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    • Specialty chemicals are at our heart and it is our goal to provide excellent technical service and knowhow for complex products and applications. Our dedicated markets approach allows us to stay forward-looking, innovative and close to our customers. Merging the in-depth knowledge of experts in multiple markets enables KRAHN Chemie to develop optimized cross-segmental solutions, too. Please browse through our product range by industry and region.

    At KRAHN we work with many of the world’s leading brands to offer the most diverse portfolio of raw materials for the coating industry. We provide our customers with a comprehensive portfolio of additives, pigments, dispersions and many other speciality raw materials for a very broad spectrum of applications such as industrial coatings and wood varnishes, architectural coatings, as well as printing and packaging systems, even covering floorings, concrete and cement systems. We also offer technical and formulatory expertise and three applications laboratories providing tailor- made solutions for the development and optimization of high quality systems to our customers. Our service portfolio ranges from application tests and analytical studies, via product development and optimization of formulations, to the creation of complete colorimetric systems including setup of calibration database and color matching. Our Pan-European presence means local market insights and an in-depth understanding of our customers’ needs, enabling them to develop valuable opportunities in new and existing markets.

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    Polymer Beads

    Polyurethane and acrylic based polymer beads in different particle sizes with mono-sized and Gaussian particle size distribution. Available as transparent and colored beads and in various degrees of hardness. They offer various benefits and solutions like permanent matting effect along with strong mechanical and chemical resistance as well as soft feeling effect. Due to the almost perfect scattering of light, non-reflective surfaces can be achieved. Highly recommended for applications like flooring, furniture coating, coil coating, paper foil coating and printing inks, architectural coating, leather finishing and different plastic applications.

    Product characteristics

    • Enhanced surface properties
    • Improved scratch and abrasion resistance
    • Natural and transparent look
    • Soft touch
    • Optimized gloss

    Applications

    • Architectural
    • Automotive Coatings
    • Can and Coil coatings
    • Flooring
    • Plastic coatings
    • Powder Coatings
    • Printing inks
    • Wood coatings

    Solutions

    • Durability
    • High Solids
    • Renewable raw materials

    Brands & Producers

    Spheromers®
    Lamberti
    Decosphaera®
    Lamberti

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    Benefit from specialty chemicals of the highest quality

    • Increased productivity: High-quality products can increase productivity by reducing downtime due to equipment malfunctions, product defects or safety hazards.
    • Improved reputation: Providing high-quality products can help improve your brand's reputation and increase customer loyalty. 
    • Cost savings: Providing high-quality products can help reduce costs associated with product defects, recalls, and safety incidents.