At SpecialChem, our mission is to help formulators find the right product for their paints and coatings formulations. In 2024, our Coatings Ingredients Platform welcomed more than 1.4 million sessions.
With over 85,000 coating ingredients, from 1,500+ suppliers across the globe, our Selector isn’t just a search tool—it is undoubtedly a true industry Raw Material Master Catalog and the most expansive resource database out there.
To uncover what truly captured the industry's attention, we dove deep into the data, tracking the material interests and trends.
To make this TOP easier, we split it into 4 categories:
Top 20 coating additives
- Rheology Modifiers & Thickeners +2
- Crosslinking, Coupling & Curing Agents -1
- Dispersing Agents -1
- Wetting Agents & Wet Edge Enhancers
- Biocides
- Fillers & Fibers
- Surface Conditioners & Surface Modifiers
- Defoamers & Anti-foaming Agents
- Solvents
- Flow & Levelling Agents
- Catalysts & Accelerators & Initiators
- Waxes +3
- Scratch, Scrub & Mar Resistance Agents -1
- Adhesion Promoters & Bonding Agents -1
- Emulsifiers +1
- Corrosion Inhibitors -1
- Film Forming & Coalescing Agents +3
- Abrasion Resistance Agents +1
- Anti-blocking Agents -2
- Photoinitiators +1
Want to give more visibility and generate leads from your coating additives on SpecialChem? Discover our Digital Marketing Solutions.
Back to industry selection
Top 10 coating pigments
- Organic pigments
- Carbon Black
- Titanium Dioxide
- Inorganic Pigments
- Pigment Dispersions +1
- Preparations -1
- Metallic Pigments - Flakes -1
- Pearlescent Pigments
- Iridescent Pigments - Interferences
- Anti-corrosives
Top 10 coating monomers
- Polyols
- Isocyanates +1
- Acrylates & Methacrylates Monomers -1
- Acrylates & Methacrylates Oligomers
- Diols
- Diamines +2
- Diacids
- Vinylics -2
- Silicon-based Monomers +2
- Carbonates +4
Top 20 coating resins
- Acrylics & Acrylic Copolymers
- Polyurethanes (PU)
- Epoxies
- Alkyd Resins
- Vinyls +1
- Polyesters -1
- Natural Resins +1
- Silicones & Silazanes -1
- Amino Resins
- Hydrocarbon Resins
- Polyamides (PA) +1
- Styrenes +1
- Ethylene Co-terpolymers - Solids (EVA, EMA) -2
- Phenol Formaldehydes (PF) +2
- Sol-gel Resins-2
- Polyolefins -2
- Fluoropolymers
- Maleic Resins
- Polybutadienes +1
- Silicates -1
