At Booth 1962, Micro Powders, Inc. (MPI) is introducing PropylMatte 500, the company’s finest grade of high-melting micronized polypropylene for uniform gloss reduction with clarity, in-can stability and a smooth surface feel. PropylMatte 500 is suitable for use in all types of coatings, including water-based, solvent-based and UV, and is especially useful for thin-film coatings. PropylMatte 500 is also an ideal modifying additive for powder coatings, providing gloss reduction, reduced slip, efficient degassing, a pinhole-free surface, and improved surface adhesion to silicone sealants.
In addition, the company is launching Polyfluo® 900, a new benchmark in engineered high-performance surface additive technology. This complex polymeric mixture is fortified with a hard, inert ceramic component that provides a nearly 20% improvement in Taber abrasion verses other PTFE-modified polyethylene additives.