By employing a bottom-up approach that includes the appropriate choice of wax chemistry (and therefore target physical properties), consideration of the migration ability of the wax (usually related to particle density), and proper testing to prove important surface properties such as scratch resistance, one can indeed successfully use waxes for cost efficiency and targeted performance in coatings.
Micro Powders Inc., Tarrytown, New York, has appointed Dar-tech Inc. as its sales agent for Ohio, Michigan, western New York, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana, Missouri, southern Illinois, Kansas and Iowa.
DEUREX® E O6 and DEUREX® E 12 K are nonpolar, low-melting, nonoxidized additives that act as dispersion aids, lubricants, flow promoters and release agents primarily used during the compounding stage for adhesives and coatings.
