Smart Formulating

for Coatings
 EU

Additives

Coloring

Crosslinkers

Matting

Resin Components

Resins
Contents

Coatings Innovations 3

Additives 4

Coloring 12

Crosslinkers 18

Matting 20

Resin Components 22

Resins 24

Technical Service 28
Coating Innovations

Evonik offers Intelligent and Innovative Solutions for the

Paints, Coatings, Printing Inks, and Adhesives Industries.
For the paints and coatings market, Evonik has for
many years used the Smart Formulating concept,
which represents the promise that it will work closely
with its customers in arriving at innovative, effective, 
and individual solutions for the formulation of
advanced paint and coating systems. Since 2005,
the presentation of the system solutions offered has
developed into a customer-oriented categorization of
coatings components. It has proven useful to group
the system solutions offered into the following six
coatings components:

•  Additives
•  Crosslinkers
•  Coloring
•  Matting
•  Resin Components
•  Resins


Evonik offers full service and support for all pro­­-
ducts worldwide. Detailed information is available at 
www.smartformulating.com.

Innovative topics
The Smart Formulating Journal informs coatings cus-
tomers in depth about the innovative strength and the
broad-based problem-solving expertise of the entire
company. Contributions from all the business units
active in the coatings market focus on interesting and
innovative topics. New developments are presented in
the form of technical articles. The Smart Formulating
Journal is an industry-specific periodical and appears
in a number of languages.

We would be happy to send you a copy. Please e-mail

us at coatings@evonik.com

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 Additives

Besides binders, pigments and solvents, coatings and inks in the

majority of cases also contain additives.

Additives are used to prevent defects or to achieve special proper-

ties in coatings. It is almost impossible to obtain these properties
using other raw materials. Additives have the reputation of 
“problem solvers” and “property enhancers” and nowadays are
regularly used in all coatings formulations. They play a key role
in the development of new coating systems and their importance
is steadily growing as a result of higher quality standards and the
switch to environmentally friendly formulations. More and more
additives are the components that determine whether a coating is
marketable or not. In the majority of cases, additives are responsi-
ble for important properties such as gloss, color stability, adhesion
or a smooth surface.

With innovative products Evonik offers a wide range of tailor-

made “problem solvers” for the coatings and printing inks industry.
The product range of Evonik embraces defoamers, deaerators,
wetting and dispersing additives, surface control additives, substrate
wetting additives, radiation-curing additives, rheological additives,
adhesion promoters, hydrophobing agents, anti-settling agents,
anti-oxidants as well as different kinds of resins.

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 Additives
Coloring
Crosslinkers
Matting
Resin Components
Resins

Additives

Product Name Product Description Applications

TEGO® Airex Deaerators based on organic polymers and / or modified  Wood and industrial coatings, architectural coatings, 
poly­siloxanes automotive coatings, flooring and silk screen inks

TEGO® Dispers Wetting and dispersing additives based on various technologies Wood and industrial coatings, architectural coatings, 
automotive coatings, printing inks and pigment concentrates

TEGO® Foamex Defoamers based on polyether siloxane copolymers and  Wood and industrial coatings, architectural coatings, 
silicone-free organic polymers auto­motive coatings, printing inks, overprint varnishes, and 
pigment concentrates

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Additives
TEGO® and Tego ADDID® are already
among the biggest brands in the national
and international additives sector and are
based on in-depth expertise.
TEGO® Dispers wetting and dispersing
additives promote pigment wetting and
stabilization, prevent flooding, floating and
hard-settling of pigments. They ensure
low viscosities at high pigment loads and
improve color strength, gloss and hiding
power or transparency.
TEGO® Airex deaerators prevent micro-
foam and pinhole formation. They are very
important in high viscosity and high solids
systems, in UV coatings and inks and abso-
lutely essential for airless application.
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TEGO® Foamex defoamers prevent and
destroy foam during manufacture and
application of water borne coatings and
printing inks.
TEGO® Glide & Flow are surface control
additives for improving leveling, slip and
scratch resistance. In addition these pro­
ducts prevent craters and pigment floating.
TEGO® Wet substrate wetting additives
allow coatings and inks to wet out various
kinds of surfaces, even those with very
low surface energies. Surface defects such
as crawling and craters are thereby elimi-
nated; flow, leveling and adhesion of the
coating film are improved.
The TEGO® Rad range comprises cross-
linkable, acrylate-functional additives
for radiation-curing formulations. They
are surface control additives, improving
slip, scratch resistance, flow, leveling and
release and even defoaming.
The TEGO® ViscoPlus product line consists
of associative polyurethane thickeners,
meeting the latest industry requirements.
They adjust the specific rheological profile
of waterborne coatings according to the
application needs.
With TEGO® Phobe Tego provides a wide
product range of impregnating agents
for mineral substrates and hydrophobing
agents for coatings.
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Additives

