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Surface Modifiers

8 Brands in Additives

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Applications:Siding & Trim, Decorative Paints, Decorative Paints, Coatings & Stains
Product Families:Surface Modifiers, Additives, Dispersing & Wetting Additives
Chemical Family:Silicones, Siloxanes, Alcohol Alkoxylates
End Uses:Waterborne Ink, Clearcoat, Waterborne Coating

Hydropalat® wetting agents offer outstanding substrate-wetting, colorant-compatibilizing, flow-control, slip-control and anti-mar agents for water-based formulations.

Applications:Agricultural Pest Control, Automotive OEM Coatings, Decorative Paints, Coatings & Stains
Product Families:Dispersants & Emulsifiers, Stickers, Surfactants & Wetting Agents, Dispersing & Wetting Additives
Chemical Family:Polyacrylates, Ammonium Salts, Anionics
End Uses:Waterborne Coating, Tile Adhesive, 2K (2 component) Coating

Dispex® dispersing agents for water-based systems and universal pigment concentrates offer outstanding viscosity reduction, increased color intensity and exceptional hiding power.

Applications:Architectural Coatings, Decorative Paints, Coatings & Stains, Decorative Paints
Product Families:Functional Additives, Additives, Other Resins & Binders
Chemical Family:Esters, Dicarboxylic Acid Esters, Aziridines
End Uses:Radiation Curable Coating, Primer, Waterborne Coating

Loxanol® film-forming and coalescing agents, open-time prolongers and plasticizers are designed for low-VOC and sustainable raw materials.

Applications:Architectural Coatings, Automotive OEM Coatings, Decorative Paints, Coatings & Stains
Product Families:Rheology Modifiers & Stabilizers, Additives, Rheology Modifiers
Chemical Family:Alkali Swellable Emulsion (ASE) Thickener, Acrylics & Acrylates, Sodium Salts
End Uses:Waterborne Coating, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, Laundry Detergents

Rheovis® additives encompass a broad portfolio of synthetic rheology modifiers designed for aqueous systems, including non-ionic associative (HEUR / HMPE), anionic associative (HASE) and non-associative anionic (ASE) technologies. Each product class has its own properties and applications to enable formulators to achieve their desired rheology profile with all types of resins. RHEOVIS PU and PE series of associative thickeners stand out as a class of groundbreaking additives based primarily on hydrophobically modified polyether and polyurethane derivatives. RHEOVIS HS and ASE are pH activated polyacrylate technology for ease of handling and in-can stability.

Applications:Automotive OEM Coatings, Floor Coatings, Furniture Coatings
Product Families:Functional Additives, Additives, Rheology Modifiers & Stabilizers
Chemical Family:Benzotriazoles, Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer (HALS), Piperidines
End Uses:Solventborne Coating, Waterborne Coating, Stains

Tinuvin® is used across various markets including adhesives & sealants, automotive & transportation, building & construction, consumer goods, industrial, paints & coatings, and printing & packaging.

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Applications:Automotive OEM Coatings, Architectural Coatings, Siding & Trim
Product Families:Foam Control, Additives, Cement & Concrete Additives
Chemical Family:Silicones, Siloxanes, Polysiloxane, Organomodified
End Uses:Waterborne Coating, Clearcoat, Varnishes

FoamStar® defoamers Award-winning technology based on a hyper-branched polymer with a 3-dimensional star-shaped structure. Unlike conventional mineral oil and silicone defoamers, our FoamStar® technology breaks down foam on a molecular level.

Applications:Decorative Paints, Coatings & Stains, Primers & Lacquers, Flexography
Product Families:Functional Additives, Dispersing & Wetting Additives, Foam Control
Chemical Family:Fatty Acids, Polyesters, Polyamides
End Uses:Flexography Ink, Gravure Ink, Lacquers

Efka® range of additives includes highly efficient and effective dispersing agents, wetting agents and surface modifiers, defoamers and rheology modifiers for solvent-borne formulations, including eco-friendly solutions.

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Applications:Architectural Coatings, Decorative Paints, Other Agricultural Crops
Product Families:Defoamers, Foam Control, Additives
Chemical Family:Paraffins, Fatty Acids, Mineral Oils
End Uses:Waterborne Ink, Waterborne Coating, Latex

Foamaster® mineral oil defoamers for water-based systems deliver a perfect balance between excellent foam suppression, micro-foam removal, high compatibility, long-term efficiency, easy handling and environmental compliance.