Precipitated Silica Products for Coatings, Paints, Inks, Adhesives and Sealants
For more than five decades, manufacturers of coatings, paints, inks, adhesives and sealants have relied on PPG’s precipitated silica products to enhance product performance, improve manufacturing efficiencies or make their products more sustainable.
We have developed a broad range of products, many in cooperation with key customers, that are engineered to meet exacting requirements or address specific industry challenges. Typical applications include:
- Flatting agents that reduce the gloss of paints, varnishes, lacquers and other finishes while providing lower viscosity and better stir-in capability. Learn more.
- Thickening agents and thixotropes that modify the rheological properties of a broad range of plastisols, inks, adhesives, caulks, and sealants, providing anti-sag/suspension performance with minimal impact on other system properties. Learn more.
- Anti-corrosion pigments that are designed to replace chrome-based and other toxic anti-corrosion pigments, providing highly efficient alternatives for use in solvent-based and water-borne primers. Learn more.
Market Applications
Our silica products are available in three brand families encompassing nearly two dozen products covering a wide range of physical properties and performance benefits. The chart below highlights preferred and recommended solutions for common applications:
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Coil coatings
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Industrial coatings
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Decorative paints
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Wood coatings
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Wood flooring lacquers
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Wall paper coatings
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Leather refinishing
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Leather vinyl refinishing
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Gel coats
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Overprint varnishes
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Printing Inks
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Powder coatings
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Adhesives (plastisol-based)
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Sealants
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Caulks
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Putties
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Polyester melamine primer
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(solvent-borne)
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Polyurethane primer (solvent-borne)
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