Products in Functional Additives

Dispex® Ultra PX 4290 is a high molecular weight dispersing agent, designed to stabilize inorganic and organic pigments in aqueous formulations.

POLYSORB® PA is a high purity grade of isosorbide grade under pellets form (POLYSORB® PA). It offers valuable solutions to performance materials markets: polyesters, composites and coatings, polyurethanes, etc.   Key benefits Temperature resistance Optical properties Surface hardness

Dispex® Ultra FA 4420 is a dispersing agent that stabilizes inorganic and organic pigments in water and solvents. In addition, Dispex® Ultra FA 4420 makes the polar ingredients of universal colorants which are used in non-polar solvent-based paints more compatible.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4510 is a high-performance liquid solution serving as both a dispersant and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, this versatile formulation seamlessly integrates into diverse systems.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4501 is a high-performance liquid solution designed to function as both a dispersant and surfactant. Tailored for various applications, this versatile formulation seamlessly integrates into diverse systems.

Dispex® Ultra FA 4431 is a dispersant for inorganic pigments and fillers in various systems. It reduces grinding and dispersion time, allows increased pigment loading, achieving low VOC levels in highly filled solvent-based systems, and improves gloss, leveling, and flow.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4590 serves multiple functions: dispersant, surfactant, and case ingredient. It features improved coating hiding power and excellent capabilities for loading mineral fillers. Additionally, it exhibits excellent wetting behavior, good color sstability, ahigh gloss, and a low molecular weight. This product caters to various mmarkets,including agriculture and feed, automotive and transportation, building and construction, and paints and ccoatingapplications. Specifically, in the realm of paints and coatings, it finds application in automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, and other automotive and transportation coatings.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4516 serves multiple functions: it acts as a dispersant and surfactant, enhancing the features of case ingredients to improve coating hiding power. It boasts excellent capabilities for loading mineral fillers, displays superior wetting behavior, maintains good color stability, offers high gloss, and possesses a low molecular weight. It caters to various markets, including agriculture and feed, automotive and transportation, building and construction, anpaintts and coating applications.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4570 is a high-performance liquid solution designed for both dispersant and surfactant functions. This versatile formulation seamlessly integrates into various applications, enhancing dispersion and surfactant properties. In its convenient liquid form, this product facilitates easy incorporation into your processes, contributing to enhanced performance.

Dispex® Ultra CX 4452 is an aqueous, high-performance dispersant for inorganic pigments and fillers like transparent iron oxides and titanium dioxide. It stabilizes inorganic pigments through electro-steric stabilization and is particularly suitable for the preparation of aqueous resin-free pigment concentrates.

Dispex® Ultra PA 4513 is a high-performance liquid solution designed for dual functionality as a dispersant and surfactant. Tailored for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) applications, it distinguishes itself with the feature of improved coating hiding power. In its liquid form, Dispex® Ultra PA 4513 seamlessly integrates into various formulations, contributing to enhanced dispersion and surfactant functionality.

Efka® SL 3035 is a slip and leveling agent that improves leveling, increases slip and mar resistance, offers better compatibility compared to pure dimethylpolysiloxane, particularly in polar systems, prevents floating, and is resistant to hydrolysis. It can be used in both water- and solvent-based coatings, and due to its excellent compatibility, Efka® SL 3035 is particularly recommended for polyurethane and polyester wood coatings, helping prevent curtain rupture in curtain coating applications.

Efka® PB 2010 is a highly efficient defoamer designed for solvent-based coatings, particularly high-gloss top coats. Its universal nature allows its use for semi-matte and matte coats with a wide range of solvent-based binders. Silicone-free, it has no negative impact on inter-coat adhesion, making it suitable for primers, sealers, and various solvent-based systems, providing high defoaming performance while maintaining excellent compatibility.

Efka® FA 4666 is a low-molecular-weight dispersing agent that helps prevent interfacial tension between hydrophilic pigments, extenders, and binder. With advantages such as reduced dispersing time, reduced pigment sedimentation, and prevention of flooding and floating, Efka® FA 4666 is presented in transparent, slightly brownish liquid form.

Baxxodur® EC 280 is a curing agent in the chemical family of amines, boasts outstanding attributes. This product is renowned for its excellent adhesion, good toughness, high flexibility, strength, shock resistance, fast cure, high temperature resistance, and moisture resistance. With additional benefits like good adhesion and high peel strength, Baxxodur® EC 280 finds valuable applications in off-road and recreational vehicles (RV), contributing to enhanced performance and durability in various industrial settings.

Efka® FA 4611 is a solvent-free wetting and dispersing agent with acidic groups, excellently suited for solvent-borne and solvent-free coatings and printing inks. Is in a clear, slightly yellowish liquid form, Efka® FA 4611 demonstrates broad compatibility in a wide range of resin systems.

BTC Europe GmbH Imidazole, serves as both a curing agent and an API intermediate. Its applications are prominent in pharmaceutical manufacturing and API manufacturing within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. This material features attributes such as chemical resistance, fast curing, good adhesion, and high temperature strength.

Efka® PU 4061 is a high-molecular-weight dispersing agent, a polymeric dispersant for stabilizing inorganic and organic pigments. It improves gloss and DOI, reduces flooding, and increases color strength, making it suitable for solvent-based coatings, especially high-quality industrial coatings like automotive topcoats, coil coatings, and 2-pack polyurethane coating systems.

Efka® SL 3236 functions as a slip and leveling agent, being an organically modified polysiloxane soluble in various solvents. It improves general surface characteristics and is recommended for non-aqueous coatings like baking enamels, acid-curable or polyurethane wood finishes.

