Products

AEROSIL® R 208 is a fumed silica after-treated with polydimethylsiloxane.

HFGEL 120-Z is an organophilic clay recommended for use in non-polar to intermediate polarity solvent ink and coatings systems and requires no polar activator. It is part of the newest generation of organoclays, being highly efficient and easy to disperse. It is designed for use in systems rather than solvents alone and is not suitable for lubricating greases or other binderless products.

ACRYSOL™ RM-3000 Rheology Modifier offers a viscosity versus shear rate profile that is highly Newtonian. This characteristic makes it very useful for building ICI, particularly in high volume solids and/or small particle size latex formulations. The ICI efficiency of ACRYSOL™ RM-3000Rheology Modifier is greater than that of ACRYSOL™ RM-3000 Rheology Modifier, but less than ACRYSOL™ RM-3000 The Newtonian rheology that ACRYSOL™ RM-3000 offers is particularly useful for obtaining excellent flow in high-ICI formulations. ACRYSOL™ RM-3000 Rheology Modifier is of the nonionic, hydrophobically-modified ethylene-oxide urethane (HEUR) type, and is manufactured without the use of solvents or APEO surfactants.

CRAYVALLAC® PA3 WDA 20 is a pre-activated amide wax supplied in a mixture of mineral spirit (D60) and alcohols. Under paste form for post-addition to solvent-based low polarity coating systems, it provides a shear-thinning rheology with thixotropic viscosity recovery to coating formulations. In coating systems, its crystalline fibres form an interacting network which gives rise to the shear-thinning rheology of the final coating. It provides a very high viscosity under the low shear rates associated with sedimentation, and a low viscosity at the much higher application shear rates. The net result is excellent control of sedimentation combined with ease of application. Immediately following application, the coating’s viscosity undergoes a time dependent recovery as the network re-establishes itself. This time dependence is known as thixotropy and enables the final coating to attain very good levelling.

TEGO® Wet 500 is a silicone-free substrate wetting additive with low foam tendecy. It is highly recommended for water borne coatings with dynamic applications.

ACRYSOL™ RM-6000 Rheology Modifier is a non-ionic urethane rheology modifier based on solvent-free1 technology offering improved efficiency without sacrificing key performance properties. The efficiency in both the medium shear and high shear range results in good flow and leveling with high film build while maintaining good sag resistance. ACRYSOL™ RM- 6000 Rheology Modifier has demonstrated utility in a broad range of emulsions, including the “newer generation”, low-VOC types such as RHOPLEX™ SG-30 Acrylic Emulsion and RHOPLEX™ ML-300 Acrylic Emulsion.

TEGO® ViscoPlus 3000 is a pH-independent, associative thickener with newtonian flow behavior.

CRAYVALLAC® PA4 WDA 12 is a pre-activated amide wax supplied in a mixture of mineral spirit (D60) and alcohols. Under paste form for post addition to solvent-based low polarity coating systems, it provides a very simple and direct mean of introducing shear-thinning rheology with thixotropic viscosity recovery to coating formulations. It is a softer version than CRAYVALLAC® PA3 WDA 20 with enhanced ease of incorporation. It is also a very cost efficient alternative to organoclays. The shear-thinning characteristic provides a very high viscosity under the low shear rates and a low viscosity at the much higher application shear rates. The net result is excellent control of sedimentation combined with ease of application. Immediately following application, the coating’s viscosity undergoes a time dependent recovery as the network re-establishes itself. This time dependence is known as thixotropy and enables the final coating to attain very good levelling.

ACRYSOL™ DR-5500 is a new associative thickener that delivers the same performance as ACRYSOL RM-5, but without the use of APEO surfactants. ACRYSOL™ DR-5500 provides excellent gloss, film build, and flow in latex paints. Being both APEO-free and solvent-free, ACRYSOL™ DR-5500 is ideally suited to meet the latest regulatory requirements for waterborne paints and coatings. This product enhances high shear (ICI Cone and; Plate) viscosity, resulting in coatings with high film build characteristics, improving hiding and appearance. Additional benefits for manufacturers include minimal roller spatter and the full realization of gloss potential in latex paints. Since ACRYSOL™ DR-5500 uses hydrophobically-modified alkali-soluble chemistry, it offers a high degree of resistance to bacterial and enzymatic attack, ensuring long-term paint viscosity stability.

D.E.H.® 82 is a Phenolic hardener containing 3.5% curing accelerator and 2.5% flow modifier.

CRAYVALLAC® LV is a high performance, micronised amide wax rheology modifier suitable for very high-solids and solvent-free applications.CRAYVALLAC® LV overcomes those difficulties which exist with hydrogenated castor oil based rheology modifiers e.g. seeding and false-body. Consequently, coatings formulated using CRAYVALLAC® LV exhibit an enhanced performance such as controlled flow behavior, ease of application and excellent sag resistance. Its very high efficiency even when activated allows to reach very strong shear thinning that can result either in very high sag resistance or interresting balance between viscosity and sag resistance. Therefore CRAYVALLAC® LV is for instance highly recommended in the case of solvent free coatings with relatively low viscosity. It prevents the use of specific equipment for the application that are necessary with more viscous solvent-free coatings.

Bluesil™ FLD 47 V100 is straight chained polydimethylsiloxanic fluids.

AEROSIL® R 805 Coating is a fumed silica after-treated with organosilane. It providesutmost transparency.

AEROSIL® R 208 Coating is a fumed silica after-treated with polydimethylsiloxane.

Bermocoll® EHM MAX is a non-ionic, hydrophobically modified methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose ether that improves the rheological properties of water-based paints.