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Welcome to the World of Emulsions

Mowilith® Emulsions

Market Segments

Paints and Coatings

Construction

Adhesives

Specialties

Textile, Leather and Paper

Our Commitment to the Environment

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Mowilith® Emulsions, a Leader in Performance and Innovation

Why choose ClariantMowilith® Emulsions? The reasons are many, so you can choose the one that makes the difference to your product´s market performance. Literally thousands of satisfied customers have been witness to the outstanding success of Clariant´s Mowilith® Emulsions since its first patent was obtained

in 1912. This tradition remains Clariant´s driving force for the future, thanks to continuous investment in research and development to provide state-of-the-art, environmentally responsible and sustainable product options. Waterbased and tailor made for your needs, Mowilith® Emulsions can greatly contribute to successful product

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formulations and offer competitive advantages in a variety of industries. The world of emulsions is extremely wide: the paints and coatings, construction, adhesives, textile, leather and paper industries are some which greatly benefit from their use.

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Welcome to the World of Emulsions

FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER IN OUR APPLICATION LABORATORIES

We continuously strive to achieve innovative solutions

for our customers with our wide range of copolymer and

terpolymer emulsions, using our local expertise along with

our global network and its intensive exchange of know-how.

Our local application laboratories work together with our

global Research and Development Department to provide

a quick response to the market and customer needs.

MexicoSanta Clara

VenezuelaMaracay

BrazilSão PauloSuzano

ArgentinaZarate

South AfricaChamdor

MoroccoCasablanca

EgyptAmeriya

TurkeyGebze

PakistanJamshoro

IndiaRoha

IndonesiaCilegon

ThailandBangpoo

ChinaTianjin

ChileMaipu

Headquartered in Brazil,

Sao Paulo, we are a Global

Business Unit with production

facilities and operations in

more than 12 countries. Our

local expertise around the

world is market orientated

to respond to your needs.

Discover below how our

remarkable technologies

in emulsions for paints and

coatings, construction,

adhesives, textiles, leather

and paper can also help you to

achieve value-added effects

to your final products.

Thanks to our commitment

to innovation in polymer

emulsions and our technical

expertise in application

and development, Clariant

has supplied industries and

consumers worldwide for

more than 90 years with

tailor-made solutions and

sustainable answers.

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Headquarters

Production Site

Global R&D

MONOMER SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Our products and services are based on specialty chemicals

which play a crucial role in our customers manufacturing and

processing operations and give their finished products new,

value-enhancing properties. We employ a wide range of monomer

systems for our copolymer and terpolymer emulsions. In this way

we are able to respond equally directly to our customer’s needs

and the different market requirements in the regions worldwide.

The major monomer systems used are Polyvinylacetate (PVA),

Vinylacrylate (VAC), VeoVaTM Copolymers and Terpolymers,

Acrylates, Styrene-Acrylates and other specialties .

RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Clariant’s global emulsions Research & Development facilities

are located in Suzano, Brazil, and are part of Clariant’s global

Research & Development organization, with several sites

in Europe. We are a world leader in the field of specialty

chemicals and provide global solutions for our customers.

MexicoSanta Clara

VenezuelaMaracay

BrazilSão PauloSuzano

ArgentinaZarate

South AfricaChamdor

MoroccoCasablanca

EgyptAmeriya

TurkeyGebze

PakistanJamshoro

IndiaRoha

IndonesiaCilegon

ThailandBangpoo

ChinaTianjin

ChileMaipu

Market Segments

PAINTS AND COATINGSClariant is one of the most experienced suppliers of Polymer Emulsion technology for waterborne coatings and paints in the world. With our brand Mowilith® we have been an active leader for decades and understand the market needs for interior and exterior paints, high and semi-gloss paints, metal coating, decorative paints, road marking paints, wood varnishes and industrial paints.

CONSTRUCTIONOur commitment to technology development for the construction industry has brought constant innovations for industrial flooring, primers, mortar modification, paste tile adhesives, elastic sealants, elastomeric wall coatings, waterproofing, joint fillers, roofing, wall insulation systems and soil consolidation.

