One of Oxiteno's guiding principles has been the reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in formulations for different applications in Coatings. Its technologies allow the development of low-VOC architectural and industrial paints without impairing their performance.

Its product lines in Coalescents and Emulsifiers are part of these new technologies, delivering superior performance and meeting environmental demands in compliance with industry regulations. The solutions have higher resistance to dirt pick-up, better film formation, and resistance to leaching in paints.”

Oxiteno's portfolio of solutions:

• Coalescents
• Emulsifiers

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Oxiteno is always interested in offering differentiated solutions aligned with the issues mentioned. For example, for architectural paint formulations, it has launched the new coalescent ULTRAFILM® 5000 that will be used to formulate paints with low VOCs, higher resistance to dirt pick-up and leaching. This will help its customers who today face the challenge of developing high durability paints, for “interior and exterior environments”.

One of the challenges in paint formulation is to reduce the energy demand of a paint system, facilitating processes, such as dispersion of pigments and fillers, without compromising the final application.

Oxiteno develops solutions in Building Blocks that can reduce energy demand on drying time and improve industrial coatings spreading rate. And Oxiteno’s Additives can reduce the energy requirement during the grinding of pigments and fillers.

Oxiteno's portfolio of solutions:

• Building blocks
• Additives

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Oxiteno's portfolio offers solutions in building blocks - ULTRATINT® TM 30 and ULTRATINT® BP 60 – which reduce the demand for energy in production. They adjust properties such as hardness, adhesion, and impact resistance in industrial coatings. They are also easy to handle and make high-solid formulations possible.

In the additives portfolio, OXITIVE® 7110is a pigment wetting agent that reduces the viscosity of the slurry, facilitating grinding, and providing excellent color, brightness, and compatibility with other pigments. It delivers better scrub resistance of the coating when compared to APE (alkylphenol ethoxylate) additives. OXITIVE® 7110 is a multifunctional additive, which can also be used during latex production in the emulsion polymerization process, improving electrolytic stability.

One of the paint industry's main problems is leaching, which occurs when freshly applied paint is exposed to water or high humidity, such as rain or dew. This is caused by hydrophilic pathways in which the water permeates into the film that has not entirely coalesced. Leaching reduces the durability of paint and impairs the short and long-term performance of final applications.

Oxiteno has an innovation platform focused on identifying and creating alternatives - such as Coalescents and Emulsifiers - that reduce the leaching in exterior paints. This improves the resistance of paints and coatings to environmental conditions.

Oxiteno's portfolio of solutions:

• Coalescents
• Emulsifiers

Featured products

Oxiteno technologies enable the development of low VOC (volatile organic compounds) exterior paints with high resistance to dirt pick-up and leaching. Its product lines in coalescents and emulsifiers, ULTRAFILM® 5000 and OXIMULSION® 9000, are part of these new technologies, delivering superior performance and meeting environmental demands.

ULTRAFILM® 5000 enables the formulation of latex paints with low VOC without compromising resistance to dirt pick-up while increasing resistance to water and leaching.

The OXIMULSION ® 9000 series was designed to emulsify alkyd resins to be used in water-based enamels and primers with low VOC and high gloss.

The world is constantly changing, so coating technologies are evolving to meet new demands and challenges of different and demanding applications. Formulations now need to comply with surfaces' protection and decoration requirements and become multifunctional, adding value to consumer goods and positively impacting people's daily lives and well-being.

Given this current scenario of the paint and coating industry, there is an increase in interest in Smart Coatings (or smart paints). Such products are innovative because they deliver a functional role to the coating to be applied to the surface or product. Some examples of these products are utensils with non-stick surfaces, prevention of biological contamination on floors and walls, equipment with self-cleaning surfaces, and coatings that regenerate if damaged.

Oxiteno is aware of these market trends and has an extensive portfolio and in-depth technical knowledge to develop new SMART solution technologies, either through surfactants or the modification of polymers. There are numerous possibilities with its customers to innovate and overcome current technical challenges with functional paints.

Oxiteno is your choice for an innovative partnership that will create benefits within your value chain, helping your products stand out. Shall we talk about it?