Solvay Solexis offers a variety of fluorospecialties that can be used in coatings and paints where improvements in release, rub, and abrasion resistance; slip, thermal, chemical, and fire resistance; weatherability, and moisture repellent properties are required. These products have been designed to be easily dispersed in dry or liquid media. Brand names include Polymist®/Algoflon® PTFE, Halar® ECTFE, and Hyflon® PFA and MFA®.
Hylar® 5000 is a PVDF resin used by paint and coatings manufacturers as a base resin for long-life finishing systems applied to metal substrates. Hylar® 5000 PVDF based coatings are coil or spray applied most commonly to aluminum, aluminized steel, and galvanized steel. Hylar® 5000 PVDF based coatings are available from licensed coatings manufacturers worldwide.