Additive

TEGO® Wet 580 Terra

TEGO® Wet 580 Terra is a highly surface active biosurfactant. It improves substrate, pigment and filler wetting and shows good performance in anti-cratering. Samples are currently available most countries, such as in EMEA, Brazil or China. Registration activities are ongoing in North America and selected other countries.

Product information

Effects

Type

Additive

Sub type

Substrate wetting

Sustainability

Production efficiency

Sustainable feedstocks

  • Bio-based content on delivery form: 50 wt%
  • Biobased carbon on total organic carbon content (ASTM D6866): 99 %

VOC reduction

Next generation solution

Life Cycle Assessment available

Biodegradable

Markets

Technologies

Waterborne

Manufacturer

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Availability

Effect

Color Strength Improvement
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

< 30%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

< 30%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Color Strength Improvement
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

30% - 60%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

30% - 60%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

> 60%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Color Strength Improvement
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Architectural coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

> 60%

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Substrate Wetting

Market

Can coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Can coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Pigment concentrates

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Decorative Coatings

Effect

Color Strength Improvement
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Pigment concentrates

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Decorative Coatings

Effect

Grinding Optimization
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Marine and protective coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Substrate Wetting

Market

Marine and protective coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Pigment Wetting
Pigment Wetting & Dispersing

Market

Metal and glass coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Substrate Wetting

Market

Metal and glass coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Dynamic Surface Tension Reduction
Substrate Wetting

Market

Wood coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment

Effect

Anti-Cratering
Substrate Wetting

Market

Wood coatings

Pigment Volume Concentration

System

Waterborne

Segment