Resources

Technical knowledge for waterborne matting

Practical guides and white papers to help R&D and procurement teams choose, replace and troubleshoot silica matting agents in waterborne wood and plastic coatings.

Dark wood panels showing haze-free matte finish with Censil660 waterborne clear topcoat

Technical

Waterborne Clear Topcoat for Dark Solid Wood — Achieving Matte Without Haze

Why dark wood matte finishes haze, and how Censil660's tight d50 and wax-modified surface deliver crystal-clear results even at 85% RH — with field data from Vietnam.

Sediment test showing soft vs hard settling in waterborne matte coating cans

Technical

Eliminating Hard Sediment in Waterborne Matte Coatings

Hard sediment is caused by silanol condensation between bare silica particles — not settling itself. Wax-modified grades and the dual-silica strategy eliminate it entirely.

Substitution

Cost-Effective Import Substitution for Evonik ACEMATT® & Grace SYLOID®

A 5-step methodology to replace ACEMATT® and SYLOID® with Censil at 20–30% lower cost, with zero production downtime — from TDS comparison through bulk procurement.

Application Guide

Waterborne clear topcoat for dark solid wood — achieving matte without haze

How narrow particle size distribution and wax-modified surface treatment deliver crystal-clear matte finishes on walnut, teak and mahogany at 85% RH.

Troubleshooting

Eliminating hard sediment in waterborne matte coatings — root cause and 3 solutions

Why precipitated silica forms hard cake and how wax-modified surface treatment plus dual-silica strategy keeps sediment soft and redispersible — even at 40°C for 12 months.

Import Substitution

Cost-effective import substitution for Evonik ACEMATT® & Grace SYLOID®

5-step qualification methodology with full TDS cross-reference table — replace imported matting agents at 20–30% lower cost with zero production downtime.

White paper

Waterborne Coating Matting Solution Guide

A complete reference on matting mechanisms, particle-size selection, anti-settling strategy and import-substitution methodology for waterborne systems.

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Selection guide

Silica Matting Agent Selection Guide for Wood & Plastic Coatings

How to pick the right grade by target gloss, dry-film thickness and substrate — mapped to 1:1 benchmarks against Evonik and Grace.

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Articles

Short, practical reads for formulators and buyers.

Grace publishes oil absorption.
Evonik publishes BET.
Neither publishes pore volume.

Industry analysis

What the datasheet doesn't tell you about your benchmark matting agent

Grace and Evonik publish different parameters, so a like-for-like comparison between your benchmark grades is impossible from public data. What's missing, and what to do about it.

Container loading for silica matting agent export

Market

Silica matting agent market outlook 2026: what Southeast Asian buyers should watch

Freight, FX, European cost pressure and the waterborne shift — the four forces reshaping sourcing, and a five-step qualification strategy.

Laboratory testing silica matting agent for a 2026 sourcing report

Market report

Silica matting agent prices & VOC regulation 2026: a Southeast Asia sourcing report

A data-led read on H1 2026 silica prices, the regional cost gap and the China / SE Asia VOC regulation wave — and the substitution window they open.

Dark wood panels comparing clear and whitened waterborne matte finishes

Technical

Whitening in waterborne matte coatings at high humidity: mechanism, diagnosis & fixes

The two mechanisms behind milky, whitish film above 80% RH — blushing and matting-silica scatter — how to tell them apart, and the process, formulation and material fixes.

Silica particles dispersing in waterborne coating

Selection

How to choose a silica matting agent for waterborne wood coatings

Particle size, pore volume and surface treatment — and how each one drives gloss, clarity and touch.

Substitution

How to replace premium European matting agents in plastic coatings

A step-by-step path to drop-in replacement of imported grades in ultra-thin plastic-coating films.

Troubleshooting

Common problems of silica matting agents in waterborne coatings

Whiting in high humidity, hard caking, viscosity spikes and grey grain — causes and fixes.

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