New wax dispersions from Michelman

Michem Guard 349 and Michem Guard 350 from Michelman are two of the company’s wax dispersions that are suited to imparting a matting effect to most aqueous coatings and varnishes.  The coatings give water-based inks the performance properties of solvent-based systems, without the environmental hazards. They also enhance other properties such as blocking, and abrasion, water repellency, scratch and mar resistance. 

Characterized by large particle size, Michem Guard 349 is a nonionic polyethylene, while Michem Guard 350 is a nonionic Fischer-Tropsch wax dispersion.  Both are solvent-free and are designed to highlight the positive properties of large particle sized wax and minimize unnecessary interaction from dispersing agents.