The modern automotive industry demands coatings that deliver exceptional appearance, durability, and application efficiency—from the assembly line to the repair shop. Eastman offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) resins and innovative Solus™ performance additives specifically designed to meet these rigorous demands.
PT Jaya Warindo Abadi is proud to distribute these advanced Eastman solutions, enabling formulators in Indonesia to create OEM, refinish, and plastic component coatings with superior flow, leveling, pigment orientation, and faster process times.
Eastman CAB resins are industry standards, offering formulators a versatile toolkit to solve common coating challenges:
- Superior Pigment Wetting & Dispersion: CAB resins provide excellent pigment binding, leading to higher color strength, better hiding, and reduced pigment settling.
- Controlled Rheology & Flow: They enable precise viscosity control, resulting in smooth, level films with minimal defects like sagging, cratering, or mottling.
- Fast Solvent Release & Dry-to-Touch Time: These resins accelerate physical drying, crucial for high-throughput OEM lines and efficient refinish jobs.
- Excellent Compatibility & Film Formation: CAB resins are compatible with a wide range of acrylic, polyester, and other film-forming polymers, producing clear, durable films with outstanding hardness and flexibility.
- Renewable Resource Base: All Eastman CAB products are derived from cellulose, a renewable resource, offering estimated bio-content values between 37% and 40%.
Featured Eastman Products for Automotive
| Product | Key Characteristics & Type | Primary Benefits for Automotive Coatings | Typical Applications | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAB-381-20 (High viscosity CAB) | Cellulose Acetate Butyrate | Provides excellent film strength, hardness, and mar resistance. Ideal for high-solids formulations needing robust performance. | Auto OEM, auto refinish, automotive plastics, protective coatings. | Eastman ? |
| CAB-531-1 | Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (High butyryl, flexible) | More flexible than CAB-381 types. Requires less plasticizer, produces tough films with good weathering and mar resistance. | Auto OEM, auto plastics, automotive protective coatings, flexible coatings. | Eastman ? |
| CAB-551-0.01 | Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (Very low Tg, highest butyryl) | Lowest glass transition temperature (Tg) in the CAB range. Excellent as an additive to reduce tack, improve flow, and enhance intercoat adhesion. | Auto OEM, auto plastics, refinish coatings, lacquers for plastic. | Eastman ? |
| Solus™ 2100 (Performance Additive) | Rheology control additive for 2K coatings | Improves flow/leveling, faster dry-to-touch time, easier sandability, wider polishing window, excellent anti-sag behavior. | High-solids 2K auto OEM and refinish clearcoats & topcoats. | Eastman ? |
| Solus™ 2300 (Performance Additive) | Metal flake orientation & flow control | Enhances metallic flake orientation in basecoats, improves strike-in resistance, reduces surface defects. | Auto OEM and refinish basecoats (especially metallics), high-solids systems. | Eastman ? |
Many Eastman products are based on cellulose, a renewable resource. The portfolio includes CAB resins with estimated bio-content up to 40% and Solus™ additives up to 43%, supporting sustainability goals without compromising performance.
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