Coatings, Inks & Construction

BENTONE® DE

Rheological additive suitable for waterborne systems and architectural (deco) latex paints. It is ideal for inks and maintenance coatings. It is highly recommended for car OEM, car refinish, coil, marine protective, plastics and wood coatings. It is a highly beneficiated, hyper dispersible powdered hectorite clay. Shelf life: 4 years. Benefits:It is a pourable, easy to handle pregel at up to 14 % concentration in waterLow dispersion energy for complete activation It offers diminished post thickening, excellent pigment suspension and excellent sprayabilitySuperior syneresis control and good spatter resistance  

BENTONE® DY CE

Efficient low-shear rheological additive suitable for waterborne systems and interior, decorative latex & emulsion paints. It is ideal for cementitious systems, plaster-type compounds, silicate paints and epoxy coatings. It is highly recommended for architectural-, car OEM, car refinish, coil, general industrial, marine protective, plastics & wood coatings and asphalt construction emulsion. It is an organically modified and beneficiated smectite clay product. Shelf life: 2 years. Benefits:It improves sag resistance It imparts reproducible thixotropic flow and high in-can viscosityPrevents hard settlement of pigments/fillers and reduces phase separationCompatible with synthetic resin dispersions, non-ionic & anionic wetting agents, all other classes of thickeners and coalescent

BENTONE® EW

Rheological additive suitable for water-borne systems and corrosion-inhibitive primers. It is used in electrodeposition- & paper coatings, latex paints and foundry paints/foundry resins (washes).  It is highly recommended for architectural-, can, car OEM, car refinish, coil, general industrial, marine protective, plastics, leather & wood coatings. It is also highly recommended for asphalt construction emulsion, inks, plaster/stucco and recommended for high PVC systems. Shelf life: 4 years. Benefits:It provides thermostable aqueous phase viscosity control and imparts thixotropy Enhances texturing and stippling effectsIt improves workability/application of plasters and promotes fast water releaseIt prevents hard settlement of pigments/fillers

BENTONE® HC

Rheological additive suitable for aqueous systems and building materials, such as mortar cement & gypsum. It is also used in ready-mixed plasters, high PVC coatings and paint detackification systems. It is highly recommended for grouts, concrete coating and plaster/stucco. It is a refined hectorite clay. Shelf life: 4 years.Benefits:Cost-effective thixotropic additive for filled systems It provides shear-thinning viscosity & stable and package rheology over a wide temperature range Improves slump or sag resistance It prevents hard settlement and possesses bacteria- and enzyme-resistance

BENTONE® LT

Efficient rheological additive ideal for waterborne industrial coatings and latex- & foundry paints. It is highly recommended for water-reducible, can, car OEM, car refinish, coil, general industrial, marine protective, plastic, wood & leather coatings and inks. It is an organically modified powdered hectorite clay. Shelf life: 4 years.Benefits:It imparts high viscosity & thixotropy and provides thermostable aqueous phase viscosity control Prevents hard settlement of pigments/fillersMinimizes floating/flooding of pigments It improves water retention of plasters and wash & scrub resistance of paints

BENTONE® MA

Rheological additive ideal for waterborne & cementitious systems and latex paints. It is also used in electro-deposition paints, plaster compounds, water-reducible systems and foundry resins/foundry paints (washes). It is based on a purified hectorite clay. Shelf life: 4 years.Benefits:It imparts thixotropy and good anti-settling properties It provides thermostable aqueous phase viscosity controlPrevents hard settlement of pigments/fillers and minimizes floating/flooding of pigmentsEnhances texturing and stippling effect

BENTONE® WBS

Rheological additive suitable for waterborne decorative latex paints and gypsum plasters. It is also used in building materials such as mortars & renderings based on lime, cement and gypsum. It is recommended for water-reducible coatings and highly recommended for architectural- & concrete coating, grouts, plaster/stucco and tile adhesives. It is a beneficiated, high purity smectite clay. Shelf life: 4 years.Benefits:It prevents settling of pigments and fillers Provides low- and mid-shear viscosity It enhances sag and slump resistanceIt offers improved workability and compatibility with other thickeners

DAPRO® BIO 400

Solvent suitable for architectural and industrial coating applications. It is used in water-based emulsion interior & exterior coatings, sustainable coatings, cleaners and paint strippers. Shelf life: 2 years.Benefits:100% Bio-basedReduced VOCs Label freeISO 9001 certified