1 Multi-functional additives are highly interesting products. Let me start by stating that today, there are already several multi-functional additives available on the market. There are wetting agents that also help deaeration and defoaming, dispersants that also aid substrate-wetting, anti-settling agents that improve your coating's water resistance, etc. In these examples, we speak about a combination of properties, which are generally perceived as positive by coating formulators. This makes these multi-functional additives widely and safely usable. Even if coating formulators are looking for only one of the aforementioned properties, the other is seen as a welcome add-on. ...