Waterborne Resins with an Eye Toward the Future
Waterborne resins are your Coatings of the Future!
Covestro solutions meet these targets and move users beyond basic specifications to the next generation of must-have performance attributes:
- Increased coating thickness allows for fewer coats and better manufacturing efficiency.
- Less volatile organic compounds with performance characteristics that match solvent-based resins.
- Less time in the oven means energy savings and a reduction in carbon footprint.
Less solvent. Less energy. Fewer coats. More performance – exactly where it counts.
NextGen Direct-to-Metal Coating Performance Waterborne Technology
Bayhydrol® UH 2592
Bayhydrol® UH 2592 technology is based on a self-crosslinking polyurethane dispersion (PUD) that delivers the performance of solventborne alkyds in a sustainable, low-VOC waterborne package. With 30% renewable content and reduced embodied carbon. This one-component resin enables formulators to achieve faster dry times, superior corrosion resistance, and higher film build per coat — all while supporting compliance with today's evolving regulatory requirements. Bayhydrol® UH 2592 is ideally suited for general industrial finishes, including high-gloss coatings and primers on metal substrates.
Key Benefits:
- Primer-free direct-to-metal application
- Faster dry time that accelerates cycles
- Superior gloss retention
- Outstanding corrosion resistance
- 2× hardness development
- 2× corrosion resistance
- Low VOC (<100 g/L) formulation
High-Performance 2K Waterborne Systems
Bayhydrol® NeoCryl® Bayhydur®
Covestro's portfolio of OH-functional polyacrylic dispersions (Bayhydrol® A and NeoCryl®) and aliphatic hydrophilic polyisocyanate crosslinkers (Bayhydur®) unlocks a new generation of two-component (2K) waterborne polyurethane coatings for factory-applied finishes. These systems are engineered to deliver the durability and aesthetics of conventional solventborne 2K PU coatings at low VOC levels (<100 g/L), making them ideal for building products, architectural components, and office furniture. Formulators benefit from a versatile and scalable platform that combines fast block resistance, outstanding film hardness, and excellent chemical resistance across multiple substrate types.
Key Benefits:
- Low VOC (<100 g/L)
- Fast drying and early block resistance
- High film hardness
- Excellent chemical and stain resistance
- Easy to matte
- High gloss capability
- Versatile adhesion to PVC, fiberglass, and aluminum
- Broad crosslinker selection for tailored performance
- Scalable system design for building products and office furniture applications
Novel one-component waterborne hybrid for building product finishes
Bayhydrol® UA 2961
Bayhydrol UA 2961 is a solvent free one-component waterborne hybrid dispersion that provides increased productivity, fast hardness development and ease of use. This resin, developed to meet AAMA 615-20 specification, can be formulated at low VOC’s. Bayhydrol UA 2961 can be used in the formulation of ambient-cure or bake coatings for a wide range of rigid and flexible substrates such vinyl, wood, pretreated aluminum, fiberglass and other plastic substrates.
Key Benefits:
- Low VOC
- Fast film hardness development
- Early scratch resistance
- Good adhesion to multiple substrates
- High pencil gouge hardness
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Exceptional weathering resistance
- No pot-life limitation
A versatile one-component waterborne hybrid
NeoPac™ R-9250
NeoPac™ R-9250 is a highly versatile one-component waterborne hybrid, with an eye on the future, NeoPac™ R-9250 delivers incredible versatility as a single resin used in multiple interior and exterior applications while adhering to many substrates including plastic, metal, and wood. The same high quality and early hardness development that meets regulatory requirements in multiple regions of sale.
Key Benefits:
- High chemical and stain resistance
- Fast blocking resistance
- Fast drying
- Early hardness development
- Good mar/scratch resistance
- Excellent adhesion on multiple substrates
- UV Resistant
Water-based UV with very fast water release
NeoRad™ R-3024
Water-based UV with very fast water release. Samples now available.
For applicators of waterbased UV curable coatings, NeoRad® R-3024 offers a 50-60% improvement in line speed while maintaining other key performance properties.
Key Benefits:
- Shorter drying lines
- Increased application thickness – fewer coats required
- Faster damage free stacking and packing
- Energy saving due to reduced drying needs
- Allows for production expansion without major capital expenditures
Bayhydrol®, Bayhydur® and NeoCryl® are registered trademarks of the Covestro group.
NeoPac™ and NeoRad™ are trademarks of the Covestro group.
