Paint, coatings and inks

Synthetic polymers

Alcosperse 787

Alcosperse® 787 is a novel hydrophobically modified acrylic copolymer dispersing agent developed to help formulators create innovative waterborne paints and coatings with excellent performance characteristics over competitive dispersants such as water mark resistance, alkaline and salt resistance, and other related hydrotropic effects.

Cellulose ethers

Bermocoll EHM MAX

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

Bermocoll FLOW

Bermocoll® FLOW is an associative non-ionic, water-soluble cellulose ether that improves the rheological properties of water based paints. The specifications may be subject to change.

Surfactants - Non-ionic

Berol EP 25

Berol® EP 25 is a non-ionic surfactant of alcohol ethoxylate product type. Berol® EP 25 has a very strong hydrophilic (water soluble) character.

Surfactants - Non-ionic

Ethylan CDP 1480

Ethylan® CDP1480 is a highly efficient wetting agent that provides a multitude of benefits in paint applications. It’s strong wetting properties improve the mixing of pigments and fillers in paint formulations giving the paint long lasting stability and excellent hiding power. Ethylan® CDP1480 also helps reduce pigment loading and eases the mill base step in paint production saving time and money.

Expancel microspheres

Expancel 920 DE 80 d30

Dry powder of expanded thermoplastic microspheres used as a lightweight filler in adhesives. It has a particle size of around 80 µm.

Levasil colloidal silica

Levasil CC301

Levasil® CC301 is a neutral, aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica that is approximately 30% solids by weight. The silica dispersion is sterically stabilized and the amorphous silica particles carry a negative surface charge. The silica particles are discrete, have a smooth, spherical shape, and are present in a narrow particle size distribution. The particles have also been surface modified with an epoxy silane. “Hydroxyl number” for 2-pack systems; 0.45 mole OH/kg product. The physical appearance of the dispersion is a clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. Levasil® CC301 is produced for world-wide distribution.

Synthetic polymers

Narlex LD45

Narlex® LD45 is a versatile, low foaming pigment dispersant for paints. It demonstrates good compatibility with a wide range of resins, pigments, and thickeners, and has excellent color acceptance with high reproducibility including high gloss applications.

Thioplast - polysulfides

Thioplast EPS35

Thioplast® EPS35 is a purely aliphatic epoxy-terminated polysulfide polymer. This worldwide unique product is used in combination with conventional epoxy resins to manufacture high-performance heavy-duty adhesives and coatings featuring excellent primerless adhesion, low-temperature impact and crack resistance, improved chemical resistance and anti-corrosion properties.

Organic peroxides

Trigonox 421

Trigonox® 421 is an initiator for (co)polymerization of ethylene, styrene, (meth)acrylates and polyols.

Organic peroxides

Trigonox 301

Trigonox® 301 is a peroxide formulation for the production of CR-PP and LDPE. Initiator for (co)polymerization of (meth)acrylates.

Organic peroxides

Perkadox AMBN

Perkadox® AMBN is an initiator for (co)polymerization of polymer polyols, styrene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile and (meth)acrylates.

Organic peroxides

Perkadox AIBN

We offer azo initiators, such as Perkadox® AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile) and Perkadox® AMBN (2-methylbutyronitrile), for bulk, solution, suspension and emulsion polymerization of a wide variety of monomers, such as styrene, vinylchloride, vinylidenechloride, acrylonitrile, acrylates and methacrylates. Our most commonly used initiator is AIBN, but our AMBN provides even better solubility than AIBN. Advantages of AIBN initiators: Azo initiators have many advantages over standard organic peroxides, such as the fact that they form no oxygenated byproducts and provide low yellow discoloration. Azo initiators generate only C-centered radicals, which are low energy and very selective and cause a low amount of branching. This provides low Poly Dispersity Index (PDI) values and molecular weights. Perkadox® AIBN does not form oxygenated residues and does not cause oxidative degradation of pigmented of dyed polymer systems. For this reason, the color stability or transparent, dyed polymers, such as polymethylmethacrylate, is improved. AIBN and other azo initiators provide excellent color stability in transparent colored polymers, such as PMMA. They do not form oxygenated residues and do not cause oxidative degradation of pigmented or dyed systems. Compared with organic peroxides, azo initiators avoid excessive grafting, making them particularly suitable for use in manufacturing acrylic cast and moulded sheets, as well as adhesives, acrylic fibers, super absorbers, detergents and flocculants. Our most commonly used initiator is AIBN, but our AMBN provides even better solubility than AIBN. Perkadox® AIBN can also be used for pharmaceutical and fine organic synthesis. Our Trigonox 421 provides similar technical performance and is a sustainable alternative for AIBN. An additional advantage of Trigonox 421 is that all decomposition products that are generated are non-toxic, which is in contrast to AIBN which forms toxic TMSN.