Flow / Levelling Agents for Coatings and Inks

Borchi® Gol 0011 by Borchers (Milliken) is a 100% active, modified polysiloxane flow and air release agent for solvent-based and solvent-free coatings systems. It can reduce pigment floating and provides barrier properties to the cured film.

• It is suitable for high-build systems and can be used in combination with Borchi® Gol E2 in epoxies for enhanced flow and deaeration.
• It improves the surface properties of coatings and destroys air bubbles formed in the film during application.
• Borchi® Gol 0011 can be used in conjunction with suitable moisture scavengers to reduce the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles in polyurethane coatings.
• It is effective with all types of coating application methods.
• It is recommended for industrial flooring-, pipe- & storage tank coatings.
• The dosage is 0.5-3.0% of the total weight of the formulation depending upon the binder system and which property is being addressed.

Borchi® Nox 614 by Borchers (Milliken) is a phenolic antioxidant. It also acts as an anti-skinning agent and flow promoter. It is a 40% solution of a phenolic modified resin in xylene and methoxy propanol. It is suitable for air-drying and stove-drying systems, colorless as well as pigmented coatings based on air-drying oils and alkyd resins.

• It promotes through-drying, enhances the gloss and has anti-wrinkle properties.
• Borchi® Nox 614 is fully compatible with solvent-, oil-based and high-solids paints.
• Recommended dosage level is 2-4% by weight.

Borchi® Gol LA 200 by Borchers (Milliken) is a 100% active and VOC-free defoamer, flow- and leveling agent. It is a solvent-free, polyether-modified polysiloxane additive. It is suitable for solvent-free, solvent- and water-based coating systems.

• It provides an improvement in substrate wetting and block and scratch resistance.
• It can quickly remove air bubbles from applied coated surfaces and avoids micro-foam formation at all production stages.
• It can increase surface slip and promotes higher gloss and less haze in cured finishes.
• It is designed for use in general industrial-, decorative-, automotive OEM- and automotive refinish.
• The recommended dosage of Borchi® Gol LA 200 is 0.05-0.30% of the total weight of the formulation depending upon the binder type and which property is being addressed.

Flexiwet™ CZ-1000 by Innovative Chemical Technologies is a non-fluorinated surfactant mixture that acts as wetting and leveling agent for smoother and defect-free coatings. It offers anti-blocking, improved open time and reduced surface tension at low loading levels without increased foaming.

• It is ideal for wetting difficult-to-wet substrates like plastics, oily substrates and waxy surfaces.
• It does not impart color or change the optical properties of a coating (beyond potential gloss or DOI-distinctness of image).
• It is used in paints and coatings formulations.
• It is a neutralized version of Flexiwet™ CZ-1040K.
• Recommended dosage of Flexiwet™ CZ-1000 is 0.1 to 1.0 wt%.
• It has a shelf life of 12 months.

Flexiwet™ CZ-1040K by Innovative Chemical Technologies is a non-fluorinated surfactant mixture-based wetting- and leveling agent for smoother and defect-free coatings. It offers anti-blocking, improved open time and reduced surface tension without increased foaming.

• It is ideal for wetting difficult-to-wet substrates like plastics, oily substrates and waxy surfaces.
• It does not impart color or change the optical properties of a coating (beyond potential gloss or DOI- distinctness of image).
• It is used in paints and coatings formulations.
• It is a pre-neutralized version of Flexiwet™ CZ-1000.
• Recommended dosage of Flexiwet™ CZ-1040K is 0.2 to 2.0 wt%.
• It has a shelf life of 12 months.

Borchi® Gol E2 by Borchers (Milliken) is a silicone-free, flow promoter and air release agent. It helps to eliminate flow defects and craters caused by air entrapment in thick film.

• It is recommended for solvent-based and solvent-free paint systems.
• The efficacy is dependent upon binder type, mixing conditions and application method used.
• It is designed for use in single and multi-component paints.
• The dosage level of Borchi® Gol E2 is 0.5-2.0% of the total weight of the formulation depending upon the binder system and which property is being addressed.

Borchi® Gol LA 50 by Borchers (Milliken) is a substrate wetting, flow and leveling agent. It is polyether-modified polysiloxane designed for water- and solvent-based coating applications.

• It lowers the surface tension of a wide range of formulated systems and inhibits the formation of surface defects in non-polar surfaces.
• It is suitable for use with Borchi® Gol LA 2 for better slip.
• It is also used in UV-cured general industrial, decorative and wood coatings.
• The recommended dosage level of Borchi® Gol LA 50 is 0.05-0.30% based on the total formulation.

Borchi® Gol LAC 80 by Borchers (Milliken) is a VOC- and solvent-free excellent flow promoter. It is a 100% active polyether-modified methyl polysiloxane. It brings about a clear increase in the surface smoothness of paint films.

• It prevents crater formation and largely prevents bleeding in hammer finishes.
• It is suitable for water-based, solvent-containing and solvent-free coating systems.
• Borchi® Gol LAC 80 shows broad compatibility.
• It is recommended for aqueous binders and dispersions.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.05-0.10% relative to the binder.

Borchi® Gol 1473 by Borchers (Milliken) is a VOC- & solvent-free flow and leveling agent. It is a 100% active polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane. It is recommended for topcoats that are cured at room temperature and below 150°C. It is suitable for solvent- and water-based systems, as well as solvent-free systems.

• It provides improved surface smoothness by reducing orange peel and preventing formation of craters.
• It shows broad compatibility in various systems.
• It can be used in a wide variety of binders.
• The dosage level of Borchi® Gol 1473 is 0.05-0.50% of the total weight of the formulation depending upon the binder system.

MODAFLOW® Powder 6000 by allnex is a silicone-free flow and levelling agent. It is developed to control surface defects in powder coating systems. It reduces pinholes, fisheyes, craters, and orange peel and broadens cross-compatibility between powder formulations.

• It is composed of materials regulated by the U.S.FDA for indirect food contact applications under several parts of Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations.
• Recommended dosage level of MODAFLOW® Powder 6000 is 0.75-1.5 parts per hundred resin.
• It has a shelf life of 4 years.