Composition for painting/coating applications containing a particular acrylate copolymer dispersant

A composition for painting and/or coating comprising:

• (i) at least one copolymer having a weight average molecular weight ranging from 2 000 to 17 000 g/mol, obtainable by controlled radical polymerization of:
• at least the following monomers:
• a) at least one acrylic monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, (C1-C12)alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, and mixtures thereof,
• b) at least one hydrophobic non-acrylic monomer, and
• c) at least one (C1-C12)alkyloxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate monomer, with
• a radical polymerization control agent, and
• a free-radical polymerization initiator;
• said copolymer (i) comprising:
• up to 50 mol. % of units from acrylic monomer a),
• at least 35 mol. % of units from hydrophobic non-acrylic monomer b),
• at least 10 mol. % of units from (C1-C12)alkyloxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate monomer c);
• and
• (ii) at least one pigment, and
• (iii) optionally, at least one water-based polymer.