Products in Functional Additives: Leveling Agent

Efka® SL 3200 serves as a slip and leveling additive, featuring solvent-free polysiloxane block polymer. Its key benefits include enhancing flow and slip in solvent-based and solvent-less coatings.

Efka® SL 3031 is a slip and leveling agent that improves mar resistance, increases slip and surface smoothness, prevents cratering, and decreases the tendency to pigments' floating and sensitivity to air drafts. The chemical nature is organically modified polysiloxane, compatible with all medium- to high-polarity solvent-based systems.

Efka® FL 3745 is a silicone-free flow and leveling agent with air release properties designed for liquid non-aqueous coatings. It is also suitable for powder coatings, modifying surface tension to provide smooth, trouble-free film surfaces, and enhancing gloss. In its physical form, it is a clear, colorless liquid.

Efka® FL 3730 is a liquid solution renowned for its dual functionality as a wetting agent and leveling agent. Tailored for use in CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) ingredients, this versatile product excels in various coating applications, including solventless and high-solids coating, solventborne coating, and waterborne coating. With its advanced technology, Efka® FL 3730 ensures optimal wetting and leveling performance. In a convenient liquid form, this product seamlessly integrates into industrial processes, making it an ideal choice for a range of coating needs.

Efka® FL 3930 is an innovative powder formulation designed to function as a wetting agent and leveling agent. Tailored for compatibility with polyurethanes (PU), epoxies (EP), and polyesters, this versatile powder ensures effective performance across various polymers and resins. Efka® FL 3930, in its powder form, offers convenience and ease of use.

Efka® SL 3299 is a slip and leveling agent, known for its highly effective slip additive properties. It enhances scratch and abrasion resistance, improves anti-blocking characteristics, and contributes to better leveling, surface smoothness, and gloss. Additionally, it prevents floating and cratering. Due to its excellent compatibility, Efka® SL 3299 is particularly suitable for use in high-gloss clear wood coatings. It improves the orientation of matting agents in matted wood finishes and is recommended for various solvent-based wood coatings.

Efka® SI 2723 acts as a defoamer, developed for the rapid de-aeration of solvent-free polyurethane and epoxy compounds. It yields excellent results in flooring applications, ensuring foam- and blister-free self-leveling coatings. Additionally, it acts as a leveling agent, contributing to a smooth coating surface, all while maintaining a low odor. Its chemical nature consists of a solution of defoaming substances containing silicone.

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® SL 3883 is a reactive slip and leveling agent. It offers improved slip, surface smoothness, increased anti-blocking effect, good substrate wetting, and even distribution of matting agents. The chemical nature involves a polysiloxane-modified polymer with unsaturated terminal groups. Reactive groups crosslink with coating and printing ink systems cured by photo initiators or peroxides. It finds applications in various coatings, especially wood and plastic coatings and paper finishes, cured by vinyl polymerization.

Efka® FL 3340 is a versatile product renowned for its role as a wetting agent and leveling agent in solventless and high-solids coating, solventborne coating, and waterborne coating applications. In its liquid form, this additive significantly boosts the performance of coatings across various formulations.

Efka® SL 3259 is a liquid formulation crafted to serve as a slip agent, wetting agent, and leveling agent. This versatile solution offers good compatibility and high gloss while enhancing substrate wetting and scratch resistance. In its liquid form, Efka® SL 3259 ensures ease of application. Ideal for waterborne, solventless/high solids, and solventborne coatings, it brings innovation to coatings by providing essential functions along with superior properties for substrate wetting, gloss, and scratch resistance.

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® WE 3110 is a liquid formulation designed to function as a wetting agent and leveling agent, specifically compatible with alkyds. Ideal for use in solventless/high solids, solventborne, and waterborne coatings, Efka® WE 3110, in its liquid form, ensures easy and efficient application.

Efka® SL 3239 is a dynamic liquid formulation designed to function as a defoamer, wetting agent, and leveling agent. Compatible with acrylics, polyesters, and alkyds, this versatile solution caters to various polymers and resins. Efka® SL 3239, in its liquid form, ensures easy and efficient application.

Efka® SL 3244 is a versatile liquid additive renowned for its functions as a wetting agent and leveling agent. Tailored for applications in solventless and high-solids coating, solventborne coating, and waterborne coating, Efka® SL 3244 enhances the overall performance of coatings.

Efka® SL 3230 is a versatile solution for various applications in the paints and coatings industry. As a leading CASE ingredient, it functions as a leveling agent and slip agent, ensuring optimal performance. Specifically designed for use in building and construction, wood coatings and finishes, and industrial coatings, Efka® SL 3230 excels in providing a smooth finish and enhanced slip properties. Its advanced technologies make it a reliable choice for the printing and packaging sector, particularly in printing and inks and other printing applications.

Efka® SL 3210 is a slip and leveling agent, a very effective additive to increase substrate wetting, slip, surface smoothness, and gloss. It has good compatibility with a broad range of printing ink systems and is relatively insensitive to pin-holing, even at high dosage. The chemical nature is organically modified polysiloxane.

Efka® SL 3258 is a solvent-free, 100% active, polyether-modified polysiloxane serving as a non-reactive slip modifier, leveling agent, and substrate wetting agent for printing inks, paints, and coatings. Its chemical nature involves an organo-modified polysiloxane. It is suitable for UV, solvent-borne, and water-borne applications, achieving excellent surface tension reduction in UV systems, leading to an improved gloss level.

