Synthomer plc - SYNT

Synthomer plc operates as a specialty chemical company in Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. It offers adhesives for use in labels, graphics, specialty tapes, caulks and sealants, wet glues, protective films, packaging, and other applications; and high solid lattices for foamed footwear and bedding products. It also provides binders for use in various carpet applications; paints, plasters, elastomeric and wood coatings, anti-corrosion coatings, flooring adhesives, and waterproofing; and graphic paper, packaging coating, and specialty paper applications. In addition, it offers lattices for artificial turfs, gel foam elastomers, medical devices, condoms, and balloons, as well as medical and examination gloves applications; nitrile latex for industrial and fabric-supported gloves; and vinyl acetate based polymer dispersions for water-based intumescent coatings. Further, it provides compounds and aqueous curing systems for carpets and other applications; additives, such as soaps, thickeners, antistatic agents, and curing pastes; coalescing agents for use in coatings, construction, textile, and adhesive applications; and acrylic monomers to enhance the performance of polymer formulations. Additionally, it offers liquid polybutadienes for industrial applications; polyvinyl alcohol suspending agents for PVC manufacturing; polyvinyl acetates for use in adhesives, sealants, and polyester composites; thermosetting resins for powder coatings; glycols for polyester resins; and inorganic materials. It also provides polymers for use in mortar and tile adhesive applications; and waterborne polymers for textile industry. Its products are also used in road marking paint, roof tile and fibre cement coating, primer, and stabilizing applications; and other construction applications. The company was formerly known as Yule Catto & Co plc and changed its name to Synthomer plc in 2012. The company was incorporated in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.