Products in Decorative Paints: Flattener

Lo-Vel® 39A belongs to PPG's synthetic precipitated silica product line, which reduces the gloss of coatings, varnishes, and other finishes. It offers high flatting efficiency, compatibility with various coating systems, and ease of redispersion. This product line delivers a balance of clarity and flatting for overprint varnish and topcoats. It can be used in solvent- or water-based coatings, high-solids, 100%-solids, and 2K systems, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of applications.

Lo-Vel® HSF belongs to PPG's synthetic precipitated silica product line, which reduces the gloss of coatings, varnishes, and other finishes. It offers high flatting efficiency, compatibility with various coating systems, and ease of redispersion. This product line delivers a balance of clarity and flatting for overprint varnish and topcoats. It can be used in solvent- or water-based coatings, high-solids, 100%-solids, and 2K systems, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of applications.

Lo-Vel® 6000 is a synthetic, amorphous silicon dioxide flatting agent that is designed for use where a Hegman value of 5 to 6 is required. The combination of high flatting at low use levels and ease of incorporation delivers expanded formulation flexibility.

Lo-Vel® 66 belongs to PPG's synthetic precipitated silica product line, which reduces the gloss of coatings, varnishes, and other finishes. It offers high flatting efficiency, compatibility with various coating systems, and ease of redispersion. This product line delivers a balance of clarity and flatting for overprint varnish and topcoats. It can be used in solvent- or water-based coatings, high-solids, 100%-solids, and 2K systems, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of applications.

Deuteron-WAX A is a micronized polyamide wax characterized by a fine particle size distribution and good ease of dispersion.Deuteron-WAX A is used as a matting agent to produce a mat or silk finish in all types of furniture and wood lacquers. In metal decorating and coil applications Deuteron-WAX A can be used to improve water resistance, slip properties and mar resistance in a wide range of general and special, solvent-based and water-based coatings. In powder coatings the wax is used as a flattening agent.Deuteron-WAX A shows excellent heat stability, chemical resistance and hardness. It shows better recoatability compared to micronized waxes based on polyethylene or polypropylene. The dispersed wax shows resistance to settling. Additionally it retards the settling of pigments and fillers and assists in their redispersion. The product has been designed specifically for incorporation in lacquers and coatings using high speed stirring only. This makes the production process more economic. back

CERETAN® MO 3220 WD is a Spherical, micronized, surface-modified polyethylene wax. This Product can be used as a hydrophilic character – easy to disperse in water based systems, improved slip and anti-blocking, matting effect, improved abrasion and scratch resistance.

Michem® Guard 7140 - A water-based dispersion provides block, rub, and abrasion resistance, and matting in pigmented and semi-gloss coatings, inks, and overprint varnishes. It also produces smooth satin finishes at a 5-10% addition rate.

Deuteron MK-matting agents are suitable as exclusive matting agents for water-borne, solvent-borne and solvent-free systems, air-drying as well as stoving. They can also be used in printing inks, wood lacquers, UV-curing coatings, coil-coatings, lacquers on foils, aqueous wood- and furniture varnishes.The finer types are suitable where particularly thin dry films are applied or where very smooth surfaces have to be realized. The combination with inorganic matting agents is possible and leads to improved mechanical resistances. Scratch resistance and resistance against polishing will be increased.Deuteron MK matting agents are micro-ground resp. micronized powders. The fineness enables Deuteron MK-products to be used in a wide field of applications for producing satin-flat and satin-gloss coatings. The small binder demand of Deuteron MK only leads to a nonessential viscosity influence, which is important for UV-curing lacquers. Deuteron MK is resistant against solvents and chemicals which are customary in the paint industry. These products can also be used in exterior applications. Adjustments to specific requirements can easily be made due to the different particle sizes, available. back

The euroMinerals incomp special are multi-functional extenders based on talc and dolomite, ground to different fineness and talc content.

Michem® Guard 200 - An aqueous dispersion for interior and exterior wood varnishes, decreases gloss while improving abrasion resistance, slip, and anti-blocking for cabinetry, furniture, and floor applications.

