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Mowilith ® Emulsions
Welcome to the World of Emulsions
Market Segments
Paints and Coatings
Construction
Adhesives
Specialties
Textile, Leather and Paper
Our Commitment to the Environment
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Mowilith ® Emulsions, a Leader
in Performance and Innovation
Why choose Clariant
Mowilith ® Emulsions?
The reasons are many, so
you can choose the one
that makes the difference
to your product´s market
performance. Literally
thousands of satisfied
customers have been
witness to the outstanding
success of Clariant´s
Mowilith ® Emulsions since
its first patent was obtained
in 1912. This tradition
remains Clariant´s driving
force for the future, thanks
to continuous investment in
research and development
to provide state-of-the-art,
environmentally responsible
and sustainable product
options. Waterbased and
tailor made for your needs,
Mowilith ® Emulsions
can greatly contribute
to successful product
formulations and offer
competitive advantages
in a variety of industries.
The world of emulsions is
extremely wide: the paints
and coatings, construction,
adhesives, textile, leather
and paper industries
are some which greatly
benefit from their use.
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Welcome to the World
of Emulsions
Thanks to our commitment
to innovation in polymer
emulsions and our technical
expertise in application
and development, Clariant
has supplied industries and
consumers worldwide for
more than 90 years with
tailor-made solutions and
sustainable answers.
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Headquartered in Brazil,
Sao Paulo, we are a Global
Business Unit with production
facilities and operations in
more than 12 countries. Our
local expertise around the
world is market orientated
to respond to your needs.
Discover below how our
remarkable technologies
in emulsions for paints and
coatings, construction,
adhesives, textiles, leather
and paper can also help you to
achieve value-added effects
to your final products.
Mexico
Santa Clara
Chile
Maipu
Venezuela
Maracay
Argentina
Zarate
FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER IN OUR APPLICATION LABORATORIES
We continuously strive to achieve innovative solutions
for our customers with our wide range of copolymer and
terpolymer emulsions, using our local expertise along with
our global network and its intensive exchange of know-how.
Our local application laboratories work together with our
global Research and Development Department to provide
a quick response to the market and customer needs.
Brazil
São Paulo
Suzano

Morocco
Casablanca
Turkey
Gebze
Egypt
Ameriya
South Africa
Chamdor
India
Roha
Pakistan
Jamshoro
Indonesia
Cilegon
Thailand
Bangpoo
China
Tianjin
RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Clariant’s global emulsions Research & Development facilities
are located in Suzano, Brazil, and are part of Clariant’s global
Research & Development organization, with several sites
in Europe. We are a world leader in the field of specialty
chemicals and provide global solutions for our customers.
Headquarters
Production Site
Global R&D
MONOMER SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Our products and services are based on specialty chemicals
which play a crucial role in our customers manufacturing and
processing operations and give their finished products new,
value-enhancing properties. We employ a wide range of monomer
systems for our copolymer and terpolymer emulsions. In this way
we are able to respond equally directly to our customer’s needs
and the different market requirements in the regions worldwide.
The major monomer systems used are Polyvinylacetate (PVA),
Vinylacrylate (VAC), VeoVaTM Copolymers and Terpolymers,
Acrylates, Styrene-Acrylates and other specialties .
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Market Segments
PAINTS AND COATINGS
Clariant is one of the most experienced
suppliers of Polymer Emulsion technology for
waterborne coatings and paints in the world.
With our brand Mowilith ® we have been an
active leader for decades and understand the
market needs for interior and exterior paints,
high and semi-gloss paints, metal coating,
decorative paints, road marking paints,
wood varnishes and industrial paints.
CONSTRUCTION
Our commitment to technology development for
the construction industry has brought constant
innovations for industrial flooring, primers,
mortar modification, paste tile adhesives,
elastic sealants, elastomeric wall coatings,
waterproofing, joint fillers, roofing, wall
insulation systems and soil consolidation.
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TEXTILE, LEATHER AND PAPER
Water-based dispersions are used in textiles, clothing,
non-wovens and technical textiles as a binder or
coating to obtain properties such as dimensional
stability, durability, wash resistance or as a handle
modifier. Leather fiber, insoles, bags, belts, lacquers
and coatings are typical of the leather industry.
