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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will be at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2019 from March 19 to 21, 2019, in Nuremberg to showcase its most extensive product portfolio to date for the manufacturing of high-quality coatings.
Presenting Innovative Raw Materials
This year, it includes not only colorants, preservatives and benzyl products, but also a wide range of aqueous special polyurethane dispersions (PUD) and urethane prepolymers for coating systems. One focus will be on the presentation of innovative raw materials for paints to formulate solvent-free, low-monomer and ease-of-use systems for a wide range of applications from glass fiber and plastic coatings to vehicle paintwork.
“We supplemented our extensive range of CASE applications to include a high-performance polyurethane toolbox via the acquisition of the Chemtura businesses in 2017. We are now presenting these tried-and-tested and, in many cases, new products for the first time under the LANXESS umbrella at the leading trade fair for the paint and varnish industry,” said Dr. Matthias Huettl, Global Marketing Manager in the Urethane Systems (URE) business unit. CASE stands for coatings, sealants, adhesive and elastomers.
The focus here is on our aqueous polyurethane dispersions from the Witcobond brand and the water-based blocked crosslinking agents from the Trixene Aqua series for high-performance coatings.
Customized Solutions
In addition to aqueous polyurethane dispersions and blocked crosslinking agents, the LANXESS toolbox includes a wide range of prepolymers with low residual monomer content (< 0.1% free isocyanate). The NCO content and the viscosity can be adjusted to meet application and customer requirements. The product range also includes blocked variants for the formulation of 1K systems. This toolbox, coupled with more than 60 years of experience and formulation expertise in polyurethane chemistry, ensures that the specialty chemicals company provides its customers with a high level of added value.
Other Technologies & Preparations
In Nuremberg, LANXESS will exhibit water-based pigment preparations from the Levanyl and Levanox brands. These can be distinguished by their high color strength, small particle size, low viscosity and excellent compatibility with many customer systems. They are free of solvents and volatile organic compounds (VOC). Many products from both brands also fulfill DIN EN 71, the EU Toy Safety Directive and eco-label standards such as the Blue Angel or the Nordic Ecolabel.
It will also present its microbicides for the preservation of paints, varnishes, plaster and mortar. The focus is on a new methylisothiazolinone-free (MIT) portfolio. This will enable formulators to meet the new specific concentration limit for MIT that was published in October 2018 by the EU Commission. The MIT-free portfolio allows to avoid hazard statement H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction.) on the container. In addition to conventional active ingredients, special formulations are available that are totally free of isothiazolinones, such as combinations with 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (DBDCB).
LANXESS will also present a new generation of dry-film products from the Preventol next series. The distinguishing feature is an innovative slow release technology. “The biocidal active ingredients are embedded in a matrix and only released slowly. Besides being extremely effective, this leads to an improved ecotoxicological profile,” said Nicolas Gallacier, global marketing director in the Material Protection Products business unit (MPP). The special product benefits of the aqueous dispersions are high stability, extended efficacy or a decreased risk of yellowing.
Source: LANXESS