ANGUS® Chemical Company
ANGUS Chemical Company
1500 E. Lake Cook Rd.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Tel: +1 847-215-8600
E-mail: info@angus.com
www.angus.com

Specialty additives for high-performance paints and coatings ANGUS Chemical Company is a leading global manufacturer of specialty additives, intermediates, performance enhancers and process aids that help paints and coatings—and the companies that manufacture them—perform better.

Committed to innovation and service excellence

As the world’s only company dedicated to nitroalkanes and their derivatives, we offer unmatched expertise in tailoring our versatile chemistries to address specific formulation and application needs. We work alongside our customers, using our R&D and manufacturing know-how to deliver commercial results that enable a true competitive advantage, while emphasizing safety and sustainability.

Global resources, local support

Through five regional Customer Application Centers, we bring technology, world-class technical service and regulatory expertise to a local level in order to provide the best solution for our customers. Our experts work side-by-side with formulators, offering product recommendations, formulation advice, testing services and information on local regulations to help products and processes perform better.

The right solutions for a sustainable future

ANGUS is at the forefront of providing practical solutions for meeting the increasing global demand for low- and no-VOC paints. Our AMP™ multifunctional neutralizer is the only organic amine to achieve VOC-exemption status from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environment Canada and the South Korea National Institute of Environment and Research (NIER). In addition, AEPD™ VOX 1000 from ANGUS is classified as a non-VOC multifunctional amine in Europe and Asia Pacific, and is considered a low-VOC additive in the rest of the world.

For more than 70 years, ANGUS has made sustained and significant contributions to the global paint and coatings market by using our deep expertise and unique nitroalkane chemistries to deliver value and multifunctional performance benefits at all stages of a paint’s lifecycle.

Manufacturing processes

Improves processes and productivity with high-neutralization efficiency, optimized grind, reduced foam, low odor and easier handling.

In-Can Properties

Enhances formulation stability with improved color development, rheology consistency, bio-stability and pH control.

On-the-Wall Application

Improves end-use application of paint with more consistent rheology, color uniformity, reduced foam and low odor.

Dry-Film
Performance

Enhances film integrity and dispersion to provide superior stain, scrub and block resistance, and improved color acceptance.

ANGUS products make a difference

AEPD™ VOX 1000 amino alcohol ALKATERGE™-T surface active agent AMINE CS-1135™ oxazolidine AMP™ multifunctional neutralizer AMP™-90 multifunctional neutralizer AMP™-95 multifunctional neutralizer DMAMP-80™ multifunctional neutralizer FLEXITANE™ CA 6000 specialty coating additive NIKANE™ MS 3000 multifunctional solvent NIKANE™ MS 5000 multifunctional solvent ZOLDINE™ MS-PLUS moisture scavenger ZOLDINE™ XL-29SE crosslinker