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16/06/2025

AFCONA Paints Additives offer a comprehensive range of silicone-based and silicone-free solutions tailored for modern coating systems. These additives are engineered to enhance defoaming, leveling, slip, and dispersing properties across solvent-based and water-based formulations.

- Silicone-based additives (e.g., from the 2000 and 3000 series) provide excellent foam control, surface slip, and leveling, ideal for high-gloss and smooth finishes.

- Silicone-free alternatives are designed for systems where silicone contamination is a concern, offering effective defoaming and leveling without compromising compatibility or recoatability.

16/06/2025

These hydrophobic, water-repellent silicone additives from Dow’s XIAMETER™ and DOWSIL™ lines are designed to enhance moisture resistance and surface protection in construction and industrial applications

16/06/2025

Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) is a non-ionic, water-soluble polymer derived from cellulose, widely used as a thickener, binder, film-former, and stabilizer. It dissolves easily in hot or cold water to form clear, viscous solutions, making it ideal for applications in paints and coatings, personal care products, construction materials, and pharmaceuticals.

HEC enhances rheology control, improves workability and texture, and offers excellent salt tolerance and biocompatibility. Its versatility and ease of formulation make it a go-to ingredient in everything from shampoos and lotions to cement-based products and latex paints.

16/06/2025

Dow’s acrylic technologies for the construction industry offer high-performance solutions that enhance durability, sustainability, and aesthetics across a wide range of building materials. These include acrylic emulsion polymers, thermosetting resins, and film formers used in applications like roof coatings, fiber cement, sealants, and nonwoven binders.

Their acrylics improve weather resistance, flexibility, adhesion, and water repellency, making them ideal for demanding environments. Brands like PRIMAL™, UCAR™, and RHOPLEX™ are tailored to meet specific performance needs, from low-VOC formulations to enhanced UV and chemical resistance.

16/06/2025

Huntsman Performance Products' ethyleneamines are a family of versatile, nitrogen-rich chemicals used in a wide range of industrial applications.

These include ethylenediamine (EDA), diethylenetriamine (DETA), triethylenetetramine (TETA), and other derivatives. Known for their high reactivity and chelating ability, ethyleneamines are essential in the production of chelating agents, corrosion inhibitors, asphalt additives, and bleach activators.

They also play a key role in lubricant additives, helping improve engine performance by reducing deposits and enhancing fuel efficiency.

16/06/2025

Huntsman Performance Products' polyetheramines, marketed under the JEFFAMINE® brand, are versatile chemical intermediates used across a wide range of industries.

These compounds are known for their reactive amine groups and flexible polyether backbones, making them ideal as curing agents for epoxy resins, crosslinkers in polyurea and polyurethane systems, and modifiers in coatings, adhesives, and composites.

Their applications span from wind energy blades and automotive lubricants to high-performance coatings and adhesives, offering benefits like improved durability, flexibility, and chemical resistance.