Inventors:
Paul Stenson - Gattikon, CH
Benoit Prouvost - L'Abergement de Cuisery, FR
Jeffrey Niederst - Leechburg PA, US
Donald G. Wind - Gibsonia PA, US
Richard H. Evans - Wexford PA, US
Charles Skillman - Zelienople PA, US
Paul E. Share - Wexford PA, US
James Robinson - Pittsburgh PA, US
Assignee:
Valspar Sourcing, Inc. - Minneapolis MN
International Classification:
B29D 22/00
B29D 23/00
B32B 1/08
B32B 15/08
US Classification:
428 358, 428 353, 428 343, 428 357, 428 369, 428 3691, 428457, 428458, 428461, 428462, 428480, 4284231, 4284258, 427239, 427327, 523100
Abstract:
A polymer and coating composition containing the polymer are provided that are useful in coating applications such as, for example, food or beverage packaging containers. The polymer preferably includes a backbone having one or more polycyclic groups. In one embodiment, the polymer is a polyester and, more preferably, a polyester-urethane polymer. In one embodiment, the one or more polycyclic groups is a tricyclic or higher group.