Product Name Product Description Applications

TEGO® Glide & Flow Polysiloxane- or polymer-based flow and leveling Wood and industrial coatings, architectural coatings, auto-
TEGO® Hammer additives, polysiloxane-based glide additives motive coatings, printing inks and pigment concentrates

TEGO® Rad Cross-linkable, acrylate-functional polysiloxanes Radiation-curing formulations

TEGO® Wet Substrate wetting additives based on polyether siloxane Wood and industrial coatings, architectural coatings, auto-
copolymers or non-ionic silicone-free surfactants motive coatings, printing inks and pigment concentrates

TEGO® Phobe Siloxane-based hydrophobing agents, emulsions and Emulsion paints, silicate paints, facade impregnations,
solutions facade coating and plasters for hydrophobing, primers;
wood, leather and industrial coatings and ­printing inks

TEGO® ViscoPlus Associative thickeners, solventfree Waterborne wood and industrial coatings, architectural
coatings

VESTOWAX® Collective designation for a multitude of natural and Wood and industrial coatings, printing inks
synthetic materials which play an important part primarily
as additives in a very wide variety of applications

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Additives
Fumed silica and silanes
AEROSIL® fumed silica is widely used to control the rheology of
liquid paints and coatings. In addition AEROSIL® prevents hard-
settling in coating systems containing color pigments, fillers or
matting agents as well as in corrosion protection paints based on
zinc dust or micaceous iron oxide. AEROSIL® fumed silica and
other fumed metal oxides such as AEROXIDE® Alu C, a fumed
aluminum oxide, provide many benefits to powder coatings,
e. g. they reduce undesired static charge, prevent from moisture
pick-up and thus optimize the flow behavior of the powder coat-
ings. In tribopowders AEROXIDE® Alu C increases the positive
charge during the application. Furthermore, AEROSIL® fumed
metal oxides are applied to a broad variety of coatings systems to
enhance their scratch and mar resistance.
Dynasylan® silanes are a versatile group of additives offering
many advantages in different coating applications. They act as sur-
face modifiers to provide better paint adhesion even on difficult
to coat substrates. Used as co-monomers and hardeners in sol-gel
or hybrid coatings Dynasylan® silanes impart enhanced durabil-
ity as well as scratch resistance. Dynasylan® silicic acid esters find
their use in zinc rich paints for highly corrosive environements.
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With the water based Dynasylan® HYDROSIL range of products
it is possible to benefit from all the advantages silanes offer for
the industry without giving up on environmental conscience and
comlying with ever tightening VOC regulations. Multifunctional
Silane Systems™ of the Dynasylan® SIVO series combine differ-
ent effects of traditional Dynasylan® products in just one product.
If it comes to environmental friendly corrosion protection SIVO®
SOL Technology is the solution of choice. In a modular concept a
fine-tuned toolbox of products are offered which provide heavy
metal and fluoride free conversion as well as passivation on any
kind of metal substrate ranging from steel, zinc to aluminium.
Protectosil® products are advantagely used to impregnate building
facades to protect them against the dentrimental effect of pen-
etrating water. Additionally, surfaces stay cleaner after impreg-
nation and even can be rendered unsusceptible against graffiti
attack.
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Fumed Silica and Silanes

Product Name Product Description Applications

AEROSIL ®
Silicon dioxide, hydrophilic Solventborne coatings, 2 pack-systems, waterborne
Silicon dioxide, hydrophobic coatings, high solid coatings, powder coatings, UV-curing
coatings, anti-corrosion coatings

AEROXIDE® Alu Aluminium oxide, hydrophilic Powder coatings

Aluminium oxide, hydrophobic

AERODISP® Dispersions based on fumed oxides Industrial paints and coatings

Architectural coatings

Dynasylan® Organofunctional silanes Adhesion promoters

Alkylsilanes Metal pre-treatment
Fluoroalkylsilane Industrial paints and coatings

Dynasylan® HYDROSIL Water-borne silanes Adhesion promoters

Water based coatings

Dynasylan® SIVO Multifunctional Silane Systems™ Adhesion promoters

Industrial paints and coatings
Metal pre-treatment

Protectosil® Functional silanes Building protection

Silane emulsions Water repellents
Solid silanes Corrosion protection for concrete
Easy-to-clean facades
Graffiti protection

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Additives

TAA-derivatives Polyamide 12 fine powders

Evonik produces a range of reactive TAA-derivatives which are VESTOSINT® fine powder particles act as impact absorbers and
used as efficient, long-time stabilizers. By preventing degradation
prevent the surface from cracking. They work in much the same
by radicals TAA-derivatives maintain product quality. way as impact modifiers for plastics. The abrasion resistance is
improved by the chemical bonding between the polyamide 
particles and the coating resins. VESTOSINT® powders can be
incorporated into both hot-curing and cold-curing coatings, 
Synthetic waxes solvent as well as aqueous systems. The resulting coatings have 
The VESTOWAX product range covers a series of synthetic waxes  a high flexural strength, elasticity and very good abrasion 
®

