Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will showcase its most extensive product portfolio to date for the manufacturing of high-quality coatings at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2019 being held from March 19 to 21 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Lanxess’ display includes not only colorants, preservatives and benzyl products, but also a wide range of aqueous special polyurethane dispersions (PUD) and urethane prepolymers for coating systems, said a statement from the company.

One focus will be on the presentation of innovative raw materials for paints to formulate solvent-free, low-monomer and ease-of-use systems for a wide range of applications from glass fibre and plastic coatings to vehicle paintwork, it said.

Dr Matthias Huettl, global marketing manager in the urethane systems (URE) business unit, Lanxess, said: “We supplemented our extensive range of coatings, sealants, adhesive and elastomers (Case) applications to include a high-performance polyurethane toolbox via the acquisition of the Chemtura businesses in 2017.”

“We are now presenting these tried-and-tested and, in many cases, new products for the first time under the company umbrella at the leading trade fair for the paint and varnish industry,” he said.

“The focus here is on our aqueous polyurethane dispersions from the Witcobond brand and the water-based blocked crosslinking agents from the Trixene Aqua series for high-performance coatings,” he added.
 
In addition to aqueous polyurethane dispersions and blocked crosslinking agents, the Lanxess toolbox includes a wide range of prepolymers with low residual monomer content. The NCO content and the viscosity can be adjusted to meet application and customer requirements.

The product range also includes blocked variants for the formulation of 1K systems. This toolbox, coupled with more than 60 years of experience and formulation expertise in polyurethane chemistry, ensures that the specialty chemicals company provides its customers with a high level of added value.
 
Stephan Spiegelhauer, head of the global competence center paints and coatings in the inorganic pigments business unit (IPG), said:"The proven colour stability of our pigments in conjunction with stringent product specifications means that the new pigment types can be used reliably in all common paint systems."

"The micronized red pigments that Lanxess manufactures using the Laux process also meet the most stringent requirements. These calcined types have a unique property profile that distinguishes them from all other iron oxide pigments available on the market for paint and coatings applications in two essential respects," he stated.

Morten Bernhardt, global product manager colorants in the Rhein Chemie business unit, said: “The versatile products combine many beneficial properties that are today in increasing demand from customers, such as cost efficiency, broad technical compatibility, colourfastness and good workability.”
 
Lanxess is presenting its microbicides for the preservation of paints, varnishes, plaster and mortar. The focus is on a new methylisothiazolinone-free (MIT) portfolio.

This will enable formulators to meet the new specific concentration limit for MIT that was published in October 2018 by the EU Commission. The MIT-free portfolio allows to avoid hazard statement H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction.) on the container, he noted.

In addition to conventional active ingredients, special formulations are available that are totally free of isothiazolinones, such as combinations with 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (DBDCB).
 
Lanxess will also present a new generation of dry-film products from the Preventol next series. The distinguishing feature is an innovative slow release technology.

Nicolas Gallacier, global marketing director in the material protection products business unit (MPP), said: “The biocidal active ingredients are embedded in a matrix and only released slowly. Besides being extremely effective, this leads to an improved ecotoxicological profile.”

The special product benefits of the aqueous dispersions are high stability, extended efficacy or a decreased risk of yellowing.
 
In addition to the comprehensive and innovative portfolio, MPP offers worldwide regulatory and technical support.

Benzyl products from Lanxess also play an important role in the paint industry. One example is the solvent benzyl alcohol, which is used in the manufacturing of high-quality paint and varnish formulations.-TradeArabia News Service