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Mftar baaed coetlac tat boat and beverage can interior* (Tlral - Southfield, Michigan Ak* Lake Technical Center OTMS *aTiC'***T Jack Allnan Andy Llndert Jo* T c I October 25, 1373 October 23, 1973 AOOItlOMAi CC^tl TO C.T.p_______________ G.L. Wbeelock BJ Seim J.F. Stuesse-V.A. Schmeing JJl. Robatin W.8. Robert*on Br. Mi Barden baa replaced Gene Oerek as Director of Research. Dr. Garden ana tranafbrred ffcva Beaoarch facilities in Rahway, U. He sea once with has severs! papers published on enuleion polymerization h be did at Robe 4 Mae. He is an expert in polgmerixa&laa* wbor abaraeterianticn and coatins foranlatioos He was one of the lasbeenrs In the 1973 flhlnersitgr at Utah Coatlnga Conference which 1 attended. 210S8001 dMMMf dMMT Mr 1 mum each or apoanao and Zt>75DDb, chaalcaiiy stripped. dUaan aoletMd that 60ft at Anarlean Can business in this area is based on Hair patented "fctmoeaa" sanest bended can bodies. This seas can stand n easting cure ef k* at 310 a 10*F. The eeen lets go et higher tenperatures. dll at am Isb data are baaed on 370*F cures. This accounts for the di sere per.-. seen_pJ)t_tWO labs. This la the first time we realised BFG09253 that they have a earloos ears taqiratuw limitation. Hi described oar approach to the development of a suitable water baaed coating for br and btnrace eaao. Oar goals: - aolf coalescence aalf curing aalf thickening - water reducible *ii-- insists that a water reducible vinyl vitb little, or no extractable notarial is what he aspects us to develop. He believes we have the technology to do It. Be aeons rather i^atient and annoyed that after two years in contact with ns on this problem we have not cone up with tt solution. Is saps that four competitors are ahead of MSS in submitting water based --tiy to hoarlean Can. All four are waking their own polymers. I can only any that I believe oar approach will lead to a satisfactory solution to this problem. He are working in a new area and the development will 5 k have copUtsd the polymerisations and have done the coating tests that wa plamssd for tha first ftnso of oar work. Throe of the experlneatals have eahfhftsd tha aonlaosanao and aalf earing Qualities needed, others hem losing good whan ocapoundad with thensooeta. Curing baa been at 370*?, too te ha aoafhl for MI. wsn repent the tests at 310*?. If say show froatea at tha loner ear* teomarotare. wewill subnit to HMf Tor tbeir sealantion. 2h addltlae^ through tha usa of soivents sad armis, we will datoralaa uhafher or not any of ear asparinontnla exhibit the desired water nsAielHs charactarintic. with an epoxy resin night a an this idea because of price. He would be willing form a blush reeisiant zmS 8 0 T 2 37816 BFG09254