Evonik expands TEGO® Flow series with efficient leveling agent for solventborne coatings

Evonik expands TEGO® Flow series with efficient leveling agent for solventborne coatings

(IN BRIEF) Evonik’s Coating Additives business line has expanded its TEGO® Flow series with the introduction of TEGO® Flow 380, a polyacrylate-based leveling agent. The new product is suitable for solventborne coatings, especially clear coats, and has excellent anti-popping properties, good compatibility, and supports recoatability. TEGO® Flow 380 is based on a unique polymer technology that provides a balanced incompatibility with the paint, resulting in excellent leveling performance. In addition, the low viscosity of the new product makes it particularly easy to incorporate into the formulation, and it emits little VOC, making it sustainable and attractive for high-solids formulations.

(PRESS RELEASE) ESSEN, 16-Mar-2023 — /EuropaWire/ —Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding its TEGO® Flow series with an efficient polyacrylate-based leveling agent. TEGO® Flow 380 is suitable for solventborne coatings, especially clear coats. It is characterized by excellent anti-popping properties and good compatibility. The main applications are automotive and general industrial coatings.

Excellent recoatability

TEGO® Flow 380 consists of 100 percent active matter content and is based on a unique polymer technology. “The key here is controlled incompatibility,” explained Maximilian Morin, head of the Industrial & Transportation Coatings market segment.

Some degree of incompatibility with the paint is important for leveling performance, but too much can cause surface defects such as decrease in gloss or haze. “With TEGO® Flow 380, we have balanced the incompatibility well, resulting in an excellent performance,” said Morin. In addition, the new leveling agent supports recoatability, which is especially important for automotive refinish applications.

Efficient and sustainable

Because of its low viscosity, TEGO® Flow 380 is particularly easy to incorporate into the formulation. “It can be used directly; dilution is not necessary,” said Michael Wang, Applied Research & Technology – Industrial & Transportation Coatings.

In addition, the new product is particularly sustainable: for one thing, it shows excellent performance even at low dosages. For another, the leveling agent emits little VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), which makes it attractive for high-solids formulations due to its very low viscosity impact.

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COMPANY INFORMATION

Evonik is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. The company is active in more than 100 countries around the world and generated sales of €18.5 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of €2.49 billion in 2022. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create innovative, profitable, and sustainable solutions for customers. About 34,000 employees work together for a common purpose: We want to improve life today and tomorrow.

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Fabian Schwane
Coating Additives
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SOURCE: Evonik