This article discusses the basic characteristics of phyllosilicate thickeners, and provides an introduction to understanding their performance in formulations in order to use them to build the rheological properties of latex paints.

New powder NiSAT grades realize up to 80% CO₂ reduction on transportation, and require up to six times less storage space. These products also realize higher effectivity, improved rheology, and extra dry film properties.

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), a bio-based and multi-functional product made of cellulose, is a new alternative to traditional thickeners. Learn how MFC increases the tensile strength of elastomeric acrylic roof coatings without sacrificing the elongation, and how it reduces the water absorption, as well as increases the adhesion of coatings.

Project specifiers and coatings contractors are demanding water-based coatings that keep outdoor air safer and nuisance-free.

A reader from Vietnam asks Joe if there is a way to reduce the hardness of powder coatings. She is using a polyester resin for a powder coating with a pencil hardness of 3H. However, her customer requires 1H hardness.

The thickeners are supplied as flakes that do not tend to form dust, and yet are easy to incorporate into the millbase or into the letdown as well as a solution into the formulation.

Bermocoll® FLOW cellulose ether is a sustainable product that combines the flow and leveling properties of an associative synthetic thickener with the stability of a cellulose thickener.

Ashland recently announced plans to increase production capacity of Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) at its site in Hopewell, Virginia, instead of the company’s Nanjing, China, site as previously announced. 

Ashland has approved and funded plans to construct a new nonionic synthetic associative thickener (NSAT) facility in North America.