Dow's Acrylic Latex provides excellent adhesion to a variety of architectural substrates, including wood, low- and medium-density urethane foam, aluminum, and concrete. The polymer's high alkali resistance allows its use over "green" cement or block fillers. Coatings attain water resistance quickly after application and will achieve and maintain desirable properties under extreme drying conditions.
Woodworking adhesives made using AFFINITY™ GA polymers offer high mileage due to aggressive bonding and lower density; clean and char-free processing; reduced line shutdown and increased intervals between product changes resulting in increased productivity; better color of the adhesive resulting in improved customer satisfaction; and virtually no odor or smoke, resulting in improved workplace conditions. Applications include multi-wall structure fabrication and non-woven construction.
AMPLIFY™ Functional Polymers are a family of polyolefin products designed to offer versatile properties to meet an array of application demands. Due to the functionality for enhanced adhesion, these polymers work well in carpet backing, wood plastic composites, and other applications where bonding to nylon, EVOH, cellulose, glass and other substrates is critical.
Applications include: Artificial Turf; Bath Mat; Commercial Broadloom; Modular Tile; Needle Punch; Residential; Rugs; Tufted Carpet; Two-In-One Technology; Underlay; and Woven.
Dow Elastomer products are designed to offer versatile properties for an array of application demands, including adhesives for carpet backing and wood plastic composites.
Dow Latex Powders (DLP) redispersible polymer powders are dry blend products such as cement-based tile adhesives, thermal insulation systems (ThIS or EIFS) and self-leveling flooring compounds (SLFC or self-leveling underlays). Key application properties, like adhesion strength on porous and non-porous substrates and flexibility of the set mortar are improved by the addition of DLP redispersible polymer powders.
ECHELON™ Prepolymers are designed for general purpose binders, adhesives, and coatings; can be used in blends to create greater flexibility in higher modulus prepolymers.
FOUNDATIONS™ Latex is primarily used in the precoat compound for commercial carpet backing applications and also in synthetic grass and carpet tile with attached cushion applications. It provides outstanding wet strength and moisture barrier properties and superior delamination, tuft bind, and edge ravel values with a soft hand.
Precoat compound for both commercial and residential carpet backing applications. HPL™ latexes are also used in unitary and tile backing applications.
Applications include automotive trim, adhesives, coatings, elastomers and sealants.
Dow’s SB latex backing solutions for artificial turf offer help to improve tuft bind, flexibility, water resistance, and dimensional stability that extend the durability and appearance of the pitch; while creating a highly stable and predictable playing surface. The end result is artificial turf that gives the players the necessary safety and support.
This versatile latex provides outstanding water resistance when formulated into clear sealers, semi-transparent and solid color stains, as well as paints applied over wood and cementitious substrates.
Choose PAPI Polymeric MDI for interior trim, adhesive and cushioning applications. For formulating systems and better flow into molds for semi-flexible and integral skin foam. Use where high viscosity is required for processing polyisocyanurate foams.
Natural oil-based polyols manufactured with RENUVA™ Renewable Resource Technology from Dow enable customers to create floor-covering products with high levels of renewable content and without the odor often associated with bio-based polyols. Applications include bio-based wood adhesives and sealants; rubber and cork binders; carpet backing and artificial turf backing.
For modular tile applications — whether you are looking for superior tuft binds, improved penetration, resistance to plasticizer migration, exceptional ignition resistance or faster drying, Dow has a latex for you.
For architectural coatings, adhesives, building products and industrial coatings. NeoCAR™ is designed for use in clear sealers or coatings for wood, masonry, and cement where outstanding durability is required; also designed for floor coatings, this polymer contributes outstanding chemical, hot tire pickup and blush resistance. Product offering includes UCAR™ acrylic, vinyl acrylic and styrene acrylic latexes; NeoCAR vinyl versatate latexes; and POLYPHOBE™ rheology modifiers.
UCAR™ Latex is well suited for both the Do-It-Yourself and professional carpet adhesive markets; it is an excellent base polymer for carpet-square adhesives. Properties include a good balance of surface tack, peel adhesion, and cohesive strength; repositionable after initial dwell time; and maintains adhesion under damp conditions, as well as tack over “green” cement-based substrates.
UCAR™ Solution Vinyl Resins offer several advantages, including outstanding strength, toughness and water resistance. No water-soluble suspending agents or surfactants are used in the manufacture.
Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) is a key component of carpet and flooring adhesives. It's also used in hard flooring coatings to produce no-wax shine and other benefits.
Used in the production of elastomers, coatings, adhesives, semi-flexible foams, and carpet underlayment and backing.
Diols and triols for coatings; adhesives; sealants; and elastomers.