Additives for Wood & Furniture Coatings

Wax emulsion with particularly fine particles on HDPE-basis for aqueous systems to improve surface protection. It achieves particularly high transparency. Improves slip in paper applications. VOC-free.

Wax emulsion on the basis of modified paraffin for aqueous systems to improve surface slip, anti-blocking, and water-resistance. Higher solids content than AQUACER® 535.

Wax emulsion on HDPE-basis for aqueous systems to improve surface protection.

Wax emulsion on the basis of modified PP for aqueous systems to improve anti-slip properties. In paper coatings, the additive increases matting as well as scratch and abrasion resistance. Reduces water penetration.

Wax dispersion on the basis of oxidized HDPE for aqueous systems. Particularly suitable for architectural coatings, wood and parquet coatings. Improves scratch-resistance, abrasion-resistance, soft feel effect, and has a matting effect.

Wax dispersion on the basis of modified PE for aqueous wood, industrial, architectural and leather coatings to improve surface protection. The additive increases abrasion and scratch resistance. It shows a matting effect and is easy to incorporate into the system.

Rheology-modifiying wax emulsion for aqueous automotive coatings and premium industrial coatings to improve effect pigment orientation. VOC-free.

VOC-free and silicone-free defoamer on polymer-basis for aqueous coatings, adhesives, and paper coatings. Particularly suitable for premium high-gloss architectural coatings. Optimal effect despite addition of smallest amounts only.

Silicone defoamer for aqueous pigment concentrates and printing inks. Prevents foam during grinding. Long-term stable and shear-stable. Particularly suitable for resin-free grinds (slurry) and aqueous overprint coatings.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous emulsion paints, printing inks, adhesives, and paper coatings. Compatible defoamer. All-purpose and easy to incorporate.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous dispersion coatings, wood and furniture coatings as well as adhesives and paper coatings. Easy to incorporate into PU dispersions.

Silicone-free defoamer on polymer-basis for solvent-borne coatings and printing inks. Standard defoamer for solvent-borne coating systems. Slightly higher defoaming effect than BYK®-051.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne industrial and architectural coatings as well as adhesives. More compatible version of BYK®-066 N.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne industrial and architectural coatings as well as adhesives. Standard silicone defoamer for all solvent-borne systems. Good balance between effectiveness and compatibility.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne coating systems. Provides good recoatability and improves leveling.

Silicone and polymer defoamer for solvent-borne, radiation-curable can coatings, industrial, wood, and furniture coatings as well as printing inks and adhesives. Aromatic-free.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous wood, architectural, and industrial coatings as well as printing inks and adhesives. All-purpose. Excellent long-term stability of the finished coating system at high and low temperatures. Easy to incorporate. Suitable for clear coats and pigmented systems as well as all common methods of application.

VOC-free silicone defoamer for aqueous printing inks as well as wood, architectural, and industrial coatings and paper with very high shear stability. Particularly suitable for high-speed flexo printing machines with a closed doctor blade system. For coatings, in which BYK®-024 is too compatible, BYK®-094 may be used as well.

Silicone defoamer for solvent-borne, low-polar to high-polar coating systems and printing inks. Very compatible. Suitable as a post-additive.

Wetting and dispersing additive on the basis of an ammonium polyacrylate for aqueous architectural coatings and adhesives for pigment stabilization. Often used in combination with DISPERBYK®-187 to improve color acceptance. BYK®-154 is not available on the North American market. Instead use BYK®-156, which has different solids content.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip. Solvent-free alternative to BYK®-306.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne coating systems with a minor reduction of surface tension and a minor increase of surface slip. Good leveling, has defoaming properties.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne wood, furniture, and industrial coatings with a minor reduction of surface tension and a minor increase of surface slip. Thermostable up to 250 °C. Good leveling, has defoaming properties.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne industrial and automotive coatings as well as printing inks with a medium reduction of surface tension and a medium increase of surface slip. Good leveling and recoatability. Suitable for use in isocyanate hardeners.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free, solvent-borne and aqueous coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne and aqueous coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, prevents craters, and increases surface slip.

Silicone surfactant for aqueous coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings with a significant reduction of surface tension. Therefore good substrate wetting. No effect on surface slip. Particularly suitable for co-solvent-borne systems.

Silicone surfactant for aqueous coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings with a strong reduction of surface tension. Therefore good substrate wetting. No influence on surface slip. Suitable for systems with co-solvents. Exceptional recoatability with thin layers (automotive OEM coatings).

Silicone surfactant for aqueous coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings with a strong reduction of surface tension. Therefore good substrate wetting. No influence on surface slip. Suitable for co-solvent-free systems. All-purpose.

Surface additive on polyacrylate-basis for solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks. Standard leveling additive. No turbidity in clear coats and no haze in pigmented systems.