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ADHESIVESThe Mowilith® product line and Mowicoll® for our ready-to-use adhesives are the perfect choice for wood glues, finger joints, paper and packaging applications, lamination, pressure sensitive adhesives, flooring, industrial adhesives, book binding and adhesives for textiles.

SPECIALTIESHigh performance products, application expertise and Research & Development services for special market niches are offered by Clariant Mowilith® Emulsions to enhance value to our customers’ end products. Nanotechnology and two-stage polymerisation are in our daily projects.

TEXTILE, LEATHER AND PAPERWater-based dispersions are used in textiles, clothing, non-wovens and technical textiles as a binder or coating to obtain properties such as dimensional stability, durability, wash resistance or as a handle modifier. Leather fiber, insoles, bags, belts, lacquers and coatings are typical of the leather industry. Coating binders for labels, barrier coatings for paper, board and packaging represent the paper industry.

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Paints and CoatingsClariant´s Mowilith® Emulsions are still a proven choice in paints and coatings. Whether for interior or exterior paints, coatings, wood lacquers, varnishes, or decorative applications, you will find state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly products in our range. We have an ongoing commitment to optimise processes and give you technical assistance to improve your final product.

For decades Mowilith® Emulsions have presented high performance in the paint industry. Our binder technology and know-how guarantee our customers advantages and improved quality in many applications. For interior paints, for example, we set new standards in solvent- and plasticizer-free formulations, low-VOC is a high priority in our developments.

For exterior paints, we apply advanced technology for acrylic dispersions to improve specific properties like exterior durability, water resistance, UV and blocking resistance. With our know-how in polymerisation, we offer copolymers

and terpolymers of Vinylacetate VeoVa™ dispersions to achieve unequalled performance in terms of alkali, abrasion and UV resistance and improved pigment binding power.

Our global approach permits us to constantly provide ideas to our customers for the development of special products, like our ready-to-use range and their high quality effects in decorative paints.

Just ask us for a solution and we will provide you with a ready made response to meet your requirement.

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Applications

Interior paints

Exterior paints

High and semi gloss

paints

Metal coatings

Texture and plasters

Decorative paints

Road marking paints

Roof coatings

Primers

Deep Shade paints

Intumescent paints

Our range offers

APEO-free products

Low-VOC

Eco-Friendly products

Waterbased emulsions

Solvent-free

Ready-to-use

Nanodispersions

Low-Formaldehyde

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INTERIOR PAINTS

For decades our Mowilith®

Emulsions have been

demonstrating high performance

and set new standards in

use and are state-of-the-art

in environmental terms.

INDUSTRIAL

With our emulsions we are

making a contribution to

protect our environment.

Our dispersions for

industrial coatings exhibit

high performance.

EXTERIOR PAINTS

Our know-how in applications

together with our knowledge

of binder technology guarantee

our customers the latest

products with outstanding

properties and high quality.

WOOD

Our range of acrylic Emulsions

for wood varnishes for furniture,

parquet floors and exterior uses

provide properties like high

gloss and blocking resistance,

abrasion and water resistance.

Mowilith®Emulsions for Paints and Coatings

Clariant strives to be the preferred partner and solutions provider in the construction industry.  We have an ongoing commitment to technology development and support our customers with regional technical expertise, providing high quality for their end products. Our product line includes binders to modify cement systems as well as emulsions for formulating building products and elastomeric coating compounds.

Clariant´s worldwide experience in the construction area enables us to offer new concepts in specific markets, such as micro-floor coating and industrial flooring. In roof coating and elastomeric wall coatings our Mowilith® range offers high elasticity, weatherability, good adhesion and a high degree of waterproofing.

Concrete modified with Mowilith® Emulsions brings a further improvement in floors, buildings and underground structures, insulation walls, elastic joint fillers, underground tunnels, runways and railways. Building products formulated with Mowilith® have

Constructionhigher compression resistance and tensile strength, and concrete is more flexible, therefore more resistant to weight. Developments based on nanodispersions with extremely small particles for penetrating primers are appropriate for wood and concrete substrates with a good setting performance, high alkali resistance and impermeability.

Clariant Mowilith® emulsions deliver more than products to the construction industry: we provide technical support and give you tailor-made solutions for your specific application.

