Bio-based additives for

Paints & Coatings

Additives for Paints & Coatings

Borregaard's Exilva^® Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a completely natural and infinitely sustainable, multifunctional low shear thickener with minimal impact on mid and high shear.

Our products can help customers solve typical challenges related to formulating waterborne coatings and replace current synthetic additives to reduce the CO₂ footprint and increase bio-based content in their products. These challenges include:

Mud cracking
Sedimentation
Settling
Syneresis
Sag & levelling
Low strength

Our products and solutions

Exilva Microfibrillated Cellulose

Borregaard’s Exilva® F is a microfibrillated cellulose, produced from Norway Spruce. Exilva® F, a bio-based and multifunctional product made of cellulose, consisting of fibres with lateral dimensions in the nanoscale and lengths up to micron scale.

Advanced bioethanol

Bioethanol from Borregaard is derived from Norway Spruce, by utilising waste generated from lignocellulosic production. It is a highly sustainable alternative to synthetic ethanol.

Applications in Paints & Coatings

Elastomeric coatings

Improved tensile strength of elastomeric coatings.

Exterior coatings

Borregaard´s additives reduce the tendency for mud cracking during drying by keeping the surface open.

Interior coatings

No viscosity loss upon tinting and excellent sag resistance without sacrificing levelling.

Protective coatings

Improved sag resistance for spray applied coatings

Wood coatings

Improved mud-crack resistance and longer open-time.

Sustainable fiber molded food packaging

Barrier coating

Food contact approved, sustainable and multifunctional additive for improving the performance of water based dispersion barrier coatings.

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