Surface additive on polyacrylate-basis for medium-polar solvent-borne coating systems, printing inks, and powder coatings. Leveling additive. No turbidity in clear coats and no haze in pigmented systems. Solvent-free version of BYK®-358 N.

Silicone surface additive, polyester-modified, for solvent-borne coating systems. OH-functional. Strongly reduces surface tension.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free, radiation-curable, and solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, has an anti-crater effect and increases surface slip. OH-functional and solvent-free.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-free, radiation-curable, and solvent-borne coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting, has an anti-crater effect and significantly increases surface slip. Highly efficient at low doses. Solvent-free.

Surface additive on polyacrylate-basis for solvent-borne coil coatings. Leveling additive with reduced foil adhesion (release effect). OH-functional.

Liquid rheology additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free systems to improve anti-sagging and anti-settling properties in a medium-polar range. Increases thixotropy. Post addition is possible. Contains the solvent NMP.

Liquid rheology additive for aqueous and water-reducible systems to improve anti-sagging and anti-settling properties. Increases thixotropy. The additive is particularly suitable for the production of aqueous pigment pastes. Contains the solvent NMP.

VOC-free, liquid rheology additive for aqueous dispersion-based systems to improve anti-sagging and to adjust in-can viscosity. The additive is suitable for increasing the grinding viscosity of aqueous pigment pastes.

Emission, silicone and mineral oil-free polymeric defoamer for aqueous, low-emission coatings and adhesives.
Fulfills regulations such as AgBB in Germany and „Le Grenelle Environnement“ in France. Very effective in alkyd emulsions and hybrids.

Silicone- and mineral oil free defoamer on polymer basis for aqueous coatings and printing inks. The additive has a broad application profile. It shows no separation or seeding.

Silicone-free defoamer on polymer-basis for solvent-free, radiation-curable wood and industrial coatings, printing inks, and paper coatings. Suitable for pigmented and unpigmented coating systems.

Aromatic-free defoamer based on a polymer for radiation curable UV-coatings for wood, furniture and industrial coatings as well as printing inks with a spontaneous defoaming combined with a high film transparency and low cratering tendency. Also suitable for other polyester systems.

Emission-free and silicone-free defoamer for solvent-borne, solvent-free, high-solids and UV systems. BYK®-1794 offers 100% solids and is therefore very effective. The additive complies with German (AgBB), French and Swiss regulations, and is suitable for direct food contact applications.

Silicone-based defoamer for aqueous and radiation-curing systems.

Fluorine-free substrate wetting and leveling additive for aqueous systems and UV coatings with a strong reduction of the dynamic and static surface tension and an improvement of leveling properties. The additive has a low foaming tendency and no influence on surface slip. Especially suited for modern systems without cosolvent.

Silicone polymer air release additive for solvent-free and solvent-borne epoxy systems and adhesives with good air-releasing and defoaming effects.

Silicone-free substrate wetting agent for aqueous coating systems, printing inks, adhesives, and paper coatings. Reduces the dynamic surface tension. Low foam stabilization. Particularly suitable for high-speed applications.

Controlled flocculating wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne medium-polar to high-polar industrial and architectural coatings as well as automotive fillers to prevent titanium dioxide flooding/floating in combination with colored pigments.

Silicone surface additive for solvent-borne easy-to-clean coating systems. OH-functional. Obtains permanent effect after crosslinking.

Silicone surface additive for aqueous easy-to-clean coating systems. OH-functional. Obtains permanent effect after crosslinking.

Silicone surface additive for radiation-curable coating systems and printing inks with a strong reduction of surface tension. Excellent substrate wetting. Prevents craters and increases surface slip. Acrylic-functional (difunctional).

Silicone surface additive for radiation-curable coating systems and printing inks with a medium reduction of surface tension and a medium effect on surface slip. Acrylic-functional (tetrafunctional).

Silicone-free surface additive for aqueous automotive and industrial coatings to prevent the formation of bubbles and boiling marks in baking systems. The additive is HAPS-free and APEO-free.

High molecular weight wetting and dispersing additive for UV-curable  inkjet inks. Improves the optical properties of the inks, reduces their viscosity and leads to easy filterability due to the excellent pigment deflocculation. Stabilizes all pigment types.

Wetting and dispersing additive for liquid master batches for the production of liquid pigment concentrates for tinting polyolefins and other non-polar thermoplastics. Stabilizes all types of pigments.

Micronized wax on PP-basis for solvent-borne and aqueous systems to achieve very fine surface textures on metal, wood, or plastic. Provides soft feel effect and matting properties.

Micronized wax on PP-basis for solvent-borne and aqueous systems to achieve fine surface textures on metal, wood, or plastic.

Micronized wax on PP-basis for solvent-borne and aqueous systems to achieve medium-fine surface textures on metal, wood, or plastic.

