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CYMEL® 325 is a new type of highly methylated melamine-formaldehyde resin which does not require strong acid catalyst for fast cure response. CYMEL® 325 is reactive with hydroxyl amide and carboxyl group containing polymers. The weight loss of CYMEL® 325 during the baking process is significantly less than that of partially methylated melamine-formaldehyde resins. The baking volatiles from CYMEL® 325 contain very low levels of formaldehyde. The lower weight loss of CYMEL® 325 crosslinked coatings also results in less tendency to blister at higher film thickness. CYMEL® 325 requires only weak acid catalysis for cure; a low acid number in the backbone resin is suffi- cient. The cure reaction additionally can be catalyzed with weak organic acids or inorganic acids such as maleic, citric, phosphoric or alkyl phosphoric acids, low levels of p-toluene sulfonic acid or CYCAT® 14040 catalyst. CYMEL® 325 will self-condense like a partially methylated resin. Higher film hardness may, therefore, be obtained by raising the level of amino crosslinking agent. The high reaction rate of CYMEL® 325 at lower temperature reduces the chance of evaporation of low molecular weight resin components. CYMEL® 325 should, therefore, be very suitable for applications where "smoking" of the baking exhaust is a problem. Compared to partially methylated melamine-formalde- hyde resins, CYMEL® 325has shown, in some water-reducible coatings, improved humidity and salt- spray resistance. CYMEL 325 resin is FDA approved under section 121.2514 and 121.2526.

CYMEL® 304 Resin is a specially alkylated, high solids melamine crosslinking agent designed specifically for industrial wood coating applications. Systems formulated with CYMEL® 304 Resin exhibit excellent catalyzed stability and films develop excellent early hardness, resistance properties, appearance, and cold check resistance. It has very low free formaldehyde and low evolved formaldehyde on cure relative to conventional urea-based formulas.

CYMEL® UB-30-B resin is a n-butylated urea crosslinker supplied in n-butanol. Its fast film hardness development combined with excellent adhesion properties makes CYMEL® UB-30-B resin suitable for a wide range of industrial baking applications.

CYMEL® 3745N Resin is a highly methylated melamine crosslinker designed for use in both solvent-borne and waterborne industrial finishes. Its high functionality and low tendency to self-condense promotes excellent formulated stability and results in films with very good hardness development, flexibility, formability, and resistance properties making it suitable for a wide range of coating applications, like can and container coatings, foil coatings, automotive coatings and waterborne formulations.

CYMEL® 27-802 resin is a general purpose partially n-butylated melamine resin supplied in a mixture of n-butanol and xylene . CYMEL® 27-802 combines fast curing speed with good resistance properties making it suitable for a wide variety of industrial bake finishes including decorative metal coatings

CYMEL® XW 3106 Resin is a specially alkylated, high solids melamine crosslinking agent designed for solvent-borne, two-pack ambient and low bake formulations. The low-temperature cure potential for this crosslinker provides the opportunity to formulate high-performance coatings for heat-sensitive substrates. These systems have excellent early hardness, resistance properties, appearance, and hot/cold cycle flexibility.

CYMEL® 370 Resin is a partially methylated melamine crosslinker supplied in iso butanol. Like other high imino resins, CYMEL® 370 Resin is fast reacting and has a high tendency to self-condense resulting in films with high film hardness, gloss, chemical resistance and exterior durability. The high reactivity, combined with high solids content makes CYMEL® 370 Resin suitable for a wide range of solventborne and waterborne industrial bake formulations.

CYMEL® 350 Resin is a highly methylated, monomeric melamine resin recommended for use in both waterborne and solvent-borne systems. It has very good water solubility properties, which makes it easy to incorporate with excellent stability in emulsion systems, as it remains in the water phase and does not migrate to the polymer phase. Like CYMEL® 350 Resin, it is a very efficient crosslinking agent and is recommended for coil coatings and high solids systems. CYMEL® 350 Resin has a slightly slower cure response than other monomeric methylated melamine resins. This provides excellent flow and levelling characteristics and less solvent popping on cure

CYMEL® MI-97-IX Resin is a partially iso-butylated melamine crosslinker supplied in a mixture of iso-butanol and xylene. Its fast drying behavior provides films with good early block resistance for stacking of parts and makes CYMEL® MI-97-IX Resin suitable for fast low temperature curing systems, like wood and paper coatings, providing very good film hardness, adhesion and appearance.

CYMEL® 202 Resin is a methylated/n-butylated, high imino melamine crosslinker supplied in n-butanol. Its hydrophobic nature combined with high reactivity, high solids content, and rather low formaldehyde release during the curing process makes CYMEL® 202 Resin suitable for a wide range of medium to high solids or waterborne baking applications, like can and container coating formulations, automotive coatings, and low cure systems to improve film appearance and resistance properties. CYMEL® 202 resin has a high tendency to self-condense at rather low baking temperatures, providing films with very good hardness, gloss, chemical resistance, and outdoor durability.

MAINCOTE™ IC-1001 Resin is an acrylic-styrene copolymer with a high degree of flexibility and a distinct hydrophobic composition. This versatile binder can be combined with low thermal conductivity fillers to form waterborne thermal insulation coatings with high pigment volume concentrations (PVC), high volume solids and low VOC. MAINCOTE IC-1001 Resin offers uniform cure in high build insulation coatings.

MAINCOTE™ IC-1002 is a hydrophobic acrylic-styrene copolymer with excellent flexibility and adhesion to metal substrates. This versatile binder can be combined with low thermal conductivity fillers to form waterborne thermal insulation coatings with high pigment volume concentrations (PVC), high volume solids and low VOC levels (< 25 g/L). MAINCOTE™ IC-1002 Emulsion offers uniform cure in high build insulation coatings.

RHOPLEX® WL-100 is an acrylic-styrene copolymer designed for high-gloss, high-DOI (Distinctness of Image) waterborne plastic coatings where an attractive appearance and excellent dry and wet adhesion are important considerations. The favorable colloidal stability (robustness) of RHOPLEX® WL-100 accommodates a broad range of formulation types and formulation process techniques, providing the formulator with a versatile binder for a variety of applications. Robustness, along with 50% weight solids, allows the formulator to achieve volume solids above conventional waterborne binders.

HP7031-Coconut Alkyd is a short oil alkyd resin dissolved in xylene that uses coconut oil to produce a resin with initial low colour and little or no yellowing on aging.