Coating binders for labels, barrier coatings for paper,
board and packaging represent the paper industry.
ADHESIVES
The Mowilith ® product line and Mowicoll ® for
our ready-to-use adhesives are the perfect
choice for wood glues, finger joints, paper and
packaging applications, lamination, pressure
sensitive adhesives, flooring, industrial adhesives,
book binding and adhesives for textiles.
SPECIALTIES
High performance products, application expertise
and Research & Development services for special
market niches are offered by Clariant Mowilith ®
Emulsions to enhance value to our customers’
end products. Nanotechnology and two-stage
polymerisation are in our daily projects.
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Paints and Coatings
Clariant´s Mowilith ® Emulsions
are still a proven choice in paints
and coatings. Whether for interior
or exterior paints, coatings, wood
lacquers, varnishes, or decorative
applications, you will find stateof-the-art
and environmentally
friendly products in our range.
We have an ongoing commitment
to optimise processes and give
you technical assistance to
improve your final product.
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For decades Mowilith ® Emulsions
have presented high performance
in the paint industry. Our binder
technology and know-how guarantee
our customers advantages and
improved quality in many applications.
For interior paints, for example, we
set new standards in solvent- and
plasticizer-free formulations, low-VOC
is a high priority in our developments.
For exterior paints, we apply
advanced technology for acrylic
dispersions to improve specific
properties like exterior durability,
water resistance, UV and blocking
resistance. With our know-how in
polymerisation, we offer copolymers
and terpolymers of Vinylacetate
VeoVa dispersions to achieve
unequalled performance in terms of
alkali, abrasion and UV resistance and
improved pigment binding power.
Our global approach permits us
to constantly provide ideas to our
customers for the development of
special products, like our readyto-use
range and their high quality
effects in decorative paints.
Just ask us for a solution and we
will provide you with a ready made
response to meet your requirement.

Mowilith ® Emulsions for
Paints and Coatings
Applications
Interior paints
Exterior paints
High and semi gloss
paints
Metal coatings
Texture and plasters
Decorative paints
Road marking paints
Roof coatings
Primers
Deep Shade paints
Intumescent paints
INDUSTRIAL
With our emulsions we are
making a contribution to
protect our environment.
Our dispersions for
industrial coatings exhibit
high performance.
EXTERIOR PAINTS
Our know-how in applications
together with our knowledge
of binder technology guarantee
our customers the latest
products with outstanding
properties and high quality.
Our range offers
APEO-free products
Low-VOC
Eco-Friendly products
Waterbased emulsions
Solvent-free
Ready-to-use
Nanodispersions
Low-Formaldehyde
INTERIOR PAINTS
For decades our Mowilith ®
Emulsions have been
demonstrating high performance
and set new standards in
use and are state-of-the-art
in environmental terms.
WOOD
Our range of acrylic Emulsions
for wood varnishes for furniture,
parquet floors and exterior uses
provide properties like high
gloss and blocking resistance,
abrasion and water resistance.
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Construction
Clariant strives to be the preferred
partner and solutions provider in the
construction industry. We have an
ongoing commitment to technology
development and support our
customers with regional technical
expertise, providing high quality for
their end products. Our product line
includes binders to modify cement
systems as well as emulsions for
formulating building products and
elastomeric coating compounds.
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Clariant´s worldwide experience in
the construction area enables us
to offer new concepts in specific
markets, such as micro-floor coating
and industrial flooring. In roof coating
and elastomeric wall coatings our
Mowilith ® range offers high elasticity,
weatherability, good adhesion and
a high degree of waterproofing.
Concrete modified with Mowilith ®
Emulsions brings a further
improvement in floors, buildings
and underground structures,
insulation walls, elastic joint fillers,
underground tunnels, runways
and railways. Building products
formulated with Mowilith ® have
higher compression resistance and
tensile strength, and concrete is more
flexible, therefore more resistant
to weight. Developments based on
nanodispersions with extremely
small particles for penetrating
primers are appropriate for wood
and concrete substrates with a good
setting performance, high alkali
resistance and impermeability.
