Products in Packaging Coatings: Defoamer

FoamStar® ED 2522 is a high-performance, ultra-low SVOC silicone emulsion defoamer for premium water-based paints, clear coats, and inks. It provides excellent foam suppression during grinding and application, retains antifoam efficiency during storage, and is easy to incorporate without the use of strong shear forces. Its chemical nature involves an emulsion of organo-modified silicones.

Foamaster® MO 2108 is a defoamer based on mineral oil, featuring a blend of low-aromatic mineral oil, hydrophobic silica, and fatty acid derivatives. It is suitable for most water-based paints, lacquers, and printing inks, presenting as an opaque, grayish liquid.

Efka® FA 4600 is an anti-settling agent for non-aqueous coatings, preventing sedimentation and agglomeration of even heavy pigments. is in a colorless to yellowish/reddish liquid form, Efka® FA 4600 is easily applicable and contributes to maintaining the stability of coatings.

Efka® PX 4731 is a versatile product, acts as a dispersant and defoamer in applications like radiation curable ink, solventborne ink, and coil coating. With features such as high color strength, high gloss, and viscosity stability, it finds application in automotive OEM coatings, consumer goods, including coil coatings, furniture coatings, industrial coatings, and industrial maintenance coatings. This liquid additive enhances the overall performance of formulations.

SPACTIVE® GA 1010 is a siloxane defoamer compound for water-based coating systems and pigment grinding. Due to its chemical structure, it is particularly recommended for use in mill base. This product has the benefit of the best price-performance ratio and due to its higher activity it is recommended as an alternative defoamer to SPACTIVE® GA 1020. Its preferred fields of application include: Printing inks: gravure printing inks and flexographic printing inks Overprint varnishes (OPV): high gloss or semi-gloss Pigment grinding

SPACTIVE® GA 1020 is a dispersion of high molecular weight polysiloxanes in polyalkylene glycol. This defoamer compound has the best price-performance ratio. Its preferred fields of application include: Printing inks: gravure printing inks and flexographic printing inks Overprint varnishes (OPV): high gloss or semi-gloss Let-down

AFCONA 3775 is a leveling agent with very high defoaming effect for solvent-based coatings. AFCONA 3775 is an acrylic polymer tailor made for those applications that need good leveling as well as a high defoaming effect like coil coatings and other foam sensitive systems. It is recommended as a non-silicone leveling agent where silicone is not permitted due to intercoat adhesion problem.

AFCONA 2040 is a moderate defoamer with minimal side effects that prevents the formation of foam and blisters during manufacturing and application. It offers a combination of good defoaming and compatibility with most resin systems. It is recommended for medium-viscosity applications applied by spray and brush, and is particularly suitable for systems ranging from low polarity to high polarity. AFCONA 2035 is recommended for brush and conventional spray applications.

AFCONA 3755 is a leveling and flow control agent for solvent-based coatings with very effective defoaming properties. It is a pure polyacrylic leveling agent, designed for applications where leveling and defoaming are both important, such as coil and can coatings. It can also be used in other foam-sensitive systems.

AFCONA 3770 is a leveling agent with good defoaming effect and anti-crater working for solvent-based coatings. Fluorocarbon modified acrylic polymer. AFCONA 3770 is a fluorocarbon modified acrylic polymer. Besides acting as an effective leveling agent, it also gives a strong defoaming effect as well as anti-crater properties.

AFCONA 2290 provides anti-foam and de-aeration properties for solvent-containing and solvent-free systems of epoxy, polyurethane, UPE and UV coatings. AFCONA 2290 contains a non-silicone defoaming substance which offers very good performance in both defoaming and anti-foaming. Due to its strong defoaming properties and silicone-free composition, it is also very suitable for primer coatings.

AFCONA 2018 is a silicone-free defoamer that is recommended for systems where in-can transparency is important. It prevents the entrapment of air during processing steps such as stirring or pumping, and functions well during the application of paints and lacquers. AFCONA 2018 is well-suited for solvent-based wood finishes where foaming is a problem when applied by spraying.

AFCONA 2720 is an anti-foam and de-aeration additive for use in unsaturated polyesters, coil and can coatings, epoxies and PVC-compounds. It supports the quick deaeration of thermosetting resin systems, allowing for the production of foam-free and blister-free self-leveling compounds and laminates. Additionally, AFCONA 2720 is suitable for use in can and coil coatings, where it is less likely to cause side effects such as inconsistent craters in the line.

AFCONA 2020 is a very strong defoamer suitable for most solvent-based coatings, printing inks, and thermosetting resin systems. It eliminates foam and blistering, regardless of the source of the air bubbles. However, it is not suitable for transparent, high-gloss clear topcoats.

