OQEMA Application Centre
Our OQEMA Application Centre offers formulations for coatings, and construction applications – always at the cutting edge of technology.
In our laboratories, we undertake new raw material evaluations and offer the highly qualified tests, physical and visual. In this way, we reduce raw material costs and increase product performance. We are focusing on exceeding our customer’s requirements through an ethical and transparent approach towards the market, the society and the environment.
Powerful sourcing capabilities enable us to be key players for a comprehensive range of raw materials and finished compounds. In doing so, we act in a price-conscious manner, matching quantity and quality to each customer's needs and offering the best possible terms for delivery.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
° Application testing: standardized, subjective and visual
° Material characterization
° Research and development
° Materials recommendations
° and more
SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS
° Assisting with quality control
° Support with market trends
° Advice on problems and solutions
° Consultancy: compliance or process optimization
° and more
LABORATORY FOR CONSTRUCTION
Standard tests for CTA, ETICS, Renders, SLC, Skim Coats, Tile gouts, WPM
Sag resistance (EN 12004-2:2017)
Open time (EN 12004-2:2017)
Setting time (EN 480-2, EN 196-3)
Adhesion (EN 12004, EN 13494)
Consistency (EN 1015-3:1999)
Compressive strength (EN 196-1:2016)
Flexural strength (EN 196-1:2016)
Granulometry (EN 13139-2006)
Water retention (EN 413-2:2017)
Shrinkage (EN 12808-4)
Water uptake-concrete slabs (EN 1339)
LABORATORY FOR WATER BASED COATINGS
Standard tests for Wall Paints, Primers, Decorative Plasters, Road Marking Paints, DTM, Anticorrosive, Wood Primers & Topcoats
Viscosity and rheology (ISO 3219)
Adhesion (EN 24624, ISO 2409)
Scrub abrasion, washability (ISO 11998)
Opacity (ISO 11998)
Leveling (ASTM D 1084)
Sagging (ASTM D 4400)
Corrosion, salt spray (ISO 9227)
Hardness (ISO 6272-2, ISO 1522)
Elasticity (ISO 1520)
Gloss 20° 60° 85° (EN ISO 2813)
Grinding fineness (ISO 1524, DIN 53203)
Consistency (EN 1015-13)
We engage in the following product categories
RESINS
Alkyd
Styrene-modified Alkyd
Urethane Alkyd
Epoxy
DISPERSIONS
Pure Acrylic
Styrene Acrylic
Vinyl Acetate/Versatate
SBR, XSBR
Vinyl Acrylic
Vinyl Toluene Acrylic
RE-DISPERSIBLE POLYMER POWDERS
Vinyl Acetate/Versatate
Vinyl Acetate/Ethylene
PIGMENTS
Titanium dioxide
Iron oxides
Pigment preparations
Organic dyes
Pearlescent pigments
Anti-corrosion pigments
PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS & UV ABSORBERS
Ultrafine titanium dioxide (nano)
RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS
Cellulose ethers (MHEC,HPMC,HEC)
Acrylic thickeners
HEUR thickeners
Fumed silica
FOAM CONTROL AGENTS
Polysiloxane
Polymeric
Modified PDMS
Mineral oils
WETTING & DISPERSING AGENTS
Sodium salts
Ammonium salts
Polymeric
Non-ionic
Block-copolymers
OTHER ADDITIVES
Anticaking agents
Photo-initiators
Slip & Leveling agents
Surface modification additives
Matting agents
Anti-settling agents
Driers
Reactive diluents
Hardeners
Accelerators (Flash Alumina)
Coalescent agents
Flocculation controllers
UPR Putty additives
Flash rust inhibitors
Water incorporation additive (Alkyd systems)
FUNCTIONAL FILLERS
Talc
Calcium carbonate fine
Barite
