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Laromer® PE 8981 by BASF is a liquid polyester-modified acrylic resin for use in energy-curable resin formulations for coating applications. It is highly reactive and provides good flexibility, low viscosity, and good sanding properties. <br>
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It is soluble in many solvents commonly used in the coatings industry, except aliphatic hydrocarbons. </li>
<li>It can be homogeneously mixed with most unsaturated acrylic resins, including other Laromer® grades. </li>
<li>It is highly flexible, resistant to scratching, and exhibits excellent sanding properties. </li>
<li>It is used in EB- and UV-curable coatings for wood, wood products, paper, and plastics. </li>
<li>Laromer® PE 8981 is also recommended for interior and exterior general industrial metal coatings, interior and exterior plastic component coatings, and interior and exterior wood coatings for flooring, furniture, and millwork applications. </li></ul> Laromer® LR 8986 by BASF is a high viscosity epoxide acrylate. It is free of reactive diluents and provides good chemical resistance and good scratch resistance. It can be diluted with polyether acrylates to formulate monomer-free topcoats, primers, and sealers. Laromer® LR 8986 is used in radiation-curable coatings and printing inks for wood, wood-based products, paper, and plastics. Laromer® PO 8996 by BASF is a multifunctional, polymeric amine-modified polyether acrylate for the formulation of radiation-curable coatings and printing inks. It provides moderate curing speed, low viscosity, and good thinning properties in emission-free UV-curable spray coatings. <br>
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It is fully compatible with common monomers and oligomers, including epoxy, polyester, and urethane acrylates. </li>
<li>It is soluble in esters, ketones, and aromatic hydrocarbons. </li>
<li>It offers high reactivity together with good film flexibility. </li>
<li>It is an excellent binder for radiation-curable spray coatings where fast curing speed, high gloss, and low yellowing are required. </li>
<li>It can also be used as a thinner in combination with other amine-modified or unmodified resins and/or solvents. </li>
<li>It is used in radiation-curable coatings and printing inks for wood, wood-based products, paper, and plastics. </li>
<li>It is suitable for UV/EB inks, UV/EB overprint varnishes, pigmented and non-pigmented UV/EB lacquers, radiation-curable spray coatings, and curtain coating applications. </li></ul> Laromer® PE 44 F by BASF is a polyester-modified acrylic resin. It provides minimal yellowing and good flexibility and is free of reactive diluents. It is soluble in many solvents common to the coatings industry except aliphatic hydrocarbons. <br>
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It can be homogeneously mixed with most unsaturated acrylate oligomers, including other Laromer® grades. </li>
<li>It is used as a sole binder or in combination with other unsaturated acrylic resins for the formulation of electron-beam or UV-curable printing inks and coatings. </li>
<li>It is used in coatings for wood, wood products, plastics, paper, and printing inks. </li></ul> Laromer® PO 9026 by BASF is a polyether acrylate resin containing approximately 50% nanoscale silica for the formulation of radiation-curable coatings. It provides excellent scratch resistance and high hardness. <br>
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It can also be blended with higher-viscosity energy-curable oligomers and polymers. </li>
<li>It can be diluted with solvents commonly used in the coatings industry, including esters, ketones, and aromatic hydrocarbons. </li>
<li>Laromer® PO 9026 is used in UV-curable and electron-beam-curable coatings for plastics, wood, and wood products. </li>
<li>It is recommended for use in combination with other radiation-curable resins to formulate coatings cured by ultraviolet light or electron beams. </li></ul> Laromer® EA 9138 by BASF is a high performance 75% standard epoxy acrylate in 25% tripropylene glycol diacrylate (TPGDA). It is used in radiation & UV-curable coatings for furniture and flooring industry as well as for overprint varnishes and printing inks. Laromer® EA 9138 exhibits high hardness, high reactivity and very good chemical resistance. Laromer® UA 9072 by BASF is an aliphatic urethane acrylate. It shows extreme flexibility and high toughness with low shrinkage. It is highly elastic, tear resistant, exhibits low yellowing, and provides good adhesion. <br>
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Its aliphatic character enables the formulation of weather-resistant and low-yellowing coatings. </li>
<li>It can be diluted with all organic solvents commonly used in the coatings industry, except aliphatic hydrocarbons. </li>
<li>It is compatible with acrylic and methacrylic monomers, including hexanediol diacrylate, tripropylene glycol diacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and hydroxypropyl methacrylate, as well as polyether-, polyester-, epoxy-, and urethane acrylates. </li>
<li>Laromer® UA 9072 is recommended on wood, plastic, and mineral substrates. </li>
<li>It is used as a combination resin in UV coatings and UV inks. </li></ul> Laromer® PE 55 F by BASF is a polyester acrylic resin. It provides minimal yellowing and good toughness. It is is free of reactive diluent. <br>
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It is soluble in many solvents commonly used in the coatings industry, except aliphatic hydrocarbons. </li>
<li>It can be homogeneously mixed with most unsaturated acrylate oligomers, including other Laromer® grades. </li>
<li>It exhibits balanced properties and can be used either as a sole binder or in combination with other unsaturated acrylic resins. </li>
<li>Laromer® PE 55 F is used in electron-beam and UV-curable printing inks and coatings for wood, wood products, plastics, and paper. </li></ul> Laromer® TMPTA by BASF contains three polymerizable acrylic groups per molecule which enables it to form copolymers of acrylic or methacrylic acids and their salts, amides, esters, vinyl acetate and styrene. Laromer® TMPTA can be used as a crosslinking component. It is used in radiation curing coatings. It has application in automotive refinish, industrial coating and furniture flooring. Laromer® TBCH by BASF is 4-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acrylate. Used as a thinner and crosslinker in radiation-curing coatings. Laromer® TBCH produces more flexible and less hard films.
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Coating ingredients supplied by BASF
Laromer® by BASF are energy-curable resins, oligomers, and reactive diluents used in UV and EB curing systems across industrial, wood, automotive, and packaging coatings.
Key features of Laromer® brand include:
- Fast curing at low energy consumption
- Excellent adhesion to multiple substrates
- High scratch and chemical resistance
- Reduced need for volatile organic solvents