Polymers

Uniqema is a market leader in the supply of specialty building blocks, emulsifiers and dispersing agents for resin, polymer and coatings manufacturers. A wide range of polymer products are offered, both building blocks and additives. Polymer building blocks are used during polymer manufacture to modify the structure and properties of major polymers such as polyurethanes and polyamides.

Lubricants

The business is a global supplier of formulated lubricants used in compressors for refrigeration for domestic appliances and industrial and commercial equipment, and for automobile air conditioning and air compressors. It supplies components for synthetic automobile engine and gearbox oils as well as a wide range of industrial applications such as fire resistant hydraulic fluids, metal working fluids and textile processing lubricants.

Health and Personal Care

Uniqema has a leading market position in skin care, oral care and pharmaceutical ingredients. Innovations in this area have included the development of new vegetable-based ingredients, actives for anti-ageing creams, skin repair and multi-functional ingredients to combine the effect of moisturising with conditioning and cleansing. Uniqema's excipient products are used in the pharmaceutical market and are also used in nutritional formulations, food additives and processing aids. Crosfield businesses.

Process Intermediates

This unit covers the manufacture and sale of fatty acids and glycerine into a wide variety of external markets such as soap, chemicals, resins, tobacco and rubber.

Crop Protection

Uniqema holds a strong position in the high growth non-selective herbicides segment. Application expertise is focused on helping customers in crop protection to develop formulations and adjuvants for enhancing active ingredient efficiency. Uniqema is working with producers to develop 'super actives', a new generation of solutions that will provide a platform for high performance products.

Oilfield

Demulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors and drilling additives for the oil industry.

Cleaning

Detergents for industrial and household cleaning.

Polymer Additives

Polymer additives are used to provide specific effects such as antistatic, anti-fogging, anti-oxidisation and UV stabilisation to base polymers.

Textiles

The growth of synthetic materials has increased the demand for new types of textile auxiliaries. Uniqema offers a range of surfactants, solvents and enzymes for the preparation, dyeing and finishing of fibres and fabrics. Spin finish formulations and components to improve fibre production and processing efficiencies are also provided.