Brands in Construction Chemicals

KRONOS is the TiO₂ company. We take pride in making the world brighter with the most effective whitening agent in the world – titanium dioxide. This inorganic compound pigment makes hundreds of things white – from your computer mouse to the paint on your wall. Paper, toothpaste, sunscreen, cosmetics and just about any other commonplace item colored white contains KRONOS TiO₂. TiO₂ also makes colors as brilliant as they can be.

MINEX® functional filler made from nepheline syenite is proven to offer superior color development, tint retention, and durability to a broad range of paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and inks. When added to paints and coatings, MINEX® provides unparalleled durability and resistance to abrasion, fading, cracking, and aging associated with both environmental and chemical exposures.

Evonik's SIPERNAT® precipitated silicas are well-known and used as an anti-caking agent, carrier, stabilizer, defoamer, rheology controller, microplastic replacement, and numerous others. The SIPERNAT® product range provides a specialized product solution for many challenges. Through advanced product technology, custom application development and best-in-class handling expertise, Evonik's technical team supports customers in finding the right solution to step up the performance.

Lehigh offers MicroDyne™ MRPs in a range of particle sizes – from 830 microns (20 mesh) to 50 microns (300 mesh) – to fit a wide array of applications. Currently, Lehigh’s customers have deployed MicroDyne™ MRPs in plastics, asphalt, construction, coatings and other applications as well. MicroDyne™ can be made from tire rubber material, natural rubber, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber or EPDM rubber.

Redispersible polymer powder is soluble in water. Maissen RDP is based on Vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer and used PVA as the protection colloid. Could disperse in water very well and form the emulsion. Maissen Redispersible polymer powder can increase the flexibility, bonding strength and water proofing of mortar.

Dual Mix is High Performance thinset mortar for residential to light commercial applications. Packaged in 50 pound paper bags and available in gray and white.

20 Microns pioneered unique processing methods and applications expertise for calcination along with fine particle technology, and today our fine particle Calcined Kaolins are the most widely used worldwide in numerous applications from Coatings to Plastics and Paper to Construction and Adhesives to Rubber and Wire & Cable. Delivering the highest gloss, our ultra-fine Calcined Kaolins are the perfect complement in high Carbonate Coating formulations to optimize properties and Printability. 20 Microns offers a variety of Calcined Kaolins calcined at medium to high temperatures depending on end applications for its customers across the globe. Our Hyper series is Silane treated Calcined Kaolin with different organo silane as per the end application requirement. The highly pulverized and coating technology imparts excellent homogenous dispersion in polymeric and rubber compounds. These are high-performance reinforcing extenders providing better dispersion, significantly improving dielectric and mechanical properties like tensile strength, modulus, abrasion resistance, and shore hardness. It is widely accepted as a suitable replacement for conventional reinforcing fillers in the rubber industry.

Styrofan® types are styrene/butadiene dispersions that give non-wovens made of synthetic fibers their exceptional and different functional properties.

The SILRES® brand comprises a wide range of silicones for coatings, paints and construction applications. The portfolio has been developed and continuously improved since the 1950's when the first silicone resins for building protection originated in WACKER laboratories. It features not only time-tested and innovative products, but also tailored solutions for a host of applications, climates and substrates. And it is supported by a range of extensive services available from our technical centers worldwide which provide further customization and customer-specific options.

Aktifit is an activated Silfit Z 91 produced by modifying the surface with functional silanes. The by-products split off during the treatment reaction are largely removed during the production process which firmly attaches the silane to the filler surface. This helps minimize undesirable side effects, as they are potentially encountered with in-situ mixing (direct addition of silane to the compound).

BIO-SOFT® is a nonionic surfactant blend that is an excellent cleaner, degreaser, and detergent. It can be formulated into concentrates and ready-to-use products for household, industrial, and institutional applications.

Mailose™ ME series is Methyl hydorxyethyl Cellulose. It is widely used in drymix mortar industry. Could be soluble in water and form the transparent solution.  As the important additives in mortar, Methyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose could increase the water retention, increase the workability and increase open time etc.

SP2Hybrid products have between 1&2 layers and very high surface area, which translates to a high performing product. SurgePower Materials sustainably manufactures high purity graphene from the cassava plant. Our process is extremely energy efficient and does not involve any toxic chemicals. SurgePower can scale our proprietary process to meet large demands from customers.

VARIPHOB® provides high performance silicone and wax based water repellents for various applications. Thanks to our many years of experience in the synthesis and emulsification of organically modified silicones and waxes, our products have unique combinations of properties. The VARIPHOB® product portfolio guarantees long-lasting and environmentally friendly protection of mineral surfaces, architectural paints and plasters.

CAVAMAX® is the trade name for cyclodextrins from WACKER. We are the only company in the world to manufacture all three naturally occurring cyclodextrins – α, β and γ (CAVAMAX® W6, W7 and W8). CAVAMAX® cyclodextrins have unique properties resulting in a wide range of functionalities, such as stabilization, rheology control, masking of bitterness or increasing bioavailability and much more. This paves the way for innovative food, pharma and industrial applications.

SYNTRAN® is a modified-acrylic copolymer with improved flexibility, which is very suitable as a polymer for leather applications and glove coatings. Formulations based on SYNTRAN® for various applications are available upon request.

BRIOMICA® is a dry-ground ultra-white mica powder.

Styrene-butadiene block copolymers are polymerized in solution and present different structures, linear, radial and multiarm. They are free flowing materials that show different viscosities to adapt their properties to the multiple applications where they can be used in. Lower linear molecular weight grades offer very good flowability, are appreciated for their transparency and easy processability. Radial grades show higher melt strength, and offer higher mechanical properties with a high modification performance. Multiarm grades show a combination of low viscosity with temperature resistance. This performance make them suitable for a wide range of applications such as technical compounding, adhesives and sealants, bitumen modification for road pavements and waterproofing membranes. They are also used in shoe sole applications and polymer modification. They comply with different food contact applications. Typical physical aspects can go from fluffy crumbs to powder versions.