Suppliers in Vehicle Refinish: Polyimides (PI)

Our purpose is the cornerstone of our performance pledge: “Leading beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow.” It can be traced back to our company’s roots and describes why we do something, what drives us and the contribution Evonik makes to society over and above generating profits. At Evonik, we go beyond chemistry to make life a little better day in, day out – a goal we are committed to. We aim to have a direct, positive impact on everyone’s life by enhancing the properties of our customers’ products. Our purpose is hence the driving force behind our strategic decisions, through which we naturally take responsibility for the present and future generations.

Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and industrial manufacturing markets. The company’s surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, fibers and composites. Michelman is also well-known as an innovator in the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing-press primers that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging, paper products, labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.

As a part of GSI Creos Group, we GSI Exim America, Inc., owned by GSI Holding Corporation, will create new business opportunities and values to sustain the opportunities. GSI Creos Corporation is a trading firm that deals with a number of products, including yarn, apparel (outer and undergarments), machinery, chemical products, and scientific instruments, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. GSI Creos Corporation changed its name from Gunze Sangyo, Inc. in 2001. Creos [Cre-Reo-Eos] combines the abbreviations for Create and Reorient, with Eos. Eos is the name for the “Goddess of Dawn” in Greek mythology, and is appropriate to represent the company in the “Dawning of a New Age” in business. The acronym for Global Sophisticated Intelligence is GSI. The Company’s name, “GSI Creos. “ represents its ability to bring new, high-tech, professional, innovative productivity, and new business to the world of commerce. Together, these concepts reflect the mission expressed in its corporate motto: “Produce The Future.”