Coatings
DEGALAN® for Coatings Applications
Under the DEGALAN® trademark, we provide thermoplastic methacrylic resins for the coatings industry and engineering plastics. Available in both solid and dissolved forms, our product lines cover a broad range of performance requirements.
DEGALAN® resins are widely used as binders in:
Concrete paints and coatings
Marine and container coatings
Low-odor interior paints
Metal coatings
Plastics coatings
PVC top coats
Printing inks
Exterior paints and plasters
Ceramic transfer applications
Unsaturated polyester resins
DEGALAN® for Ceramic Transfer Lacquers
Thermoplastic Methacrylic Resins for Durable Décor
Röhm’s DEGALAN® resins are widely used in ceramic transfer lacquers, ensuring optimum adhesion of décors on tiles, glass, and crockery. They deliver residue-free depolymerization, excellent pigmentability, and high resistance to everyday wear—resulting in attractive and durable designs.
Ceramic transfer lacquers act as carriers for inorganic pigments and glass powder. Applied as a film onto ceramic parts, they undergo depolymerization during firing at temperatures up to 1200 °C. During glazing, the pigments melt with the glass powder and unite permanently with the ceramic substrate. DEGALAN® ensures a strong and reliable bond throughout this process.
Key Products for Ceramic Transfer Lacquers
DEGALAN® LP 62/05
DEGALAN® LP 63/11
DEGALAN® P 24
DEGALAN® PQ 611 N
DEGALAN® 5402 L
DEGALAN® P 550
DEGALAN® P 26
DEGALAN® for Concrete Coatings
Durable Protection for New and Renovated Surfaces
DEGALAN® resins provide concrete surface whether new or renovated with reliable protection against environmental influences. They are valued for their outstanding weather resistance, non-yellowing properties, strong carbon dioxide barrier effect, and good resistance to saponification.
Working closely with customers, Röhm develops innovative DEGALAN® products that enable complete, ready-to-implement solutions for end users.
Key Products for Concrete Coatings
DEGALAN® LP 64/12
DEGALAN® P 26
DEGALAN® LP 64/11
DEGALAN® P 675
DEGALAN® PM 381 N
DEGALAN® PM 709
DEGALAN® PQ 611 N
DEGALAN® P 627
DEGALAN® PM 560
DEGALAN® for Exterior Paints and Plasters
Reliable Protection with Long-Term Durability
Exterior paints and plasters formulated with DEGALAN® resins from Röhm deliver excellent weather resistance, long-lasting durability, and strong resistance to saponification ensuring reliable adhesion, particularly in plaster applications.
Thanks to their versatile properties, DEGALAN® resins can be used across a wide range of coating systems, including formulations with aromatic, aliphatic, and pure aliphatic solvents.
Key Products for Exterior Paints and Plasters
DEGALAN® LP 64/11
DEGALAN® LP 64/12
DEGALAN® PQ 611 N
DEGALAN® PM 381 N
DEGALAN® P 26
DEGALAN® P 675
DEGALAN® PM 709
DEGALAN® PM 560
Marine Paints and Container Coatings with DEGALAN®
Reliable Protection for Demanding Environments
DEGALAN® thermoplastic methacrylic resins are widely used as binders in marine paints and container coatings, particularly for intermediate layers and top coats. They deliver excellent weathering resistance, outstanding UV protection, and improved yield compared to traditional binders.
Ships, superstructures, and containers are typically coated in multiple layers. Following a corrosion protection primer, one or two intermediate coats and a top coat are applied. When formulated with DEGALAN®, these coatings provide the durability and weather protection required for long-term performance.
In addition, selected DEGALAN® products hold approval numbers from leading global paint manufacturers authorizing their use across all production sites worldwide.
Key Products for Marine Paints and Container Coatings
DEGALAN® LP 64/11
DEGALAN® LP 64/12
DEGALAN® PM 381 N
DEGALAN® for Plastics Coatings
Strong Adhesion and Decorative Flexibility
DEGALAN® resins provide excellent adhesion to a wide range of plastic substrates, including PMMA (PLEXIGLAS®), MAKROLON®, polystyrene, ABS, and PVC for both indoor and outdoor applications.
