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eGuide - Convert with Confidence: Your Guide to APE-Free Formulations

Create Healthier, More Environmentally Friendly Paints, Coatings, and Latexes

Stricter regulatory requirements and growing consumer demand have pushed formulators to find new solutions that will make paints and coatings safer and more environmentally friendly without compromising performance. Driving that shift is the major concern over the replacement of chemicals of concern known as alkylphenol ethoxylates (commonly referred to as APEs or APEOs). Syensqo offers a range of APE-/APEO-free additives that will not only protect the environment and safeguard human health but will also maintain the high-performance standards expected by manufacturers of multi-functional paints, coatings, and latexes. Included in our offer is a range of drop-in additives that offer like-for-like performance when compared to APE-based solutions.  Learn more about APE replacement in our new e-guide.

  • What’s Inside? Insights on sustainability drivers in coatings and APE removal Selecting the right solution for your application Achieving like-for-like performance with APE alternatives Performance data comparing paint formulations.
  • Products and Functionalities Addressed: Wetting agents for emulsion polymer applications Green Seal and Ecolabel compliance with maximum color strength Preserving performance in APE-free multi-functional additives APE-free ingredients that maintain color acceptance, float, and rub-up Syensqo's is uniquely positioned in the value chain as a reference for innovations in the formulation of waterborne paints and coatings.

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