Fluorine polymers, commonly referred to as fluoropolymers, can greatly enhance the properties of coatings used in modern industrial, household and construction products. The qualities of fluoropolymer resins and oligomeric additives make them an ideal solution for applications requiring a high resistance to solvents, acids and bases, and most importantly an ability to significantly reduce friction.

Such surfactant additives reduce surface energy while increasing chemical, UV, moisture, grease and dirt resistance and surface lubricity. In addition to more common fluorinated olefin-based polymers, specialty fluoroacrylates, fluorosilicone acrylates, fluorourethanes and perfluoropolyethers/ perfluoropolyoxetanes have been found to exhibit properties of interest for coatings applications.