Solvent Based Paint Components
Paint and Coatings Additives
Wetting & Dispersing Additives
Other (e.g. antistatic & degassing agents)
Rheological modifiers, Anti-Settling
pH control
Freeze-thaw control
Moisture scavengers
Gel control
Other (e.g. chelating agents, preservatives, biocides)
Rheological modifiers
Foam Control
Surface-active modifiers to overcome film defects (craters, fish eyes.,…)
Other (e.g. Levelling agents, color float)
Catalysts and photo inhibitors
Driers
Coalescents for latex coatings
Other (e.g., reactive diluents)
Adhesion promoters
Biocides
Stabilizers (heat, UV)
Plasticizers
Other (impart damage resistance, optical brighteners, flame retardants, …)
Chemical Resistance
Package Stability
Application
Film Formation
Coating Functionality
Additives
Small amount but big responsibility.
“Additives: small in quantity, decisive in performance.”
“They don’t build the coating, they fine-tune its behavior.”
Invisible role, visible results.
A RANGE OF
DISPERSING AGENTS
Designed for various
PIGMENTS
