Dow Coating Materials Launches New Waterborne Protective Coatings

On November 23rd, Dow Coating Materials announced the launch of the OUDRASperseTM series of waterborne products in the field of industrial protective coatings M&PC.

As a solvent-free product, OUDRASperseWB can help paint manufacturers meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations—for example, ensuring that they can withstand C4-grade, highly corrosive applications while reducing volatile organic VOC content. According to a recent test conducted by a major oil company in accordance with its high-standard procedure, OUDRASperseWB performance is comparable to that of solvent-based products in a 4200-hour cycle climate test.

In today's increasingly harsh application environment, environmental protection, value and performance have become the three core drivers for the development of the coatings market. It was under such conditions that OUDRASperseWB came into being. The introduction of this product directly reflected the urgent need of the industry for innovative technologies that can reflect these three driving forces.

“As a market-leading new waterborne coating technology, OUDRASperseWB proves that it is time to rethink and position the coatings industry,” said Raphael Crawford, Dow Coating Materials' global marketing director. “The performance of this series is comparable or even better than traditional coating technology. Moreover, the accessory products of OUDRASperse WB will naturally be based on water-based technology, which will provide unique and unique advantages. Thus, you can get a complete set of Waterborne product solutions."

At present, Dow coating materials can provide industrial protective coating products include OUDROSperseTM WB3001 epoxy resin emulsion, OUDRASperse WB 4001 Novlac epoxy resin dispersant and OUDRASperse WB 6001 solid epoxy resin dispersant series. These products can be used to manufacture zero-VOC paints that meet or exceed all environmental protection regulations, and are more sustainable and green than traditional coating technologies. In addition, the performance of this series of products has reached the same level of solvent-based coating technology, such as high gloss, faster curing speed, good abrasion resistance, ideal shear stability and excellent chemical resistance .

The products introduced by Dow Industrial Protective Coatings will form a complete system. Dow also developed OUDRACureTM WB water-based curing agents to complement OUDRASperseTM products.

Supply Chain Benefits With the OUDRASperse WB product line, paint manufacturers can combine water-based technologies with multiple coatings. Such formulations can be used to produce custom paint products that meet specific environmental conditions, such as primers and lacquers applied to the surface of infrastructure and petroleum tanks.

Paint contractors and construction staff using OUDRASperse WB products will find it has a similar pot life with solvent-based formulations. And the final coating product thus manufactured can continue to use the traditional coating application equipment, and the construction personnel no longer need to worry about the irritating odor of the coating, and will also be more willing to use the low-hazard, easy-to-clean coating products.

With the use of the OUDRASperse WB product, the owner can maintain normal production and business activities while the paint is in progress. Because the working environment is not disturbed, the construction site can still be used as a place for various transactions, thereby shortening the project construction period and reducing the corresponding costs. In addition, OUDRASperse WB products can also help manufacturers achieve sustainable development and environmental management goals.

Origin of OUDRA's name OUDROSperseTM WB is one of Dow Chemical's newly launched OUDRATM product line. The name “OUDRA” is derived from the ingenious combination of “Ouroboros” and “Durability Persistence” in the symbol “Nouroboros”, which indicates that this advanced technology provides customers with unmatched high-performance solutions. The advantages. The entire product portfolio represents Dow Industrial Protective Coating's strategy of using its specialty materials to help customers design individualized paint products for a variety of extreme environments.