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OrgasolĀ® in Wood Flooring


Orgasol® is a solution that provides long-term scratch and abrasion resistance combining a nice wood flooring finish and durability.

 

From natural hardwood to engineered wood, the wood flooring market is growing. Consumers are mainly drawn to the warm and inviting look of wood floorings, as well as to its sustainability.

 

Nevertheless, the wood-flooring market has to deal with competitors like laminate flooring that have grawn increasingly aggressive in terms of price and product offering.

 

To remain competitive on global flooring market, wood flooring manufacturers consider two main areas of product development:

 

  • Capitalizing on the warm and inviting finish of wood flooring
  • Improving the durability of wwod flooring, to achieve performance equal to laminate flooring

 

Improving wood flooring durability is a main concern, especially among contractors, who require durable flloring in high traffic areas (schools, public buildings…).

 

Orgasol is the best additive, available on the market, to maximaze wood flooring performance.

 

This unique polyamide powder offers high levels of abrasion/scratch resistance, a property essential to flooring durability. Orgasol® is also used for its matting and texturing properties that provide long-lasting results.

 

In wood flooring, Orgasol® achieves smooth to rough textures as well as mate to satin finishes. Orgasol® also improves mar resistance, a critical property in the wood flooring market.

 

Orgasol® is easily dispersed in every kind of wood flooring formulations, including polyurethane, epoxy and acrylic. Orgasol® can be used in solvent based, water based, powder and 100% solid UV/EB curable formulations.

 

Recommended grades: 2001 UD NAT1, 2001 EXD NAT1, 2002 D NAT1, 2002 ES3 NAT3, 2002 ES4 NAT3, 2002 ES5 NAT3 and 2002 ES6 NAT3.

 

If you need further information on Orgasol® properties in wood flooring, please feel free to contact us or download "Flooring Technical Brochure".

 

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