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PFAS-free Agent for Architectural Coatings
Clariant has launched Ceridust 8170 M, a PFAS/PTFE-free agent with texturing effects for Architectural Powder Coatings. The company says Ceridust 8170 M also complies with the European Union’s REACH legislation, and it is designed to help to lower energy consumption during the extrusion process.
The PFAS/PTFE-free agent is designed for use on window-frame and fence surfaces, as well as on furniture and bicycle rims. The company says it performs in dark and light colors with no extrudate swelling and allows for the adjustment of gloss and texturing levels.
To learn more, visit clariant.com.
New Insulative Coating
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has released the Heat-Flex® 7000 thermal insulative coating system. The company says the coating system offers personnel protection, insulating capabilities, and solar heat reflectivity for a variety of industrial applications. The single-component, spray-applied coating system meets OSHA standards for protecting personnel from skin-contact burns on assets operating at temperatures up to 350 °F in one coat.
According to the company, a single coat can eliminate the costs of installing, inspecting, and repairing conventional insulation and cladding systems for personnel skin-contact protection, thereby also eliminating the common threat of corrosion under insulation. In addition, the coating reduces thermal losses on assets that need to stay warmer or diminishes solar heat gain on assets that need to stay cooler.
To learn more, visit Sherwin-Williams.com.
Silicone-free Substrate Wetting Agent Portfolio
Ashland has launched a new portfolio of silicon-free substrate wetting agents, Easy-Wet™. According to the company, the new portfolio is a new generation of oligomeric alkyl polyether polyols for premium industrial coatings.
Substrate-wetting agents help reduce the surface tension of water and provide excellent wetting properties. The company says Easy-Wet™ portfolio offers low foam stabilization, leading to no cratering or pinholes. This feature provides formulators with the ability to tailor their formulations to achieve desired cost and performance targets.
To learn more, visit ashland.com.
New Coating for Roofing
Everest Systems launched EverMax Polyurea, a coating for commercial roofing applications. This polyurea coating is designed for low shrinkage and extreme flexibility, and to provide exceptional resistance to mechanical damage.
According to the company, the coatings, which is designed to be sustainable and environmentally mindful, raises the performance of the company’s EverMax Roofing system for areas that experience extreme weather events. The company says the coatings have a unique combination of very high tensile strength and exceptional flexibility.
For more information, visit everestsystemsco.com.
Hybrid Technology for Waterborne Inks and Coatings
Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding its TEGO® Foamex product range with a new defoamer, TEGO® Foamex 8880, built on hybrid technology that features biobased polymer and polyether siloxane.
The company says its new defoamer is a non-ionic emulsion with a high content of biobased materials in the non-aqueous phase. It does not contain solvents and mineral oils and is compliant with numerous food contact regulations.
According to the company, TEGO® Foamex 8880 has been developed for easy incorporation into waterborne inks at any stage of ink manufacture and even for press-side addition. The defoamer is designed to offer excellent foam prevention and foam knockdown, which the company says is an ideal choice for pigmented, waterborne flexo and gravure inks that are printed on paper or cardboard substrates. To learn more, visit corporate.evonic.com.