Additive Businesses in Several Global Chemical Companies

In a previous blog, I showed the reporting segment names used by 38 global chemical companies.  (Click here to see that blog.)   Four of the 38 companies have additives in one, or more, of their reporting segment names (Clariant, Eastman, Evonik, and Lanxess).   

In this blog, I show in the table below details on what those four companies (Clariant, Eastman, Evonik, and Lanxess) indicate in their annual reports about their additive businesses.  I also reviewed  the annual reports of the other 34 companies as to what additive businesses they have, even though they have no additive reporting business segments.  The other companies that indicate additive businesses are also presented in the table, along with what these companies indicate in their annual reports about their additive businesses.  Twenty-two of the 38 companies report no additive businesses and are not listed in the table below.

 

company	additive businesses
albemarle	additives used in fluidized catalytic cracking to reduce emissions	additives to increase olefin yields
arkema	surfactant additives	additives used in poly urethane foam manufacturing	concrete additives to reduce water needed	additives in asphalt production
basf	plastic additives	fuel and refinery additives	lubricant additives	concrete additives	food industry additives
celanese	gasoline additives
clariant	more ecologically friendly additives	additives based on renewable raw materials	flame retardant additives	new additives for foundry operations	additives for use in sorting machines
dow	resin additives used in packaging and plastics	lubricant additives	paint and coatings additives
dsm	cow feed additives to reduce methane emissions	other feed additives
eastman	tire additives	ink additives
evonik	polyurethane	oil additives	printing ink additives	silane additives for tires
lanxess	polymer additives	lubricant additives	flame retardant additives
lyondellbasell	gasoline additives
mitsui	lubricant additives
olin	differentiated epoxy resins and additives
shin-etsu	silicone-based additives	anti-smudge additives for glass surface coatings
solvay	additives to enhance corrosion resistance on metal surfaces
wacker	silicone additives for concrete and cement production	food additives	polymer additives

 

The additive businesses pursued by these sixteen companies (the ones in the table above) are  impressive.  These businesses are based on active research and development (R&D) programs.  The results of these R&D programs contribute significantly to society.