Hexion’s Versatic™ Acid 10: A Safer-to-Use Alternative to 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid
Impending regulatory changes announced by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will favorably position Hexion's Versatic Acid 10 as a safer-to-use1 replacement for 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA).
- Impending regulatory changes announced by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will favorably position Hexion's Versatic Acid 10 as a safer-to-use1 replacement for 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA).
- Versatic Acid 10, and other Versatics derivatives, are excellent building blocks that enable the production of high-performance emulsions, high solids and waterborne resins.
- They also have the more sustainable attribute of enabling the production of paints and coatings with lower volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions than before.
- The industry’s move toward alternative products, such as Versatic Acid 10, follows the reclassification of 2-EHA and most of its salts as Reprotoxic Category 1B by the Risk Assessment Committee of ECHA beginning in November 2023.