Paints & Coatings
Sustainable Protection Under Demanding Conditions
Propylene glycol industrial contributes substantially to the protective power of paints and varnishes by helping preserve surfaces, protecting buildings against weathering and maintain the quality and beauty of floors in high-traffic areas. It also facilitates their handling and use in other professional applications:
- as a raw material in the production of alkyd resins for paints and varnishes, PGI controls both the flexibility as well as the hardness of the coatings
- in latex-based architectural paints, PGI is used to provide freeze and thaw stability
- for manufacturing printing inks, certain varnishes, paints or coatings, a special process is required which includes the use of UV-radiation. The combination with DPG and TPG results in a reduction of emissions and enables lower energy consumption during manufacturing
