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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Dispersogen® LFH

Dispersogen® LFH by Clariant is an APEO-free, low-VOC, anionic, surfactant-based dispersing agent. It is preservative free and displays low foaming, high pigment concentration, low viscosity of the preparation and high stability of the preparation in a wide temperature range.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li> It is designed for water-based pigment preparations and suitable for carbon blacks.</li> <li> It is recommended for use in point-of-sales colorants and concentrates for in-plant tinting, in combination with a non-ionic dispersing agent.</li> <li> It has the recommended dosage of 4-20% on organic pigments and 1-6% on inorganic pigments.</li> <li> It is Ecolabel, REACH, AICS, DSL, ENCS, IECSCS, KECI, NECI, NZIoC, PICCS and TSCA compliant.</li> <li> Dispersogen® LFH has a shelf life of 2 years. </li> </ul>

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Dispersogen® PCE

Dispersogen® PCE by Clariant is a polymeric dispersing- & wetting agent. It has carboxylic acid groups on the principal polymer chain and polyethylene glycol ether side chains. It is preservative-free, hazard-label free, low-VOC & APEO-free.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li> It is designed for waterborne emulsion-, silicate-, silicon emulsion- & polyurethane paints and recommended for in-plant tinting systems.</li> <li> It is suitable for inorganic pigments like titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, talcum, china clay, iron oxide pigments, gypsum and cement.</li> <li> It has the recommended dosage of 0.5-1.5% on pigments, 5-25% pigment pastes & preparations and 5-20% on transparent pigments.</li> <li> Dispersogen® PCE has the shelf life of 730 days.</li> <li> It is Ecolabel, REACH, AICS, DSL, ENCS, IECSCS, NECI and TSCA compliant</li> </ul>