Water-based PU Resin PUD / PU Dispersion｜Full Range and Additives

A whole system, not just a few resins

Water-based PU resin (PUD, PU dispersion, waterborne PU) is not a single product line at Gabriel but a complete system: the resin itself, the additives that go with it, and formulation advice shaped around your application. What usually decides the outcome is not the resin on its own — it is whether the whole formulation suits your line.

The water-based PU range

Jump straight to whichever part you are looking for:

Resin and additivesThis page — the full range of water-based PU resins plus crosslinkers, defoamers, levelling and hand-feel agents, and formulation advice
Foam coating and equipmentPU foam coating, mechanical foaming, and HANSA-MIXER foam generators (sole Taiwan agent)
AdhesivesDissimilar-material bonding, hard-to-bond substrates, PU hot melt and adhesive film
Grades and specificationsSuggested use, solid content, base structure and modulus for each grade

Where it is used

AdhesivesShoe adhesives, fabric laminating adhesives
Synthetic leather and textile coatingTop coats, base coats, printing and lamination
LeatherBase coats, top coats and surface treatments
Paints and spraysFor metal and plastic
Printing inks
Glass fibre edge sealingFor PCB glass fibre cloth

Processes it runs on

Change the process and the formulation has to change with it. Our water-based PU can be used for:

Direct coating, transfer coating
PUD foam coating, lamination
Adhesive, dipping
Finishing, printing and heat transfer printing

The same resin behaves differently across these three processes. Viscosity, solid content and drying conditions all have to be adjusted to suit.

The additives are where formulations are won or lost

Most suppliers hand you the resin and leave you to source the additives and work out the formulation yourself. We supply the whole set:

CrosslinkingNon-yellowing and yellowing isocyanate crosslinkers, melamine-formaldehyde crosslinkers and their accelerators
FoamingFoaming agents, foam stabilisers, defoamers
Appearance and hand feelLevelling agents, hand-feel agents, matting agents, colourants
FunctionalFlame retardants, antimicrobials, UV absorbers, anti-yellowing agents
Process aidsThickeners, treating agents, anti-blocking agents, surfactants

We handle flame retardancy differently: the flame-retardant component is reacted into the PU resin itself rather than added afterwards. That markedly improves durability, wash fastness and repeat-ignition performance, and removes the problem of the retardant migrating to the surface.

These additives can be supplied alongside the resin or bought on their own — a complete formulation or a single item you happen to be short of, either is fine.

Looking for specific grades and specifications

The product page lists suggested uses, solid content, base structure and modulus for each water-based PU grade:

→ Water-based PU grades and specifications

Honestly though, a phone call is usually faster. A table can only tell you what class of product we make; it cannot tell you which grade suits your process. That depends on your application, your equipment and the properties you are targeting — and once we have asked, our recommendation is often not the grade you first picked.

To assess feasibility, tell us

What the product is forAnd which layer it sits in
Process and equipmentCoating method, oven temperature, line speed
Required properties and test standardsWhat it has to pass
Expected volume

We will assess the overall cost and the technical hurdles with you first, so you are not running samples for nothing.

Gabriel's materials are usually not the cheapest.

But unit price is not the only cost. The expensive part of adopting water-based PU is rarely the resin — it is the trial and error: unexplained defects, repeated adjustment, a line standing idle. We look at the processing method, treatment steps, labour hours and yield as a whole, to make your total cost more efficient.

If all you need is the lowest unit price, the market has plenty of options. If you are solving a problem nobody else can solve — then we should talk.

Start a conversation about your formulation

Tell us what the product is for, your process and equipment, the properties you need and your expected volume. It is fine if some of that is still unclear — we will work it out together.

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