A coatings boost from Solvay

25/11/2022

Advanced materials and performance chemicals group Solvay Solvay launched a new emulsifier to boost the performance of coatings for textiles and other applications.

The new product, Reactsurf 2490, is a polymerisable surfactant designed as a primary emulsifier for acrylic, vinyl-acrylic and styrene-acrylic latex systems. 

Solvay said it would deliver functional and aesthetic benefits in exterior coatings, in textile and nonwoven binders, and in other applications.

It pointed out that the product is alkylphenol ethoxylate-free.