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Performance Coatings & Polymers

Industries within this sector include Industrial and Decorative Coatings, Powder-coating, Road-marking paints, Auto-refinish products, Inks, Adhesives, Sealants and Construction materials.

Get in touch with one of our specialists today.

Or call us on +44 (0) 1291 422747 to request a sample or find out more.

 

MEGACHEM

Performance Coatings & Polymers

Industries within this sector include Industrial and Decorative Coatings, Powder-coating, Road-marking paints, Auto-refinish products, Inks, Adhesives, Sealants and Construction materials.

Get in touch with one of our specialists today.

Or call us on +44 (0) 1291 422747 to request a sample or find out more.

Surfactants

Surfactants – Wetting Agents, Levelling Agents, Antifoams and Repellents

MegaChem (UK) Ltd is able to offer a comprehensive range of Surfactants and Fluorosurfactants to suit a wide variety of applications including industrial paints and coatings. Many of these products are stocked in the UK and are available for standard or express delivery. TDS, SDS and samples will be made available on request. We can provide technical advice and can supply the products in bulk or smaller amounts if required.

Applications and Uses:

Surfactants and Fluorosurfactants are used primarily as wetting agents, levelling agents, antifoams or repellents. Here are some common applications:

  • In Decorative or Industrial  paints and coatings they offer improvements in wet out, self-levelling, anti-block and pick-up resistance.
  • In Fillers, they offer improved blending efficiency due to the improved wetting of fillers within the systems.
  • In Construction, again wetting capabilities and anti-block advantages improve the overall performance of screeds, tile adhesives, grouts and cementitious pastes.
  • Surface repellents in Construction, non-wovens and Sealants.
  • In waxes and polishes, again the high levels of repellency offer product improvements. 

These are just a few of the applications that we can help you with, if you can’t see what you are looking for, please call us on + 44 (0) 1291 422747 and one of our technical team can help you.

What are Surfactants and Fluorosurfactants?

Many Surfactants are based on silicone technology, whereas Fluorosurfactants are essentially short chain organic compounds with a heavily fluorinated tail. Both types of surfactant have a hydrophobic end and a hydrophilic end, enabling them to work at the interface between immiscible liquids, liquids and solids or liquids and gases, changing the surface tension at the interface. Surfactants can be anionic, cationic, non-ionic or amphoteric in nature. Thanks to their ability to reduce the surface tension so effectively, addition rates for Fluorosurfactants tend to be significantly lower than with traditional surfactants. The high efficiency of the Fluorosurfactant molecule offers huge benefits when used as a repellent for oil, water or other contaminants.

Contact Us for Information and Samples

Please call us on + 44 (0) 1291 422747 or contact us for more information.

All products supplied by MegaChem (UK) Ltd comply fully with REACH and CLP legislation.

Additives

Additives

Antifoams & Deaerators Silicone Free & Silicone
Antioxidants Blend, Liquid & Powder
Benzoin
Degassing Agent
Dispersing Agents Sodium & Ammonium
Fluorosurfactants & Fluoropolymers C6 Type, Amphoteric, Anionic, Cationic,
Nonionic Wetting Agents & Oil & Water Repellents
Hindered Amine Light Stabilisers (HALS) Blend, Liquid, Powder & Waxy Solid
Levelling Agent Acrylic Copolymer With Silica
Optical Brighteners Liquid & Powder
Paraffin & HDPE Wax
Precipitated Silica Matting, Reinforcing, Antiblock & Flow Aid
Surface Additives
UV Absorbers Blend, Granules, Liquid & Powder
Water Repellents & Hydrophobic Agents Siloxane, Silane & Silicone
Curing Agents

Curing Agents

Epoxy Curing Agents Aliphatic, Amine, Cycloaliphatic, Polyamides,
Water-Based Hardeners & Mercaptan
Hydroxyalkylamide Crosslinker HAA
Isophorone Diamine
Matt Curing Agents MB68, MB55 & MB31
Polyisocyanates Blocked Isocyanate, HMDI, MDI & TDI
Fillers and Extenders

Fillers and Extenders

Barium Sulphate Natural & Micronised
Mica Potassium Aluminium Silicate
Talc Natural, Pure & Blend
Oleochemicals

Oleochemicals

Fatty Acids Various
Glycerine
Stearates Aluminium, Calcium, Magnesium & Sodium
Pigments

Pigments

Carbon Black Pigment Grades & Rubber Grades
Iron Oxides Micaceous & Natural
Pearlescent Pigments Natural, Synthetic & Borosilicate Glass
TiO2 Anatase & Rutile
Resins

Resins

Acrylic Resins Ionic Water Based Acrylics & Solid Acrylics
Aldehyde Ketone Urea & Aliphatic Aldehyde
Chlorinated Rubber CR-5, CR-10 & CR-20
Epoxy Solid Epoxy Resins, Solvent, Liquid Epoxy Resins & Modified
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Various grades
Hydrocarbon C5, C9 & Hybrids
Polyester Liquid, Solid, Saturated & Unsaturated
Polyol Polyether & Polyester
Reactive Diluents
Soluble Silicates Sodium, Potassium & Lithium Silicates
Xylene-Formaldehyde Polymer Straight & Modified
Rheology Modifiers

Rheology Modifiers

Associative Thickeners ASA, HASE & HEUR
Bentonite Organoclay
Cellulose Ethers HEC, MHEC, HPMC, MC & CMC
Fumed Silica Hydrophobic & Hydrophilic
Rosin Ester  
Solvents

Solvents

Benzyl Alcohol BA
Cyclohexylamines CHA & DCHA
Dibasic Esters DBE
Propylene Carbonate Battery & Industial
Waxes

Waxes

PE wax LPDE, HPDE & Oxidized
PP wax Low-Polymer, Mixed, Homo-Polymer & Co-Polymer
Montan Wax

Meet Our Experts

Supreeth Kankanady

Supreeth Kankanady

UK Sales Manager (PCP: Paint and Ink)

Supreeth Kankanady

UK Sales Manager (PCP: Paint and Ink)

Supreeth is our UK Sales Manager (PCP: Paint and Ink) in the north of the UK. Supreeth has recently joined us at MegaChem, bringing over two decades of experience as a sales professional. Supreeth prides himself on communicating effectively with key decision-makers, technically and commercially, across diverse industries, in order to generate business.Outside of work, Supreeth likes to spend as much time as possible with his young family. An avid cricket enthusiast, he follows his favourite IPL and national teams.

Phone

0777 9993 652

Performance Coatings & Polymers

If you’d like to find out more or request samples for any products within these industries, please get in touch with one of our specialists today on +44 (0) 1291 422747 or fill out a contact form and we’ll get back to you.