Quadra & Nouryon: Expanded Access to Performance Additives for Paints & Coatings
Through an expanded partnership with Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, Quadra strengthens access to high quality specialty additives for the CASE and construction industries.
Inconsistent coating performance can lead to longer processing times, unstable dispersions, color variability, viscosity challenges, and costly rework. Choosing the right combination of surfactants, dispersants, and rheology modifiers is critical to achieving reliable results—from pigment dispersion through final application.
With this in mind, Quadra is pleased to announce an expanded distribution partnership with Nouryon for performance additives for paints and coatings.
Expanded Nouryon Access Through Quadra
Today’s paints and coatings must deliver more than appearance. They are expected to provide long lasting protection against air pollution, mold, and weathering—while maintaining consistent color development, stability, and application properties. By expanding access to Nouryon’s paints and coatings additives, Quadra helps formulators:
- improve batch to batch consistency
- reduce processing time and energy consumption
- maintain stable viscosity and application properties
- achieve clean, consistent color development
These technologies support key performance attributes including color acceptance, adhesion, hiding power, scrub resistance, leveling, and long term stability.
What This Means for Customers
Customers now have expanded access to Nouryon surfactants, dispersants, and rheology modifiers for waterborne paint and coating formulations.
Surfactants for Paints, Colorants, and Emulsion Polymerization
Nouryon’s surfactant portfolio supports waterborne coating and colorant systems as wetting agents, dispersants, stabilizers, and specialty additives, improving pigment wet out, dispersion quality, emulsification, and formulation compatibility.
Key Nouryon brands include:
- Berol® and Ethylan® nonionic surfactants
- Amadol® surfactants for pigment wetting and dispersion
- Armeen® and Duomeen® cationic surfactants
- Witoncate® and Phospholan® anionic surfactants
Acrylic Emulsion Polymers (ASE / HASE) for Rheology Control
Nouryon’s ASE and HASE acrylic emulsion polymers, offered under the Alcogum® brand, help formulators control viscosity and flow behavior in waterborne paints and coatings. Alcogum® rheology modifiers support:
- controlled viscosity build and in can stability
- improved flow and leveling
- enhanced sag resistance
Acrylic Solution Polymers for Pigment Dispersion
Nouryon’s acrylic solution polymers support efficient pigment dispersion, clean color development, and reliable color acceptance in paints and coating systems.
Key Nouryon brands include:
- Alcosperse® acrylic based anionic dispersants
- Narlex® polymeric dispersants
These technologies enable stable, high quality pigment dispersions, reduced milling time and energy demand, higher pigment loading, and consistent color performance in base paints.
Let’s Talk About Your Next Formulation
To learn more about Nouryon products now available through Quadra, or for recommendations for a specific application, connect with your Quadra representative. We look forward to supporting your next project with Nouryon’s trusted paints and coatings technologies.
