Catalysts / Accelerators / Initiators for Coatings and Inks

Borchi® OXY-Coat by Borchers (Milliken) is a high concentration, low-VOC, cobalt-free drier and metal-based catalyst. It improves drying activity, color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers in water- and solvent-based systems. It is suitable for high solids, composites and can be applied in multiple coats. It is based on a unique, patented and highly active iron complex.

• It offers improved adhesion in direct to metal applications.
• It extends the coatings season window by providing consistent curing performance in all weather conditions (hot or cold, dry or humid) for short, medium and long oil alkyd systems.
• It provides improved stain- and chemical resistance and lower gardner color numbers and can prevent wrinkles at higher film builds.
• It can be used in coatings for adverse weather conditions.
• It is recommended for all solvent-based coatings containing binders or resins that dry by oxidation including vegetable oils, epoxy esters and polybutadiene.
• Applications include wood flooring, architectural-, protective and marine coating.
• It is APEO-free, REACH and Proposition 65 compliant.
• The recommended dosage level of Borchi® OXY-Coat is 0.5-3%.

Borchi® OXY-Coat 1101 by Borchers (Milliken) is a VOC- and cobalt-free curing agent and metal-based catalyst ideal for water-based alkyd coatings. It can improve drying activity, color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers. It is based on a unique, patented, highly active iron complex. It is suitable for all coatings with binders that dry by oxidation.

• It provides brighter whites and lower yellow tones.
• It offers improved adhesion in direct-to-metal applications.
• It can be used in coatings for adverse weather conditions.
• Applications include wood-, industrial-, and architectural coatings, as well as printing inks.
• Borchi® OXY-Coat 1101 is APEO-free and complies with Proposition 65, REACH, environmental labels "Blue Angel" (RAL-UZ 12a) and "EU Ecolabel"(Regulation (EC) No. 66/2010, Commission Decision 2014/312/EU).
• Recommended dosage level is 0.25-2%.

Borchi® OXY-Coat 1410 by Borchers (Milliken) is a high-performance cobalt-free drier and catalyst with high concentration and low VOC. It is suitable for high solids alkyd-based coatings. It is based on a unique, patented, highly active, organometallic iron complex.

• It exhibits improved drying activity, color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers.
• It has the ability to be used in adverse conditions.
• It is used in all solvent-based coatings containing binders or resins that dry by oxidation including alkyds, vegetable oils, epoxy esters and polybutadiene.
• Borchi® OXY-Coat 1410 is ideal for use in wood, industrial and architectural coatings as well as in printing inks.
• Recommended dosage level is 0.05-3%.

Borchi® Dragon by Borchers (Milliken) is a high-performance, cobalt-free, metal-ligand catalyst for solvent-based and high solids alkyd resins. It exhibits faster drying times particularly in long oil alkyds and faster drying in adverse ambient conditions down to 4.4°C. It provides a wrinkle-free appearance when utilized with thick film applications.

• It offers non-yellowing, brighter whites, improved color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers.
• It also provides complexity reduction and excellent film hardness in high solids systems, stain- & chemical resistance and low gardner color numbers.
• It is designed for wood, industrial, protective & marine, architectural and automotive coatings.
• It allows for <350 g/l alkyd formulation with higher oil content.
• It is cost-efficient, reduces skinning, prevents corrosion and possess extended coating season windows.
• The recommended dosage level of Borchi® Dragon is 0.5-3%.

Borchi® OXY-Coat 1310 by Borchers (Milliken) is a metal-based, cobalt-free, curing additive and catalyst. It is based on a unique, patented, highly active iron complex. It improves drying activity, color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers.

• It is designed for thixotropic solvent-based coatings with resins that dry by oxidation including alkyds, vegetable oils, epoxy esters and polybutadiene.
• It provides improved stain- and chemical resistance, lower gardner color numbers and faster dry times and can prevent wrinkles at higher film builds.
• It has the ability to be used in adverse conditions.
• It is suitable for use in solvent-based architectural, wood, and industrial coating applications, as well as printing inks.
• The recommended dosage level of Borchi® OXY-Coat 1310 is 0.5-3%.
• It complies with EU-REACH, ECL, EINECS, TSCA and NECI.

Borchi® OXY-Coat 1510 by Borchers (Milliken) is a high-performance cobalt-free drier and metal-based catalyst. It demonstrates excellent drying performance and other added benefits. It is based on a unique, patented, highly active iron complex.

• It exhibits improved drying activity, color performance, gloss and haze compared to cobalt-based driers.
• Borchi® OXY-Coat 1510 is used in all water-based coatings containing binders or resins that dry by oxidation including alkyds, vegetable oils, epoxy esters and polybutadiene.
• Recommended dosage level is 1-10%.

Borchi® Phoenix by Borchers (Milliken) is a high-performance accelerator. It enhances the drying performance of 8% manganese neodecanoate drier (e.g., Borchers® Deca Manganese 8 or 8% Manganese Ten-Cem®) in solvent-based and high solids alkyd resins. It offers faster drying times, even under adverse ambient conditions as low as 40°F (4.4°C), results in less yellowing and brighter whites compared to cobalt driers.

• It provides a wrinkle-free appearance when used in thick film applications.
• Borchi® Phoenix is suitable for use in coatings formulated with resins that dry by oxidation, such as alkyds, vegetable oils, epoxy esters and polybutadiene.
• Recommended dosage level is 0.005-0.02% manganese metal based on binder solids.

Borchi® Dragon Low VOC by Borchers (Milliken) is a high-performance, low-VOC, cobalt-free metal-ligand catalyst. It offers excellent drying performance in solvent-based and high solids alkyd resins. It allows <350g/l alkyd formulation with higher oil content. It provides wrinkle-free appearance when utilized with thick film applications.

• It offers reduced yellowing and brighter whites when compared to cobalt driers and reduction in complexity of drier package in formulation.
• It provides fast drying in adverse ambient conditions down to 40°F (4.4°C) and faster drying times particularly in long oil alkyds.
• It is suitable for wood-, industrial-, protective and marine- and architectural coatings.
• The recommended dosage level of Borchi® Dragon Low VOC is 0.5-3%.

Borchi® Kat 315 EU by Borchers (Milliken) is a highly reactive, tin-free catalyst. It accelerates solvent-based or solvent-free one- and two-component polyurethane systems and stoving enamels based on blocked isocyanates. It ensures fast blocking stability.

• It is good replacement for other polyurethane catalysts, especially for amines and tin-based products like DBTL.
• It provides earlier solvent resistance and increased film hardness and allows earlier sanding of the applied coating.
• It is designed for automotive refinish, RTV silicones, general industrial and coil coatings.
• The recommended dosage level of the product is 0.01 and 0.03% calculated on solid binder.

Borchi® Kat 0245 by Borchers (Milliken) is a tin-free catalyst. It can accelerate the chemical reaction between alcohol and isocyanate thus allowing optimum steering of the drying properties. It is recommended for solvent-based two-component polyurethane clearcoats.

• It can accelerate the chemical reaction between the alcohol and isocyanate component of polyurethane coating systems, thus allowing optimum steering of the drying properties.
• It ensures fast blocking stability, reduced yellowing and higher film hardness.
• It is an ideal replacement for other polyurethane catalysts, especially for tertiary amines and DBTL.
• Borchi® Kat 0245 is designed for use in automotive refinish and general industrial applications.
• The dosage level of Borchi® Kat 0245 is 0.05 to 0.20% product, calculated on solid binder.