Hybrid Coating Technologies Inc. (HTC) is entering the wood protection coatings market with a new polyurethane patent that increased its coating's elongation by 300 percent.
HTC is currently the exclusive licensee of Green Polyurethane coatings and paint, which eliminates a toxic chemical in conventional polyurethanes called isocyanates from the entire production process, the company said in a statement.
A number of state and national organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and California's Department of Toxic Substances Control, are considering banning isocyanates due to the harmful effects it has on workers exposed to the chemical through their occupations.
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