Clariant Mowilith ® emulsions
deliver more than products to
the construction industry: we
provide technical support and
give you tailor-made solutions
for your specific application.

Mowilith ® Emulsions
for Construction
Applications
Industrial flooring
Primers
Mortar modification
Paste tile adhesives
Elastic sealants
Elastomeric Wall
Coatings (EWC)
Waterproofing
Joint fillers
Roofing
Wall insulation systems
Soil consolidation
CONCRETE ADDITIVES
Mortar and concrete can
become more impermeable
and durable with our Mowilith ®
Emulsions, improving the
bonding and compressive
strength and flexural properties.
PRIMERS
A wide experience in the area
of penetrating primers with
extremely small particles is
reflected in our products for
wood and concrete substrates.
Our range offers
APEO-free products
Waterbased emulsions
Solvent-free
Ready-to-use
Nanodispersions
Tailor-made solutions
Special additives
INDUSTRIAL AND
DECORATIVE FLOORS
Mowilith ® Emulsions are used
to improve the performance
of all cement based-systems.
We offer new concepts for
industrial and decorative floors.
ELASTIC COMPOUNDS
Elastic sealants, wall or roofcoatings
based on Mowilith ®
building emulsions are
characterised by good adhesion,
elasticity and durability.
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Adhesives
Clariant is the perfect partner
for the adhesives industry. Our
Mowilith ® environmentally friendly
waterbased emulsions comprises
a wide range of products which
offer high performance for all
types of adhesives, such as wood
glues, paper and packaging
applications, as well as lamination
and industrial adhesives.
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Adhesives made with Clariant
Mowilith ® Emulsions are
characterised by an excellent
adhesion to a wide variety of
substrates¸ offering high strength
after setting. Depending on the
application, they may present
good water resistance, or
inversely, re-emulsification.
For many requirements, waterbased
wood glues, for instance, also need
to form a waterproof film. This is
where Mowilith ® as a one-pack or
two-pack formulation can provide
the answer and enable adhesives
to meet the requirements of DIN
EN 204 for D3 and D4. In the area
of adhesives for the paper and
packaging industry, waterbased
emulsions are highly suitable for an
extremely wide range of applications.
Besides packaging manufacture
and sealing, they are widely used
in adhesives for book binding,
for laminating printed sheets,
winding paper tubes and various
other applications in the flexible
packaging and printing industry.

Mowilith ® Emulsions
for Adhesives
Applications
Wood adhesives
Paper
Packaging
Scholar
Lamination
Pressure Sensitive
Adhesives (PSA)
Floor
Industrial adhesives
Book binding
Finger joints
Adhesives for textiles
PAPER AND PACKAGING
In the area of adhesives,
waterbased emulsions are
suitable for an extremely wide
range of applications, like
winding paper tubes, scholar
glues and corrugated board.
WOOD ADHESIVES
For many applications,
waterbased wood glues also
need to meet requirements
like DIN EN 204 for D3 and
D4. Mowilith ® Emulsions for
wood adhesives as a onepack
or two-pack formulation
meet these requirements.
Our range offers
APEO-free products
Eco-Friendly products
Tailor-made solutions
Water resistance
Solvent-free
Ready-to-use
BOOK BINDING AND
LAMINATION
Apart from the manufacture and
sealing of packaging, Mowilith ®
Emulsions are used for book
binding and applications in
the lamination industry.
INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES
AND PSA
Clariant offers a wide range of
adhesives including industrial
adhesives and Pressure
Sensitive Adhesives (PSA)
to meet such properties
as high cohesion, adhesion
or high speed setting.
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Specialties
Under specialties Clariant offers high
technology products, application
know-how and Research &
Development services for specific
niche markets which play a crucial
role in our customer’s manufacturing
and processing operations, giving
their finished products new
value-enhanced properties.
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Take a look in our portfolio and you
will find state-of-the-art emulsions
for primers with a nanoparticles that
guarantee good penetration in wood
and concrete substrates. On the other
hand our experience in one-stage and
two-stage polymerisation like Core-
Shell technology, brings you closer to
previously undiscovered and attractive
opportunities, such as special
coatings for outdoors, or high abrasion
resistance for parquet lacquers.
