Eastman™ n-Butanol is a four carbon straight chain oxo alcohol. It is a medium-boiling liquid that is useful as a chemical intermediate and as a solvent for ambient dry and baking coatings.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Butyl Acetate is a medium-boiling ester solvent with an evaporation rate of 1.0 making it ideal for quick drying nitrocellulose lacquers. A colorless liquid with a fruity odor, it is an active solvent for film-formers.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ n-Butyl Propionate is a non-HAP, slow-evaporating, and urethane grade solvent with good solvent activity for most coating resins. It provides low volatility to coatings formulations.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman C-11 Ketone is a low-cost, slow-evaporating, low-density mixture of ketone solvents. It is useful as a retarder solvent for primers, coil coatings, maintenance coatings and high-solids enamels. In these coatings, it improves gloss and leveling, reduces orange peel, minimizes solvent popping, and helps reduce VOCs. In many coatings, it can be used alone or blended with other solvents to replace isophorone and dibasic esters. Eastman C-11 Ketone has good solvency for a wide range of resins including nitrocellulose, alkyds, polyesters, acrylics, epoxies, and some vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymers. Compared with other solvents in the same evaporation range, C-11 Ketone often offers an economic advantage.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman DB Acetate (Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate) is a high-boiling ester widely used as a solvent in printing inks and high-bake enamels; it is also used as a coalescing aid in low pH latex paints. It is especially applicable in screen inks and as a component in coil coatings. It has also found use as a coalescing aid, a coil coating component, and in the separation of alcohols and ketones by distillation.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman DB Solvent (Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether) improves the flow-out and gloss of baking enamels, is an effective coalescent in both architectural and industrial maintenance formulations, can be used in printing inks to increase dry times, and provides excellent coupling ability for the effective removal of contaminants in Industrial & Institutional and/or household cleaners.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ DB Solvent, Stabilized is a high-boiling glycol ether used in baking enamels, printing inks, textile dyeing, or as a coalescent in latex paints. This grade contains BHT antioxidant.
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North AmericaEastman™ DE Acetate (diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate) is a colorless liquid, soluble in water and miscible in most organic solvents. It is primarily used as a coalescing aid in paints and as a solvent in inks. With broad resin solubility, it is suitable for use in coil coatings.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman DE Solvent (Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether) is a very polar, slow-evaporating, mild odor, water-miscible solvent useful in wood stains and as a coalescent in latex paints and floor polishes.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ DIBK (Diisobutyl Ketone) is a slow-evaporating, low-density solvent that has good activity for many synthetic resins. It is useful as a retarder solvent to improve flow and minimize humidity blushing.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman DP Solvent (Diethylene Glycol Monopropyl Ether) is a slow-evaporating, water-miscible solvent useful in solution and water-based coatings. It is an active solvent for many coating materials and demonstrates very good coupling efficiency with resin systems in water-based coatings. Additionally, its low odor is advantageous in formulating printing inks and can be used in aqueous cleaners.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ EB Acetate (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate) is a high-boiling glycol ether-ester. Its slow evaporation rate provides excellent flow and leveling in high-bake coatings as well as air-dry systems such as epoxy coatings. It has limited water miscibility. It is supplied as a urethane grade solvent.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman EB Solvent (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether) offers numerous benefits in coating, ink, and cleaner applications. It is an excellent solvent for many coatings resin types, including alkyd, phenolic, maleic, epoxy, and nitrocellulose resins. Its unique combination of properties enables the effective removal of contaminants when used in Industrial & Institutional and/or household cleaners.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman EEH solvent (Ethylene Glycol 2-Ethylhexyl Ether) has long been used in performance specialty coatings applications. It offers an excellent balance of performance properties when used as a coalescent in architectural and industrial maintenance coatings.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ EEP (Ethyl 3-Ethoxypropionate) is slow evaporating with excellent activity for a wide range of coating polymers. It has moderate odor, low surface tension, and high electrical resistance. Its unique structure provides a variety of desirable properties not found in other solvents.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ EP Solvent (Ethylene Glycol Monopropyl Ether) is colorless and water-miscible over a wide range of temperatures with a slow evaporation rate. It is used in coatings and inks where a milder, less detectable odor is required and provides good viscosity control and high flash point. It can also be used to develop customized aqueous cleaners.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ EP Solvent is colorless and water-miscible over a wide range of temperatures with a slow evaporation rate. It is used in coatings where a milder, less detectable odor is required. This product is stabilized with BHT.
