• Additives
• Architectural
• Automotive
• Industrial Wood
• Packaging
• Protective Coatings

Additives

Additives are used in small quantities in all coatings to improve product properties such as scratch resistance or surface gloss, giving formulations a necessary performance edge. Many different, and sometimes even opposite, characteristics must be combined in a single product in order to achieve the high quality expected of modern paints. Additives make that possible. In addition, system costs and manufacturing processes are optimized through the use of Additives.

All coatings, regardless of the application, need to improve their sustainability profile, in response to both regulatory and environmental developments as well as growing consumer expectations for greener products.

At Cytec, these customer needs, market trends and regulatory requirements are the drivers for innovation and are continuously translated into top notch products to help our customers gain a competitive advantage:

• ADDITOL^® XW 6535 grinding medium for the production of absolute VOC-free pigment pastes for waterborne and solventborne paints and lacquers used in the Decorative and Industrial markets. ADDITOL XW 6535 also reduces energy demand during production and allows for shorter cycle times and increased productivity.
   
• ADDITOL XW 6544 solvent-free, 100% active defoamer for use in high performance waterborne formulations.
   
• MODAFLOW^® 9200 or ADDITOL XL 6537 100% active flow promoters for high performance in high solid, ultra high solid and solvent free formulations.

Architectural

For the architectural segment, Cytec offers liquid resins for interior and exterior decoration and protection products for both the professional and do-it-yourself markets, including paints, lacquers, varnishes and primers.

The biggest sustainability issue in this industry is the need to reduce VOC emissions, with many regulations in the US and the EU becoming increasingly strict.

Cytec is helping formulators offer products that meet these valuable sustainability goals:

• RESYDROL^® low VOC alkyd resins enable formulation of paints that meet both stringent VOC and demanding technical performance requirements. Stain formulations are possible with 30g/L VOC and increased durability.
   
• DAOTAN^® low VOC, NMP-free polyurethane dispersions were specifically designed for high-demanding architectural applications and also provide excellent abrasion and chemical resistance.

Automotive

For the automotive sector, Cytec offers liquid resins for OEM coatings applied during the manufacturing of passenger cars and other transportation vehicles as well as automotive metal and plastic components. We also provide resins designed for use in refinish coatings, which are applied at repair shops.

In this sector, the industry is becoming more sustainable by meeting and in some cases exceeding regulatory requirements for VOC emissions reduction and by taking further steps towards reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption and improving the safety of the work environment.

Cytec is helping the auto industry meet sustainability goals:

• Solvent free and NMP-free polyurethane dispersions such as DAOTAN^® TW 7000/43WA provide outstanding chemical resistance and flexibility to coatings for interior plastic parts, ensuring compliance with upcoming and future regulations
   
• Amino crosslinkers have been designed specifically for 3-Wet systems, which require significantly reduced energy consumption in OEM coating shops
   
• Waterborne basecoats such as DAOTAN VTW 1262/35WA and clearcoats such as MACRYNAL^® SM 6810w/42WA allow formulation of complete refinish coating systems with VOC levels well below current regulatory thresholds

Industrial wood

For industrial wood manufacturing, Cytec offers liquid resins for factory applied coatings including stains, sanding sealers, pigmented finishes and clear topcoats.

Sustainability issues in this industry are focused on reduction of VOC content, formaldehyde emissions and energy consumption.

Cytec is helping wood product manufacturers with:

• Formaldehyde Free Crosslinker CYLINK^® NF 3041
  CYLINK NF 3041 crosslinker has been developed for the industrial wood coatings market. It is totally formaldehyde free and passes Greengard^® testing, a known third party certification of indoor air quality. CYLINK NF 3041 is used in place of the current urea and melamine based crosslinkers and maintains the appearance and performance of current systems. The product cures very fast at ambient and heat cure with low color and offers superior hardness development and chemical resistance.
   
• CYMEL^® LTC 10 is a new low temperature cure crosslinker that delivers performance comparable to current amino/alkyd systems while requiring less energy.
   
• Products under development will have reduced formaldehyde emissions

Packaging

In the packaging sector, Cytec offers liquid resins for coatings that are factory applied to metal substrates which will be used for packaging for food, beverages, cosmetics and industrial products. These coatings include both interior coatings to protect the food from the metal packaging and exterior coatings for aesthetics and brand identity.

A critical sustainability issue for this industry revolves around the need to eliminate Bisphenol-A-di-glycidyl-ether (BADGE) or Bisphenol A from packaging for consumer products. Concerns have been raised about an endocrine effect caused by these two monomers used in epoxy resins, and thus their use in interior can coating systems has become an issue. Reduction of VOC, formaldehyde and free monomer content are also important.

Cytec is helping the packaging industry meet these valuable sustainability goals by offering:

A new family of US and EU compliant saturated polyester resins including DUROFTAL^® PE 6160/50MPAC and VPE 6104/60MPAC as replacements for high molecular weight epoxy resins in interior metal packaging coatings for foodstuffs. In combination with melamine or benzoguanamine resins, they can also be used as backbone binders for high heat resistant and flexible exterior can coating systems.

• Phenolic resin crosslinkers such as PHENODUR^® PR 516/60B and PR 899/60MPAC, designed as replacements for epoxy resin systems, that provide equivalent performance without containing BADGE or Bisphenol A. Ideal for use in coatings for of 2-piece food cans and related products
   
• PHENODUR VPR 1785/50MP eco-friendly solventborne phenolic resin with low free formaldehyde and monomer concentrations
   
• PHENODUR VPW 1942/52WA water borne phenolic resins for heat curing of coatings with general industry applications
   
• Phenolic resins that can lower the curing temperature are under development

Protective Coatings

For the protective coatings sector, Cytec offers liquid resins for field applied systems used to protect steel and concrete surfaces including bridges, parking decks and stadiums, municipal buildings, power plants, chemical plants, offshore oil and gas rigs and ships, cabins and engine rooms from environmental damage.

In the protective and general industry area, VOC content and benzyl alcohol exposure levels are becoming more stringent in the US and Europe, respectively. The desire to meet societal expectations for improved sustainability is causing a shift away from conventional solventborne formulations to waterborne coatings. Other advantages such as reduced odor and solvent exposure, faster turnover of production lines, lower insurance rates and reduced waste are providing further incentives for this shift.

Cytec is helping protective coating manufacturers and their customers meet these valuable sustainability goals by offering:

• BECKOPOX™ EP 2384 solvent-free waterborne epoxy dispersion and BECKOPOX™ VEH 2188 waterborne hydrophobic amine hardener, which when used together provide a low VOC (well below 50g/L) corrosion resistant coating system that exceeds 1000 hours of salt fog resistance.