We have a wide range of products
for the carpet industry, anti-dust
and ground protection, road marking
paints, insulating systems and other
special coatings for the cheese,
food, textile, paper and leather.
With these specialty innovative
products we enable our customers
to participate in new niche markets
with enhanced performance.
Keep in touch with our experts
so we can grow together in this
valuable world of emulsions.

Mowilith ® Emulsions for
Special Applications
Technologies Applications
APEO-FREE
Meeting today’s ecological
challenges, our Mowilith ®
range of products are all
waterbased and solvent-free.
In our portfolio you can find
APEO-free (free of Alkyl phenol
ethoxylates) dispersions
CORE-SHELL
Mowilith ® Emulsions produced
on a two stage polymerisation
process have special properties
like high blocking resistance,
good out-door behaviour and
excellent UV resistance.
NANOTECHNOLOGY
For high performance
applications, Clariant is able to
offer Nanotechnology in many
sectors, in textile, coatings and
industrial applications using
nano emulsions and additives to
improve performance.
LOW-EMISSION
We are proactively committed
to considering environmental
protection and safety in all
of our R&D activities.
Clariant contributes to
environmental protection
with an effective Dispersion
with low-VOC properties.
ANTI-DUST, SOIL AND
GROUND PROTECTION
Clariant offers a range of
products for anti-dust,
ground protection and
soil consolidation.
AGRICULTURE
For protecting the seedling,
a polymer solution is applied
during germination and early
growth, and to facilitate
plantability seeds can also be
treated with a speciality coating.
FOOD
Mowilith ® Dispersions have long
been proven in the use of diverse
hard cheese coating varieties.
An aqueous vinyl acetate
dibutyl maleate dispersion
can be used in this coating.
CARPETS
Clariant offers a wide range
of Emulsions for the back
coating of all kind of carpets.
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Textile, Leather and Paper
Clariant Emulsions perform important
tasks in the textile, leather and
paper industries. In textiles, for
example, they guarantee wash
fastness, modify the handle from
soft to hard or give dimensional
stability. In leather they help in the
dye fixation and can be applied as a
coating to increase properties like
brightness, handle and flexibility. In
paper they are present in the printing,
coating, binding and lamination.
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Let’s take a closer look at the
textile industry. Garments require
wash fastness and firm handling
properties, dimensional stability or
water resistance. Our emulsions are
present in outdoor coatings, home
textiles, vertical blinds, blackout ,
sports articles, protective clothing,
work wear and all kinds of technical
textiles. For the Denim coating,
the use of Dispersions can modify
the handle, the visual effects or
increase the wash resistance.
For the back coating of nonwoven
carpets, tufted carpets and synthetic
grass providing long term durability
and protection. We have the right
dispersion for the manufacturing
of fashion garments, military and
protective clothes or for the complete
construction of sport shoes.
Moving on to the leather industry,
emulsions with different properties
may be used in the manufacture of
leather fiber according to where the
end product will be used: insoles,
ground contact soles, belts or bags.
The uses of emulsions in the
paper industry include coating
for cartons and special papers,
the finishing of filter papers and
decorative, corrugated, wallpaper
and packaging applications.

TEXTILE CHEMICALS
Clariant’s Business Unit Textile
Chemicals provides special
chemicals for pretreatment,
dyeing, printing and finishing of
textiles. Their product packages
enhance the properties of
apparel and other textiles in
applications as diverse as
high fashion, home textiles
and special technical textiles,
including a wide range of
synthetic dispersions under
the brand name of Appretan ® .
LEATHER SERVICES
Business Unit Leather Services
is a leading supplier of leather
chemicals and services
offering chemical and technical
solutions for the complete
leather manufacturing process.
With the product range they
provide environmentally-friendly
value-added solutions for
specific needs. You can also
find Acrylic and Polyurethane
Dispersions with the brand
name Melio ® for finishing
and coating applications.