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PRIMERS

A wide experience in the area

of penetrating primers with

extremely small particles is

reflected in our products for

wood and concrete substrates.

CONCRETE ADDITIVES

Mortar and concrete can

become more impermeable

and durable with our Mowilith®

Emulsions, improving the

bonding and compressive

strength and flexural properties.

ELASTIC COMPOUNDS

Elastic sealants, wall or roof-

coatings based on Mowilith®

building emulsions are

characterised by good adhesion,

elasticity and durability.

INDUSTRIAL AND

DECORATIVE FLOORS

Mowilith® Emulsions are used

to improve the performance

of all cement based-systems.

We offer new concepts for

industrial and decorative floors.

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Applications

Industrial flooring

Primers

Mortar modification

Paste tile adhesives

Elastic sealants

Elastomeric Wall

Coatings (EWC)

Waterproofing

Joint fillers

Roofing

Wall insulation systems

Soil consolidation

Our range offers

APEO-free products

Waterbased emulsions

Solvent-free

Ready-to-use

Nanodispersions

Tailor-made solutions

Special additives

Mowilith® Emulsions for Construction

AdhesivesClariant is the perfect partner for the adhesives industry. Our Mowilith® environmentally friendly waterbased emulsions comprises a wide range of products which offer high performance for all types of adhesives, such as wood glues, paper and packaging applications, as well as lamination and industrial adhesives.

Adhesives made with Clariant Mowilith® Emulsions are characterised by an excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates¸ offering high strength after setting. Depending on the application, they may present good water resistance, or inversely, re-emulsification.

For many requirements, waterbased wood glues, for instance, also need to form a waterproof film. This is where Mowilith® as a one-pack or two-pack formulation can provide the answer and enable adhesives to meet the requirements of DIN EN 204 for D3 and D4. In the area

of adhesives for the paper and packaging industry, waterbased emulsions are highly suitable for an extremely wide range of applications.

Besides packaging manufacture and sealing, they are widely used in adhesives for book binding, for laminating printed sheets, winding paper tubes and various other applications in the flexible packaging and printing industry.

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PAPER AND PACKAGING

In the area of adhesives,

waterbased emulsions are

suitable for an extremely wide

range of applications, like

winding paper tubes, scholar

glues and corrugated board.

WOOD ADHESIVES

For many applications,

waterbased wood glues also

need to meet requirements

like DIN EN 204 for D3 and

D4. Mowilith® Emulsions for

wood adhesives as a one-

pack or two-pack formulation

meet these requirements.

INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES

AND PSA

Clariant offers a wide range of

adhesives including industrial

adhesives and Pressure

Sensitive Adhesives (PSA)

to meet such properties

as high cohesion, adhesion

or high speed setting.

BOOK BINDING AND

LAMINATION

Apart from the manufacture and

sealing of packaging, Mowilith®

Emulsions are used for book

binding and applications in

the lamination industry.

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Applications

Wood adhesives

Paper

Packaging

Scholar

Lamination

Pressure Sensitive

Adhesives (PSA)

Floor

Industrial adhesives

Book binding

Finger joints

Adhesives for textiles

Our range offers

APEO-free products

Eco-Friendly products

Tailor-made solutions

Water resistance

Solvent-free

Ready-to-use

Mowilith® Emulsions for Adhesives

SpecialtiesUnder specialties Clariant offers high technology products, application know-how and Research & Development services for specific niche markets which play a crucial role in our customer’s manufacturing and processing operations, giving their finished products new value-enhanced properties.

Take a look in our portfolio and you will find state-of-the-art emulsions for primers with a nanoparticles that guarantee good penetration in wood and concrete substrates. On the other hand our experience in one-stage and two-stage polymerisation like Core-Shell technology, brings you closer to previously undiscovered and attractive opportunities, such as special coatings for outdoors, or high abrasion resistance for parquet lacquers.

We have a wide range of products for the carpet industry, anti-dust and ground protection, road marking paints, insulating systems and other

special coatings for the cheese, food, textile, paper and leather.

With these specialty innovative products we enable our customers to participate in new niche markets with enhanced performance. Keep in touch with our experts so we can grow together in this valuable world of emulsions.

