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Additives for Paints and Inks

Additives for paints and inks

 
 

Improve Performance, Processing and Productivity

High-performance silicone and siloxane additives from Dow Corning can help you produce better paints, coatings, printing inks and overprint varnishes more easily and cost effectively.

Choose from silicone additives designed to:

  • Control foam
  • Enhance adhesion
  • Improve wetting, leveling and flow
  • Resist moisture
  • Impart slip and gloss
  • Improve mar resistance
  • Help prevent pigment separation

Product Highlights

Latest Product Launches

   Dow Corning® 52 Additive   Dow Corning® 100F Additive  
  Provides slip, rub resistance, abrasion resistance and anti-blocking in waterborne paints, inks and coatings  Provides efficient foam control with good surface appearance in solventborne and solventless radiation-cure coatings, even after long-term storage
 
  Dow Corning® 3 Additive   Dow Corning® brand Superwetter Additives
  Prevents flooding and floating at low addition levels in solvent-based paints, coatings and inks, even in white, pastel and gray formulations  Provide consistent wetting performance across a wide range of formulations and substrates in both waterborne and UV-cured paints, inks and coatings

Designed for Versatility

Dow Corning offers additives for solvent-borne, water-borne, solventless and radiation cure systems. They are compatible with a wide array of binder systems and diluents. Many offer multiple benefits, and all are effective at low concentrations.

 

Resources

Interactive Additive Selection Guide

Additive Selection Guide (PDF)

Dow Corning® 52 Additive Technical Data Sheet (PDF)

Dow Corning® 100F Additive
Product Information Sheet
 (PDF)

Dow Corning® 3 Additive
Product Information Sheet
 (PDF)

Dow Corning® brand Superwetter Additives Product Information Sheet (PDF)

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Additive Sample Program
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Dow Corning®
52 Additive

Dow Corning®
100F Additive

Dow Corning®
 3 Additive

Dow Corning® brand
Superwetter Additives

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