Surface additives, adhesion promoters, and finished lacquer systems for paint, ink, and coated-substrate formulators. PFAS-free slip and matting additives, chlorinated-polyolefin adhesion promoters, and topcoat lacquer resins, supplied across North America.
P.A.T. Products distributes three specialist additive lines for the paint, ink, and coated-substrate industries: Deuteron surface additives and matting agents, Tramaco Trapylen adhesion promoters, and ROWA Lack lacquer resin systems. All three are made in Germany, and we carry them for formulators and converters across North America.
Each line solves a specific formulation problem: how to take gloss down and add slip without fluorochemistry, how to make a coating or ink stick to a plastic that resists bonding, and how to put a durable finished topcoat on a coated technical textile.
Tell us the system you are formulating and the substrate it has to perform on, and our technical team will narrow it to a grade and send a sample.
Regulators in the United States and Europe are tightening rules on PFAS, and PTFE micronized waxes sit inside that scope. Formulators who rely on PTFE for surface slip, scratch resistance, and soft-touch feel are looking for additives that hold the same performance without the fluorine.
Deuteron makes that replacement from organic polymethylurea (PMU) chemistry. PMU surface additives deliver low coefficient of friction, mar and scratch resistance, and a soft, matte tactile feel, the same properties a coating gets from a PTFE wax, with no fluorine in the additive. Cross-references against common PTFE micronized-wax additives are available on request.
If your formulation runs a PTFE additive today and you need a path off it, this is the place to start. Read more in PFAS-free PTFE-replacement slip additives for coatings and inks, or on the dedicated PFAS-free slip and matting additives page.
Deuteron's core franchise is organic matting agents built on micronized polymethylurea. PMU matting agents take gloss down through particle structure rather than through silica. They give low gloss together with good transparency, abrasion resistance, and a soft surface feel, and they work in waterborne, solventborne, and solvent-free systems, air-drying or stoving. Common homes are wood and furniture coatings, coil and can coatings, printing inks, overprint varnishes, and UV-curable systems.
The line also includes micronized wax powders and water-based wax dispersions in polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, and oxidized-polyethylene chemistries. Waxes add surface slip, rub and abrasion resistance, and mar protection to coatings and inks. In printing inks they are a standard tool for rub resistance on the finished print. For stearate flatting and anti-settling, we also stock low-ash calcium stearate and other metal stearates.
Two more functional families round out the range: anti-static and conductivity additives for coatings that need to dissipate charge, and biopolymer rheology modifiers for sag control in waterborne systems.
Polyolefins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and TPO have low surface energy. Paints, inks, and adhesives do not bond to them without help, which is why these substrates usually need flame or corona pre-treatment before they can be coated or printed.
Tramaco Trapylen adhesion promoters solve that chemically. The workhorse grades are maleic-anhydride-grafted chlorinated polypropylene. The polyolefin backbone anchors into the untreated plastic surface, and the polar grafted groups give the topcoat, ink, or adhesive something to bond to. The result is a chemical tie-coat between a hard-to-bond plastic and whatever goes on top of it.
Trapylen is available in solid resin, solvent-borne solution, waterborne dispersion, and UV-curable forms, so the carrier can match the coating or ink system it goes into. See the chlorinated polyolefin (CPO) adhesion promoters page for forms and applications.
ROWA Lack makes finished topcoat lacquer systems for coated technical textiles and plastic films. These are formulated, substrate-validated lacquer systems supplied in working lot sizes to coaters and converters.
The line covers three topcoat chemistries. Acrylic lacquers (ROWAKRYL) are the volume topcoat for truck tarpaulins, awnings, boat covers, banners, and flexible advertising media, and they form the base of two-component anti-graffiti and easy-clean topcoats. Polyurethane lacquers (ROWATHAL) finish PVC and PU synthetic leather for automotive interiors, furniture, footwear, and apparel, with matte, soft-touch, and mar-resistant finishes in waterborne and solvent forms. PVDF fluoropolymer lacquers (ROWAFLON) put a weatherable, anti-soiling topcoat on PVC architectural membranes used in tents, halls, and tensile structures.
Most of this line is made to order. Tell us the substrate, the finish you need, and the performance target, and we will work the right system with ROWA Lack's technical team.
Organic PMU surface additives that give low friction, scratch resistance, and soft-touch feel as a fluorine-free replacement for PTFE micronized waxes.
PFAS-free slip additives →Chlorinated-polyolefin tie-coats that bond paints, inks, and adhesives to polypropylene, polyethylene, and TPO without flame or corona pre-treatment.
CPO adhesion promoters →Organic polymethylurea matting agents that reduce gloss through particle structure, with abrasion resistance and soft feel, in waterborne, solventborne, and UV systems.
PE, PP, polyamide, and oxidized-PE wax powders and dispersions for surface slip, mar protection, and rub resistance in coatings and printing inks.
Additives that let coatings dissipate static charge, for electrostatic-sensitive and ESD coating applications.
Acrylic, polyurethane, and PVDF lacquer systems for tarpaulins, synthetic leather, automotive interior foils, and architectural membranes.
Weatherable fluoropolymer lacquers that resist soiling and UV on PVC architectural membranes for tents, halls, and tensile structures.
Biopolymer thickeners for sag control and anti-settling in waterborne coatings.
Technical Data Sheets and Safety Data Sheets are available for the grades in all three lines. For the PFAS-free Deuteron additives, we can provide the documentation a PFAS-conscious formulation needs, and SVHC and REACH statements are available on request. Tell us what your qualification process requires and we will pull the documents.
P.A.T. Products supplies all three lines across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with technical support and direct access to each manufacturer's application engineers when a project calls for it. We hold inventory on the fastest-moving grades for domestic delivery and arrange made-to-order supply on the specialty and custom systems. Cross-references to commonly specified additives are available on request.
Three German specialty lines: Deuteron surface additives, matting agents, and micronized waxes; Tramaco Trapylen chlorinated-polyolefin adhesion promoters; and ROWA Lack topcoat lacquer systems for coated technical textiles. We supply all three across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Yes. Deuteron's organic polymethylurea surface additives give coatings and inks the low friction, scratch resistance, and soft-touch feel that formulators use PTFE micronized waxes for, with no fluorine in the additive. Cross-references against common PTFE additives are available on request.
They bond paints, inks, and adhesives to low-surface-energy plastics like polypropylene, polyethylene, and TPO. The chlorinated-polyolefin backbone anchors into the untreated plastic and the polar grafted groups give the topcoat or ink something to bond to, which often reduces or removes the need for flame or corona pre-treatment.
They are finished topcoat systems for coated technical textiles and films: acrylic lacquers for tarpaulins, awnings, and banners; polyurethane lacquers for PVC and PU synthetic leather; and PVDF fluoropolymer lacquers for weatherable, anti-soiling finishes on architectural membranes. Most are made to order.
No. The Deuteron matting agents are organic polymethylurea. They reduce gloss through particle structure and add abrasion resistance and a soft feel, and they work in waterborne, solventborne, and UV systems.
Yes. Technical Data Sheets and Safety Data Sheets are available across the three lines, with PFAS documentation on the Deuteron surface additives and SVHC and REACH statements on request. Tell us your application and what your qualification process needs, and we will send a sample and pull the documents.
