Defoamer Designed for Waterborne Coating, Printing Ink Formulations

Raymond Yuan accepts the 2022 Ringier Coating Technology Innovantion Award for Tego Foamex 812. Photo Credit: Evonik

Tego Foamex 812 from Evonik is a new-generation, environmentally-friendly water-based defoamer. It is a 100% active matter content defoamer with polyether-modified polysiloxane technology that offers balance between defoaming efficiency and compatibility, while meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.

The balance between defoaming efficiency and compatibility makes Tego Foamex 812 well suited for a variety of binder systems, Evonik says. With its comprehensive properties, it provides a universal, high-performance and environmentally-friendly defoaming solution for a range of applications, such as pigment concentrates, wood coatings, printing inks, waterborne industrial and automotive coatings and can coatings.

Tego Foamex 812 does not contain biocides nor does it require SVHC labeling. It can be used in formulations complying with current IKEA standards and EU-Ecolabel 2014/312/EU and more. For food contact applications, the defoamer may safely be used in compliance with the Swiss Ordinance, FDA, 21 CFR 175.300 and more.

“Evonik aims to make products that create value for our customers and the environment,” says Wei Yin, vice president and head of Evonik Coating Additives Asia Pacific. “The award-winning product Tego Foamex 812 demonstrates our commitment to developing coating additive products that combine outstanding performance with sustainable properties.”

Through its focus on minimized environmental impact, Tego Foamex 812 is intended to showcase the company’s sustainability strategy for the paints, coatings and inks industry.