(polyethylene, Fischer-Tropsch, EVA copolymer and modified resistance. They feature a textured, matte surface, which can be
polypropylene waxes) with a broad spectrum of applications. varied through the particle size and particle size distribution of
VESTOWAX® meets specific quality requirements and ensures an VESTOSINT® as well as by the amount of powder.
optimum profile of properties of the respective end products: in
printing inks VESTOWAX® leads to increased abrasion resistance, Approved both in Europe and the USA (FDA; Food and Drug
in varnishes the products improve the scratch resistance of the Administration) for food-contact applications, and for contact
surface. with drinking water, VESTOSINT® fine powders are excellent for
use as spacers in such applications as aluminum packaging films.
They also reduce wear of the rollers in film manufacturing.

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Coloring
Crosslinkers
Matting
Resin Components
Resins

Phenolic Antioxidants, Orthoesters and Custom & Toll Manufacturing

Product Name Product Description Applications

Reactive TAA-Derivatives Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers Stabilization of coatings or any kind of thin film
appli­cations

Polyamide 12 fine powders

Product Name Product Description Applications

VESTOSINT ®
Polyamide 12 powders with a median particle size Coil coating; coating of industrial fabrics, textured paints,
between 5 and 70 µm wood paints, coating of rubber surfaces, spacer in 
packaging films

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Coloring

Evonik has long been the market leader and industry standard In the furnace black process, the liquid raw material is fed through
in developing customer solutions for coloring applications. With nozzles into a flame of hot air and natural gas and degraded by
global production, service and support, Evonik has the broadest thermal oxidation at high temperatures. The properties of the
product portfolio encompassing colorant and Carbon Black Pig- Carbon Black Pigments formed can be controlled by quenching.
ment technology for optimum customer solutions in ink, paint The furnace black process features a wide range of variations with
and coatings applications. From the earliest colorants and pigment regard to the raw materials used and the properties of the Carbon
dispersions to the latest developments in custom color systems, Black Pigments.
Evonik is the global innovator in color technology and system
development. Carbon Black Pigments obtained by the lamp black process are
unrivalled for some fields of application. Lamp blacks feature
large primary particle, a wide primary particle distribution and
hence low agglo­meration and high tamped densities.
Pigments
One major color for all different kinds of coatings and printing All Carbon Black Pigments can be used for printing and coating
ink applications is black. Evonik produces Carbon Black Pigments systems, e. g. antistatic coatings, high jet OEM and refinish coat-
in specially designed reactors under strictly controlled conditions. ings, UV protection coatings and all kinds of inks like e. g. packag-
This is where the main difference lies between carbon black and ing and UV curing inks.
soot from a home fire place or from internal combustion engines.
Our sodium aluminium silicate Sipernat® 820 A adds a touch of
Carbon Black Pigments (PRINTEX®, NEROX®, Special Black, class to dispersion paints by increasing whiteness and dry cover-
Colour Black) are produced throughout the world in seven carbon age, while improving resistance to weather exposure and greatly
black plants and Evonik supplies gas-, furnace-, and lamp blacks. facilitating application. It even partially replaces white pigments
in solvent-based lacquers without decreasing coverage. The slight
In the gas black process, a hydrogen containing carrier gas is level of thixotropy achieved makes the paint spread more easily
pumped over hot creosote and burned incompletely by numer- on application and prevents it from running on vertical surfaces.
ous small flames. The Carbon Black Pigments produced by this Furthermore it is appreciated as a cost effective matting agent in
process feature excellent fineness and a very narrow particle size silk gloss paints.
distri­bution.

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Crosslinkers
Matting
Resin Components
Resins

Pigments

Product Name Product Description Applications

NEROX®, Carbon Black Pigment, Automotive: solventfree, water-, solventborne, 

Colour Black, oxidized radiation curing; Industrial: solventfree, water-, solvent-
Special Black borne, radiation curing; Architectural / DYI: waterborne; 
Printing Inks: water-, solventborne

PRINTEX®, Carbon Black Pigment, Automotive: solventfree, water-, solventborne, radiation

Colour Black non-oxidized curing; Industrial: solventfree, water-, solventborne,
radiation curing; 
Architectural / DYI: water-, solventborne, solventfree;
Printing Inks: water-, solventborne, radiation curing

NIPex® Carbon Black Pigment Non Impact Printing: water-, solventborne, radiation 
curing, ink jet inks, dry toner