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® 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® SL 3288 is a slip and leveling agent that acts as a very effective slip additive, increasing surface smoothness and providing a 'soft-touch' effect. It improves leveling, scratch- and abrasion resistance, enhances anti-blocking characteristics, has minimal effects on intercoat adhesion and foam stabilization, improves the orientation of metallic pigments and matting agents, and prevents floating and flooding.

Efka® SL 3034 is a versatile solution belonging to the fluorocarbon, polysiloxane, and organomodified chemical families. Specifically designed for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) applications, it serves as both a leveling agent and a slip agent. Efka® SL 3034 incorporates advanced technologies within the CASE Ingredients category, falling under Functional Additives and Surface Modifiers. Tailored to enhance the performance of formulations, this additive promises superior leveling and slip properties.

Efka® SL 3030 functions as a slip and leveling agent, universally compatible with various coating systems. It does not cause cratering even in high concentrations and offers benefits such as improved leveling, increased scratch and abrasion resistance, prevention of floating, improved antiblocking characteristics, and acts as a defoamer and de-aeration aid.

Efka® FL 3600 is a flow and leveling agent that offers a strong reduction of surface tension, good compatibility, and effective anti-cratering properties. In slightly yellowish liquid form, Efka® FL 3600 enhances the flow and leveling characteristics of coatings.

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® FL 3755, a liquid solution that excels as both a wetting agent and leveling agent. Tailored for use in CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) Ingredients, this versatile product is designed for various coating applications, including solventless and high solids coating, solventborne coating, and waterborne coating. Efka® FL 3755 ensures optimal wetting and leveling performance. In a convenient liquid form, this product seamlessly integrates into industrial processes, making it an ideal choice for a range of coating needs.

Efka® FL 3740 EH is a high-performance liquid formulation serving as a wetting agent and leveling agent. With compatibility across alkyds, nitrocellulose, polyurethanes (PU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chlorinated rubbers, epoxies (EP), and acrylics, this versatile solution caters to various polymers and resins. Efka® FL 3740 EH, in its liquid form, ensures easy application. Noteworthy features include its effectiveness in preventing the anti-orange peel effect. Ideal for waterborne, solventless, high-solids, and solventborne coatings, Efka® FL 3740 EH sets a new standard for performance in diverse end uses.

Hydropalat® WE 3485 is a liquid solution meticulously crafted for varnishes. As part of the anionic chemical family, it guarantees compatibility with cellulose and cellulosics. This formulation boasts low surface tension, good compatibility, improved color acceptance, substrate wetting, high gloss, and low foaming for optimal performance. In a convenient liquid form, Hydropalat® WE 3485 seamlessly integrates into varnish formulations, ensuring ease of use.

MERPOL® A is an alcohol phosphate that offers attributes such as low foam generation, effective wetting, and reliable emulsification. It serves a range of applications, including metal processing, composite handling, printing ink manufacturing, and coatings. Classified within the chemical group of alcohol phosphate esters, its functions encompass being a plastic anti-static agent, pigment dispersant, and textile lubricating agent.

Wacker Chemie SG 3383 is a polyalkylene oxide-modified polydimethylsiloxane with organofunctional groups positioned as pendants. Due to its unique structure, SG 3383 demonstrates excellent surface activity. It can be utilized in both aqueous and non-aqueous systems. SG 3383 finds particular suitability in various applications, including coatings to enhance coefficients of friction and leveling properties.

Wacker Chemie SG 3378 is a polyalkylene oxide-modified polydimethylsiloxane with organofunctional groups in the pendant position. This product is highly versatile and suitable for various applications, such as coatings to improve coefficient of friction and leveling properties. It has a low surface tension, offering high wetting properties while enhancing lubricity, sheen, gloss, anti-caking, static suppression, and moderate profoaming. It also demonstrates surfactancy properties, which can be beneficial in numerous other end applications. SG 3378 is 100% concentrated, cost-effective, and has low toxicity.

Wacker Chemie SG 3382 is a polyalkylene oxide-modified polydimethylsiloxane with organofunctional groups in pendant position. It is suitable as an additive in coatings to enhance coefficient of friction and leveling properties. This product has low surface tension, making it an effective wetting agent. Additionally, it provides lubricity, sheen, gloss, anti-caking, static-suppressing, antifoaming, and moderate profoaming properties. SG 3382 is a 100% concentrated and economical solution with low toxicity.

Wacker Chemie SG 3379 is a polyalkylene oxide modified polydimethylsiloxane with organofunctional groups located in pendant position. It finds suitability in various applications, such as coating, to enhance coefficient of friction and leveling properties. Due to its low surface tension, SG 3379 can provide excellent wetting capabilities while improving lubricity, sheen, gloss, anti-caking, static suppression, antifoaming, and moderate profoaming properties.

SILCO® GA 5157 is a highly effective leveling and surface additive that improves slip, leveling, and scratch resistance. This organomodified polysiloxane is particularly recommended for water and solvent-based formulations. The preferred fields of application include: Printing inks and overprint varnishes Water-based systems UV systems

SILCO® GA 5053 is an aqueous emulsion of polysiloxane. This high-performance slip additive is used as a leveling and surface additive in water-based formulations. It is particularly recommended as a slip additive for use in printing inks and clear formulations such as overprint varnishes.