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Coating Additives Insights & Technical Guides

Industry insights, technical articles and practical formulation guides from ASTRA experts

How to Select a Dispersant for High-Performance Coatings

A practical guide to pigment wetting, viscosity control and long-term stability in modern coating formulations.

Latest insights

New materials are published by our technical team and curated for coating formulators.

A structured process for evaluating and switching to alternative coating additive suppliers.

How reactive diluents reduce viscosity without VOC and how functional additives improve final film performance.

The most common water-based formulation mistakes and how to fix them with the right additives.

Practical guide to adhesion promoters for metal, plastic and difficult coating substrates.

How leveling agents prevent orange peel, brush marks, roller texture and surface defects.

How wetting agents solve substrate wetting, pigment wetting, crawling and crater defects in modern coating systems.