Aniline Black BS 890 Pigment Black Automotive: solventfree, water-, solvent borne, radia-
tion curing; Industrial: solventfree, water-, solventborne;
Adhesives: radiation curing; Printing Inks: solventborne

SIPERNAT® 820 A Aluminum-silicate pigment extender for architectural coatings, water-,

solventborne

INXEL™ Pigment Preparations  Automotive: solventborne coatings; 

in Granular Form Industrial: solventborne coatings; Powder Coatings;
Radiation curing

INXEL™ pigment preparations

Evonik also offers pigment preparations in granular form. The
pigment is incorporated into a resin matrix by a newly developed
production process. The final INXEL™ pigment preparations con-
sist of gra­­nules that can be mixed in a solvent or a blend of resin
and solvent directly without sophisticated dispersion equipment.
The granules provide dust-free handling and can be dosed very
easily. The resin that is used in order to generate the preparations
is soluble in all common paint solvents. It is compatible with many
coating raw materials. The INXEL™ pigment preparations are
based on selected high quality pigments.

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Coloring

Colorants
As a global leader in specialty chemicals, Evonik is delivering
high-performance, innovative color system solutions for the archi-
tectural and industrial paint and coatings industry.

Offering a broad range of universal and waterborne colorants for

point-of-sale and in-plant tinting of architectural paints, Evonik
was first to commercially introduce no VOC and APE-free colo-
rants for use in formulating environmentally-friendly coatings.

With the introduction of COLORTREND® 808 no VOC colorants,

transitioning to environmentally-friendly point-of-sale color sys-
tems has never been easier. Developed to have minimal impact
on paint properties such as gloss, sag, dry time and hardness,
COLORTREND® 808 machine dispensable colorants are a perfect
addition to your low and no VOC paint bases, as well as conven-
tional paint technologies. The coloristic properties are matching
the traditional glycol based COLORTREND® 888 Colorants which
allows a simple pour over replacement.

COLORTREND® 807 is another high concentrated no-Voc System 

mainly used for the diversified European market. The customiz-
able modular system allows the coloring of standard architectural
paints as well as wood stains and high demanding facade system.
The unique set up opens a window of opportunities for the deco-
rative market, and gives the paint producers a wide spectrum of
possibilities to generate positive value from tinting.

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Colorants

Product Name Product Description Applications

COLORTREND 807 ®
Latest generation highly concentrated, waterborne
colorants for universal applications. Non-VOC, Formalde-
hyde-free and APEO-free. Color strength: 98 % – 102 %
Point-of-Sale colorants for machine tinting of water- and
solventborne paints. The Colortrend 807 system con-
sists out of different modules so that it can be adapted
to specific needs. The Colortrend 807 system contains
a selection of inorganic colorants especially suitable for
siloxane and silicate paints. Option for 2 – 4 base paints.
Color formulations for RAL, NCS, Folio®, Ambiance®,
Eurotrend, our own wood stains and Facade fandeck

COLORTREND® 808 Specifically designed for point-of-sale applications, these
universal colorants are no VOC, low odor, APE-free and
contain no free-formaldehyde. 808 colorants match the
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strength controlled ± 1 % vs. standard
Point-of-sale universal colorant for volumetric machine
tinting of water- and solventborne paints. Utilized in con-
juction with Colortrend®, Nuance®, Ambiance®,
Folio® and Professional Contractor SystemTM, as well as
numerous custom system

COLORTREND® 888 / 817 Glycol-water pigment dispersions for volumetric machine
dispensing. Strength controlled ± 1 % vs. standard. Con-
sidered the standard in the architectural point-of-sale
evironment
Universal colorants for volumetric machine tinting of
water- and soventborne paints. Utilized in conjunction
with Colortrend®, Nuance®, Ambiance®, Folio®
and Professional Contractor SystemTM, as well as numer-
ous custom systems

CHROMA-CHEM® 896 Waterborne Low-VOC and glycolfree “universal” industrial colorants

Colorants for both in-plant and point-of-sale tinting of waterborne
industrial coatings

CHROMA-CHEM® 844 Solventborne “Universal” industrial color system colorants for both in-
Colorants plant and point-of-sale tinting of solventborne industrial &
maintenance coatings