Deuteron MM 680 is primarily recommended for use in solvent-based 2-component systems (polyurethane or epoxy-resin lacquers). Beyond that, the product is also suitable for other air- and oven-drying systems.Deuteron MM 680 is a mixture of finest-ground (micronized) materials that is well suited as a matting agent in paints and lacquers. Apart from the good matting effect, special importance is also attached to a low binder requirement in order not to affect the flow properties of the matted system considerably. This leads to a good formulation margin in the processing.Deuteron MM 680 does not contain any wax additives, thus coating layers equipped with it are not expected to cause any adhesion problems in multi-layer systems or repair coatings. back

CERETAN® MX 9620 is a Spherical, micronized functional blend, based on Polyethylene and Amide wax. This Product is used as a very good scratch and abrasion resistance, matting agent in wood coatings, excellent slip, good antiblocking and hot blocking, very good degassing agent in powder coatings.

CERETAN® MM 8120 is a Spherical, micronized Montan wax (Montan wax "E"). This Product in paints and coatings is used as a matting effect, ideal surface properties, wax density ca. 1.00 g/cm³ analog to water and oils, ideal for low surfactant formulations, very good adhesion on uneven, porous, flexible and soft grounds, less hydrophobic than other micronized waxes, for hydrophilic systems/pigments. And in Masterbatch is used as a dispersing agent, lubricant, 100 to 400 times smaller particles compared to course powder (e. g.“Montan wax E powder“).

PPG LO-VEL® 39A silica is a highly efficient synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide flatting agent designed to reduce the gloss of texturized finishes.

CERETAN® MT 8415 Micronized, spherical low-melting hard paraffin. This product is used as an excellent matting effect, low melting point, excellent adhesion on porous and soft ground.

euroMinerals intalc is white, hydrophobic, flexible, soft therefore versatile. Depending on specifications, the different types of talc are used for the intalc products and are manufactured in different production processes: intalc is a top quality product, produced in a wide range of fineness.

Deuteron MK-matting agents are suitable as exclusive matting agents for water-borne, solvent-borne and solvent-free systems, air-drying as well as stoving. They can also be used in printing inks, wood lacquers, UV-curing coatings, coil-coatings, lacquers on foils, aqueous wood- and furniture varnishes.The finer types are suitable where particularly thin dry films are applied or where very smooth surfaces have to be realized. The combination with inorganic matting agents is possible and leads to improved mechanical resistances. Scratch resistance and resistance against polishing will be increased.Deuteron MK matting agents are micro-ground resp. micronized powders. The fineness enables Deuteron MK-products to be used in a wide field of applications for producing satin-flat and satin-gloss coatings. The small binder demand of Deuteron MK only leads to a nonessential viscosity influence, which is important for UV-curing lacquers. Deuteron MK is resistant against solvents and chemicals which are customary in the paint industry. These products can also be used in exterior applications. Adjustments to specific requirements can easily be made due to the different particle sizes, available. back

PPG LO-VEL® HSF flatting agent is a synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide designed to reduce the gloss of high-solids, low volatile organic compounds (VOC) coatings.

Micronized polypropylene wax

Michem® Guard 201 - An aqueous dispersion for interior and exterior wood varnishes, decreases gloss while improving abrasion resistance, slip, and anti-blocking for cabinetry, furniture, and floor applications.

CERETAN® P 21 Non micronized nonpolar Polypropylene wax. This Product has low viscosity, easy dispersion and incorporation, lubricant, matting agent, improved abrasion resistance, dispersing agent.

CERETAN® MM 8220 is a Spherical, micronized, partially saponified Montan wax (Montan wax "OP"). This product in paints and coatings is used as an excellent matting effect, ideal surface properties, wax density ca. 1.00 g/cm³ analog to water and oils, ideal for low surfactant formulations, very good adhesion on uneven, porous, flexible and soft grounds, less hydrophobic than other micronized waxes, for hydrophilic systems/pigments, and in Masterbatch it is used as a dispersing agent, lubricant, 100 to 400 times smaller particles compared to course powder (e. g.“Montan wax OP powder“).

PPG LO-VEL® 66 flatting agent is a synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide, wax-treated flatting agent designed to reduce the gloss of lacquers and industrial coatings.

Microblanc Matting is a Calcium Carbonate filler that can be used as a matting agent. The raw material is Calcite of the highest purity and whiteness.

Michem® Guard 349 is designed to impart rub resistance, block resistance and matting properties to aqueous paints, coatings and inks.

PPG LO-VEL® 6000 silica is a synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide flatting agent designed for use where a Hegman value of 5 to 6 is required. A combination of high flatting at low use levels and ease of incorporation delivers expanded formulation flexibility.