Efka® FA 4620 is a low-molecular-weight dispersing agent suitable for use in solvent- and water-based systems. It is very efficient at wetting and dispersing fillers, extenders, and inorganic pigments. In clear, brownish liquid form, Efka® FA 4620 serves as a versatile dispersing agent.

Baxxodur® PC 136 is a liquid curing agent known for its high strength, high temperature resistance, good color stability, moisture resistance, adhesion, high peel strength, toughness, excellent adhesion, and flexibility. It is primarily utilized in the automotive and transportation industries.

Efka® FL 3778 is a multifunctional product known for its diverse capabilities in various applications. Classified within the chemical family of acrylics and acrylates, this formulation serves as a wetting agent, surface modifier, slip agent, leveling agent, dispersant, and defoamer. Its features include excellent mineral filler loading capability, slip properties, exceptional wetting behavior, and outstanding flow properties. These characteristics make Efka® FL 3778 a versatile and effective solution in applications where these attributes are critical for performance.

Efka® PB 2720 is a defoamer with key benefits including supporting quick de-aeration of thermosetting resin systems and allowing easy processing of foam and blister-free self-leveling compounds and laminates. It is a solution of defoaming substances, silicone-free, and can be used in pigmented or non-pigmented resin systems, such as unsaturated polyesters (SMC/BMC gelcoats and synthetic mortars), two-pack epoxies, and PVC compounds.

Baxxodur® EC 310 is a curing agent with features like good adhesion, moisture resistance, toughness, high flexibility, peel strength, and temperature resistance. It finds applications in adhesives and sealants, automotive and transportation, and building and construction.

Efka® PU 4047 is a high-molecular-weight dispersing agent used in high-quality industrial coatings such as automotive topcoats, coil coatings, 2-pack polyurethane coating systems, and pigment concentrates. Its higher molecular weight compared to Efka® PU 4046 results in stronger deflocculation with some organic pigments and carbon blacks.

Baxxodur® EC 303 is a product known for its features of good adhesion and high peel strength. It finds application in the transportation sector, particularly for off-road and recreational vehicles (RV).

Efka® FA 4642 is a liquid dispersant and defoamer belonging to the chemical family of fatty acids. Tailored for end-use applications such as primer, this liquid formulation serves essential functions in dispersing components and mitigating foam-related issues within the specified context.

Efka® SL 3033 is a highly effective additive that increases slip and surface smoothness. With excellent compatibility properties, it is suitable for use in clear coatings. It improves leveling, scratch and abrasion resistance, prevents floating, enhances anti-blocking characteristics, and prevents cratering.

Efka® PB 2770 is an innovative, silicone-free, 100% active defoamer specifically designed for radiation curing systems. It excels at foam breakdown and exhibits exceptional compatibility. Efka® PB 2770 functions effectively as a deaerator and defoamer, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including clear and pigmented UV-curable formulations, composites, gel coats, cast resins, and adhesives.

Lupragen® DMI - 1,2-Dimethylimidazole a potent curing agent designed for polyurethanes (PU). Belonging to the Imidazole chemical family, this liquid formulation offers efficient curing capabilities. Lupragen® DMI ensures compatibility with PU, making it an ideal choice for diverse polymer and resin applications. In its liquid form, this curing agent provides ease of use, simplifying its incorporation into various processes.

Efka® FA 4672 is a wetting and dispersing additive for reactive resin systems, offering optimal and quick dispersion of fillers, strong viscosity reduction, and compatibility with a wide variety of binder types. Its viscosity-reducing properties make it suitable for high and full solid systems, ensuring quick and optimal dispersion of fillers. Efka® FA 4672 is readily compatible with various binder types, making it suitable for use in 2-component polyurethane (PUR), 2-component epoxy (EP), and unsaturated polyester resins.

Efka® PB 2001 is a silicone-free defoamer tailored for non-aqueous coatings. It is especially suited for highly viscous coatings based on 2-pack epoxy, unsaturated polyester, and PUR systems. The blend of vinyl polymers in organic solvents ensures effective defoaming, making it suitable for applications like nitrocellulose lacquers, acid-curable wood coatings, and fast-drying formulations applied on curtain coaters.

Lupragen® API - N-(3-Aminopropyl)imidazole also known as 1H-imidazole-1-propylamine. This versatile compound serves as a dispersant, intermediate, and catalyst, making it an essential component in various applications. Classified within the chemical family of imidazoles and heterocyclic compounds, Lupragen® API seamlessly integrates with polyurethanes (PU), showcasing its compatibility with this polymer and resin.

Efka® FL 3741 functions as a silicone- and solvent-free flow and leveling agent with excellent air release properties for various reactive resin systems. It modifies the surface tension, eliminating or reducing peeling, and improves flow, dispersion, and floating behavior. Additionally, it prevents air entrapment and optimizes substrate wetting in reactive resin systems.

Efka® FA 4644 is a low-molecular-weight dispersing agent that reduces the interfacial tension between pigments or extenders and the vehicle. In transparent, yellowish liquid form, Efka® FA 4644 contributes to the stability of pigment dispersions.

Basonat® HA 2000 acts as a hardener and curing agent, known for its high-performance characteristics. It is specifically designed for use in paints and coatings applications within the automotive and transportation sectors, including automotive OEM coatings, marine coatings, and industrial coatings. This product is tailored for automotive and transportation coatings and is also applicable in marine applications.