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Coloring

Evonik offers a broad range of colorants specifically designed for These systems also include full customizing services for color
use in high performance, industrial coatings applications. formulation and state-of-the-art color merchandizing for point-
of-sale tinting. Additional color concepts for industrial coatings
For solventborne applications, CHROMA-CHEM® 844 colo- are provided for customers’ specific needs.
rants have been the industry standard for industrial color sys-
tems. The CHROMA-CHEM® 844 Colorants are designed Along with offering solutions for traditio­nal paint and coatings
specifically for use in high performance, non-aqueous, industrial applications, Evonik has developed IDIS® dispersions, extremely
and maintenance coatings. The various pigments utilized in this fine particle size dispersions of black and color pigments designed
colorant line are dispersed in a proprietary acrylic resin vehicle. for highly de­man­ding applications like ink jet inks, or coatings and
This vehicle provides excellent wetting and dispersing proper- inks with very high gloss requirements. The water-based IDIS®
ties superior to other acrylic resins available. The individual dispersions are available with conventional or polymeric surfac-
CHROMA-CHEM® 844 Colorant formulations are designed to tants, as well as paten­ted self-stabilized dispersions without con­
minimize the surfactant and additive levels needed to achieve ventional dispersants. Solventborne IDIS® versions include BGA,
colorant acceptance in a variety of coatings systems. PMA, MEK, and other solvents. Dispersions in reactive diluents
for UV applications are also available.
With CHROMA-CHEM® 896, Evonik developed a low-VOC
and glycol-free colorants in a water-reducible acrylic resin for For other special applications, where dispersed pigment black is
use in aqueous industrial coatings. required, aqueous dispersions distributed under the trade name
DERUSSOL® can be used.
For waterborne applications, CHROMA-CHEM® 895 colo-
rants offer a next generation, no VOC, APE-free alternative to
CHROMA-CHEM® 896 colorants.

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Colorants

Product Name Product Description Applications

IDIS® Water and solvent based ­Dispersions Extremely fine particle size dispersions for the highly
demanding ink jet application. Water-based, solvent-
based and reactive-diluent versions are available

DERUSSOL® Pigment Black Dispersions Special carbon black dispersions for water-based 
industrial coatings

CHROMA-CHEM® 895 1) No-VOC and APE-free colorants in a homo-polymeric
water-compatible resin, CHROMA-CHEM® 895 colo-
rants are strength controlled ± 2 %. Strength matched to
CHROMA-CHEM® 896
*Formerly know as Aqua-Chem® 895
Volumetric dispensing and in-plant tinting of both air-dry
and blake systems. CHROMA-CHEM® 895 colorants are
pH insensitive. For use in acrylics, urethanes, epoxies and
other waterborne coatings. Industrial Color System colo-
rants – with formulas for ANSI, Federal 595b, RAL and
“popular ink” colors

CHROMA-CHEM® 896 2) Low-VOC and glycol-free colorants in a water-reducible
acrylic resin. CHROMA-CHEM® 896 colorants are
strength controlled ± 2 %
*Formerly know as Aqua-Chem® 896
Volumetric dispensing and in-plant tinting of both air-dry
and bake systems. For use in waterborne acrylics, ure-
thanes, epoxies. Industrial Color System colorants – with
formulas for ANSI, Federal 595b, RAL, and “popular ink”
colors

CHROMA-CHEM® 844 Solventborne colorants in a proprietary acrylic resin.
CHROMA-CHEM® 844 colorants are strength controlled
± 2 %
Volumetric dispensing and in-plant tinting. For use in
acrylics, urethanes, lacquers, epoxies, polyesters, and
chlorinated rubbers. Industrial Color System colorants –
with formulas for ANSI, Federal 595b, RAL, and “popular
ink” colors

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Crosslinkers
Evonik is one of the leading suppliers of high performance cross-
linkers to the coatings industry. Evonik crosslinkers play an impor-
tant role in all major modern coatings technologies.
Recently Evonik expanded its product portfolio of aliphatic poly-
isocyanates for 2K (two-component) PUR applications with the
addition of HDI-derivatives of the biuret and isocyanurate type
(VESTANAT® HB, -HT). IPDI trimer is well established in fast-
drying 2K systems under the trade name VESTANAT® T 1890.
Blocked polyisocyanates (VESTANAT B range) are used in liquid
®
1K thermosetting systems for automotive or PCM (pre-coated
metal) applications.
Evonik offers the most versatile portfolio of powder coating
crosslinkers for exterior applications including blocked PUR cross-
linkers (VESTAGON® B), blocking agent-free PUR crosslinkers
(VESTAGON® BF) and hydroxyalkylamide hardeners
(VESTAGON® HA).
The -caprolactam blocked types such as VESTAGON® B 1400 and
B 1530 dominate the anti-graffiti and lawn & garden markets.
The uretdione based BF products show their outstanding perfor­
mance in the transfer print technology obtaining matte and
smooth surfaces with superior DOI. Furthermore the specially
designed EP-BF 9030 in addition with the catalyst SC 5050 open
up new application fields for weather stable powder coatings e. g.
on heat sensitive substrates combined with dramatic energy cost
savings.
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VESTAGON® HA 320 and EP HA 376 are used for weather resis-
tant exterior coatings as well as cost effective interior decorative
powder coatings based upon COOH-polyesters.
In addition, Evonik manufactures 1,12-dodecanedioic acid which
is used as a crosslinker in glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) based
powder coatings. Due to its melt characteristics it enables excellent
flow and high reactivity, especially of clear-coats.
Aliphatic diamines of the VESTAMIN® range are industry-standard
crosslinkers for epoxy systems, often in a formulated manner.
Typical applications are industrial floorings, marine paints and high-
performance composites.
Functional silanes of the Dynasylan® type can be hydrolized rapidly
by moisture and undergo self-crosslinking or further condensation
with prepolymers. Especially aminosilanes are used as curing agents
for silicone-epoxy resins. Waterborne silane systems may be used
in metal pre-treatment for corrosion inhibition. Silane crosslinking
typically leads to an improvement in the wear resistance of the
coating due to the stability of the Si-O-Si network.
As specialized crosslinking agents Evonik offers a unique range of
bi-, tri- and tetrafunctional chemicals and phenylbisoxazolines.
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Crosslinkers