Micronized wax on the basis of a modified HDPE wax and a polymer for solvent-borne and aqueous systems to achieve coarse surface textures on metal, wood, or plastic.

Micronized organic polymer for liquid and powder coatings as well as paper coatings. Provides matting properties and increases scratch resistance.

Micronized wax on the basis of a modified PE for aqueous and solvent-borne systems to improve matting, scratch and abrasion resistance. It is particularly suitable for direct food contact.

Micronized wax on the basis of modified HDPE for solvent-borne coating systems and powder coatings to improve scratch-resistance, soft feel effect, and matting. The additive is particularly suitable for radiation-curable furniture and parquet coatings.

Micronized wax on PP-basis for solvent-borne coating systems, powder coatings, and paper coatings to improve anti-slip properties and matting.

Micronized wax on the basis on a PTFE-modified PE for solvent-borne coating systems and powder coatings to improve surface slip and scratch resistance. Improves stain resistance in powder coated surfaces.

Micronized wax on the basis on a PTFE-modified PE for solvent-borne coating systems and powder coatings to improve surface slip and scratch resistance. Improves stain resistance in powder coated surfaces. Fine-particle version of CERAFLOUR® 996.

Biodegradable polymer based on renewable resources for aqueous, rad-cure, solvent-free and solvent-borne systems with wax-like properties to improve matting efficiency and haptic (soft-touch). Provides high transparency and improved surface properties.

Wax dispersion on the basis of an oxidized HDPE for solvent-borne industrial and wood coatings to improve scratch resistance, matting, and the soft feel effect. Aromatic-free.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne matting agent pastes.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne coatings and printing inks to stabilize inorganic pigments, particularly titanium dioxide. Significantly reduces millbase viscosity.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free coatings and printing inks to stabilize inorganic pigments, particularly titanium dioxide. Significantly reduces millbase viscosity.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems, printing inks, and adhesives. Standard additive for pigment concentrates without resins. Suitable for all pigments.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems and adhesives. Suitable for pigment concentrates with and without resins. Particularly suitable for emulsions.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems and adhesives. Particularly suitable for pigment concentrates without resins for two-pack systems (epoxy and PU). Increases water and corrosion resistance.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for aqueous coating systems and printing inks for pigment concentrates without resins, particularly for organic pigments and carbon blacks. Complements DISPERBYK®-190 in printing inks.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive on CPT-basis for solvent-borne and solvent-free wood and furniture coatings to improve matting, particularly in high-solid and solvent-free systems. Broad compatibility with reactive diluents, resins, solvents.

Solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive on CPT-basis for aqueous coating systems for particularly cost-effective pigment concentrates without resins. Increases water resistance.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive on CPT-basis for aqueous architectural and wood coatings for resin-free pigment concentrates. Suitable for all pigments.

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free epoxy and reactive systems to improve storage stability and application viscosity. The special hyperbranched structure of the additive prevents the reaction with the epoxy resin.

VOC-free and solvent-free wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free coating systems and for the production of broadly compatible pigment concentrates. Particularly suitable for high-solid and solvent-free systems due to 100% active substance.

Inorganic additive on the basis of aluminum oxide nanoparticles (40 nm) for aqueous systems that require high transparency. To improve scratch resistance.

Inorganic additive on the basis of aluminum oxide nanoparticles (40 nm) for radiation-curable systems that require high transparency. To improve scratch resistance.

Inorganic additive on the basis of surface modified silica nanoparticles (20 nm) for radiation curable wood, furniture and industrial coatings to improve scratch and abrasion resistance.

Inorganic additive on the basis of non-polar surface-modified aluminum oxide nanoparticles (20 nm) for solvent-borne wood, furniture, industrial, plastic, and automotive coatings, which require very high transparency. To improve scratch resistance. Creates an instant reflow effect due to the increased elasticity while retaining the same level of hardness.

Inorganic additive on the basis of non-polar surface-modified silicon dioxide nanoparticles (20 nm) for solvent-borne wood, furniture, industrial, plastic, and automotive coatings, which require a maximum level of transparency. To improve scratch resistance. Creates an instant reflow effect due to the increased elasticity while retaining the same level of hardness.

Inorganic UV absorber on the basis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (20 nm) for aqueous wood and furniture coatings as well as wood stains, which require very high transparency. For long-term UV protection.

Inorganic UV absorber on the basis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (20 nm) for polar, solvent-borne wood and furniture coatings as well as wood stains, which require very high transparency. For long-term UV protection.

Inorganic UV absorber on the basis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (40 nm) for aqueous wood and furniture coatings as well as wood stains, which require high transparency. For long-term UV protection.

Inorganic UV absorber on the basis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (40 nm) for polar, solvent-borne wood and industrial coatings, which require high transparency. For long-term UV protection.