Organic and Metal Organic Chemistry
At Umicore Specialty Materials Bruges, also known as Umicore's business line "Metal Carboxylates & Organics," we take pride in our heritage of producing a wide array of organic and metal organic compounds. Our portfolio includes alkyd resins, fatty acid esters, metal carboxylates, and naphthenic acid. We are dedicated to manufacturing innovative chemical raw materials that offer a broad range of functionalities.
We offer high-quality solvent-based and water-based alkyds. Alkyd resins are typically used in paints and coatings as binders, providing structure. They have the ability to create excellent gloss, hardness and durable finishes. Discover our expertise in alkyd chemistry.
As a manufacturer of organic chemistry products, based on renewable resources, we offer a range of tall oil fatty acid esters. These are commonly used raw materials in the production of printing inks, lubricants and metalworking fluids.
Metal carboxylates are chemicals based on carboxylic acids and metal. By varying these components, numerous materials can be created. They are used as drying agents in the coatings industry, catalysts for polyurethane, adhesion promoters for rubber tires, and many more!
Naphthenic acid is a base material recovered from petroleum streams and can for example be processed into metal naphthenates. Naphthenic acid can be used in the production of corrosion inhibitors, antifouling coatings for the marine industry, ...