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

For high performance

applications, Clariant is able to

offer Nanotechnology in many

sectors, in textile, coatings and

industrial applications using

nano emulsions and additives to

improve performance.

AGRICULTURE

For protecting the seedling,

a polymer solution is applied

during germination and early

growth, and to facilitate

plantability seeds can also be

treated with a speciality coating.

ANTI-DUST, SOIL AND

GROUND PROTECTION

Clariant offers a range of

products for anti-dust,

ground protection and

soil consolidation.

FOOD

Mowilith® Dispersions have long

been proven in the use of diverse

hard cheese coating varieties.

An aqueous vinyl acetate

dibutyl maleate dispersion

can be used in this coating.

CARPETS

Clariant offers a wide range

of Emulsions for the back

coating of all kind of carpets.

LOW-EMISSION

We are proactively committed

to considering environmental

protection and safety in all

of our R&D activities.

Clariant contributes to

environmental protection

with an effective Dispersion

with low-VOC properties.

CORE-SHELL

Mowilith® Emulsions produced

on a two stage polymerisation

process have special properties

like high blocking resistance,

good out-door behaviour and

excellent UV resistance.

APEO-FREE

Meeting today’s ecological

challenges, our Mowilith®

range of products are all

waterbased and solvent-free.

In our portfolio you can find

APEO-free (free of Alkyl phenol

ethoxylates) dispersions

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Technologies Applications

Mowilith® Emulsions for Special Applications

Textile, Leather and PaperClariant Emulsions perform important tasks in the textile, leather and paper industries. In textiles, for example, they guarantee wash fastness, modify the handle from soft to hard or give dimensional stability. In leather they help in the dye fixation and can be applied as a coating to increase properties like brightness, handle and flexibility. In paper they are present in the printing, coating, binding and lamination.

Let’s take a closer look at the textile industry. Garments require wash fastness and firm handling properties, dimensional stability or water resistance. Our emulsions are present in outdoor coatings, home textiles, vertical blinds, blackout , sports articles, protective clothing, work wear and all kinds of technical textiles. For the Denim coating, the use of Dispersions can modify the handle, the visual effects or increase the wash resistance.

For the back coating of nonwoven carpets, tufted carpets and synthetic grass providing long term durability and protection. We have the right

dispersion for the manufacturing of fashion garments, military and protective clothes or for the complete construction of sport shoes.

Moving on to the leather industry, emulsions with different properties may be used in the manufacture of leather fiber according to where the end product will be used: insoles, ground contact soles, belts or bags.

The uses of emulsions in the paper industry include coating for cartons and special papers, the finishing of filter papers and decorative, corrugated, wallpaper and packaging applications.

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PAPER SPECIALTIES

Business Unit Paper Specialties

provides expertise in the

management of whiteness,

coloration, special coatings and

strength for all kinds of paper.

The Dispersions Cartaseal®,

Cartacoat® and Cartacol® are

used in many applications such

as barriers, coatings, laminates

and other specialities.

Applications

Paper and board

coatings

Barrier Coatings

Wall decoration paper

Inkjet paper

Banners

Labels

Tea bags material

TEXTILE CHEMICALS

Clariant’s Business Unit Textile

Chemicals provides special

chemicals for pretreatment,

dyeing, printing and finishing of

textiles. Their product packages

enhance the properties of

apparel and other textiles in

applications as diverse as

high fashion, home textiles

and special technical textiles,

including a wide range of

synthetic dispersions under

the brand name of Appretan®.

Applications

Handle Modifier

Lamination

Non-wovens, wadding,

interlining

Mattress thicking

Carpets

Glass grid, glass wall

covering

Outdoor coatings,

awnings, tents

Back coatings,

upholstery

Vertical blinds,

black-out

Industrial filters,

filters for automotive

LEATHER SERVICES

Business Unit Leather Services

is a leading supplier of leather

chemicals and services

offering chemical and technical

solutions for the complete

leather manufacturing process.

With the product range they

provide environmentally-friendly

value-added solutions for

specific needs. You can also

find Acrylic and Polyurethane

Dispersions with the brand

name Melio® for finishing

and coating applications.