Applications
Handle Modifier
Lamination
Non-wovens, wadding,
interlining
Mattress thicking
Carpets
Glass grid, glass wall
covering
Outdoor coatings,
awnings, tents
Back coatings,
upholstery
Vertical blinds,
black-out
Industrial filters,
filters for automotive
Applications
Leather fiber (LEFA)
Insoles
Belts
Bags
Book binders
Laquers
Coatings
PAPER SPECIALTIES
Business Unit Paper Specialties
provides expertise in the
management of whiteness,
coloration, special coatings and
strength for all kinds of paper.
The Dispersions Cartaseal ® ,
Cartacoat ® and Cartacol ® are
used in many applications such
as barriers, coatings, laminates
and other specialities.
Applications
Paper and board
coatings
Barrier Coatings
Wall decoration paper
Inkjet paper
Banners
Labels
Tea bags material
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Our Commitment to
the Environment
Sustainability and
environmental considerations
are becoming increasingly
important for consumers
and producers. For Clariant
Emulsion Business these
considerations have been
incorporated in daily practice
offering intelligent chemistry.
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Meeting today’s ecological
challenges Clariant offers
sustainable products,
solutions and processes and
participates actively in voluntary
programs such as the Global
Charter Responsible Care ®
and Global Product Strategy
(GPS) initiatives, which are
focused on the continuous
improvement of our performance
in the critical areas of health,
safety and environment.
At the core of these initiatives
is the development of enhanced
safety and environmentally
friendly products, such
as all our waterbased
Mowilith ® emulsions, free of
plasticizers and solvents.
APEO (Alkyl Phenol Ethoxylates)
and specially Nonyl Phenol
ethoxylates are considered
to be very toxic for aquatic
life. In many countries these
emulsifiers / surfactants
are no longer allowed. In
our portfolio you can find
APEO-free dispersions.
The Ultra-Low Formaldehyde
Concept for textile emulsions
has been developed to follow the
ecological necessity to reduce
Formaldehyde content, meeting
the requirements of Oekotex ® ,
Euro Ecolabel and other related
standards. Appretan ® E-Serie
dispersions for textile, nonwovens
and coatings fulfill the
requirements of non-detectable
free formaldehyde = < 20 ppm
on the substrate according
to Japanese Law 112.
Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOC) could be hazardous and
contribute to the depletion of
the earth’s ozone layer (EU
Directive 2004 / 42 / EC). Europe,
EUA, Canada, Japan , Korea
and Malaysia are countries
with VOC regulations. One of
the requirements for low-
VOC paints is a very good film
formation in paints without
solvents or plasticizers
even at low temperatures
(e.g. +5 ºC). Clariant have
developed a dispersion
appropriate for low-VOC to
meet the increasing demand
for an ecologically responsible
corporate commitment.
Together with our customers
Clariant experts optimise
processes with regards to water
and energy consumption, waste
and costs. All these efforts
result in reliable, state-of-theart
products and solutions.

Clariant – Exactly your chemistry
We are a world leader in the
field of specialty chemicals.
Our products enhance every
aspect of modern life by
providing color and a vast
array of functional effects. Our
outstanding application knowhow,
world-class research and
manufacturing capabilities
make us a preferred partner,
wherever our customers are.
Headquartered in Muttenz
near Basel, Switzerland, we
generated sales of nearly
CHF 7 billion in 2009. We
are represented by more
than 100 group companies,
employing approximately
17,500 people globally.
Clariant has ten Business Units:
Additives; Detergents &
Intermediates; Emulsions;
Industrial & Consumer
Specialties; Leather Services;
Masterbatches; Oil & Mining
Services; Paper Specialties;
Pigments; and Textile Chemicals.
We are committed to
sustainable growth, which
means we are serious about
our responsibilities to the
environment, the communities
in which we operate, and our
employees. Our innovative
technologies provide
environmentally friendly
solutions for products used in
applications ranging from
face creams and cleaning
fluids to the production of
textiles and leather.
Our world-class solutions
add value to our customers’
products. Our success is
based on the know-how of
our people and their ability to
develop innovative and efficient
solutions to meet our
customers’ needs.
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