Product Name Product Description Applications

Dynasylan® Functional silanes, silicic acid esters Moisture-curing systems, heat-curing systems, sol-gel-
systems, metal pretreatment

– 1,12-Dodecanedioic acid Powder coating crosslinker

– Triazine derivatives Special-purpose crosslinking agents

VESTAGON B ®
Blocked polyisocyanates, PUR powder coatings for anti-graffiti, heat transfer, 
VESTAGON® BF Blocking agent-free polyisocyanates lawn & garden etc.

VESTAGON® HA Hydroxyalkylamide hardeners Hydroxyalkylamide powder coatings for architectural use

VESTAMIN ®
Aliphatic and cycloaliphatic diamine Epoxy hardeners for ambient and elevated temperature
cure

VESTANAT® T, -HT, -HB Aliphatic polyisocyanates 2K PUR coatings for automotive OEM; repair, aircraft,
plastic coatings, etc.

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 Matting

ACEMATT® matting agents from Evonik can alter the surface in

such a way that the light is scattered in a defined fashion. The
matting agent particle stands out from the paint invisible to the
human eye. Neither the color of the paint nor the base (in the
case of clear coating) is changed to any great extent. For the coat-
ings industry, Evonik offers various matting agents which have
carried the trade name ACEMATT® since 1995. Fundamental
requirements for matting agents are: ready dispersibility, good
suspension behavior, little influence on rheological properties and
high transparency of the matted coatings. Evonik offers thermal
silica, untreated and surface-treated precipitated silica for various
applications.

Recently a new one-shot matting technology for ex­terior durable

powder coatings was developed by Evonik: PUR powder coatings
are also perfectly adjusted to low gloss levels by addition of 
VESTAGON® EP-R 4030, a crystalline polyester resin.

Silk matt effects in waterborne, solventborne and in powder

coatings are achieved by adding a micronized wax of the VESTO-
WAX® series.

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Resins

Matting

Product Name Product Description Applications

ACEMATT® Matting Agent Architectural / DIY: waterborne, solventborne, solvent-

free

ACEMATT® Matting Agent,  Automotive: solventfree, waterborne, solventborne,

aftertrated,  radiation curing
nontreated,  Can / Coil: solventfree, waterborne, solventborne, 
thermal radiation curing
Decorative coatings: solventfree, waterborne,
Emulsion paints: waterborne exterior 
solventborne
Flooring: solventfree, waterborne, solventborne, 
radiation curing
Industrial: solventfree, waterborne, solventborne
Leather: solventborne, waterborne, radiation curing
Printing Inks: waterborne, solventborne, radiation curing
Wood: solventfree, waterborne, solventborne, radiation
curing

ACEMATT® 3200 / 3300 Matting Agent Soft-feel coatings: water- and solventborne coatings

VESTAGON® Crystalline, hydroxyl functional super durable polyester Polyester for matting of exterior PUR powder coatings
EP-R 4030

