Coatings World - October 2009

Additive
Suppliers Directory
The following pages contain a directory of select additive
suppliers and their products. For more details on the products
listed in this guide, contact the companies directly.

Arch Chemicals, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
(800) 523-7391
Fax: (866) 705-0465
E-mail: sales@archbiocides.com
Web site: www.archbiocides.com

Proxel BZ Plus Preservative

This unique combination of Proxel preservatives and Omadine microstats offers a dual mode of action for inhibiting microbial growth in latex emulsions, water-based paints, adhesives and pigment dispersions. Other features include color stable formulations, dual-action protection, zero VOCs, CMIT/MIT and formaldehyde free, long term preservation and broad spectrum activity.

Buckman
Memphis, TN
(901) 278-0330
Fax: (901) 276-5343
E-mail: knetix@buckman.com
Web site: www.buckman.com

Bubreak 4553
Bubreak 4553 is a water-based de-
foamer effective in providing excellent
defoaming and knockdown in inks,
coatings, slurries, tint pastes, emul-
sion and water-based alkyd resins. It
contains zero VOCs and no hydrocar-
bons. Burbreak 4553 is kosher certi-
fied and is approved for use under
175.150 and 176.170 of the U.S. FDA.

Butrol 9149
Butrol 9149 is a multifuntional pig-

ment for use in coatings as a corrosion inhibitor, tannin stain blocker, flame retardant and ultraviolet light stabilizer. It can be used in a wide variety of colors, whites and clears. Butrol 9149 is approved for use under 21 CFR § 176.180 of the U.S. FDA.

BYK USA Inc.

Wallingford, CT

(203) 265-2086

Fax: (203) 284-9158

E-mail: cs.usa@byk.com Web site: www.byk.com/additives Additives Offered: Compounds, adhesives and sealants, PVC, paper coatings, printing inks, can and coil coatings, wood and furniture coatings, industrial coatings, polyurethane foams, pigment concentrates, powder coatings, ambient curing resins, architectural coatings, thermoplastics, automotive ,

DisperBYK-2008

The matting of high solids and UV coatings requires some effort. To ease the procedure, BYK developed a new wetting and dispersing additive called DisperBYK-2008. Its CPT based design ensures significant viscosity reduction, compatibility with many different monomers and polymers, and high efficiency even at low dosage levels.

Cognis
Cincinnati, OH
(800) 254-1029; (513) 482-3000
Web site: www.cognis.com

DSX 3291

DSX 3291 is a VOC-free, APEO-free, solvent free, heavy metal and odor free, ultra-efficient associative thickener for green water-based coatings. It allows thick coatings to be easily sprayed. Performance highlights include excellent low shear viscosity builder, easy handling, easy incorporation without high shear mixing, superior sag resistance for thick coatings, lower viscosity-drop-on-tinting.

DSX 3121

DSX 3121 is a VOC-free, Newtonian (ICI) associative thickener exceeding benchmark HEUR technology in performance and efficiency. It is designed for a new class of latexes used in very low VOC paints. Excellent for high shear viscosity build for one-coat coverage while enhancing low shear performance for superior sag resistance.

Cray Valley

Paris, France

(+ 33) 1 479698 50

Fax: (+ 33) 1 479699 81 E-mail: neil.tariq@crayvalley.com Web site: www.crayvallac.com Additives Offered: Rheology, surface and low and levelling modifiers for solvent-based, solvent-free and waterborne applications.