as a resin material, a rubber article, an organic fiber-rubber composite, and a tire using the adhesive composition. Provided is an adhesive composition containing (A) a rubber latex with unsaturated diene and (B) polylysine. Also provided are a resin material, a rubber article, an organic fiber-rubber composite, and a tire using this adhesive composition.

Abstract: Provided are an energy ray-crosslinkable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing the composition, a crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive obtained by crosslinking the composition using an energy ray, a method for producing the crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive, a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet containing the crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive, and a method for producing the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet. The energy ray-crosslinkable pressure sensitive adhesive composition contains: (A) a block copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a diene compound, the block copolymer containing a vinyl group in a side chain; (B) a tackifier having a softening point of 80° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: Adhesives comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion, at least one cross-linker, and optional additives, are provided for film lamination. The adhesives comprise a polymer dispersion comprising at least one salt, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer with at least one keto or aldehyde group, and at least one compound with at least two functional groups that are capable to react with the keto or aldehyde groups. The adhesives advantageously provide a strong connection between a transparent plastic film or foil and a substrate such as paper or cardboard while being safer and cheaper.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite product, comprising: applying a binder composition, notably in the form of an aqueous solution, to non or loosely assembled matter to provide resinated matter, wherein the binder composition consists of a binder composition prepared by combining reactants comprising at least 50% by dry weight reducing sugar reactant(s) and at least 5% by dry weight nitrogen-containing reactant(s); and arranging the resinated matter to provide loosely arranged resinated matter; and subjecting the loosely arranged resinated matter to heat and/or pressure to cure the binder composition and to form the composite product; wherein the nitrogen-containing reactant(s) comprise TPTA triprimary triamine(s), notably wherein the nitrogen-containing reactant(s) comprise at least 5% by dry weight of TPTA triprimary triamine(s).