Products in Specialty Coatings: Waxes

MicroKlear 418OR is Micronized organic Copernicia cerifera (Carnauba) wax for use as an additive in seed coatings and organic agricultural products.Features and Benefits Provides surface lubricity and abrasion resistance to minimize dust formation. Improves flow and minimizes anti-blocking. 100% natural and biodegradable. Easy to disperse fine powder that can be incorporated with high speed mixing. Select MicroKlear 418 if organic certification is not required.

MicroKlear 116A is micronized composite of polyethylene and carnauba wax for surface slip and scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention.Features and Benefits Provides an excellent combination of slip, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance. Ideal for applications where excellent gloss and clarity are required. In coil coatings, provides maximum slip for forming and fabrication of finished coil. Reduces coil coating surface haze post-bake and water quench. Provides excellent slip, scratch resistance and food release properties in metal packaging coatings.

MicroKlear 116ALA is micronized composite of polyethylene, carnauba wax and aluminum oxide for maximum scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention.Features and Benefits HPDE/carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. In coil coatings, provides maximum slip for forming and fabrication of finished coil. Reduces coil coating surface haze post-bake and water quench. Provides excellent slip, scratch resistance and food release properties in metal packaging coatings.

AquaKlean 418 is a smaller particle size anionic carnauba wax emulsion that provides water beading with slip, block and mar resistance. Also useful in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides excellent block and mar resistance with good slip properties. Imparts water beading and soil release. Anionic emulsion stabilization contributes to immediate hydrophobicity. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance. Formulated for 40CFR Part 180 compliance for both food and non-food use. Mean emulsion particle size of approximately 100nm.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620XF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

AquaPoly 215 is Micronized oxidized polyethylene for rub resistance and slip in aqueous systems.Features and Benefits Provides good rub and mar resistance. Improves slip properties Imparts antiblocking Economical

MicroKlear 418 is Nanoalumina modified carnauba wax for maximum scratch resistance with surface slip, clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Natural carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. Does not adversely affect clarity or gloss. Easier-to-disperse nanotechnology in a safe, non- nano powder. Composite wax/alumina particle is less abrasive on processing equipment compared to free alumina. Effective replacement for PTFE additives.

NatureMatte 31 is Finely micronized natural, biodegradable PHBV for efficient matting and burnish resistance in paints, coatings and inksFeatures and Benefits Natural biofermentation powder Tough, high molecular weight biopolymer provides efficient gloss reduction Improved burnish resistance, better than many synthetic additives Imparts non-slip properties Freshwater and marine biodegradable to OECD test standards Microplastic alternative

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620F is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

MicroKlear 418AL is Nanoalumina modified carnauba wax for maximum scratch resistance with surface slip, clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Natural carnauba wax composite reinforced with 300 nm aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Mohs Hardness 9). Provides maximum scratch resistance with surface lubricity. Does not adversely affect clarity or gloss. Easier-to-disperse nanotechnology in a safe, non- nano powder. Composite wax/alumina particle is less abrasive on processing equipment compared to free alumina. Effective replacement for PTFE additives.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-611XF is High performance grade of micronized olyethylene wax for inks and coatings.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Good heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620VF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

Micro Powders Inc MPP-620XXF is High performance micronized polyethylene wax which provides a unique combination of surface slip, abrasion/rub resistance, and anti-blocking in a wide variety of coatings and inks.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent abrasion, rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Adds heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

AquaMatte® 22 is Ultrafine grade of micronized oxidized polyethylene for gloss reduction of paints and industrial coatings. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides uniform gloss reduction with good clarity and a smoother surface feel when compared to silica additives. Tough, high molecular weight polymer imparts burnish and abrasion resistance. High density polymer provides maximum in-can stability with minimal flotation in water based systems. Ideal for water based systems. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance.

AquaBead® R331E are high solids non-ionic rice bran wax emulsion providing water repellency and lubricity with excellent rub and abrasion resistance.Features and Benefits Based on natural, biodegradable, sustainable and upcycled rice bran wax. Adds slip and rub resistance to high gloss inks and coatings. Excellent abrasion resistance. Outstanding water repellency/beading properties superior to paraffin emulsions. Developed for broad compliance in food packaging and agrochemicals.

MicroKlear 295A is micronized composite of polyethylene and carnauba wax for slip and scratch resistance with excellent clarity and gloss retention. Also useful as an additive in seed coatings.Features and Benefits Provides an excellent combination of slip, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance. Ideal for applications where high gloss and clarity are required. Easy to disperse fine powder that can be incorporated with high speed mixing. In seed coatings, improves anti-blocking, flow, and abrasion resistance.

Micro Powders Inc MPP-611 is High performance grade of micronized polyethylene wax for inks and coatings.Features and Benefits Imparts excellent rub and mar resistance with good surface slip Provides excellent antiblocking properties Good heat resistance Better resistance to solvent absorption and swelling when compared to Fischer-Tropsch (synthetic) waxes

ULTRALUBE® CT 7081 is fine particle sized wax dispersion used to improve the surface qualities. It is available as aqueous dispersion of carnauba wax.

NatureFine R331 is Finely micronized food grade rice bran wax for use in industrial coatings and agrochemical products.Features and Benefits Natural food grade wax conforming to 21CFR 172.890 Excellent burnish and abrasion resistance compared to synthetic wax additives Biodegradable to OECD 302C test standard Improves lubricity, dust-off, and block resistance in seed coatings Effective dry powder binding agent Microplastic alternative

Marcus Oil and Chemical M500 is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marcus Oil and Chemical M3500 is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marcus Oil and Chemical M3400P is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marcus Oil and Chemical M300 is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marzon 638 is a polysiloxane-infused PTFE micro powder, providing a unique hybrid of fluoropolymer and silicone. The silicone network within the PTFE provides improved compatibility with various polymer-based coating systems. As an additive in coatings, it imparts higher gloss and lower coefficient of friction when compared with other fluoropolymer additive .It is particularly well suited for fiberglass or fiberglass-containing substrate

Marcus Oil and Chemical M200 is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marcus Oil and Chemical M3400T is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marcus Oil and Chemical M3300 is a low molecular weight polyethylene wax which comes in in liquid, pastille, flake and powder form for convenience of use.

Marzon Z-2 is a comonomer—modified PTFE micropowder, providing unique thermal characteristics. The lower molecular weight of this PTFE polymer in combination with the comonomer provides greater tractability and some melt flow characteristics, in contrast to a PTFE homopolymer micropowder. As an additive in coatings, it imparts higher gloss, and promotes continuous film development when compared with other fluoropolymer additives. Yet it retains the chemical resistance characteristics for which PTFE is renowned.