BRAND-NEW
Evonik Introduces New Hybrid Crosslinker VESTANAT® EP-EF 201
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vonik introduced the latest addition
With VESTANAT® EP-EF 201 we are helping to
The optimal crosslinker is selected from the
to the VESTANAT product family
meet our customers’ requests in this regard,
various options depending on the substrate and
at the European Coatings Show.
enabling them to formulate especially
curing temperature. VESTANAT® EP-MF 203 and
As a constituent of one-component clear
high-performance, but low-emission,
VESTANAT® EP-MF 204 are solvent-free,
coatings, the new VESTANAT® EP-EF 201
coatings,” says Dr. Guido Streukens, head of
ready-to-use hybrid crosslinkers that cure
silane/polyurethane hybrid crosslinker
VESTANAT Technical Service.
even at room temperature. They can be used
imparts a particularly sophisticated visual
At the trade show in Nuremberg, Evonik
as moisture-curing binders or in combination
appearance to metal and wood coatings.
also provided visitors with information
with suitable co-binders such as acrylic resins.
The environmentally friendly crosslinker
about other products in the VESTANAT®
The proven unaccelerated crosslinkers of the
contains only very small amounts of volatile
EF/MF family. All of these combine the
VESTANAT® EP-M grade, on the other hand, are
organic compounds. It is suitable for
advantages of silane chemistry with those
used when temperatures of 80°C to 160°C are
both professional use and do-it-yourself
of polyurethanes—and so provide excellent
reached during the coating process.
applications. Coatings formulated with it are
scratch resistance with simultaneous
very easily processed: They cure even at room
retention of polyurethane properties in
For further information:
temperature and are dry after just one hour,
coatings.
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thus allowing fast downstream processing. “Environmental aspects such as low solvent content are playing an increasingly important
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role in consumers’ purchasing decisions.
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Figure 1: As a constituent of one-component clear coatings, the new VESTANAT® EP-EF 201 crosslinker imparts a particularly sophisticated visual appearance to metal and wood coatings.