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Paints, Inks and Coatings
Formulate Success
Advancing a colorful world through the art and science of coatings and inks
When it comes to paints, inks and coatings, formulators are looking for innovative solutions that enhance performance, durability, aesthetics and sustainability. With a broad portfolio of materials and decades of technical expertise, let’s discuss how we can help you find the right solution for your specific needs and applications:
Architectural paints and coatings
- Waterborne resin technology for high performance and lower VOCs
- Efficient resins and opaque polymers to optimize titanium dioxide needs
- Rheology modifiers to improve application
- Silicone additives to help with foam control, slip, leveling and waterproofing
- Surfactants for pigment wetting and effective dispersion, color acceptance and stability
- Coalescent solutions for film formation
- Hydrophobe additive to avoid or reduce snail trail resistance
Industrial coatings
- Waterborne and solvent-based acrylics for general industrial finishes and protective maintenance markets
- Fast drying waterborne resins for road marking and traffic paint
- Solutions for sound damping
- Silicone resin technology for versatility and ease of use
- Additives to enhance surface properties
- Solvents with a wide range of evaporation rates
- Coalescents and co-solvents for water-based industrial applications
Inks
- Silicone foam control additives
- Silicone slip additives
- Low-odor, low-VOC solvents
- Solutions for evaporation rate control
Resources
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Quick Links
Coatings Formulation Guide
An overview of Dow’s capabilities in several coating formulations
DOWSIL™ 8016 Waterborne Resin
New Ultra high-temperature resistant coating
It Takes Effort to Look This Good
Discover our new article in ECJ on snail trail-free exterior architectural paint.