AFCONA 2038 is a highly compatible defoamer that does not cause in-can haziness. It prevents the formation of foam and blisters during the manufacturing and application of solvent-based wood finishes. This defoamer has excellent compatibility properties, making it especially suitable for use in clear coatings and high gloss coatings. Additionally, it is suitable for use in applications where dry film transparency is essential, such as when applying thick clear coatings by conventional spraying.

AFCONA 2050 is a strong defoamer for most solvent-based coatings. AFCONA 2050 offers very strong defoaming and anti-foam performance with good compatibility in many resin systems. It is suitable for solvent-based coatings, printing inks and thermosetting resin systems. The product eliminates foam and blistering, regardless of whether the air bubbles are caused by the substrate.

AFCONA 2045 is a silicone-based defoamer used to prevent the formation of foam and blisters during manufacturing and application of solvent-based coatings, including polyurethane clear coats. It is effective even in difficult situations such as airless spray, brush, and roller application, and has strong defoaming properties with a very good transparent appearance.

AFCONA 3758 is a leveling and flow control agent for solvent-based coatings with anti-crater properties. AFCONA 3758 is a special modified polyacrylic polymer. It reduces drastically surface tension of organic coating systems. This, together with good compatibility in most solvent-based systems and with minimal foam stabilizing effect, makes it very effective as an anti-crater and flow control agent for all solvent-based coatings.

AFCONA 2048 is a defoamer for both spray and brush applications of solvent-based wood coatings. It is especially suited for high gloss solvent-based wood finishes and is highly compatible, not causing unacceptable haze. It is particularly useful for brush applications, as it quickly evaporates and provides rapid defoaming.

ACCESS® SRE Emulsion based on siloxanes with a concentration of 30%. Which is a defoamer for paints and primers.

Dispelair® CF 345 is a foam control agent for inks and decorative emulsion paints. It is highly effective for very foamy systems.

Dispelair® CF 698 is a foam control agent for inks. It has high dispersibility and works excellent in clear systems.

Dispelair® CF 407 is a foam control agent for inks and decorative emulsion paints. It is very effective in all interior paints and has good dispersibility.

Dispelair® CF 421 is a foam control agent for inks and decorative emulsion paints. It has high dispersibility for low PVC systems.

Dispelair® CF 47 is a highly effective foam control agent for inks particularly in OPV’s.

Dispelair® CF 929 is a foam control agents for inks, excellent in clear and pigmented systems and can be applied in OPV's.

DISPARLON® L-1980N is silicone-free acrylic polymer surface control agent for high polarity solventborne systems. Recommended for use in polyester/melamine and urethane coatings and in unsaturated polyester applications for leveling and defoaming properties.

ADDITOL® XW 395 is a versatile solution for waterborne paint systems, functioning as a wetting agent, defoamer, and leveling agent. It carries labeling claims of being APEO-free, formaldehyde-free, and tin-free, ensuring high-quality results. Its features include improved surface preparation, reduced short waves, and enhanced dullness, making it an excellent choice for waterborne coatings and clearcoats.

DISPARLON® L-1983N is a silicone-free acrylic polymer surface control additive for leveling properties in low polarity systems such as epoxy primers and epoxy/acrylic UV cure inks.

DISPARLON® L-1982N is a silicone-free acrylic polymer surface-control additive for leveling and wetting in medium polarity systems. Recommended for high solids alkyd coatings as well as epoxy and phenolic applications.

DISPARLON® AQ-7533N is a general purpose defoaming/anti-popping agent based on a blend of vinyl copolymer, surfactant and hydrocarbons for waterborne systems, designed to disperse uniformly in the paint.

Afcona 3730 is a silicone based leveling and anti-crater agent for aqueous coatings without influent of inter coating adhesion.

CLiQSMART 1051is apolysiloxane emulsion based defoamer for aqueous systems. The highly efficient defoamer can be used in a broad range of aqueous systems and is typically applied in gloss pigmented and clear coatings, inks and overprint varnishes.

DEE FO SC-180 is specially designed for seed coating applications. It provides formulators with an excellent defoaming performance. The defoamer is also highly effective in adhesives and wood coatings.

DEE FO® PI-320 is a 3-Dimensional Siloxane compound defoamer designed for aqueous printing inks.Applications in Corrugated printing inks, Flexible packaging inks, Film and foil printing inks, OPVs and clear coatings, Wood coatings and top coats, Industrial spray coatings, Direct-to-metal applications and High gloss architectural coatings

AGITAN 218 is a defoamer for all common emulsion systems.