For manufacturers of paints and other waterborne coating products, controlling key product characteristics such as gloss, spatter, leveling and build are crucial to delivering paints and coatings that fill specific market demand. Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients Coatings Additives offers a portfolio of complete rheology solutions that set the industry standard for consistent, superior performance at very low use levels – typically less than 1% in waterborne coating formulations.
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients' hydroxyethylcellulose and modified hydroxyethylcellulose are the industry leaders for thickening latex paints. Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients also offers our new nonionic synthetic associative thickeners, which provide superior flow and leveling, high film build, excellent spatter resistance and full gloss development.
Our rheology modifiers offer paint and coating manufacturers:
- Efficient thickening with superior batch-to-batch consistency
- Proven flow and leveling performance
- Full gloss development
- Mechanical and freeze-thaw stability
- Storage stability and bio-resistance
Global Resources for Coatings Industry
As the global leader in rheology and performance-enhancing paint and coatings additives, Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients' has offices, production facilities, laboratories and applications specialist across North America, Europe and Asia dedicated to supporting new product development, technical assistance and customer support. We use our state-of-the-art analytical and testing resources to constantly assess market trends and develop the next generation of additives to help you improve the performance and value of your paint and coating products.
Proven Portfolio of Rheology Solutions
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients Coatings Additives deliver consistent, superior value and usability through a range of products designed to provide specific enhancements to paint and coating product performance. Find a Product.
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