Furniture & Flooring

At home in the home

Coatings for furniture and flooring are expected to deliver the best of both worlds: maximum durability and full compliance with indoor air quality standards and other regulations. Based on this special set of demands, BASF Performance and Formulation Additives places high priority on solutions for this segment.  

As in other indoor applications, regulatory requirements and consumer expectations for safety and environmental compatibility in furniture and flooring coatings can be expected to increase. To master this demand, we enable partners to convert to water-based formulations and eliminate harmful emissions. Our focus is on turning the challenge into an opportunity for our customers with sustainable technologies that do not compromise performance.

With specialized additives we enable best-in-class coatings, for example, with outstanding scratch resistance in low-VOC and zero-formaldehyde systems. Our targeted solutions and support can help you develop highly appealing paints, lacquers and other finishes in line with your manufacturing process requirements. Speak with our experts about innovative solutions that are not only easy to apply on different underlying materials, but also perfectly match the preferences of end consumers.

Enabling longer lasting coatings

By using high-performance raw materials, such as the highly efficient, low VOC leveling agent Efka^® SL 3299 for improved scratch resistance for UV curable systems, time and material resources can be saved on recoating and repair.

Preserving material resources

More efficient formulation additives enable you to achieve your production time with fewer resources. For example, FoamStar^® ST 2438, one of our highly efficient defoamers, shortens paint production time, allowing an increase in overall production capacity. Solvent-based systems Radiation-curing systems Natural oil-based system.

Reducing emissions

Low-VOC dispersing agents like Dispex^® Ultra PX 4575 or Dispex^® Ultra PX 4585 for higher efficiency in pigment grinding and maximum color development accelerate you on your way to water-based coating technologies.

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