Products for PAINT - COATINGS
dar-tech, Inc, distributes a wide range of products used in the paint & coatings industry. These include specialty additives such as silanes, dispersants, defoamers, deaerators and wetting agents, catalysts, crosslinkers and adhesion promoters, surfactants, emulsifiers and thickeners, flatting and matting agents, micronized wax additives and surface modifiers. We also supply pigments, polyurethane and acrylic resins, and functional minerals such as microcrystalline talc, clays, mica, ATH, barytes, and other functional minerals such as Minex® and Imsil® that enhance the application and performance of paints.
These products provide formulation versatility, improved processing, application properties and enhanced appearance & film properties.
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ADDITIVES
AFCONA ADDITIVES
High molecular weight polymeric dispersants, wetting and dispersing additives, defoamers & deaerators, flow & slip agents.
ASCOTEC
ASCOTEC Additives- Thanks to a considerable experience of over 20 years, ASCOTEC® is an independent company turned into a fudamental partner in the field of anti-corrosion. ASCOTEC® designs, products and markets ranges of anticorrosive liquid additives, ASCOTRAN®, ASCONIUM® and ASCOTRUST®. These innovative efficient and environmentally friendly additives have applications in fields as varied as painting, metalworking, heat transfer fluids, maintenance and treatment of metal surfaces.
BORICA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
TYTAN titanate & zirconate catalysts, crosslinkers and adhesion promoters.
DEVINE CHEMICAL
DeCal 1000 Series associative & polymeric thickeners, DeCal 2000 Series polyacrylate dispersants, surfactants & emulsifiers. DeCal 5000 series defoamers.
HUBER
Pergopak® flatting and matting agents are organic thermoset polymethyl urea resins (PMU) offering significantlydifferent performance advantages and benefits versus typical silica and polypropylene type flatting agents.
Pergopak products help formulators of industrial coatings, inks and overprint varnishes to achieve a higher performing balance of low gloss, rheology, abrasion resistance, coin-marking, water resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance and soft feel – that they are unable to achieve with silica or wax flatting agents alone.
MICRO POWDERS, Inc.
Micronized wax additives and surface modifiers provide a toolbox of solutions that can enhance durability, functionality, aesthetics, and haptics. Micronized and dispersions of Synthetic, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PTFE, Amide, Carnauba waxes and wax blends.
MINIFIBERS, Inc.
SHORT STUFF® highly fibrillated HDPE fibers are a unique form of polyolefin fibers having properties which offer many advantages over conventional products, such as fumed silica or cellulosics, in certain applications. These fibers can be used in coatings, block fillers, stucco, adhesives, putties, mastics, grouts, caulks, sealants, casting slurries, and more.
PIGMENTS
DCL CORPORATION
The global leader in the supply of color pigments and dispersions for the coatings Industry. Organic Yellow, Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Violet pigments. Inorganic Aluminum Paste, Anticorrosive pigments, Bismuth Vanadate, Molybdate Orange & Chrome Yellow, Chromium Oxide Green pigments, Milori Blue, Ultramarine Blue & Violet, Carbon Black, Lanox Iron Oxides, Zinc Ferrite & Zinc Oxide, Special Effect
RESINS
HAUTHAWAY
Hauthane water-based polyurethane dispersion portfolio affords formulators options for compounding coatings for wood and concrete flooring, automotive interior plastics, leather seating and garments, and flame retardant finishes for textiles.
ICD
PerformaSil® 100 Silicone water-based elastomers (SWBEs)- used in the formulation of ambient-cure or bake architectural coatings like waterproofing, protective, anti-graffiti, elastomeric, air and weather barriers, paint, co-binder to increase weatherability and water resistance, and exterior coatings in harsh weather conditions. It exhibits excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrates, such as masonry, glass, metal, wood, and textiles.
ZS INTERPOLYMER
SYNTRAN® water-based acrylic grades based on proprietary technologies that can be used in a variety of paint & coatings and graphic arts/ink applications. In addition to conventional alkali-swellable and emulsion acrylics, ZS Interpolymer offers four unique acrylic technologies: dual self-crosslinking technology gives superior water, stain and chemical resistance compared to traditional self-crosslinking acrylics, anionic-cationic hybrid technology gives cationic properties with anionic compatibilities, such as tannin blocking, inherently matte acrylic technology is an acrylic-based liquid matting agent without the need for inorganic chemistry, acrylic-olefin grafting technology offers better stability than traditional olefin waxes.
ANTI-GRAFFITI COATINGS
ICD
PerformaSil® 200 Anti-Graffiti Coating is a single component, water-based silicone elastomer that dries to form a tough, durable film which provides long-lasting, non-sacrificial graffiti and water protection. It cures to form a breathable membrane that is impervious to water and protects surfaces from spray paint, marker, and felt tip pens. Graffiti is easily removed with a power washer, scrub brush, or commercial graffiti cleaners. This coating can eliminate short-term constant repainting costs and prevent properties from losing value.
FUNCTIONAL MINERALS
BURGESS PIGMENTS
Thermo Optic Flash Calcined clays, OPTIWHITE, OPTI-WHITE MX, and OPTIWHITE P, are specifically designed to lower TiO2 levels, control sheen for maximum matte effect, and improve tint strength, touch-up, and scrub and burnish resistance. Conventional calcined kaolin grades Iceberg and Icekap K offer standard filler performance properties.
