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Additives based on renewable raw materials for paint and coatings


(04.11.2019)


The limited availability of fossil raw materials, the growing environmental problems and thus increasing environmental awareness, lead to the development of paints and coatings based on renewable resources. Renewable resources are organic substances of plant or animal origin, which are used as raw material for industry or as an energy source. In contrast to fossil raw materials they renew annually or in a manageable period.

In paint or coating formulations you will find binders, additives, pigments and solvents. Bernd Schwegmann GmbH & Co. KG deals with the development of additives. Of course, the percentage of additives in the formulations is lower compared to the other ingredients in the formulations. Nevertheless, it is a very important component, so that paints or coatings can be produced and applied with the same consistent quality.

We asked ourselves which additives ideally should be used for paints and coatings based on renewable raw materials and listed hereafter our available additives that are bio based, so-called "green" additives according to ASTM D 6866.


SCHWEGO® wett 6295

Wetting and dispersing additive for water based systems, active substance 100%, VOC-free, biodegradable, for inorganic and organic pigments, high pigment loading possible, bio-based content 29%

SCHWEGO® wett 8319

Wetting and dispersing additive for water based systems, active substance 100%, VOC-free, biodegradable, for inorganic and organic pigments, high pigment loading possible, improves substrate wetting and levelling, bio-based content 33%

WETT AGENT 8023

Wetting and dispersing additive for solvent-borne and solvent-free systems, biodegradable, for inorganic and organic pigments, bio-based content 85%

SCHWEGO® foam 6325

Defoamer for water based systems, free of VOC and silicone oil, good effectiveness against macro- and micro foam, bio-based content 87%

SCHWEGO® foam 6326

Defoamer and deaerator for water based systems, free of VOC, emulsion, easy incorporation with low shear, bio-based content 34% (without water)

SCHWEGO® foam 8336

Defoamer for water based systems, free of VOC, biodegradable, very good effectiveness against micro foam, no gloss reduction or fogging, bio-based content 80%