Coatings & Additives

Evonik’s Coatings & Additives Business Unit is at home in the world of the coatings, the printing inks, and the adhesive and sealing compounds industries. The lubricants, pharmaceutical, and plastics processing industries also represent important market segments.

The Coatings & Additives Business Unit has 21 production sites worldwide, as well as a global laboratory network. In fiscal 2008, it generated sales revenues of more than €1.5 billion.

Product Groups

• Crosslinkers (VESTAMIN® hardeners for epoxy resins, VESTANAT® aliphatic isocyanates, VESTAGON® hardeners for powder coatings, specialty solvents)
• Coating Additives & Specialty Resins (Tego® coating additives, DEGALAN® coating resins, specialty resins, PVC modifiers
• Adhesive Resins & Colorants (DYNAPOL® and DYNACOLL® polyesters, VESTOPLAST® for hot melts, COLORTREND® color systems, POLYTREND®, DEGALAN® heat sealing systems)
• Lubricant Additives (VISCOPLEX® additives for the formulation of high-performance oils)
• Pharma Polymers (EUDRAGIT® polymers and services for the development and manufacture of solid oral drugs and patent-protected drug-delivery technologies)