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Materials

Dow Debuts New Roof Coating System

by Marc S. Reisch
October 4, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 40

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A worker applies heat-reflective roof coating.
Credit: Dow
A worker applies heat-reflective roof coating.

Dow Chemical has launched a new acrylic coatings resin, Rhoplex EC-3100, to protect difficult-to-coat thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof membranes. The technology combines acrylic expertise obtained in the 2009 acquisition of Rohm and Haas with nonacrylic know-how from Dow, says Joseph M. Rokowski, a Dow research scientist. The white-pigmented coating can extend the life of TPO membranes, which help keep buildings cool.

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