Our Businesses
We are a leading supplier of specialty chemicals that deliver crucial end product attributes across a range of industries including cosmetics, antiperspirants, industrial and architectural coatings, adhesives and sealants and long life plastics.
Innovation is at the heart of what we do; our focus is on creating solutions that deliver performance improvements and enhanced sustainability credentials for our customers. We serve customers around the world via two distinctive business units - Performance Specialties and Personal Care.
Performance Specialties
We supply worldwide rheology modifiers and complementary specialty additives to manufacturers of industrial coatings, decorative paints, additives for oil and gas drilling and stimulation fluids, adhesives and sealants. As the second-largest global supplier of talc-based additives, we make a difference in various industries. Our talc makes long life plastics stronger and lighter, gasoline particulate filters work and food packaging recyclable.
Personal Care
A world-renowned expert in rheology technology and a global leader in antiperspirant actives, our products help make skin creams smoother, anti-perspirants work longer, home care products more natural and plant protection products more efficient. As the second largest antacid compound supplier in the pharma industry, we offer the widest range of antacid materials worldwide.