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Beakers filled with CASE formulations sit on a lab tableBeakers filled with CASE formulations sit on a lab table

CASE chemicals expertise to help resolve your product challenges

Lab technician inspects a CASE formulationLab technician inspects a CASE formulation

At Ingredients and Specialties (I+S) from Univar Solutions, ensuring quality, durability, and regulatory compliance is just the start of our focus when we partner with you to ready your products for the market. Our coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) lab services can help make your processes more efficient and develop stronger, more cost-effective products.  

With deep expertise in a variety of applications and material performance to match, Univar Solutions can help take your formulation demands to the next level. Look to our broad product line of CASE chemicals and raw materials, along with dedicated technical support and expertise in formulation requirements, to make your next project a success.


From customer concepts to finished, market-ready products, our labs and staff of experienced CASE formulators and applications specialists can help you create innovative solutions for your challenge.


Our formulation development and testing services include the following:

Problem solving such as:

  • Wetting issues
  • Defoaming problems
  • Curing time
  • Film formation

Comparative performance testing such as:

  • Additive testing
  • Resin evaluation
  • Pigment/filler performance
Performance and application capabilities:
 
  • Mixing and high-speed dispersion/grinding forr coatings
  • Hobart mixing for construction
  • L*a*b colour analysis
  • 20, 60 & 85° gloss measurement
  • UV exposure testing
  • Abrasion and scrub/washability testing
  • Hardness and flexibility testing
  • Adhesion testing by multiple methods
  • Water repellent testing
  • Neutral salt spray testing
  • Chemical and stain resistance
  • Dirt pick up resistance
  • Wet paint tests
  • UV curing
  • Custom method developments

Will you be the next CASE innovator?

We deliver innovative solutions from a full breadth of specialty and commodity products from top-tier suppliers. Uncover ways Univar Solutions can help your business succeed and grow. Connect with us to explore our range of solutions and get started.