About Clariant

Clariant established in 1995, is a global leader in specialty chemicals headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland. With advanced additives and pigments, Clariant's additives help adjust viscosity, ensure color consistency, prevent foaming, enhance application properties, and protect against microbiological degradation. As a major global specialty chemicals company, Clariant's solutions leave a positive handprint in many aspects of everyday life that adds value to sustainable innovations. Additives supplied include rheology modifiers, dispersing agents, wetting agents, defoamers, slip and leveling agents, waxes, and biocides.

Emulsogen® EPA 073

Emulsogen® EPA 073 by Clariant is an anionic emulsifier, surfactant, wetting- and dispersing agent. It offers production of polymer dispersions with controlled particle size and very low grit levels at high solid contents. It is a low-VOC, APEO-free and readily biodegradable additive.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li> It produces stable, low foaming emulsions of organic solvents, hydrocarbons, oils and waxes in water.</li> <li> It is used for emulsion polymerization of monomers like styrene, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters and vinyl acetate.</li> <li> It is suitable for inorganic & organic pigments in preparations at high pigment loads, low viscosity, high temperature stability & shelf life.</li> <li> It has the recommended dosage of 0.5-5.0% based on monomers, 15-80% based on the pigments and 1-20g/l in the emulsion.</li> <li> It has the shelf life of 730 days.</li> <li> Emulsogen® EPA 073 is FDA approved and complies with REACH, AICS, DSL, ENCS, IECSCS, KECI, NECI, NZIoC, PICCS and TSCA.</li> </ul>

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Genapol® X 080

Genapol® X 080 by Clariant is an emulsifier dispersing and wetting agent.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"> <li> It is an isotridecyl polyethylene glycol ether with 8 moles ethylene oxide.</li> <li> Genapol® X 080 is APEO free. It is used in silicon emulsions.</li> <li> It maintains low viscosity of polymer emulsion at different shear rates, enhances electrolyte stability and improves shelf life.</li> </ul>

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Emulsogen® TS 200

Emulsogen® TS 200 by Clariant is an emulsifier, nonionic wetting-, dispersing agent and compatibilizer. It is a low-VOC, solvent-, hazard-label-, APEO/NPEO-, preservative-free. It maintains low viscosity of polymer emulsion at different shear rates, enhance electrolyte stability and improved shelf life.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li> It prevents rub-out effects, increases tinting strength and provides excellent freeze-thaw stability.</li> <li> It also improves wetting of the coated surface, offers excellent adhesion on metal surfaces & reduced water-absorption.</li> <li> It reduces haze and has high pigment load and no side effects on gloss, surface drying, blocking or yellowing.</li> <li> It has the general dosage of 1.0-1.5% in emulsion paints and in acrylic lacquers, and 0.25% in alkyd lacquers.</li> <li> It is compatible with acrylic binder, alkyd, PU and epoxy binder system.</li> <li> It is suitable for use in waterborne high PVC paints, as well as in waterborne and solvent-borne low PVC lacquers.</li> <li> It is ideal for water-based pigment preparations, organic pigments and carbon blacks.</li> <li> It is recommended for POS-colorants as well as for concentrates for in-plant tinting.</li> <li> Emulsogen® TS 200 has the shelf life of 2 years.</li> <li> It is Ecolabel certified.</li> </ul>