Which additives can be used if a food contact notification is required?

Our portfolio contains additives which are compliant with various food contact regulations such as Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011, 21 CFR 175.300 ‘Resinous and…

Which additives can you recommend for BPA free coatings?

Please contact us via our contact form regarding your request. We are more than happy to provide recommendation charts especially for BPA free coating systems.

How can I improve the adhesion of my solvent borne paint on metal substrates?

catalyzed systems such as solvent borne polyester/melamine systems. This additive can be post added to the paint and will improve the adhesion to galvanized…

Which silicone free additive can be used to eliminate wetting/cratering issues in solvent borne coatings?

To overcome the problem of cratering/wetting issues the surface tension of the liquid paint needs to be reduced. BYK-399 is a special polymeric flow additive,…

How can I improve the anti settling properties of my co grind?

GARAMITE 7305 is a mixed mineral clay which gives excellent anti settling properties in acid catalyzed systems. At low shear rates it provides high viscosities…

Our PUR based coil coating topcoat shows insufficient abrasion resistance during Taber abraser test. The gloss is app.…

wax on total formulation. CERAFLOUR 981 is a micronized 100% wax additive and can be post added with medium shear force.

We are looking for an anti popping additive to be used in a solvent borne Polyester / Melamine coil coating topcoat used…

Please test BYK-392 . It is an acrylate based products and works also in NIR systems as anti popping additive. We recommend testing 1% delivery form on total…

Where can I find information concerning food contact status, REACH etc. of your products?

Please visit our website using the following link . Here you can find many information and in addition contact data in case you need additional or different…

We have different TiO2 grades in our company. Which additive can I use to stabilize them in different solvent-borne…

As there are many different types of titanium dioxide which have a different treatment they have a more basic, acidic or neutral surface area. Typically, they…

We are looking for a VOC-free compliant polymer-based defoamer for waterbased architectural coatings, (PVC 30-85) which…

and especially suitable for VOC-free systems. The product can be used in the pH range 3-12. BYK-1641 can also be added after production process and shows a very…

We are producing an aquous coating and need to adjust the gloss to different customer requirements. Idealy the matting…

with good matting properties and particularly easy incoporation. The product can be added at any stage of the manufactuing process and easily blends in even at

How can I improve the sag resistance during air-assisted airless application?

CLAYTONE-40 , CLAYTONE-AF alone or in combination with RHEOBYK-405 . RHEOBYK-405 can boost the rheology efficiency of the CLAYTONE products