Brands in Processing Aids

St. Louis Group offers a wide range of highly effective liquid & powder phosphorus based flame retardants. Specialty dispersions, blends, and masterbatches are available upon request.

Accelerator additive for unsaturated polyesters and pot life stabilizers for two-component PU systems

Naxonate® hydrotropes are a proven answer to solubility problems in a wide variety of commercial applications. Optimum hydrotrope selection can result in enhanced system performance. Naxonate® hydrotrope products generate essentially no foam and no wetting action and have minimal influence on surface tension. What they off is a cost-effective way to solubilize complex formulas, elevate cloud points and control viscosity.

MOLTOPREN® pastes can be used in a wide variety of areas. In the polyurethane industry they are specially recommended for the universal coloring of block foam (esters and ethers). They are also used in PMMA sheet goods and PU adhesives.

SULFONIC is an economical and versatile, biodegradable surfactant intermediate. This product can be neutralized with a variety of inorganic bases and organic amines to give a wide range of sulfonates with the properties of your choice

Protectol® types are biocides that are rated as active substances under the European Biocidal Products Regulation. Protectol® products are used for human hygiene purposes as well as for the disinfection of surfaces, materials, equipment, and furniture and for veterinary hygiene purposes.

MAKON® UD-Series of products are fast wetters due to their C11 branched carbon chain. They are faster wetters than nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP) and tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates (TDA). They also have good initial foam height with fast foam break, useful in applications like industrial clean-in-place and laundry.

Plurafac® grades are fatty alcohol alkoxylates. They are petrochemically sourced and are low-foaming nonionic surfactants. They consist of alkoxylated, predominantly unbranched fatty alcohols, and they contain higher alkene oxides alongside ethylene oxide. The fatty alcohol chains of some Plurafac® types terminate in an alkyl group. Their most important properties are wetting, low-foaming, or even defoaming. They are used in versatile chemical-technical applications to ensure a smooth process flow. BTC’s low-foaming surfactants are used in the paper & pulp industry or in the metal treatment industry, especially in metalworking fluids. Also in wood-based fiber production, textile pre-treatment, and coatings formulations.

Acronal® is a range water-based emulsions. Acronal® range for exterior paints covers styrene and pure acrylics which offer a very high durability against the influence of weathering. Acronal® range for wood and trim paints offer a very high durability against the influence of weathering. In addition, our styrene acrylics have an outstanding chemical resistance, which is very important for exterior applications. BTC’s range of Acronal® dispersions covers both selfcrosslinking and non selfcrosslinking dispersions. BTC’s range of Acronal® types give decorative foils, filters and wallpaper excellent mechanical properties. In air and oil filters for the automotive industry they improve durability and performance. In high-quality decorative paper foil, our binders ensure a high level of stability of the bonded fibers. To abrasives our binders ensure the abrasives flexibility and reduce abrasive particle wear. BTC’s Acronal® types for natural fibers are acrylic dispersions. BTC’s range of Acronal® types give nonwovens made of synthetic fibers their exceptional and different functional properties.

NINATE® is an anionic surfactant used in combination with nonionic surfactants to form effective emulsifier systems in a variety of agricultural formulations.

We deal with Phenolic, Thiophenolic, Phosphite, and Thioester types of Antioxidants, which are used widely in Polymer, Rubber, Adhesives, etc. industries.

St. Louis Group is one of the largest volume suppliers of antimony trioxide (ATO) in the US market. We are vertically integrated with mining and production operations in Bolivia and have contract manufacturing operations in China. Specialty dispersions and masterbatches are available upon request.

ZirCan products are specialty chemicals and Zirconium crosslinkers for paper and paperboard. It provides high quality products, simplified supply chain and locally tailored service for our partners to be more competitive and sustainable over the long term.

STEPANOL® offers a range of features and benefits, including cleansing, compatibility, creamy texture, dense foam, and effective detergency. It is easy to handle, enhances foam, and has good electrolyte tolerance and wetting properties. STEPANOL® provides high foaming, high purity, and viscosity boosting, with options for low viscosity and mild formulations. It also creates a pearlescent effect and excels in solubilizing. STEPANOL® meets bio-based, credo clean Standard, kosher, natural, and sustainable labeling claims. Ideal for beauty and care, home care, institutional and industrial care, leather and textiles, personal hygiene, pest control, and processing and packaging applications, STEPANOL® ensures high performance and versatility.

1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one or BIT (CAS: 2634-33-5), the primary active ingredient in Arxada's Proxel® range, is widely recognized as one of the most versatile, compatible and trusted broad spectrum preservative solutions available for the Home Care market. Aside from single-active products based on BIT alone, the Proxel® range also encompasses cost-effective and specialist blends with carefully-identified co-actives providing flexibility of choice for difficult-to-preserve systems. Proxel® GXL and Proxel® AQ have been pre-approved by the EPA for use in Safer Choice labeled products and have been reviewed by NSF International’s Sustainability Program. For consumers the Safer Choice logo provides recognition that the product has been evaluated for its effect on the environment and human health. Utilizing ingredients that are considered the safest in their class. Safety without sacrificing quality or performance.