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Additives are RDY To Formulate the Future​

Our next generation of Additives are RDY To Formulate the Future​

Our technologies steering our portfolio towards ever more safe and sustainable solutions for the Paints and Coatings Industry, Additives have promoted sustainable products in response to current regulations and beyond, our catalogue plays an active and responsible role in shaping the transformation of coatings formulations toward sustainable solutions. We strive to eliminate critical components and hazard labels in our final additive product lines and our "Get RDY to Formulate the Future" product offering can help our customers to have alternatives to fluoro-containing technologies.
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Products

Industrial, Wood, Automotive Coatings

Defoamers

  
Efka® PB 2770 Si-free deaerator and defoamer, with outstanding compatibility and excellent recoatability
Efka® SI 2041 Very efficient deaeration, excellent value in use in solvent-based and suitable for a broad range of systems, e. g. 2K PU, Epoxy
Efka® SI 2042 Very efficient deaeration, excellent value in use in solvent-based and suitable for a broad range of systems, e. g. 2K PU, Epoxy
Flow and leveling agents
Efka® FL 3287 Improves substrate wetting at low film thickness (excellent value in use), best in class recoatability​
Efka® FL 3782 Low foam stabilization besides to improve substrate wetting at low thickness and best in class recoatability​
Efka® FL 3750 AN​ 100% version of Efka FL 3755; suitable for solvent and solvent-free application​
Efka® FL 3755​ Si-free and highly compatible leveling agent with excellent flow; no impact on recoatability and intercoat adhesion​
Efka® FL 3740 EH​ Si-free flow and leveling agent with air-release properties for solvent-based , solvent free and powder coatings​
Slip and levleling agents
Efka® SL 3035 ​​ Improves leveling and increases slip and mar-resistance, highly suitable for automotive clearcoat in combination with Efka FL 3755​
Efka® SL 3031 ​ Improves leveling and mar-resistance and acts as an anti-blocking agent; compatible with all medium to high polarity solvent-based systems​
Substrate wetting agents
Hydropalat® WE 3225​ Pronounced defoaming action allowing higher dosage without negative effects on foaming characteristics​
Hydropalat® WE 3229 ​ Pronounced defoaming effect, excellent for high-speed application with good deaeration and anticratering performance, suitable for 100% UV systems​
Hydropalat® WE 3323​ Excellent surface wetting with strong deaereation and anti-cratering performance​
Printing and Packaging Defoamers
Efka® SI 2751​ Broad food contact compliance for relevant industries like Printing & Packaging and Adhesives (in Nitrocellulose, PUR systems)​