Products in Paints & Coatings: Waterborne Coating

Cinquasia® Vi L 5120 is an inorganic pigment designed for use in industrial coatings. Leveraging advanced CASE Ingredients technology, this violet pigment is ideal for applications in paints and coatings, specifically tailored for industrial coating formulations. Delivering vibrant color, Cinquasia® Vi L 5120 enhances the visual appeal of industrial surfaces. Its cutting-edge composition ensures superior performance in achieving the desired coloration.

Sudafast™ Blue 2662 stands out with its reddish shade Alpha Blue pigment, renowned for its exceptional tinting strength and tailored surface properties. This versatile pigment finds application across multiple sectors, including coil coating, decorative paints, powder coating, solvent-borne coating, and stains.

Sudaperm™ Red Violet 2995, a beta-type quinacridone pigment, showcases a transparent red-violet hue and is highly praised for its exceptional light, weather, and chemical fastness. It offers good rheological properties in water-based colorants and imparts a distinct maroon shade suitable for powder and coil coating applications. This pigment enhances vibrancy and durability in the finished products.

Sudafast™ Green 2727C is a phthalocyanine green pigment, that is favored for its low mill base viscosity, making it perfect for high-loading colorants. This versatile pigment is well-suited for home and personal care products, stationary items, and seed coloration applications.

Sudafast™ Yellow 127 is an opaque greenish-yellow monoazo pigment, that showcases excellent rheological properties and moderate fastness attributes. With good recrystallization stability and suitability for high loading pigment concentrates, it's ideal for stationery, and seed coloration, and offers reliable weather-fastness.

Hydropalat® WE 3437 serves as a wetting agent and emulsifier, offering excellent substrate wetting, emulsification capabilities, gloss improvement, and pigment wetting. It functions as an anionic surfactant and is presented as a colorless to slightly yellowish liquid. It serves as a surfactant, wetting agent, anionic surfactant, and emulsifier. Notably, it carries labeling claims of being silicone-free, solvent-free, and APEO-free. Hydropalat® WE 3437 proves to be an effective anionic wetting agent and emulsifier specifically tailored for waterborne coatings and inks.

Dispex® Ultra PX 4290 is a high molecular weight dispersing agent, designed to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments in aqueous formulations.

FoamStar® SI 2280 belongs to a family of products specifically designed as defoamers for water-based coating systems and pigment concentrates. One standout characteristic of these defoamers is their ease of incorporation under low-shear conditions without causing adverse effects on the final paint film. Another notable feature is their high-shear stability, making them exceptionally suitable for use in high-shear processes like grinding, stirring, and pumping. FoamStar® SI 2280 is particularly tailored for water-based acrylic systems, low-PVC-dispersion paints, and alkyd/polyurethane systems.

Rheovis® PU 1291 is an innovative mid-shear polyurethane thickener designed for aqueous coatings and adhesives. It is non-ionic, VOC-free, and free of solvents, heavy metals, and tin. The polyurethane in water/diluent formulation has multiple associative elements, contributing to improved performance. Its ICI-build exceeds that of benchmark solvent-containing and water-based products, even at lower dosages, enhancing sustainability by achieving more with less.

Dispex® AA 4135, another derivative of low-viscosity dispersing agents for water-based coating systems, is especially suitable for the dispersion of inorganic pigments and fillers. It is presented in liquid form and serves as an all-purpose polymeric dispersing agent for inorganic fillers and pigments.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4484 is a dispersing agent recommended for inorganic pigments in both water- and solvent-based paint systems, especially for label-free colorants. In clear, viscous liquid form, Dispex® Ultra FA 4484 serves as a dispersing and wetting agent for the formulation of VOC-free systems, particularly universal colorants. It is specifically designed for use in label-free colorants and paints complying with eco-label standards.

Hydropalat® WE 3650 is a low-foaming wetting agent with key benefits including highly effective wetting for water-based coatings and ink applications, excellent dynamic surface tension reduction in combination with low foam stabilization, and suitability for lacquers or inks experiencing substrate wetting or cratering issues. Due to its excellent wetting properties, the product can also positively affect ink transfer and adhesion.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4480 is a low molecular weight wetting and dispersing agent with excellent pigment wetting properties, especially suitable for coatings and aqueous pigment pastes. In viscous liquid form, Dispex® Ultra FA 4480 demonstrates excellent wetting and dispersing properties in aqueous, binder, and solvent-free pigment pastes, providing outstanding flow properties even at high pigment loads.

