Arkema products and technologies for the global coatings industry are on display at Booth #500. Arkema business units and subsidiaries participating in the event include Arkema Coating Resins, Coatex, Sartomer Specialty Chemicals, Kynar®Fluoropolymers, Arkema Functional Additives, Arkema Technical Polymers and CECA Specialty Chemicals.

“We have built one of the strongest product portfolios in the coatings industry today,” notes Richard Jenkins, Global Group President for Arkema Coating Resins. “At the American Coatings Show, we are bringing all of our resources together in one place to show our customers, and the rest of the industry, our ongoing commitment to innovative product technology, sustainability, and global capabilities.”

Products and technologies from Arkema include:

  • Coating resins – including waterborne and solventborne resins, and resins for powder coatings
  • Rheology modifiers and additives, including Coatex thickeners and dispersants for waterborne coatings, and Crayvallac® additives for solventborne coatings
  • Kynar fluoropolymer resins, including Kynar 500® FSF® and Kynar Aquatec®
  • Sartomer specialty acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers for low-VOC, cure-in-place coatings
  • Celocor™ opaque polymers for improved hiding and TiO2 reduction
  • Fascat® catalysts
  • Rilsan® and Orgasol® technical polymers for enhanced performance properties
  • Siliporite® molecular sieve powder desiccants for polyurethane systems.

            “We have grown substantially in the past two years,” Jenkins said. “This growth has taken many forms, including our acquisition of coating product lines from TOTAL last year, new R&D capabilities in all geographies, new production facilities and much more. Today, we can offer our customers resources and a support experience we believe is unrivaled in the industry.”