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Resin Components
More than 80 years of methacrylate expe-
rience and over 35 years as global pioneer
of the isophorone chemistry are the joint
basis for Evonik’s excellent position as
global supplier to the modern resin indus-
try. Evonik offers a broad and versatile
toolkit of raw materials, consisting of high-
performance monomers as well as espe-
cially designed oligomers and polymers.
These raw materials are essential for all
innovative and environmentally friendly
technologies like high solids, waterborne,
UV curable and powder coatings, as well
as for modern sealant and adhesive systems.
Beside basic methacrylate monomers like
MMA and BMA Evonik offers a broad set
of over 50 specialty methacrylate mono-
mers for the optimization of important
coatings properties – like weather-ability,
chemical and scratch resistance, wet adhe-
sion and durability.
Evonik, well known for its isophorone
chemistry, recently expanded its range of
aliphatic and cycloaliphatic diisocyanate
monomers by dicyclohexylmethane dii-
socyanate, VESTANAT® H12-MDI. This
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comprehensive set offers the optimal solu-
tion for any type of light-stable and non-
yellowing urethane resin, like waterborne
PUR-dispersions, radiation curable ure-
thane-acrylates, TPU, etc. Polyisocyanates
of the VESTANAT® T- und HT-range are
also suitable for the manufacture of pre-
polymers, especially for moisture-curing
systems.
Evonik´s aliphatic diamines VESTAMIN®
IPD and TMD, also members of the iso-
phorone family, are commonly used as raw
materials for epoxy hardeners and also as
chain extenders in PUR-chemistry.
The broad range of Dynasylan® functional
silanes, alkylsilanes and silicic acid esters
is an excellent and versatile toolkit for
the design and synthesis of polysiloxanes,
silicone resins or systems for sol-gel-type
processes. Dynasylan® silanes are not just
raw materials for inorganic resins and
materials but are also used as monomers in
resins synthesis, including acrylic disper-
sions or silane-terminated polyesters or
polyurethanes for sealants.
A unique range of special bi-, tri- and tetra
functional chemicals for use as co-mono-
mers is offered by Evonik.
Oligomeric polybutadienes (Polyoil) con-
tain unsaturated structures which can be
converted via epoxidation, hydroformyla-
tion, grafting with methacrylate monomers
or modification with maleic anhydride to
obtain solventfree sealants or functional
binders for coatings or elastomers.
The polyester diols of the DYNACOLL®
series are versatile and essential building
blocks for reactive hot melts. The broad
range from highly crystalline to amorphous
grades at various molecular weights is
the basis for tailor-made solutions for the
adhesive industry.
The unmodified and modified ketone
resins containing hydroxyl groups can be
used as polyol components to be incorpo-
rated into the backbone of resins. Higher
solids content, hardness and gloss, better
pigment wetting and higher chemical and
corrosion resistance can be achieved.
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Resin Components

Product Name Product Description Applications

Methacrylic Monomers MMA, GMAA, BMA, Hydroxy Methacrylates,  (Meth-)acrylic resins for automotive, industrial, 
Methacrylamide, EHMA, IBOMA, IBOA, CHMA, MPEG architectural coatings
Methacrylates, Wet Adhesion Monomers, Long Alkyl
Chain Methacrylates

VESTAMIN® Aliphatic Diamines Formulated epoxy hardeners for ambient temperature

(IPD, TMD) cure; chain extender for PUR systems

VESTANAT® Aliphatic Diisocyanate Monomers PUR dispersions, UV-curing systems, prepolymers, 

(IPDI, H12-MDI, TMDI) cationic electrodeposition paints, elastomers

Dynacon®

VESTANAT® T, -HT Aliphatic Polyisocyanates Moisture curing systems

Dynasylan ®
Functional Silanes, silicic acid esters Moisture curing systems in construction applications, heat
curing systems in automotive OEM, sol-gel-systems

Polyoil Polybutadiene oils Waterborne systems, sealants, etc.

Synthetic Resins Modified and unmodified Ketone Resins 2K PUR lacquers, alkyd coatings

Tegomer® Functional Polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) Resins for coatings with high scratch resistance and / or
low dirt pick up

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Resins

Acrylic Resins Polyester Resins

Evonik has been developing acrylate and methacrylate-based
raw materials for coatings since the 1930s. This leads to the
manufacture of acryl polymer in solution, acryl polymer disper-
sions / emulsions and acrylic resins in solid form that have been
readily accepted by the paint and lacquer industry.
The production capacities at the Worms, Darmstadt and Wessel-
ing sites of Evonik are nowadays among the largest in Europe for
coatings raw materials on a methacrylate base. The product line
“Coating Resins” of Evonik offers a wide range of standard and
specialty binders under the trademark DEGALAN®.
The major fields of application of DEGALAN® are architectural
paints, marine and container paints, road markings, metal coat-
ings, plastic coatings, printing inks, concrete coatings, Aerosol
paints, PVC-top coatings and ceramic transfer lacquers.
DEGALAN® products show convincing performance in all appli-
cations that call for extreme weather resistance, scratch resistance,
colorfastness and high brilliance. In cooperation with its custom-
ers, the product line “Coating Resins” of Evonik develops new
products for innovative applications. These joint developments
lead to new coating raw materials tailored to the needs of indi-
vidual end consumers.
DYNAPOL® products stand for technical innovation at Evonik.
The globally recognized and accepted DYNAPOL® L and LH
product lines consist of high and medium molecular weight satu-
rated polyesters. They find applications in hard yet flexible coil
and can coatings that can be used in manufacturing architectural
facades, appliances and cans. The broad product range can be
used in backer coatings and primers, as well as super-durable
topcoats. Light and weather-resistant PUR coil-coating paints are
formulated with VESTICOAT® UB.
The DYNAPOL® S product line of saturated, high molecular
weight co-polyesters is used in hot melt adhesives that can be
found in such markets as electro, electronic and automotive.
DYNACOLL® grades from Evonik are saturated polyesters used
as building blocks for moisture curable reactive hot melts and
sealants.

