Elementis Specialties, Inc.

Thomas Lynch

Wilbur S Mardis

A film-forming composition including a coalescent aid comprising fatty acid esters of ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol having the formula RCOO[(EO)(PO)]H wherein RCO is a linear saturated aliphatic acyl group, or a combination thereof, having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, EO is &#x2014;CHCHO&#x2014;, PO is &#x2014;CHCH(CH)O&#x2014; or &#x2014;CH(CH)CHO&#x2014; or a combination thereof, where the acyl radical is bonded to a carbon atom of the EO or PO radical, and x=0 to about 5, y=about 0 to about 5, the sum of x and y is equal or greater than 0.5, z=1 to about 5, and (x+y)z is less than or equal to 6. It is to be understood that x, y, and z are average values for the composition.

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Chesterfield, NJ, United States of America

Thomas Lynch