The paint industry is constantly facing new challenges. Nowadays, in addition to the stringent rules and regulations regarding VOC for architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, new trends such as sustainability are becoming increasingly important. This can be an opportunity to reconsider resins based on natural feedstock such as alkyd resins, which are based on seed oil. VOC regulations have resulted in the development of water-borne alkyd coatings in place of solvent-borne alkyd coatings. However, the resulting paint performance does not always meet the requirements for the highestend market segment (e.g. metal protection). In response to this, the industry has developed ...