Coating materials are liquid, paste-like or powder-like materials which are mainly applied with a brush, a paint roller or by spraying. They consist of binders and at times of additional pigments, other colorants, fillers, solvents and other additives.
Tylose^® belongs to the group of additives with a broad range of possible applications. This chapter is divided into the following topics:

• Impact of Tylose in coatings
• Tylose in paints
• Tylose in other applications
• Tylose in paste-like systems
• Product portfolio for coating compounds

The most frequently used Tylose products in coatings are:

Hydroxyethyl cellulose (Tylose H- and HS-types)
Methylhydroxyethyl cellulose (Tylose MH-types).