BRAND-NEW
From Good Comes Better: Low-VOC Version of SURFYNOL® 104 Now Available Evonik launched the next generation of its well-known product SURFYNOL® 104. Besides the lower VOC content and improved product labelling, it defoams, wets, improves levelling and has no negative impact on the formulation.
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vonik’s Coating Additives business
A requirements. Besides the lower
SURFYNOL® 104 Z is a multi-functional
line presents the next generation of
VOC content and improved product
gemini surfactant, which performs
its product SURFYNOL® 104 Z.
labelling, SURFYNOL® 104 Z still
a balancing act between dynamic
The additive to improve both the
offers the benefits it is known for.
wetting and molecular defoaming. It
formulation and the finished coating is
It defoams, it wets, it improves
contains 50 % active substance. The
used in many applications. In automotive
levelling. And above all, it has no
new additive is HAPs-free and helps
or industrial coatings, coatings for
negative impact on the formulation.
formulators to transition more easily
plastic or wood, or printing inks –
As required, the product can be
from solventborne to waterborne
SURFYNOL® 104 has long been one of the
used at any stage of the formulation
systems.
most well-known and successful additives
process: in the mill base, the let-down,
in the global paints and coatings industry.
in production or during subsequent
For further information:
The new generation additive is just as
quality control.
www.coating-additives.com
effective as its predecessor © Evonik
with one crucial benefit: It contains virtually no VOCs (depending on regional guidelines and measuring method). This significant advantage means that the product requires minimal special labelling and is therefore easier to use, process, and store. SURFYNOL® 104 Z is a silicone-free additive, developed in response to the increasingly tight regulatory requirements. As with the previous generation, the new additive is also suitable for applications requiring food contact compliance; it meets FDA and Swiss
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