Diol Monomers for Coatings and Inks

Pripol™ 2033 by Cargill is a fully amorphous, color stable, dimer diol with high purity and difunctionality.

• It is suitable for polyester coatings and offers enhanced flexibility to reduce crack and to bring impact resistance as well as excellent moisture barrier & chemical resistance protection.
• It allows products to deform under stress without damage being caused.
• It can be used in conjunction with flexible substrates.
• It provides thermo-oxidative & UV stability as well as good pigment wetting properties.
• It imparts water repellency and outstanding hydrolysis.
• Pripol™ 2033 is suitable for automotive- and industrial coatings.
• It is ISCC PLUS certified.

Pripol™ 2030 by Cargill is a dimer diol building block with low color & high purity. It exhibits exceptional UV-, hydrolytic and thermo-oxidative stability.

• It offers high flexibility to polyurethane and polyester coatings, even at low temperatures.
• It provides good pigment wetting and excellent sealant & protective properties.
• It offers high concentration of difunctional components for high molecular weight & linear polymers.
• It is suitable for industrial-, marine and protective coatings.
• Pripol™ 2030 is an ISCC PLUS certified product.

Pripol™ 2043 by Cargill is a fully amorphous, non-crystalline dimer diol. It has low color and has no ether or ester bonds in C36 structure.

• It offers improved crosslinking due to its higher functionality and adhesion, particularly on PA, steel & aluminum.
• It provides excellent blocking resistance in PU inks resins and enhanced tear & tensile strength.
• It shows excellent chemical resistance against basic, acid and salt conditions.
• It is liquid at room temperature and easy to use.
• Pripol™ 2043 is recommended for coatings and graphic art formulations.
• It is ISCC PLUS certified.

Susterra® Propanediol by Primient Covation is a pure, plant-based, petroleum-free diol. It is a non-toxic, food safe, renewably & sustainably sourced, 100% USDA bio-based building block. It exhibits high thermal stability and abrasion-, stain & scratch resistance. It is used as a co-solvent in water-based architectural- & industrial coatings and when used as polyol in PUD-s it helps improving adhesion, chemical-, corrosion & impact resistance as well as mechanical properties like resistance to deformation (Young’s modulus).

• In wood coating applications, it offers freeze-thaw protection & open time and prolongs durability due to higher initial elastic nature when formulated in PUD-s.
• It is used as a solvent, humectant and as monomer for polyester binders (polyol) in inks, providing dry performance.
• It improves flexibility & impact resistance, reduces viscosity when used to formulate epoxy polyesters for powder coatings, and is used as NPG replacement.
• Susterra® Propanediol acts as an excellent monomer for polyol production or as chain extender in high-performing polyurethane applications.
• It reduces solvents and provides grain enhancement & gloss in UV coatings.
• It generates up to 86% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a common petrochemical-sourced alternative and propylene glycol.
• It can replace propylene glycol and boosts performance at both high & low temperatures.
• It is suitable to formulate PUD-s for synthetic leather skin coats concrete floors-, electronics- & industrial direct-to-metal coatings.

Capa® PROTX 1001 by Ingevity is a premium grade linear polyester diol. It is derived from caprolactone monomer, terminated by primary hydroxyl groups. It exhibits low/zero VOC and low viscosity for faster processing and less solvent demand. It provides resistance to hand sanitizer, water and various alcohols.

• It offers improved hardness, chemical- and stain resistance, while maintaining flexibility.
• Capa® PROTX 1001 is used as a raw material to make polyurethane dispersion for coating applications.
• It is recommended for automotive interiors, leather, metal, plastic, textile and wood floor coatings.

Capa® PROTX 2002 by Ingevity is a premium grade linear polyester diol. It is derived from caprolactone monomer, terminated by primary hydroxyl groups. It provides improved hardness, chemical- and stain resistance, while maintaining flexibility. It exhibits resistance to hand sanitizer, water and various alcohols.

• It offers low/zero VOC and low viscosity for faster processing and less solvent demand.
• Capa® PROTX 2002 is used as a raw material to make polyurethane dispersion for coating applications.
• It is recommended for automotive interiors, leather, metal, plastic, textile and wood floor coatings.

ETERNACOLL® UM90(1/3) by UBE is a solvent-free cyclic aliphatic copolycarbonate diol. Polyurethanes produced from this grade are superior to those based on polyether diol as well as polyester diol and provides high thermal stability, hardness, high chemical resistance as well as high mechanical properties. Also provides enhanced hydrolysis resistance, higher gloss, improved scratch as well as abrasion resistance, better adhesion to metal even after weathering and better corrosion resistance by replacing the blend of a classical polyol by this polycarbonate diol in metal coatings. ETERNACOLL® UM90(1/3) is used for wood and leather coatings which further contributes to provide better stain resistance as well as enhanced performance for outdoors application, such as furniture. Also used for flooring, pavements applications.

ETERNACOLL® PH200D by UBE is a solvent-free, liquid copolycarbonate diol. Provides enhanced hydrolysis resistance, higher gloss, improved scratch and abrasion resistance. Offers better adhesion to metal even after weathering and better corrosion resistance by replacing the blend of a classical polyol by this polycarbonate diol in metal coatings. Used for wood and leather coatings which further contributes to provide better stain resistance as well as enhanced performance for outdoors furniture, flooring and pavements coatings. Polyurethanes produced from ETERNACOLL® PH200D are superior to those based on polyether diol as well as polyester diol and provides flexibility, softness, high chemical resistance and high mechanical properties.

KURARAY POLYOL™ P-530 by Kuraray is iso-phthalate-type, polyester polyol. This grade offers excellent handling properties, excellent flexibility and compatibility with other general-use polyester & polyether polyol. It possesses high hydrolysis resistance, enhanced durability and low viscosity. KURARAY POLYOL™ P-530 is suitable for coatings. It complies with REACH, TSCA, ENCS, IECSC, ECN and EFSA regulations.

ETERNACOLL® UH200 by UBE is a solvent-free solid aliphatic polycarbonate diol. Polyurethanes produced from this grade are superior to those based on polyether diol as well as polyester diol and provides high chemical resistance, excellent hydrolytic stability, high thermal stability as well as high mechanical properties. Also provides higher gloss, enhanced hydrolysis resistance, improved scratch as well as abrasion resistance, better adhesion to metal even after weathering and better corrosion resistance by replacing the blend of a classical polyol by this polycarbonate diol in metal coatings. ETERNACOLL® UH200 is used for wood and leather coatings which further contributes to provide better stain resistance as well as enhanced performance for outdoors application, such as furniture. Also used for flooring, pavements applications.