Coating resins
Arkema is one of the world leaders in materials for the coatings industry. Arkema Coating Resins (ACR) is a global product line offering an extensive range of products to support customers in the coatings, adhesives, inks, and construction products markets.
Arkema Coating Resins (ACR) offers a complete range of solutions based on aqueous polymer emulsions, opacifiers, aqueous or solvent-based alkyds and acrylics, oil free polyester resins, polyester polyol, powder polyester resins, and additives solvent-based systems. The products of Arkema Coating Resins are used in a wide range of applications:
- architectural coating
- powder coatings
- traffic paints
- coatings for transportation and the maritime industry
- industrial and protective coatings
- adhesives
- construction products
- inks and products for graphic arts
- coatings for leather and woven and non-woven textiles.
In its 10 technical centers wordlwide, there are over 100 researchers working directly with customers to provide them with customized, innovative solutions based on sustainable technologies.
EnVia® certification – guaranteeing sustainable development
Arkema's EnVia® program helps its client formulators to reach their targets for sustainable development. EnVia® products are self-certified by Arkema to have the following guaranteed characteristics:
- no added APEOs (alkyl phenol ethoxylate)
- no added formaldehyde or formaldehyde donors
- low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC)
- low level of residual monomers;
Main markets
Main products and brands
- Additives
- Powder resins
- Solvent-based resins
- Aqueous emulsions
- Encor® (acrylic latex, vinyl-acrylic and styrene-acrylic)
- Encor® (flex latex for elastomeric coatings)
- Encor®(modified ethylene latex)
- Celocor® (opaque polymer)
- Chempol® (polyesters, alkyds and acrylic polymers
- Gelkyd® and super Gelkyd® (thixotropic alkyds)
- Neocar® (vinyl versatate)
- Snap® (nanostructured acrylic polymer)
- Synaqua® (emulsion alkyd binder)
- Synocure® (acrylic)