By Henning Vogt, Hexion GmbH, Germany and Françoise Heine, Hexion Research Belgium. Water-borne epoxy binders have proved their ability to replace, or even outperform, standard solvent-borne solutions in many coating applications. High performance water-borne epoxy systems, complying with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, are now globally available. Three major routes for the future growth of water-borne epoxy technologies are cost reduction, lower Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content both in the binder and in the paint as well as improved coating performance. Some of the latest developments and innovations targeting ...