According to an Austrian study, pupils are less agitated and hence stress the teacher less if the classroom is panelled with wood. Wood is a wonderful material, but depending on the application, it needs to be protected in a sensible way. Wood varnishes protect mainly outdoors, while other varnishes rather focus on appearance. Beautiful staining or brilliant colours are important. But sustainability also plays an increasingly important role. Covestro on the raw materials side and Hesse as a wood coatings manufacturer have joined forces to investigate the sustainability of industrial wood coatings in a life cycle assessment. You can ...