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Acrylic Resins

Product Name Product Description Applications

DEGALAN ®
Bead polymers, solution polymers, ground and granulated Marine and container paints, architectural paints,
bulk polymers, spray-dried emulsion polymers, based on concrete coatings, road markings, plastic coatings,
(meth)acrylates ceramic transfer lacquers, metal coatings, printing
inks, PVC-top coatings, Aerosol paints

Polyester Resins

Product Name Product Description Applications

DYNAPOL ®
Saturated Polyesters Can and coil coatings and
industrial coatings

VESTICOAT® UB Blocked PUR Systems Light- and weather-resistant

coil coatings

DYNAPOL® S Saturated Polyesters Hot melt adhesives

DYNACOLL® Saturated Polyesters for The building block system for moisture curable hot melt
Reactive Hot Melts adhesives and sealants

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Resins
Silicone-based Resins
Silicone-based binders are a product range
on their own. These products embrace the
brands SILIKOPHEN®, SILIKOPON® and
SILIKOFTAL®.
SILIKOPHEN resins provide corrosion
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protection up to 650 °C, whereas the
SILIKOFTAL® resins combine heat stability  Among other things the products improve
and flexibility for cook and bakeware
applications. The SILIKOPON® grades are
the basis for isocyanate-free 2pack air-
drying anti-corrosion coatings.
The co-binders TEGO® Protect provide
anti-graffiti and easy-to-clean properties in are non-saponifiable and lightfast. Because
polyurethane coatings.
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Specialty Resins
This product group embraces a variety of
highly sophisticated resins that are com-
monly used as cobinders in coatings, inks
and pigment concentrates. These resins
are based on different technologies, such
as special polyester resins, ketone alde-
hyde resins as well as polyurethane resins.
adhesion, flow behavior and other film
properties.
The ketone aldehyde resins, e. g. TEGO®
VariPlus SK improve hardness, adhesion to
several different substrates and drying and
of their good pigment-wetting properties,
pigment loading capacity is increased so
that even at high pigmentation an excel-
lent gloss can still be obtained. For univer-
sal pigment concentrates TEGO® VariPlus
UC is highly recommended. This resin
features nearly universal solubility and
compatibility.
With the ketone aldehyde resin TEGO®
VariPlus TC and theaqueous PU-disper-
sion TEGO® VariPlus DS 50, pigment
concentrates can be created which are
compatible with a number of different
binders. TEGO® VariPlus TC is suitable for
solventborne, TEGO® VariPlus DS 50 for
waterborne formulations. The combina-
tion of TEGO® VariPlus TC with TEGO®
Dispers 710 achieves the highest level of
color strength.
TEGO® AddBond LTH and LTW are
designed for a number of coating systems.
These supplementary resins are applied in
order to improve the long-term adhesion
of different coatings. An improvement in
adhesion can be achieved to several metal-
lic and and plastic substrates. At the same
time better flexibility can be obtained
even at low temperatures.
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Silicone-based Resins

Product Name Product Description Applications

SILIKOPHEN® Methylphenyl  Exhaust pipes, barbecues 

polysiloxane resin and stoves

SILIKOPON® Silicone-epoxy resin Industrial plants, power plants, wind energy plants, 
offshore-industry, underground railroads, topsides and
boat tops on ships and Barges

SILIKOFTAL® Silicone polyester resins Especially for high temperature applications (interior and
exterior) like barbeques, cook and bakeware

TEGO® Protect Hydroxy-functional silicone polyacrylate Public transportation vehicles, traffic signs, telephone
booths, mail boxes

Specialty Resins

Product Name Product Description Applications

TEGO® AddBond (Adhesion Resins) Special Polyester Resins Floor paints, metal paints, paints for food packaging, 
plastics and galvanized steel, can and coil coating, primers
(air drying), printing inks, road marking paints, radiation-
curing systems

TEGO® VariPlus (Synthetic Resins) Modified and unmodified  Improve coatings properties such as gloss, pigment 
Ketone Resins wett­ing, hardness, ­adhesion (also on polyolefins), drying
and solids content

Polyoil / POLYVEST® Liquid Polybutadiene  Binder synthesis, high molecular weight plasticizer,

Resins and MSA-adducts industrial adhesives and ­sealants, special additive, electric
en­capsulation

VESTOPLAST® Amorphous Poly-alpha-olefins Raw material for hot melts

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Evonik speaks the language of the customer and sup-
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Evonik’s international laboratory and technical service
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