About Lawter

Lawter, founded in 1940 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a supplier in the coatings industry, known for its innovative products that enhance performance and sustainability. As part of the Harima Chemicals Group, its specialties include specialty coatings, inks, aroma chemicals, additives, pine chemicals, tackifier resins, synthetic rubber, water-borne coatings, and more. Lawter advances coating technologies by offering innovative chemistries that enhance adhesion, durability, and environmental sustainability. Its product portfolio includes antioxidants, water repellants, lubricants, surface conditioners, resins, dispersing agents, and additives, all essential for high-performance coatings. The company also emphasizes sustainability, developing eco-friendly products that minimize environmental impact while maintaining quality.

Polysperse™ E

Polysperse™ E by Lawter is a micronized synthetic paraffin wax, long chain with relatively short side chains. Exhibits low surface tension, exceptional surface slip and smoothness, rub resistance, gloss as well as scuff resistance (non-marking properties). Has a unique spherical morphology and narrow distribution of particles for ease of dispersion and uniformity during processing. Polysperse™ E is used in flexographic inks, gravure inks, heatset and sheetfed offset inks, overprint varnishes, coil, can, wood, powder coatings, radiation curable, metal decorating inks/overprint varnishes, as well as in industrial finishes.

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Polyslip™ VM 70 E

Polyslip™ VM 70 E by Lawter is a mix of a carnauba wax in isopropanol and solvent "150". Acts as a lubricant. Provides very good scratch resistance and slip. Has good leveling properties and gives no loss of gloss. Polyslip™ VM 70 E is used in solvent-borne can coatings, 2-piece white and clear coats, gold lacquers as well as in finishing varnishes.

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Optilith™ 3A

Optilith™ 3A by Lawter is a water fighting compound. It effectively reduces water pick-up in lithographic inks at 0.5 to 2% usage levels. It is a free flow, resinated solution for ease of pumping and dispersing. Exhibits minimal impact on tack and rheology. Improves the ink transfer properties. Optilith™ 3A is used in heatset offset ink, sheetfed offset ink and flushing vehicles.

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