IFF WALSRODER™ Nitrocellulose business has been established in Bomlitz, Germany, since 1879 and is one of the world leaders in Nitrocellulose production and technology. Our WALSRODER™ Nitrocellulose stands for it product quality, highest safety standards, safe operations and customer support. IFF offers a wide range of WALSRODER™ Nitrocellulose products and we continue to invest in production capabilities and new technologies. In 2018 we made significant investments to manufacture the full range of WALSRODER™ Free Flowing grades, to help our customers generate productivity improvements. Beyond products, our WALSRODER™ Nitrocellulose team offers our customers with regulatory and safety expertise and support.

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.

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.

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. For the personal care and cosmetics industry, Eastman offers a wide variety of specialty ingredients—from adhesion promoters to film formers to emollient esters—available to help boost your product performance.

Founded in 1955, South Korean-based Kumyang is the leading global manufacturer of a comprehensive range of chemical blowing agents; distributing its chemistries across 80 countries around the world. Kumyang is also eco-friendly—from the world’s first blowing agents without formamide to its products use in the hydrogen fuel cell—Kumyang is now well-known as a global chemical company that manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of eco-friendly chemical materials to create a prosperous future for its customers and the world.