In repair mortars, flexible skim coats, interface repair layers and other performance-oriented dry-mix products, redispersible polymer powder, or RDP, is often treated as the key ingredient for upg...

Hollow glass microspheres have attracted growing attention in thermal insulation coatings, reflective architectural coatings, lightweight putties and other functional building materials. The reason...

In building materials and architectural coatings, cellulose ethers are among the most important functional additives. They influence water retention, workability, thixotropy, in-can stability and t...

In modern dry-mix mortars, tile adhesive is no longer a simple blend of cement and sand. Substrates are more diverse, tiles are larger, and jobsite conditions are less forgiving than before. Becaus...

In the architectural coatings industry, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, or HEC, is often described simply as a thickener. That description is not wrong, but it is far from complete. Anyone who has worked w...

In exterior wall putty, skim coats and EIFS-related mortars, manufacturers often face a frustrating situation. The laboratory formula seems acceptable, the standard test values look reasonable, yet...