The invention refers to an
intumescent paint composition comprising (a) a polymeric binder, wherein the polymeric binder comprises one or more copolymers, wherein the one or more copolymers, in total, comprise i) from 20 wt.-% to 75 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polymeric binder, of
monomer units obtainable from
vinyl acetate, and ii) from 25 wt.-% to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polymeric binder, of one or more type(s) of
monomer units obtainable from the
vinyl ester monomers represented by formula (1): , wherein R1, R2, R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of
hydrogen and linear or branched unsubstituted C1-11
alkyl groups, wherein the total number of carbon atoms of R1, R2, and R3 is in the range from 1 to 13; (b) an acid donor; (c) a
carbon source; and (d) a
blowing agent. The invention further refers to a paint, preferably
emulsion paint, comprising or consisting of the
intumescent paint composition of the invention; to a use of the one or more copolymers of the invention or the
intumescent paint composition of the invention for intumescent coatings; to a preparation of the intumescent paint composition of the invention to obtain the intumescent
coating of the invention; to a preparation of an intumescent
coating by applying the intumescent paint composition of the invention onto a surface and
drying said intumescent paint composition; and to a coated article comprising an intumescent
coating obtained by applying and
drying the intumescent paint composition of the invention.