BASF Corporation 1-800-251-0612 website www.basf.us/dispersions
“BASF is a leading global supplier of high-quality polymer emulsions, acrylic binders, resins, additives and colorants. These raw materials are used in a wide range of industries such as adhesives, architectural coatings, automotive coatings, construction, industrial coatings, nonwovens, printing and packaging, paper coatings, wood coatings, and more. With a comprehensive product portfolio and extensive knowledge of the industries we serve, we offer our customers innovative and sustainable solutions to help them advance their formulations through chemistry.” - BASF Website
Celanese Emulsion Polymers 1-877-832-7782 website www.celanese.com
“Celanese aims to be the emulsions and solutions provider of choice in the industries we serve globally, including paints and coatings, adhesives, non-wovens, carpet, glass fibers, textiles, paper and building/construction. We have an ongoing commitment to innovation and technology development in these industries and beyond.” – Celanese Website
Covestro website www.solutions.covestro.com/
“Our innovative and more sustainable solutions help coatings manufacturers advance their formulations. We develop, manufacture and market a high-quality range of raw materials for coating formulations. Discover our products!” – Covstro website
Wacker Polymers 1-888-922-5374 website www.wacker.com
Wacker Polymers specializes in VAE technology with production and technical facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Key products/chemistries for architectural coatings include ethylene containing co- and terpolymers (VAE, VA/E/VCl, EVCl).
Worlee-Chemie G.m.b.H. website www.worlee.de
Worlée - Chemie is a specialist for environmentally friendly paint resins and tailor made resins and additives for a variety of coatings. Coatings made out the waterborne surfactant free alkyd emulsions can be formulated with a very low VOC-level (<50g/l). These resins are available in the USA, Canada and in over 60 countries world wide.
Dow Chemical Company + 1-800-258-2436 website www.dow.com
“Boosting protection and performance across a boundless range of industries. Silicone- and acrylic-based resins enable excellent adhesion, durability and protection when used as binders and film formers in paints, coatings, finishes and personal care products.” – Dow website
Arkema website www.arkema.com
“We are one of the world leaders in materials for the coatings industry. Coating Resins of Arkema is a global product line offering an extensive range of products to support customers in the coatings, adhesives, inks, and construction products markets.” – Arkema website
BYK website www.byk.com
“The range of decorative coatings covers interior wall paints, decorative wood and metal coatings as well as external coatings for facades and road marking paints. In addition, pigment concentrates for tinting systems (both point-of-sales and in-plant tinting) are an essential part of the range of applications and related binder systems. From clear coats to highly filled paints, BYK offers special additives that comply with legal requirements for both aqueous and solvent-borne systems. There is an extensive additive portfolio for decorative and architectural coatings. Wetting and dispersing agents are just as important as defoamers, rheological and surface additives.” – BYK website
Hexion 1 888 443 9466 website www.hexion.com
“Versatic™ Monomers for Architectural Coatings - Based on their unique performance characteristics, VeoVa vinyl esters are used in a wide range of emulsions for architectural paint applications where they provide a range of benefits” – Hexion website
Solvay website www.solvay.com
“Solvay offers a broad product range and strong technical support for coatings, inks and adhesive applications. Our portfolio includes high-performance polymers, surfactants, specialty monomers, additives and solvents. We deliver improvements to key functionalities such as durability, adhesion, corrosion resistance and water resistance, as well as surface wetting, emulsion polymerization, pigment dispersion, color development and foam control, among others.” – Solvay website
Michelman +1 513 793 7766 website www.michelman.com
“As a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, we offer solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging, and fibers & composites markets. Our innovative surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, and fiber sizings for composites. Our global network of technology and business professionals anticipate industry trends and engage with our customers to discuss how they can apply them for their future success.” – Michelman website
Clariant website www.clariant.com
“For over 25 years, Clariant has been dedicated to the Coatings, Paints & Inks industry, and we continue our commitment to enhance the performance of your coatings and inspire vision in your innovation pipeline beyond color. Our diverse team of experts work under the assumption that every problem has a solution, even the most challenging ones. Thanks to our innovative solutions and strong know-how we support formulators worldwide in the coatings, paints and inks industry.” – Clariant website
Reichhold website www.reichhold.com
“Global supplier to the Composite & Coating Industry. With 19 manufacturing sites (17 operated by Reichhold) and 5 technology centers in 12 countries, Reichhold is one of the world’s largest suppliers of unsaturated polyester resins for composites and a leading supplier of coating resins for a wide variety of markets and applications.” – Reichhold website
Eastman Chemical website www.eastman.com
“Chemical coatings solutions. We offer one of the most diverse product portfolios in the coatings industry. Eastman is committed to delivering innovation and solutions for coatings applications. For more than 70 years, we have been a leading provider of high quality raw materials for the global paint and coatings industry.” – Eastman website
Troy Corporation website www.troycorp.com
“Troy metal carboxylate products enable manufacturers to create value added, high performance coatings, including architectural, decorative, OEM/industrial, traffic, and gel coat, as well as inks, lubricants, and many other industrial and consumer materials.” – Troy website
Evonik website www.corporate.evonik.com
“Evonik offers a wealth of raw materials for the coatings industry. Be it cars, cell phones, or parquet flooring: materials of all kinds are protected from stubborn scratches when the coating contains fine-grained silicas or nanocomposites from Evonik” – Evonik website
W. R. Grace & Co. website www.grace.com
“Grace leads the way in providing technologies and services that enable you to produce coatings that meet the toughest consumer and regulatory demands for sustainability, human health, and safety. Grace® additives are designed for use in premium performance coatings, consistently exceeding your requirements and the needs of the rapidly evolving coatings industry. Our expertise in material science enables us to produce a wide range of silicas with excellent properties that improve the performance of your coatings.” - Grace website