FoamStar® SI 2240 is a defoamer designed for pigment concentrates, pigmented aqueous coatings, printing inks, and adhesives. It exhibits a spontaneous defoaming effect, good compatibility, and high efficiency. With broad food contact compliance, it maintains excellent stability under high shear conditions, such as during grinding. The chemical nature involves a compound of modified polydimethylsiloxanes.

Acronal® PRO 770 is an acrylic emulsion polymer specifically designed for direct-to-metal (DTM) paints and anticorrosive primers. Its key benefits include superior corrosion protection, strong adhesion to metal substrates, and excellent application properties such as airless spray and dip coating. With remarkable outdoor durability, it offers good pigment wetting, making it suitable for use as a grind vehicle. Acronal® PRO 770 achieves excellent protection in formulations that are zinc-free or have low zinc content, and importantly, it is free from both zinc and APEO, aligning with environmental considerations and regulatory standards.

Dispex® CX 4248 is a highly effective, low-viscosity dispersing agent for water-based coating systems. It is especially suitable for the dispersion of inorganic pigments and fillers, presented in a colorless to slightly yellowish-clear liquid. Dispex® CX 4248 is a high-performance polymeric dispersing agent that improves wet scrub resistance in highly filled interior wall paints.

Rheovis® PU 1191 is a rheology modifier with high pseudoplastic viscosity compared to other polyurethane thickeners. It is heavy metal-, solvent-, and VOC-free, ensuring easy incorporation and handling. This environmentally friendly and highly efficient modifier supports film formation, pigment wetting, and demonstrates superior sag resistance, low viscosity drop on tinting, and excellent chemical- and UV-stability.

Rheovis® HS 1212 is a rheology modifier. It is an outstanding rheology-control agent for water-based coatings, increasing viscosity in the mid-shear range. The polymer provides the rheology-control effect through extensive swelling of the high-molecular-weight polymer in combination with a hydrophobic component in alkali, in the presence of water. This leads to superior coatings build-up and low spattering, making it ideal for a broad range of matte to semi-gloss interior and exterior coatings.

Rheovis® PU 1190 is a polyurethane-based associative thickener, a solvent-free non-ionic rheology additive with strong thickening properties at low shear stress. It achieves higher pseudoplastic viscosities compared to other PUR thickeners, offering excellent film-forming properties, good pigment wetting, and high UV stability.

Acronal® 7578 is an acrylic dispersion designed for use in paints and coatings within the building and construction industry, specifically for roof coatings. As a versatile binder and resin in the CASE Ingredients category, it excels in waterproofing and weatherproofing applications for building envelope and roofing projects. Acronal® 7578, available in liquid form, embodies cutting-edge technologies in acrylics. This dispersion plays a pivotal role in enhancing coating formulations, ensuring durability and performance in diverse environmental conditions.

Dispex® Ultra PX 4522 is a low-foaming nonionic wetting and dispersing agent with excellent pigment wetting properties, especially suitable for aqueous and universal pigment concentrates. In colorless, slightly cloudy liquid form, Dispex® Ultra PX 4522 is designed to provide effective wetting and dispersing properties.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4416 is an outstanding wetting and dispersing agent for aqueous coatings, providing high gloss, excellent color strength, and excellent rub-out properties. Presented in yellow, viscous liquid form, Dispex® Ultra FA 4416 is ideal for aqueous top coats based on various binder types such as polyester solutions, polyacrylics, and PUR-emulsions.

Rheovis® HS 1303 EB stands as a highly efficient, hydrophobically modified alkali swellable emulsion (HASE) rheology modifier renowned for its pronounced high-shear behavior in numerous aqueous paint and coating systems. It exists in a physical form as a white liquid and finds end uses primarily in waterborne coatings. This product boasts labeling claims of being APEO-free and VOC-free. Its key features in CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers) ingredients include anti-settling properties, good leveling, high shear viscosity, high gloss, resistance to sagging, matting effect, and spatter resistance.

