All Primary (Active) Driers for Coatings and Inks

ADDITOL® dry CF103 by allnex is cobalt- & solvent-free, primary drier based on accelerated manganese. It possesses low VOC, reduced odor and high flash point. It is a ready to use product with excellent compatibility and easy incorporation in solvent-borne & water-based alkyd stains/impregnations & paints, natural oils and conventional printing inks. It has outstanding set & through dry performance and allows leveling and substrate wetting without strong wrinkling tendency. It allows utilization in areas with high safety measures and long-lasting drying performance with strongly reduced loss of dry effect. It is recommended to combine with auxiliary driers such as ADDITOL® dry CF 200 (Li/Zr) or ADDITOL® dry CF 300 (Ba/Zr). The recommended dosage of 0.3-0.9 %, calculated on solid binder, is recommended for medium solid and water-borne alkyds. Whereas ultra-high solid alkyds require up to 1.3 % calculated on solid binder. Recommended for ultra-high solid systems, architectural, anti-corrosive, façade, furniture, marine & protective, stain blocking, trim coatings, wall paints and wood stain applications. The shelf life of ADDITOL® dry CF103 is 365 days.

ADDITOL® dry CF100 by allnex is a ready to use, universal cobalt-free primary drier designed to have excellent compatibility and fast incorporation in all solvent- and water-based alkyd paints. It is based on twin accelerated manganese. It offers well balanced leveling, high hardness development, improved long-term dry performance during paint aging, less discoloration and very good anti-corrosion support in industrial DTM formulations.

• ADDITOL® dry CF100 enables labeling-free use in high quality architectural and protective coating applications using oxidative drying alkyds.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.3-0.9% for medium solid and water-borne alkyds and 1.3% for ultra-high solid alkyds, calculated on solid binder.
• It has a shelf life of 365 days.

Troymax™ KC10 by Arxada acts as a drier for water-reducible alkyds and alkyd emulsions. It is a ready-for-use pre-complexed mixture of metal carboxylates. It functions as an alternative to cobalt as an unsaturated polyester promoter.

• It produces less discoloration than cobalt and provides greater resistance to gel time drift.
• Troymax™ KC10 is suitable for high-performance coatings, including architectural, decorative, OEM/industrial, traffic, and gel coat coatings, as well as inks.

Octa-Soligen® Iron 7/8 by Borchers (Milliken) is an iron-based primary drier. It improves through-drying and also acts as an adhesion promoter in anti-corrosion coatings.

• It achieves its full effectiveness at elevated temperatures (>150°C).
• It offers rapid surface drying.
• Octa-Soligen® Iron 7/8 is used in oxidative drying oil-based baking systems for cans and dark-colored baking systems.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.1-1.0% based on solid binders.

Troymax™ Cobalt 6 by Arxada is an oxidation catalyst and acts as a surface or top drier. It is a cobalt carboxylate produced from a blend of synthetic acids, providing product stability and uniformity.

• It promotes oxidation-driven drying and can also function as a promoter in peroxide-initiated polymerization processes.
• It is generally used in combination with other metal carboxylates such as manganese, calcium, and zirconium.
• It is suitable for high-performance coatings, including architectural, decorative, OEM/industrial, traffic, and gel coat coatings, as well as inks.
• Troymax™ Cobalt 6 has a suggested usage level between 0.01% and 0.06% cobalt level.

12% Manganese Hex-Cem® LC by Borchers (Milliken) is a manganese-based drier. It enhances surface and through-drying and is commonly used in combination with cobalt. It is designed for solvent-based systems.

• 12% Manganese Hex-Cem® LC ensures drying of the paint film when used in combination with secondary driers such as zirconium, barium, or zinc.
• It is recommended for stains, architectural paints, industrial and pigmented coatings.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.01–0.05% metal based on vehicle solids of the coating.

Troymax™ Manganese 9 by Arxada is a manganese carboxylate of mixed synthetic acids in an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent. It functions as a catalyst to increase the rate of air-initiated oxidative drying in coatings.

• It increases the rate of air-initiated oxidative drying in coatings.
• Its activity is not as adversely affected by lower temperatures.
• Troymax™ Manganese 9 is utilized in coatings.
• It has a normal usage level between 0.02% and 0.1% of manganese metal.

Borchers® Dry 0411 HS by Borchers is a manganese neodecanoate (40-60%). Acts as a cobalt-free primary drier. Exhibits very good surface drying properties even after extended storage. Provides very good through-drying properties, thus enabling even drying of the applied film. The activity of the siccative metal is enhanced by its combination with an organic drying accelerator. It is used as a replacement for other primary driers, especially cobalt siccatives. Applications in either clear coats or pigmented conventional VOC-reduced air drying alkyd resin coatings, high solids coatings, and oxidatively drying coating systems and printing inks with reduced-VOC content. Highly recommended for wood coatings and general industrial coatings. It complies with FDA.

6% Cobalt Hex-Cem® by Borchers (Milliken) is a cobalt-based rapid surface drier designed for oxidatively cured solvent-based systems. It catalyzes redox reactions that lead to the dissociation of hydroperoxides, involving a change in valence from Co²⁺ to Co³⁺.

• It ensures consistent through-drying of the paint film when applied alongside a secondary drier such as zirconium, barium, or zinc.
• 6% Cobalt Hex-Cem® is widely used in applications such as architectural paints, industrial coatings, stains, oil-based inks, and artist colors.
• The typical dosage level of cobalt is between 0.03-0.08% in conventional alkyd formulations.

Troymax™ Manganese 12 by Arxada is a manganese salt of saturated branched C8 acids in aliphatic hydrocarbons. It functions as a reaction initiator in coating systems. It promotes surface drying and through-drying properties.

• It is suitable for use in pigmented coating systems, as it may cause discoloration in pale-colored or clear coatings.
• It can be used with secondary driers such as zirconium, barium, or zinc.
• It can be used in pigmented coatings, architectural paints, industrial coatings, and stains.
• It has a manganese addition of typically between 0.01 and 0.05% metal based on the vehicle solids of the coating in conventional alkyd formulations.