Shaping the oleochemical future in coatings & adhesivesEuropean product overview

Shaping the oleochemical future incoatings & adhesivesEuropean product overview

Portfolio for coatings and adhesivesProduct series Chemical description Effects & applications

Pricerine™ Glycerine Building block for alkyd resins and tackifiers

Priacetin™ Glycerol triacetate Plasticizer, mainly for waterborne adhesives

Prifac™ Distilled straight or modified fatty acids Building blocks in alkyd and polyester coating resins. Processing aids in emulsion polymerisation

Prifrac™ C8-C22 fatty acids fractions Building block/chain stopper.

Priplast™ C36 dimer based polyester polyols Building blocks for polyurethane resins; provide resistance to hydrolytic attack, alkali and acid, oxidative, UV and thermal degradation. In adhesives excellent adhesion to broad variety of substrates.

Pripol™ C36 dimer fatty acids and alcohol Building blocks or modifying agents for polyamides, polyester polyols, epoxy and other types of resins

Priolene™ Oleine fatty acids Building block/chain stopper

Prisorine™ Isostearic acid and alcohol Liquid, hydrophobic chain stoppers

Pristerene™ Stearine fatty acid Dispersancy aids

Company profileCroda is a leading supplier of naturallyderived speciality chemicals to a wide rangeof industries such as personal care, lubricants,crop protection, polymer additives, polymersand coatings.

Polymer marketOur offer for the Polymer market includesbuilding blocks for enhancement of resins andpolymers such as polyamides, polyesters,epoxies and polyurethanes.

The major market sectors served are:

� automotive coatings� decorative and industrial coatings� engineering plastics� inks� adhesives� elastomers� foams� composites

Technologies

Our broad technology platforms such asesterification and oligomerisation enable theresponsible manufacture of high qualityproducts for the polymer industry.

Technical ServicesOur technical services and applicationdevelopment organisation can provideexpertise in the selection and use of ourproducts enabling you to meet your currentand future requirements.

Major productsCroda has a broad product portfolio of bio-based building blocks for the polymers andcoatings industry.

Its product line is designed to deliverperformance characteristics such as:

� hydrolytic stability � chemical resistance � water repellency � balance of hardness and flexibility� impact strength � heat resistance� flow and wetting properties

In summary, we offer the following products:

Pripol™ - C36 dimer fatty acids and dimerdiols used as resin building blocks andmodifying agents for polyamides, polyester,polyurethane and epoxy resins.Priplast™ - C36 dimer based polyesterpolyols building blocks for polyurethanesoffering flexibility, resistance to hydrolyticattack, alkali and acid, oxidative andtemperature degradation.Prifac™, Prifrac™, Priolene™ andPristerene™ - wide range of oleochemicallyderived fatty acids used a.o. as buildingblocks/chain stoppers in alkyd resins.Pricerine™ - Glycerine as renewable, cost-effective building block for alkyd resins

Buildings Blocks – key products for coatings and adhesivesProduct series Chemical description Effects / benefits Applications

Pricerine 9098 Glycerine (min 99.7%) Building block; heat stable quality Glycol for alkyd resins, tackifiers for adhesives

Priacetin 1579 Glycerol triacetate (min 99%) Plasticizer, food grade Waterborne adhesives, esp EVA, acrylates

Prifrac 2906 C10 fractionated fatty acid Colour stable fatty acid Short oil alkyd resins

Prifac 5908 Hydrogenated topped Very colour stable fatty acid Short oil alkyd resinscoconut fatty acid

Prifac 7907 Distilled topped coconut Very colour stable fatty acid Short oil alkyd resinsfatty acid

Prifac 7911 Distilled groundnut type Colour stable fatty acid Short & medium oil alkyd resinsfatty acid

Prifac 7913 Distilled cottonseed type Colour stable fatty acid Short & medium oil alkyd resinsfatty acid

Prifac 7996 Distilled modified fatty acid Distilled solid fatty acids for Short & medium oil alkyd resinsexcellent solvent compatibility(high solids form)

Prifac 7982 Distilled modified fatty acid Liquid fatty acid with low titre Chain stopper in polyamides and in short oil alkyds

Prifac 7987 Distilled olive fatty acid Liquid fatty acid Short & medium oil alkyd resins

Prifac 8953 Distilled soybean fatty acid Good colour Medium and long oil alkyds

Prifac 8960 Distilled sunflower fatty acid Excellent colour Medium and long oil alkyds

Prifac 8968 Distilled conjugated fatty acid Improved drying behaviour Medium and long oil alkyds

Pripol 1017 Dimer acid (75%) Flexibility, adhesion, pigment wetting, Polyester, polyamides, epoxiescompatibility, basic quality

Pripol 1022 Dimer acid (75%) Flexibility, lower viscosity, pigment Polyester, polyamides, epoxieswetting, compatibility, basic quality

Pripol 1025 Hydrogenated dimer Flexibility, colour and heat stability Polyester, polyamides, epoxiesacid (75%)

Pripol 1013 Distilled dimer acid (95%) Flexibility; allows for higher MW resins Polyester, polyamides, epoxies

Pripol 1006 Hydrogenated, distilled Flexibility, adhesion, low colour and Polyester, polyamides, epoxiesdimer acid (95%) colour stability

Pripol 1012 Distilled dimer acid (min. 97%) Affords high toughness to polymers Polyester, polyamides, epoxiesby high purity

Pripol 2033 Dimer diol, MW 570, Difunctional; extremely stable against Polyurethanes, polyesterfully amorphous hydrolysis/chemicals

Priplast 3162 Polyester polyol, MW 1000, Good surface hardness, combined PU dispersions for more rigid substratessemi-crystalline with flexibility and good adhesion,

excellent wetting of substrates

Priplast 3192 Polyester polyol, MW 2000, Superior hydrolytic resistance and PU dispersions for more flexible semi crystalline mechanical properties substrates, like textile, leather, wood,

metal or plastics.

Priplast 3172 Polyester polyol, MW 3000, Superior hydrolytic resistance and PU dispersions for very flexiblesemi crystalline mechanical properties, most substrates and reactive polyurethane hot

crystalline grade melt adhesives

Priplast 3186 Polyester polyol, amorphous, Cross linked systems, hydrolytic Polyurethane adhesivesMw 1700 stability, suitable for 2-K systems

Priplast 3190 Polyester polyol, amorphous, Good compatibility with polyether Polyurethane coatings and adhesivesMw 2000 and polyester polyols, adhesion

Priplast 1838 Polyester polyol, MW 2000, High flexibility at low temperature, PU systems with rubbery elasticity, amorphous no strain hardening compatibility to low polar components

Priplast 3196 Polyester polyol, MW 3000, Very high flexibility at low PU systems with rubbery elasticity, amorphous temperature, no strain hardening compatibility to low polar components

Prisorine 3501 Isostearic acid Chain stopper; extreme thermo- Colour stable short oil alkyds and oxidative stable, liquid polyamides

Pristerene 4963 Stearic acid Chain stopper; extreme thermo- Colour stable alkyds, colour stable chain oxidative stable, solid stopper in polyamide hot melts

The information in this publication is believed to be accurate and is given in good faith but no representation or warranty as to its completeness or accuracy ismade. Suggestions for uses or applications are only opinions. Users are responsible for determining the suitability of these products for their own particularpurpose. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made with respect to information or products including without limitation warranties ofmerchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of any third party patent or other intellectual property rights including without limitcopyright, trademark and designs. Any trademarks identified herein are trademarks of the Croda group of companies.

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