Rubber

Safic-Alcan is a French independent distributor of specialty chemicals headquartered in Paris La Défense (France). The Company develops and provides wide ranges of polymers, materials and additives for the rubber, coatings, adhesives, thermoplastics, polyurethane, lubricants, detergency, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals industries. With a network of 35 offices strategically located in Europe, Turkey, Middle East, North America, Mexico, South America, China and South Africa, and 780 people worldwide, Safic-Alcan generated a turnover of 907 M€ in 2022.

Orion Engineered Carbons (OEC) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of carbon black. The products advantage is demonstrated in applications like Printing, Coatings, Polymer, Material Rubber Goods, Rubber and Batteries. OEC produces a broad range of carbon blacks using five different production technologies that include high-performance specialty gas blacks, acetylene blacks, furnace blacks, lamp blacks, thermal blacks and after treatment processes to modify them. Orion operates 14 global production sites and has approximately 1,425 employees worldwide.

We manufacture a range of rosin resins and hydrocarbon derivatives which are well established and proven in the personal care market as adhesion promoters, skin conditioners and film formers.

Rosin resins are used in depilatories, makeup, and hair-grooming products, where they function as tackifiers, skin conditioners, or emulsifying agents. Our products help make mascara and lipstick wearable for longer, make lipstick glossy, and help deodorants hold their fragrance.

Our products come from multiple sources. For example, our gum rosin is harvested from live pine trees using a negative carbon process; our hydrocarbon resin is petroleum-based; and our plasticisers and fragrance fixatives are plant-based.

Grupo Petroquímico Beta (GPB) is a Mexican company created in 2005 for the refining and sale of light hydrocarbons (solvents) and the manufacture of alcoxylates and their specialties. The extensive experience of GPB staff in the design, construction and operation of alcoxylated product plants allows them to be unique in this industry. GPB distinguishes itself in the alcoxylation industry by having its own Research, Development and Innovation laboratory to collaborate with its customers in creating and developing their products for market introduction. GPB has received several awards from public bodies and customers for its excellence in innovation, the safety of its processes and logistics services.

Oriental Carbon & Chemicals Limited (OCCL) is an international market leader in Insoluble Sulphur used in the Tire and Rubber industry. OCCL is a people driven company as much as it is a technology driven one. It is on these cornerstones that OCCL has been able to build its standing and reputation in the industry. The company is oriented towards growing in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. It has a state of the art manufacturing facilities in India, and apart from Insoluble Sulphur, it also manufactures Sulphuric Acid and Oleums

Repsol is a global multi-energy provider. They strive to drive the evolution towards a decarbonization energy model, and with this ambition in mind have set themselves the goal of reaching a net zero emissions company by 2050. Repsol's quality and innovative products exists throughout the energy value chain.