Applications

Leather fiber (LEFA)

Insoles

Belts

Bags

Book binders

Laquers

Coatings

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Our Commitment to the Environment

Meeting today’s ecological

challenges Clariant offers

sustainable products,

solutions and processes and

participates actively in voluntary

programs such as the Global

Charter Responsible Care®

and Global Product Strategy

(GPS) initiatives, which are

focused on the continuous

improvement of our performance

in the critical areas of health,

safety and environment.

At the core of these initiatives

is the development of enhanced

safety and environmentally

Sustainability and

environmental considerations

are becoming increasingly

important for consumers

and producers. For Clariant

Emulsion Business these

considerations have been

incorporated in daily practice

offering intelligent chemistry.

Volatile Organic Compounds

(VOC) could be hazardous and

contribute to the depletion of

the earth’s ozone layer (EU

Directive 2004 / 42 / EC). Europe,

EUA, Canada, Japan , Korea

and Malaysia are countries

with VOC regulations. One of

the requirements for low-

VOC paints is a very good film

formation in paints without

solvents or plasticizers

even at low temperatures

(e.g. +5 ºC). Clariant have

developed a dispersion

appropriate for low-VOC to

meet the increasing demand

for an ecologically responsible

corporate commitment.

Together with our customers

Clariant experts optimise

processes with regards to water

and energy consumption, waste

and costs. All these efforts

result in reliable, state-of-the-

art products and solutions.

friendly products, such

as all our waterbased

Mowilith® emulsions, free of

plasticizers and solvents.

APEO (Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates)

and specially Nonyl Phenol

ethoxylates are considered

to be very toxic for aquatic

life. In many countries these

emulsifiers / surfactants

are no longer allowed. In

our portfolio you can find

APEO-free dispersions.

The Ultra-Low Formaldehyde

Concept for textile emulsions

has been developed to follow the

ecological necessity to reduce

Formaldehyde content, meeting

the requirements of Oekotex®,

Euro Ecolabel and other related

standards. Appretan® E-Serie

dispersions for textile, non-

wovens and coatings fulfill the

requirements of non-detectable

free formaldehyde = < 20 ppm

on the substrate according

to Japanese Law 112.

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Clariant – Exactly your chemistry

We are a world leader in the

field of specialty chemicals.

Our products enhance every

aspect of modern life by

providing color and a vast

array of functional effects. Our

outstanding application know-

how, world-class research and

manufacturing capabilities

make us a preferred partner,

wherever our customers are.

Headquartered in Muttenz

near Basel, Switzerland, we

generated sales of nearly

CHF 7 billion in 2009. We

are represented by more

than 100 group companies,

employing approximately

17,500 people globally.

Clariant has ten Business Units:

Additives; Detergents &

Intermediates; Emulsions;

Industrial & Consumer

Specialties; Leather Services;

Masterbatches; Oil & Mining

Services; Paper Specialties;

Pigments; and Textile Chemicals.

We are committed to

sustainable growth, which

means we are serious about

our responsibilities to the

environment, the communities

in which we operate, and our

employees. Our innovative

technologies provide

environmentally friendly

solutions for products used in

applications ranging from

face creams and cleaning

fluids to the production of

textiles and leather.

Our world-class solutions

add value to our customers’

products. Our success is

based on the know-how of

our people and their ability to

develop innovative and efficient

solutions to meet our

customers’ needs.

This information corresponds to the present state of our knowledge and is intended as a general description of our products and their possible applications. Clariant makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the information’s accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or freedom from defect and assumes no liability in connection with any use of this information. Any user of this product is responsible for determining the suitability of Clariant’s products for its particular application.* Nothing included in this information waives any of Clariant’s General Terms and Conditions of Sale, which control unless it agrees otherwise in writing. Any existing intellectual/industrial property rights must be observed. Due to possible changes in our products and applicable national and international regulations and laws, the status of our products could change. Material Safety Data Sheets providing safety precautions, that should be observed when handling or storing Clariant products, are available upon request and are provided in compliance with applicable law. You should obtain and review the applicable Material Safety Data Sheet information before handling any of these products. For additional information, please contact Clariant.

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