Suppliers in Finishing Additives & Treatments

Founded in 1988, Keim Additec Surface USA (KAS) is a manufacturer and distributor of sustainable, high-quality waxes and water based wax additives. Our practiced technologies achieve an improvement or modification of surface properties of aqueous coating formulations with a very broad field of applications. We take pride in building relationships with and adapting to the needs of our diverse customer base, ensure timely deliveries and a reliable line of communication.

When appearances do matter: technologies and materials from Zschimmer & Schwarz ensure the best results in the treatment and coating of surfaces such as wood, paper, metal, textiles and concrete. Innovative polymer technologies, tailored to the application and requirements of our customers, provide the necessary "plus" in the formulation. As specialists in environmentally conscious, water-based polymers, we offer optimized customer solutions with the highest standards of quality and cost-effectiveness, which we are producing at our sites in Europe, North America and Asia.

Whether it’s raw materials or tailored and ready-to-use customer solutions – we will help you find the right products. We will happily accompany you on the way to your formulation in order to jointly create added value for your customer. For this purpose, please contact our staff via the contact details provided – we look forward to your inquiry!

Ivanhoe Industries, Inc. is a privately held, family owned specialty chemical manufacturer located in Zion, IL which is equal distance between Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI. Our product line consists of foam control agents, non-ionic surfactants, release agents and hydrophobic silica that are used as additives in a wide range of consumer packaged goods and chemical formulations. Ivanhoe’s market focus is predominately food processing, fermentation, and agricultural applications, but we are developing industrial markets such as oil field, lubricants, and wastewater treatment applications. Ivanhoe has always utilized bio-based raw materials to manufacture our products and always consider sustainable and environmentally friendly concepts in our product development. We are backwards integrated into many of our raw materials and look to offer highly concentrated and efficient foam control agents, and precision dosing systems to reduce cost, reduce carbon footprint, and create new value for our customers.

We apply our sense of family loyalty to our dealings with customers and how we treat our employees. We have both customers and employees who have been with us since the very beginning and we are constantly developing new ones as well. Our customers and our employees will be responsible for our continued success and they will always have first consideration in our decision making processes.

In 1938, we established our corporate headquarters, NICCA Chemical Company, in Fukui, Japan. In 1988, NICCA U.S.A., INC. was established in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, with the goal of becoming the premier North American developer and manufacturer of textile chemicals.

Our core business is providing high performance specialty chemistry to textile manufacturers and other industries in the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and Europe.