The in-depth technical knowledge of its professionals dedicated to Coatings, involved with each client and every stage of a project, allows Indovinya to continuously diversify its portfolio according to the market's needs.
Through its innovation platforms in Coatings, Indovinya translates industry trends and regulatory changes into more efficient and sustainable technologies. These platforms guide the development of new solutions in partnership with its clients, quickly and competitively optimizing formulations.
One of Indovinya's guiding principles has been the reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in formulations for different applications in Coatings. Its technologies allow the development of low-VOC architectural and industrial paints without impairing their performance.
Its product lines in Coalescents and Emulsifiers are part of these new technologies, delivering superior performance and meeting environmental demands in compliance with industry regulations. The solutions have higher resistance to dirt pick-up, better film formation, and resistance to leaching in paints.
One of the challenges in paint formulation is to reduce the energy demand of a paint system, facilitating processes, such as dispersion of pigments and fillers, without compromising the final application.
Indovinya develops solutions in Building Blocks that can reduce energy demand on drying time and improve industrial coatings spreading rate. And Indovinya’s Additives can reduce the energy requirement during the grinding of pigments and fillers.
One of the paint industry's main problems is leaching, which occurs when freshly applied paint is exposed to water or high humidity, such as rain or dew. This is caused by hydrophilic pathways in which the water permeates into the film that has not entirely coalesced. Leaching reduces the durability of paint and impairs the short and long-term performance of final applications.
Indovinya has an innovation platform focused on identifying and creating alternatives - such as Coalescents and Emulsifiers - that reduce the leaching in exterior paints. This improves the resistance of paints and coatings to environmental conditions.
The world is constantly changing, so coating technologies are evolving to meet new demands and challenges of different and demanding applications. Formulations now need to comply with surfaces' protection and decoration requirements and become multifunctional, adding value to consumer goods and positively impacting people's daily lives and well-being.
Given this current scenario of the paint and coating industry, there is an increase in interest in Smart Coatings (or smart paints). Such products are innovative because they deliver a functional role to the coating to be applied to the surface or product. Some examples of these products are utensils with non-stick surfaces, prevention of biological contamination on floors and walls, equipment with self-cleaning surfaces, and coatings that regenerate if damaged.
Indovinya is aware of these market trends and has an extensive portfolio and in-depth technical knowledge to develop new SMART solution technologies, either through surfactants or the modification of polymers. There are numerous possibilities with its customers to innovate and overcome current technical challenges with functional paints.
Indovinya is your choice for an innovative partnership that will create benefits within your value chain, helping your products stand out. Shall we talk about it?