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Asia PacificNorth AmericaEastman™ Ethyl Acetate, Urethane Grade is a low-boiling, fast-evaporating solvent with a mild, pleasant odor. It is widely used in formulating printing inks, adhesives, and lacquers. Ethyl acetate is miscible with most organic solvents and can be used in cleaner blends fo the removal of oils, grease, and soils.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaThis eight-carbon branched chain oxo alcohol with a high boiling point and slow evaporation rate features excellent reactivity as a chemical intermediate. It serves as a chain terminator in synthesizing condensation polymers and as an intermediate for plasticizers.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ IBIB is a slow-evaporating, economical retarder solvent used in nitrocellulose lacquers, coatings for plastic substrates, and high solids coatings. It exhibits high electrical resistance and low surface tension.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Isobutanol is a medium-boiling, slow-evaporating, colorless liquid that is useful in organic synthesis, as a chemical intermediate, and as a solvent in coating applications.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Isobutyl Acetate is a medium-boiling solvent with a typical mild, fruity, ester odor. Its combination of good solvent activity, desirable evaporation rate, and pleasant odor enables it to be used in a wide range of coating applications.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Isopropyl Acetate is a urethane grade, fast-evaporating, mild odor solvent that is miscible with most common organic solvents and has properties intermediate between ethyl and butyl acetates. It is an active solvent for many types of synthetic resins.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman Methyl Acetate is an active, fast evaporating, mild odor solvent for a broad range of coating and ink resins. It is useful in applications where fast solvent release and quick dry-to-touch times are required. Methyl acetate is a VOC-exempt, non-HAP, non-ODS, readily biodegradable solvent that can be used in blends to develop environmentally friendly cleaners.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Methyl Acetate - High Purity is an active, urethane grade, fast-evaporating, mild odor solvent for a broad range of coating and ink resins. It is useful in polyurethane coatings and in applications where fast solvent release and quick dry-to-touch times are required. Methyl acetate, HP is a VOC-exempt, non-HAP, non-ODS, readily biodegradable solvent that can be used in blends to develop environmentally friendly cleaners.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaThe high solvent activity, slow evaporation rate, low density and surface tension, and high boiling point of Eastman™ MAK (Methyl n-Amyl Ketone) make it ideal in formulating high solids coatings that meet VOC guidelines.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) is a medium-evaporating, low density, highly active solvent for use in inks, coatings, and adhesives. It is also used in a wide variety of other applications and markets.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ MPK (Methyl n-Propyl Ketone) is a medium evaporating, urethane-grade solvent. It is an active solvent for most synthetic resins including acrylics, polyesters, cellulosics, epoxies, vinyls, and alkyds. Its high solvency, low density, and medium evaporation rate make it attractive as a letdown solvent for high-solids resins used in formulating coatings with low VOC content. It is used in gravure printing inks and also provides excellent performance for a wide range of cleaning and surface preparation applications for the transportation industry.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ MPK, UHP (Ultra High Purity) is a medium-evaporating, urethane grade, highly active solvent for most synthetic resins. It is ideal as a letdown solvent for high solids, air-dry resins used in low VOC alkyd and polyester/urethane coatings. It is used in gravure printing inks and also provides excellent performance for a wide range of cleaning and surface preparation applications for the transportation industry.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaThe high solvent activity, slow evaporation rate, low density and surface tension, and high boiling point of Eastman™ MIAK (Methyl Isoamyl Ketone), make it ideal in formulating low-viscosity, high solids coatings with reduced VOC.
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Asia PacificEurope, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ NB3HB solvent is an ester alcohol solvent that offers an exceptional combination of performance, safety, and value.
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Latin AmericaEastman Omnia™ high-performance solvent has a unique chemistry for cleaners that offers an exceptional combination of performance, safety, and value. Effective in a variety of light- and heavy-duty cleaners formulated at neutral pH, Omnia delivers power to your formulation against a wide range of soils – from greasy dirt and tar to soap scum.
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Europe, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ PM Acetate is a slow evaporating solvent with both ether and ester functional groups. It is a colorless liquid with a mild odor used as an effective retarder solvent as well as being an excellent solvent for many coating polymers.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ PM Solvent, a medium-boiling glycol ether, is an active solvent for cellulose acetate butyrate, nitrocellulose, epoxy, phenolic, acrylic, and alkyd resins. It is used in a variety of coating, printing ink, and cleaning applications.
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Latin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ Propyl Acetate is a colorless liquid with a mild, fruity odor. It is an active solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate, polyester, alkyd, and acrylic resins. It has a medium evaporation rate and is a non-HAP solvent.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ n-Propanol, a three-carbon straight chain oxo alcohol, is a medium-boiling, colorless liquid that is widely used in flexographic and other printing ink applications. It has a very mild odor, similar to that of ethanol and is completely soluble in water.
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Asia PacificLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman™ n-Propyl Propionate is a non-HAP, medium evaporating, urethane grade solvent with good activity for most coating resins.
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Europe, Middle East, & AfricaLatin AmericaNorth AmericaEastman Texanol™ is an high-performance coalescing aid, particularly under adverse conditions of high humidity and low temperature. Demonstrating excellent properties with associative thickeners, Texanol is a low-evaporating solvent in polyester coil coatings and high bake enamels.
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