Opacifiers and Opaque Polymers

Better opacity with polymers

Opacifiers and opaque polymers can be used in wall coating formulations as a partial replacement of TiO2 to achieve a balance of performance and cost. For paints and coatings, our opaque polymer additives help your formulations offer opacity, gloss, and brightness. Our advanced polymeric opacifiers are engineered to improve the efficiency of titanium dioxide (TiO2) through better spacing for improved light scattering – all while maintaining the performance of the paint or coating.

Explore the many benefits of our opacifiers and opaque polymers:

Reduced TiO2 consumption

Our advanced polymeric opacifiers support reduced TiO2 consumption up to 20-35%.

Low carbon footprint

Our additives have a lower carbon footprint compared to TiO2.

Enhanced paint durability

With Dow Opaque Polymer Technology, paint durability could be improved, supporting a longer lifetime before recoat.

Acrylic Pre-composite Polymers

Formulating paint with 100% acrylic pre-composite polymers offers better wet and dry hiding efficiency plus performance improvements including reducing TiO2 use up to 20%, improving durable solutions like abrasive scrub resistance, household stain removal and stain blocking for exterior coatings.

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Opaque Polymers

Dow ROPAQUE™ Opaque Polymer is a polymeric opacifying pigment that offers partial replacement of TiO2, better sustainability, paint film performance improvement and formulation cost reduction. ROPAQUE™ Polymer can be used in both interior and exterior application with wide formulation latitude.

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Additional benefits of advanced polymeric opacifiers:

Increased efficiency

Notably increased light-scattering efficiency for opacity.

Formulation versatility

Options for water or solvent-borne formulations.

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