An extensive range of cutting-edge and cost-effective functional performance mineral fillers and manufactured material solutions. MINEX functional filler made from nepheline syenite which provides unparalleled durability and resistance to abrasion, fading, cracking, and aging associated with both environmental and chemical exposures. IMSIL microcrystalline silica fillers are produced from an inert, naturally occurring alpha quartz with a unique grape-like morphology. Finer micronized grades are useful in formulating higher gloss paints and systems requiring controlled particle top size such as Industrial OEM topcoat coats and non-conductive inks.
MAGRIS TALC
Nicron engineered microcrystalline talc products are high-purity, premium mineral pigments ideal for high performance coatings requiring minimum viscosity, higher loading levels in VOC compliant and high-solids industrial
and architectural coatings. Engineered talc products impart hydrophobicity, water resistance, and barrier properties, anti-corrosion performance, film reinforcement, ease-of-dispersion, and anti-settling rheology for industrial maintenance coatings, marine coatings, and general industrial and protective coatings. Mistron high-brightness, high-purity talc products offer superior pigment spacing properties and flatting efficiency for architectural and industrial coatings. Vertal® products are highly lamellar (platy), multi-functional, cost-effective mineral pigments that improve the performance and reduce the formulated costs of interior, exterior, waterborne and primers.
SOUTHEAST PERFORMANCE MINERALS
SEPM muscovite mica is a high purity, high aspect ratio, low bulk density, mica product. With unique processing and grinding technology, both dry and wet ground, were developed in-house and has several advantages over other mica grinding techniques.
SIBELCO
PORTAFIL high purity, high whiteness Aluminum Trihydrate (ATH) mineral filler, PORTARYTE natural batytes (BaSO4) delivers a range of benefits, from improving UV and chemical resistance in coatings due to its It has a high specific gravity (4.5) and very low solubility. PORTAFER M Magnetite.
TOLSA
PANGEL Sipiolite & Bentonite, CIMSIL Attapugite products are high-purity shear-thinning additives made from different clay minerals that can be used in both water and solvent-based systems. We offer products used as thickeners, providing high stability, preventing settling and syneresis, reducing paint film sagging while keeping good levelling properties
applications
DISPERSING & WETTING ADDITIVES
Disperse and stabilize pigment dispersions
Features: Optimize pigment loading & strength
Benefits: Reduce dispersion time and raw material costs
Suppliers: AFCONA Additives, Devine Chemical
FLATTING & MATTING ADDITIVES
Gloss reduction and Haptics
Features: Adjust gloss & sheen, add texture & haptics
Benefits: Gloss control, scratch & abrasion resistance, soft feel
Suppliers: Huber Pergopak, Micro Powders, Qemetica
RHEOLOGY MODIFIERS & THICKENERS
Rheology control and thickening
Features: Thickening and control of rheological properties
Benefits: Viscosity stability and preventing settling & syneresis
Suppliers: Tolsa, Qemetica, MiniFIBERS, Devine Chemical
SURFACE MODIFIERS
End-Product appearance and properties
Features: Adjust flow & leveling, defoaming & deaeration
Benefits: Product aesthetics and performance
Suppliers: AFCONA Additives, Devine Chemical, Micro Powders
ANTICORROSION ADDITIVES
Additives for anti-corrosion performance
Features: Eco-friendly additives providing protection from anti-flash rust of metal, rust from machining operations, and additives for heat-transfer fluids
Benefits: Product protection from corrosion
Suppliers: ASCOTEC
PIGMENTS / COLORANTS
Impart color and aesthetics
Features: Absorb and reflect specific wavelengths of light to impart color or lack thereof and special optical effects
Benefits: Opacity, visibility, durability, and protection
Suppliers: DCL Inorganic & Organic Pigments
FUNCTIONAL MINERAL PIGMENTS
Performance mineral fillers and pigments
Features: Naturally occurring, sustainable minerals
Benefits: Lower formulation costs, rheology control, durability &
chemical resistance, gloss control, VOC compliance
Suppliers: Burgess Pigment, Covia, Magris Talc, Sibelco, SEPM
RESINS
Protective Coating resins
Features: Water-based Acrylic & Polyurethane dispersions, PVOH resins
Benefits: Water-based formulation options for coatings requiring gloss, transparency, water & chemical resistance
Suppliers: Hauthaway, Kuraray, ZS Interpolymer
TESTING EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS
Formulation and Quality Control Evaluation
Features: Instrumentation for testing color, gloss, appearance and physical properties. Lab supplies i.e., drawdown charts, film thickness gauges, grind gauges
Benefits: Formulation & product development property Verification and quality assurance
Suppliers: BYK Gardner Instruments
ANTI-GRAFFITI COATINGS
Features: Single component, water-based silicone elastomer
Benefits: Dries to form a tough, durable film which provides long-lasting, non-sacrificial graffiti and water protection. It cures to form a breathable membrane that is impervious to water and protects surfaces from spray paint, marker, and felt tip pens. Graffiti is easily removed with a power washer, scrub brush, or commercial graffiti cleaners. This coating can eliminate short-term constant repainting costs and prevent properties from losing value.
Suppliers: ICD High Performance Coatings & Chemistries
