TWO New Families of Additives for Improved Performance in Coatings

• Wetting
• Slip and Leveling

Innovative silicone additives for use in paints,
inks and overprint varnishes

With Dow Corning’s new families of superwetting agents and slip and leveling
agents, formulators of solventborne, waterborne and radiation curable coatings can
now find just the right additives for consistent performance across a wide range of
formulations and substrates.

Both families of additives are effective at low addition levels, offer recoatability and
are BTX-free.

Dow Corning® brand
Superwetter Family of
Additives

•	Can be used in waterborne and radiation cured paints, inks and coatings
•	Improve wetting over a wide range of substrates, including wood, plastics and metal
•	Impart good spreading and wetting in various applications consistently
•	Little or no impact on slip
•	No contribution to VOC
•	Options available for formulating food packaging inks

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Dow Corning® brand
Slip and Leveling Family
of Additives

•	Can be used in solventborne, waterborne and radiation cured paints, inks and coatings
•	Effective on wood, furniture and plastic substrates
•	Highly effective flow and leveling additives
•	Lower the coefficient of friction
•	Compliant with European legislation for indirect food contact (Swiss Ordinance RS 817.023.21 Annex 6, Part B)

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Resources

Dow Corning® Superwetter Family
Product Information Sheet (PDF)

Dow Corning® Slip and Leveling Family Product Information Sheet (PDF)

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Dow Corning®
superwetter additives

Dow Corning®
slip and leveling additives

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