August 2023
DIC Corporation's recently launched line of environmentally friendly surfactants, called MEGAFACE EFS performs better than conventional fluorosurfactants despite lacking perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). These novel products can serve as appropriate replacements for fluorosurfactants in a range of industries, including displays, semiconductors, coatings, and automotive. The series will be promoted in Japan, other East Asian markets, Europe, and the US, among other places, with a focus on industries that include electronic materials, batteries, and EVs. Â
Fluorosurfactants reduce liquid surface tension, which enhances emulsification and surface activity when added in small amounts. Thus, they are essential to the production of industrial goods, detergents, and coatings, among other things. On the other hand, debate over PFAS regulation has been spurred by worries about latent environmental risks associated with these substances, especially in Europe and the US. The need for the creation of PFAS-free fluorosurfactant substitutes has increased as a result.
In response to the rising need for sustainable fluorosurfactant substitutes worldwide, DIC initiated the development of a PFAS-free surfactant. With the help of its environmentally friendly raw materials and exclusive technologies, the company was able to produce the MEGAFACETM EFS line of products, which have surface activity that is on par with or higher than that of traditional fluorosurfactants. Although it has been thought to be a difficult task to realise PFAS-free surfactants that compete with fluorosurfactants on the performance front, DIC has succeeded in this endeavour with the MEGAFACETM EFS series of products, which have the capacity to reduce surface tension to an extent equal to or greater than that of fluorosurfactants, guaranteeing excellent coating uniformity (levelling behaviour).
Major players in the Fluorosurfactants market, including 3M (US), The Chemours Company (US), AgcSeimi Chemical Co. Ltd. (Japan), DIC Corporation (Japan), ChemGuard (US), Dynax (US), Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc. (US), OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (US), Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Japan), MAFLON SPA (Italy), and others
