Paints & Coatings

INDUSTRIES

Coatings formulators face rising performance, sustainability, and efficiency demands across architectural, industrial, automotive, and agricultural and construction equipment (ACE) applications. Nagase America’s portfolio of resins, pigments, additives, curing agents, and functional materials helps you develop durable, compliant coating systems that optimize formulation performance and cost.

Focus Areas

Waterborne Systems

Our portfolio of waterborne systems helps you transition toward low-VOC technologies and still achieve the results you need without compromising performance. Waterborne conversion shouldn't mean sacrificing corrosion resistance, adhesion, or hardness. Our portfolio — from Westlake EPI-REZ waterborne epoxy systems and Vinavil®  acrylic dispersions to Asahi Kasei DURANATE®  waterborne isocyanates and Nagase ChemteX DENACOL®  crosslinkers — gives formulators the complete system to match solventborne performance without the VOC burden.

Next-Gen Pigments & Extenders

Every point of hiding power costs money. Our deep portfolio of pigments, extenders, and dispersants helps formulators do more with less — stretching TiO further, sharpening color consistency, and reducing raw material cost without touching performance. From whites to blacks to high-chroma color, we have the chemistry.

High-Performance & Protective Coatings

Coatings fail when adhesion, corrosion resistance, and weatherability are treated as separate problems. We connect them. Our portfolio of resins, curing agents, adhesion promoters, corrosion-inhibiting pigments, and functional minerals works together to extend service life — across metal, plastic, concrete, and the most demanding outdoor environments.

Functional & Specialty Materials

Adding conductivity, IR reflectance, or antistatic properties shouldn't require rebuilding a formula. ISK ET-3000 electroconductive TiO, Nouryon Ketjenblack, and ISK SG-101 NIR-reflective black deliver measurable functional performance at low loadings — enabling ESD coatings, ADAS-compatible dark finishes, and conductive systems without disrupting your existing formulation architecture.

Bio-Based & Sustainable Solutions

Sustainability targets are tightening across every segment. Our portfolio offers credible pathways: Birla Continua carbon-negative black pigment, Green DENACOLUSDA bio-certified crosslinkers, Toyobo PMA non-chlorinated adhesion promoters, and Vertec bio-based solvents — materials that reduce environmental footprint without asking formulators to compromise on the performance that customers expect.

Delivering What’s Next, Together

Local Locations and Group Companies

Sales and marketing for specialty chemicals including coatings raw materials

Sales and marketing for specialty chemicals including coatings raw materials

NAW is responsible for testing and evaluating plastics and coating materials, collaborates closely with our clients to develop new compounds, molded products, and coatings for material manufacturers and processing companies.

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