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Performance Coating Additives 
at the 2025 European Coatings Show
March 25-27th • Nuremberg, Germany

Hall 4A, Booth 136 - right near the east entrance!

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Product Presentation:
Moving away from tin catalysts without loss of performance with innovative Borchers' products
Wednesday, March 26th, 4:10-4:30 PM 
Hall 5, Booth 243

Following market trends and regulatory pressures, this presentation will address how Borchers: A Milliken Brand catalyst technology can help replace tin-based catalysts without compromising performance in polyurethane coatings. Furthermore, the presented data will highlight how common issues such as short pot life and slow drying times can be resolved.

In-Booth Happy Hour
Discuss the problems you're facing in your formulations with our coating additive experts
Wednesday, March 26th, 4-6 PM
ECS 2025 happy hour (2)
Replace DBTDL Catalysts without Compromising Performance

Tin-free catalysts for polyurethane systems

DBTDL Concerns Featuring Case Studies with Alternative Catalysts

In the European Union (EU), under REACH Annex XVII restriction 20, more than 0.1% weight of DBTDL is restricted in consumer products. In this article, we discuss the performance and safety benefits of replacing tin with tin-free catalysts in polyurethane systems.

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Tin-Free Catalyst Offering

Explore our tin-free catalyst offering for Europe featuring specific application recommendations.

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Improve Performance and Labelling in Alkyd Coatings
Cobalt-free driers and MEKO- and oxime-free anti-skins

How MEKO-Free and Cobalt-Free Solutions Help Reduce Labelling while Improving Coating Performance

In this article, we will delve into the importance of transitioning to MEKO-free and cobalt-free alkyd formulations, examining their benefits for coating manufacturers and product developers committed to sustainability.

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NEW: High-Performance Catalyst for High Solids, Low-VOC Alkyds

Introducing Borchi® Dragon Low VOC, a high-performance, cobalt-free metal-ligand catalyst that only contains 2% VOC content (ASTM D2369) and demonstrates excellent drying, yellowing reduction, and corrosion protection in high solids alkyd systems.

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Unique Iron Driers

See how Borchi® OXY-Coat, our line of unique iron high-performance catalysts, can help improve dry times, corrosion resistance, performance with anti-skins, and more in solventborne and waterborne alkyd coating systems.

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Oxime-Free Anti-Skin Offering

Explore our Ascinin® oxime-free anti-skins for improved skin prevention in alkyd coatings

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Boost Pigment and Colorant Efficiency
Wetting and dispersing agents, color boosters, and compatibilizers

Choosing the Right Additive for your Needs

Products like Borchi® Gen dispersants help stabilize pigments and achieve uniform dispersions. Borchi® Boost color boosters are ideal for boosting colorant performance, making them suitable for coatings that require vibrant colors. Borchi® Add compatibilizers are tailored to improve universal colorant performance in formulations where the resin type is different between the colorant and base paint.

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Wetting and Dispersing Agents for Specific Pigments

Borchi® Gen wetting and dispersing additives were designed to enhance pigment particles’ surface tension/interaction stability. These dispersants work in various pigment types and systems. Solutions are available that do not impact corrosion protection. Visit our website to discover recommendations for specific pigments.

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Improve Colorant Strength and Compatibility

Borchi® Add enhances the compatibility of colorants into many base chemistires, including universal waterborne colorants into solventborne alkyd bases and resin-containing colorants into different base chemistries. Borchi® Boost improves color strength and acceptance for ready-made dispersions or colorants.

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Enhance Rheological Properties in Waterborne Coatings
Rheology modifiers for optimal ICI and KU viscosities, flow and leveling, and anti-sag performance

The function of rheology modifiers

This guide explains the function of rheology modifiers in coatings and how they can impact performance. We also provide a breakdown of Borchers' rheology modifier recommendations.

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Rheology Modifier Offering

Borchi® Gel additive offering for improved rheological properties in coatings

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Reduce Surface Defects
Defoamers and flow and leveling agents

Finding the Right Defoamer for your Coating Formulations

Foam is a difficult problem for formulators that can cause unsightly defects and expensive manufacturing processes. Learn how to determine the best foam prevention solution for your coating systems.

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Defoamer and Deaerator Offering

Borchi® Gol and Borchers® AF foam prevention additives for the European market.

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Choosing the Right Flow and Leveling Agent to Reduce Surface Tension

Reducing surface tension with flow and leveling agents helps prevent surface defects from occurring in coatings. Selecting the right leveling agent largely depends on the specific defects that need to be resolved as the molecular weight of a flow and leveling agent influences the defects that can be prevented.

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Flow & Leveling Agent Offering

Borchi® Gol modified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and acrylic additives for improved flow, substrate wetting, and slip

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Moisture Scavengers

Additive TI™ and Additive OF moisture scavengers help reduce moisture-related defects like gloss reduction, haze, and foam building in polyurethane systems.

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Dissipate static charge
for coating applications

Electroconductive Powders

Milliken offers many different types of Zelec® ECPs that can be used according to your needs and requirements. Each powder is unique due to its core structure and particle size.

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Starting Point Formulations
for a variety of coating applications

Architectural Coatings

Improved dry times, gloss retention, yellowing reduction, storage stability, and more

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Wood Coatings

Better color, wood penetration, chemical resistance, wrinkling prevention, and more

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Direct-to-Metal Coatings

Enhanced corrosion resistance, adhesion, hardness, and more

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Automotive Coatings

Higher jetness, improved dispersions, great storage stability, and more

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