These specialized products are particularly well suited for the exterior housing of sound equipment and other plastic components, where durability and aesthetics are equally important. DEGALAN® also enables a variety of decorative effects, enhancing both performance and design.
Key Products for Plastics Coatings
DEGALAN® LP 50/02
DEGALAN® LP 51/03
DEGALAN® LP 53/13
DEGALAN® LP 64/12
DEGALAN® MB 319
DEGALAN® M 345
DEGALAN® M 825
DEGALAN® LP 66/02
DEGALAN® LP 67/11
DEGALAN® N 742 N
DEGALAN® P 24
DEGALAN® P 28 N
DEGALAN® PM 381 N
DEGALAN® VP 1034 F
DEGALAN® M 748
DEGALAN® LP 65/12
DEGALAN® M 920
DEGALAN® M 912
DEGALAN® M 820
DEGALAN® for Printing Inks
Proven Performance for Packaging and Specialty Applications
For many years, DEGALAN® methacrylic resins have been trusted as binders in printing ink formulations. They are valued for their universal solubility, chemical resistance, lightfastness, and compatibility with other raw materials and pigments.
DEGALAN® resins provide strong adhesion to plastics, paper, textiles, and metal, and are also used as co-binders in UV printing inks enabling flexibility across different printing processes. They are particularly well suited for printing on packaging materials and deliver excellent results in hot stamping and hot embossing applications.
Key Products for Printing Inks
DEGALAN® 4793 L
DEGALAN® P 24
DEGALAN® MB 319
DEGALAN® LP 64/12
DEGALAN® LP 65/12
DEGALAN® LP 26
DEGALAN® LP 66/02
DEGALAN® LP 67/11
DEGALAN® VP 1034 F
DEGALAN® M 345
DEGALAN® M 825
DEGALAN® LP 50/02
DEGALAN® PM 381 N
DEGALAN® P 28 N
DEGALAN® M 912
DEGALAN® LP 53/13
DEGALAN® N 742 N
DEGALAN® for PVC Top Coats
Hard, Durable, and Flexible Surface Protection
Röhm offers a wide range of DEGALAN® grades for PVC top coats, suitable for substrates such as paper, thermoplastics, metals, and polyolefins.
Unplasticized PVC is naturally hard and brittle, while plasticized PVC becomes flexible but prone to plasticizer migration, which can cause surface tackiness. DEGALAN® polymers based on MMA such as DEGALAN® M 345 and M 920 prevent this tackiness by forming very hard, protective coatings.
DEGALAN® also provides excellent miscibility, allowing coatings to be tailored to the specific plasticizer content of the substrate. Crosslinking with isocyanates yields highly resistant surfaces, while specially crosslinked DEGALAN® grades optimize antiblocking and lubrication properties and can be used as dulling agents for film applications.
Key Products for PVC Top Coats
DEGALAN® LP 51/03
DEGALAN® MB 319
DEGALAN® M 820
DEGALAN® M 912
DEGALAN® M 920
DEGALAN® 4800 L
DEGALAN® M 726
DEGALAN® M 345
DEGALAN® LP 67/11
DEGALAN® LP 53/13
DEGALAN® LP 50/02
DEGALAN® Low Profile Additives for Unsaturated Polyesters
Minimizing Shrinkage, Maximizing Performance
The curing of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) typically results in significant shrinkage (7–10%) due to polymerization, which can reduce dimensional stability, impair surface quality, and weaken mechanical properties.
DEGALAN® Low Profile Additives (LPAs) are thermoplastics designed to effectively counteract this shrinkage during high-temperature forming processes, such as compression molding of sheet molding compounds (SMCs) and injection molding of bulk molding compounds (BMCs).
Polymethyl methacrylate copolymers (PMMA) are among the most effective LPAs, offering not only shrinkage reduction but also a high heat deflection temperature (≥ 200 °C) and excellent mechanical properties in the final product. These advantages make DEGALAN® LP 53/13C a preferred choice for demanding applications in the automotive and electrical industries. Sold as solids, DEGALAN® LPAs are typically introduced into SMC/BMC blends as a styrene solution.
Key Product for Unsaturated Polyesters
DEGALAN® LP 53/13C