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Specialists in Chemical, Mineral & Polymer distribution

Based in the centre of the UK, WhitChem provide customers with a local source of products manufactured from across the globe.

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Providing access to big names & high quality products

Our partners & principals are global market leaders in their fields, with their support combined with our market intel & years of experience we have created the perfect solution to serve our specialist industry sectors in the UK & Ireland.

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The perfect portfolio of complementary products

We are your one stop shop – supporting the needs of our specialist industry sectors, we offer products such as additives, minerals, colourants, polymers & textile processing chemicals.

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On hand to help select suitable products for your needs

Our team of technically trained experts are backed by years of industrial experience, they provide a bridge between customers & key manufacturers, guiding customers from initial product selection through to project development

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Industries we serve

Adhesives & Sealants

A versatile range of polyisocyanates, polyols, 1K resins, foam control agents, fillers, synthetic rubber polymers & pigments, offer extensive opportunities for formulators to meet critical requirements of hot melt, solvent based, waterbased & reactive adhesives & sealants

Coatings & Inks

From extremely durable coatings based on polyisocyanate & aspartic technology, through to nitrocellulose binders used in printing inks, and raw materials such as binders, extenders, pigments, defoamers, rheology modifiers & other additives for paint formulations

Construction

Our pigments, extenders, rheology modifiers & additives are used to produce a variety of construction materials such as concrete, grouts, mortars, renders & plasters. High-performance flooring & roofing coatings are formulated with our high quality polyurethane raw materials

Engineering Materials

Our temperature resistant materials for use in refractory & foundry applications include colloidal silica for fibre bonding, heat stable pigments, muscovite micas & phlogopite mica extenders. