FAIRLAWN, OHIO, USA -- OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE: OMN) announces the launch of Pliotec® SC55 self-crosslinking all acrylic latex for the concrete sealer market. This APE free and formaldehyde free resin has excellent UV stability and blush resistance. Clear concrete sealers based on this resin prevent hot tire pick-up and can be formulated at less than 100 g/L VOC. This resin has excellent adhesion to concrete.

"To better serve our customers, we are pleased to launch a latex that requires less co-solvent and allows formulation at lower VOC levels. The reduction of co-solvent used in a formulation gives coating manufacturers an advantage in total formulation cost, "said Steve Wilson, Marketing Manager, Coating Resins for OMNOVA Performance Chemicals in the Americas.