In the coatings industry, leveling agents, as key additives, directly affect the appearance, performance, and application efficiency of coatings films. With the increasingly stringent green environmental protection laws and regulations and the growing demand for high-end coatings, leveling agent technology is evolving towards high efficiency, multifunctionality, and low VOC content.

Although traditional leveling agents can effectively improve the leveling property of coating films, they have high VOC emissions, which do not meet the requirements of green environmental regulations. Moreover, they have poor compatibility. Different from traditional leveling agent technology, modern green and environmentally friendly leveling agents achieve efficient leveling of water-based systems through hydrophilic modification, with low VOC emissions, environmental friendliness, high compatibility, and the ability to maximize efficiency in different environments. Therefore, the upgrading of coating technology driven by leveling agent technology is an inevitable result of development.

The green upgrade of leveling agent technology is not only a requirement of green environmental regulations, but also a core driving force for quality improvement and efficiency enhancement in the coating industry. In the future, with the maturity of bio-based materials and intelligent response technologies, leveling agents will promote the development of coating towards a more efficient and sustainable direction.