Suppliers in Industrial Coatings: Polyurethane

Schwegmann company was set up in Bonn in 1951 and is now a third generation family-run business lead by Sebastian Schwegmann. Since its foundation Schwegmann company has developed chemical specialities that are used all over the world in the manufacturing of inks and varnishes and in the printing industry. Our state-of-the-art operational plant has been situated in Grafschaft-Gelsdorf since 1994, a town about 20 km southwest of Bonn. The principal marketing areas for our products are Germany, Europe and Asia. Notable ink and varnishing manufacturers as well as well-known companies from the printing industry count among our costumers.

AFCONA Chemicals has experienced tremendous growth since it was founded in 2005 in Southeast Asia. Today we are a truly global company, with manufacturing, technical, and commercial operations on four continents. These sites support a network of dedicated sales staff and independent distributors who provide exemplary service to our customers around the world. We have a staff of more than 160 employees worldwide, and our management team has decades of experience in the coatings and chemicals industries. While our company is relatively young, we represent a wealth of experience our customers can bank on. One key to AFCONA’s rapid growth is our drive for continuous innovation. We have been able to provide advanced solutions to the market by tailoring our R&D, Applications, and Technical Service capabilities to the needs of our customers. Today more than 30% of our revenue is generated by products that have been in the marketplace for less than 5 years. And we reinvest more than 5% of our revenue into R&D every year to ensure our innovation pipeline remains healthy and continues to grow.

For half a century, PAT has aided the progress of North American manufacturing by supplying top-tier pigments, chemicals, plastics, natural products, and ingredients to industry leaders. We are proud to be your trusted partner in formulating success.

For 72 years, dar-tech, inc. has been a trusted business partner to both our suppliers and customers in the distribution of specialty chemicals and raw materials across a variety of industries, including adhesives and sealants, agriculture, civil engineering, elastomers/rubber, inks/graphic arts, metalworking/lubricants, paint/coatings, pigments, and plastics.

DuPont (www.dupont.com) is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 90 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

Lawter, Inc. is part of the Harima Chemicals family, a company strong in pine chemicals and built on products developed using pine chemical resources. Today, Lawter™ serves the adhesives, graphic arts, specialty coatings, aroma chemicals and the synthetic rubber industries. While our global headquarters is located in Chicago, IL we are a global organization with senior managers located in every region of the world. Lawter is a result of many highly successful businesses coming together over more than 60 years. Today, we are a highly successful global business operating in over 20 countries with 11 manufacturing and technology centers.

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs over 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide. Scott Bader is committed to expanding its global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on its reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.