Bio-based or sustainable coatings - or both?

 
As a water-borne polymer dispersion producer for both paper and packaging, paint and coating as for non-woven applications we are trying to find solutions for both needs. But a sustainable solution doesn't necessarily need to be bio-based. And a bio-based solution doesn't necessarily mean that it is sustainable! In this technical paper we will philosophize around these definitions. We will also report on our findings of the differences in sustainability value and technical performance of water-borne binders when using bio-mass compared to bio-based monomers. Furthermore, we will present our concept of partly bio-based binders developed for paints.