Company Summary: Synthomer is a leading global specialty chemicals company that develops and manufactures water-based polymers and other specialty chemicals. With over 100 years of experience, Synthomer operates globally, serving a wide array of industries including coatings, construction, textiles, paper, and healthcare. The company is committed to innovation, sustainability, and providing tailor-made solutions that enhance the performance, appearance, and feel of its customers’ products. Synthomer aims to solve complex technical challenges through its diversified technology portfolio and strong R&D capabilities, focusing on delivering sustainable value.
Main Markets: Synthomer’s specialty chemicals are essential components in products across numerous global markets:
- Coatings & Adhesives: For decorative paints, industrial coatings, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and construction adhesives.
- Construction: Used in mortars, plasters, flooring, waterproofing, and cementitious systems.
- Healthcare: Binders for medical gloves, wound care, and other medical applications.
- Technical Textiles: For nonwovens, carpet backings, and performance fabrics.
- Paper & Board: For paper coatings, specialty papers, and packaging.
- Performance Polymers: For various polymer applications.
- Composites: Binders for composite materials.
- Other Applications: Including batteries, printing & packaging inks, and detergents.
Main Product Categories & Descriptions: Synthomer’s core expertise lies in polymer chemistry, offering a broad range of products:
- Acrylic Polymers: Versatile polymers used as binders in coatings, adhesives, construction materials, and textiles, providing properties like adhesion, flexibility, and durability.
- Styrene-Butadiene Latices: Used extensively in paper and board coatings, carpet backings, and various other industrial applications for binding, strength, and elasticity.
- Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (VAM): Polymers used in adhesives, coatings, and construction applications for their strong binding and film-forming properties.
- Natural and Synthetic Rubber Latices: Including acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) latex, which is critical for the production of medical and industrial gloves, offering high strength and barrier properties.
- Specialty Monomers & Additives: Components that allow for customization of polymer properties for specific end-use applications, enhancing performance characteristics.
- Dispersions & Emulsions: Polymer dispersions and emulsions that serve as binders and film-formers in water-based systems for paints, coatings, and adhesives.
- Functional Chemicals: Such as surfactants for detergents and cleaners, enhancing their cleaning performance and stability.