Basonat® LR 9056 serves as a crosslinking agent, offering various features such as chemical resistance, non-yellowing grade, and weather resistance. Its primary end uses include waterborne coatings and 2k (2 component) coatings. This product caters to markets within automotive and transportation and consumer goods sectors, particularly in applications such as automotive OEM coatings, coatings and finishes for automotive and transportation, furniture coatings in the consumer goods segment, and industrial coatings.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4488 is a dispersing agent recommended for all kinds of pigments in both water- and solvent-based paint systems, especially those developed for label-free colorants. In amber liquid form, Dispex® Ultra FA 4488 serves as a dispersing and wetting agent for the formulation of VOC-free systems, particularly universal colorants.

Rheovis® AS 1130 is an ideal rheology-control additive for water-based coatings. It allows the formulation of coatings with advantageous thixotropic behavior, resulting in non-stringy formulations that are easy to apply over a wide range of speeds and processes. Such formulations are suitable for airless spray applications.

Rheovis® HS 1332 is a rheology modifier. It is an excellent rheology-control agent for water-based coatings, increasing viscosity in the mid- to high-shear range. The polymer provides the rheology-control effect through extensive swelling of the high-molecular-weight polymer in combination with a hydrophobic component. This leads to superior rheology build and low spattering, making it ideal for a broad range of matte to semi-gloss interior and exterior coatings.

Dispex® Ultra PX 4275 is a polymeric wetting and dispersing agent for high-quality aqueous coatings and pigment pastes. Recommended for highly loaded pigment pastes, it exhibits outstanding flow properties and a low foaming tendency. It is in clear, light yellow to amber liquid form, Dispex® Ultra PX 4275 is an effective wetting and dispersing agent.

Rheovis® PU 1331 is a versatile rheology modifier, usable as a sole thickener or in combination with other rheology modifiers, depending on the desired rheology profile. When used alone, Rheovis® PU 1331 creates an almost Newtonian rheology profile, which is desirable in wood coatings where excellent penetration and leveling are important.

Rheovis® HS 1162 is an outstanding rheology modifier for water-based coatings with an extremely low-shear to thixotropic flow behavior. It provides rheology control through extensive swelling of the high-molecular-weight polymer in combination with a hydrophobic component, resulting in an excellent balance between sag resistance and leveling, making it ideal for airless spray applications or non-dripping paints and stains.

Rheovis® AS 1125 is an efficient acrylic thickener (ASE) with pronounced pseudoplastic (low-shear) flow behavior. Its chemical nature involves an aqueous polymer dispersion. This thickener is suitable for many aqueous paint and coating systems, offering excellent thickening efficiency and pronounced pseudoplastic flow behavior.

Dispex® Ultra PX 4525 is a universal dispersant for all kinds of pigments in both water- and solvent-based paint systems, especially developed for label-free colorants. Due to its chemical nature, it provides excellent compatibility and color development in polar and non-polar paint systems, resulting in excellent color development, higher pigment loading, and optimum color acceptance of colorants in base paints.

Rheovis® HS 1152 functions as a rheology modifier and is an outstanding rheology-control agent for water-based coatings. It increases viscosity in the low-shear range and develops a pseudoplastic (shear-thinning) viscosity. The polymer achieves rheology control through extensive swelling of a high-molecular-weight polymer in combination with a hydrophobic component.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4420 is a dispersing agent that stabilizes inorganic and organic pigments in water and solvents. In addition, Dispex® Ultra FA 4420 makes the polar ingredients of universal colorants which are used in non-polar solvent-based paints more compatible.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4560 is a high-molecular-weight dispersing agent that stabilizes the pigment dispersion of inorganic and organic pigments, enhancing properties such as gloss, color strength, flocculation stability, and anti-flooding behavior. When combined with Dispex® Ultra PA 4503, it is suitable for formulating VOC-free tinting concentrates for both water- and solvent-based decorative paints, exhibiting excellent compatibility that allows incorporation with low shear forces.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4550 is a high-molecular-weight dispersing agent that stabilizes the pigment dispersion of inorganic and organic pigments. It improves gloss, color strength, flocculation stability, and anti-flooding behavior. In clear, slightly yellowish liquid form, Dispex® Ultra PA 4550 enhances various properties of pigment dispersions.