Coatings
Eastman cellulose esters are versatile problem solvers that can be used as binders, additives, film formers or modifiers in automotive, wood, plastic, paper, and leather coatings applications.

Performance benefits include: 

Reduced dry time		Resistance to yellowing
Improved flow and leveling		Stable carrier for metallic pigments
Reduced cratering		Metallic flake control
Sag control		Reduced blocking
Color control in multipigment systems		Pigment dispersion medium
Improved sprayability		Solvent craze resistance
Reduced picture framing		Polishability
Viscosity control		UV stability
Redissolve resistance		Reduced plasticizer migration
Gloss control

Nail Care
Eastman Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) and Cellulose Acetate Propionate (CAP) are used in nail polish for a variety of performance characteristics. Compared to nitrocellulose and other products, which often display chemical instability and are packaged as an alcohol-wet powder, Eastman CAB and Eastman CAP are supplied as stable, easy-to-handle, dry powders. CAB and CAP films have excellent gloss and clarity, and do not yellow like nitrocellulose. Cellulose esters are well known in the coatings industry for their pigment wetting characteristics, compatibility, excellent flow-out properties, and fast dry times.

Pharmaceuticals
Eastman cellulose esters are used extensively in pharmaceutical dosage forms, usually for controlled drug delivery. Typical technologies that employ cellulose esters include semipermeable membranes for osmotic drug delivery applications, sustained release from cellulose ester-based matrix formulations, taste masking, and microparticles formed from cellulose esters and drugs. Both Eastman Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) and Eastman Cellulose Acetate (CA) are formulated in commercial drug applications.

Printing Inks
Eastman Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) is a raw material crucial to ink performance properties. It serves as a useful component for viscosity modification, release, binding, or other purposes.