BRAND-NEW
Evonik Launches Three Universally Applicable Matting Agents The three new matting agents based on precipitated silica will expand Evonik’s ACEMATT® product line.
T
he Coating Additives Business Line of
The main application field for the new matting
agents in the portfolio, plus our tried-and-
Evonik has recently announced that it is
agents are coatings for plastics – for example
true ACEMATT OK 520 has been joined by an
expanding its ACEMATT product range
on laptops or smartphones – and wood
unwaxed variant, ACEMATT HK 520, which
with three new universally applicable matting
coatings, for example on parquet flooring,
performs equally well,” added Morin.
agents which are based on precipitated silica:
tabletops or kitchen countertops. In the
One of the advantages of the untreated
the fine-particle products ACEMATT OK 390
applications on interior components for the
silicas in ACEMATT HK 390 and ACEMATT
and ACEMATT HK 390 and the versatile silica
automotive industry, such as dashboards
HK 520 over waxed silica is their better
ACEMATT HK 520.
and trim, the matting silica provides also a
orientation in water-based systems that
The three new matting agents developed by
glare-free matte surface. Moreover, despite
prevents uneven particle distribution in
Evonik are characterised by a combination
the small size of the particles, customers will
some plastic coatings, resulting in a smooth
of ultra-deep matting, high transparency and
be allowed to reach the same deep degree of
and deep matte surface. On the other hand,
extremely fine surface haptics. They can all be
matting with the same amount of powder as
the post-treatment of precipitated silica in
used universally in water- and solvent-based
with products with larger particles.
ACEMATT OK 390 ensures that the product
systems, as well as in pigmented and clear
“As a result, they produce a very fine surface
does not settle during storage, so it is more
formulations.
feel. This means the same efficiency without
stable in the coating. The three new silicas
“Due to their outstanding transparency
sacrificing transparency,” commented
show little influence on the viscosity of the
properties, they provide a deep matte surface
Thomas Klotzbach, head of ACEMATT
formulation and have excellent dispersion
without a milky white haze, especially in clear
application technology.
behaviour.
coatings,” stated Maximilian Morin, the head
“Now the whole ACEMATT family consisting
of the Industrial & Transportation Coatings
of surface-treated and untreated silica is
For further information:
market segment at Evonik.
complete. We have fine particle matting
www.coating-additives.com/en
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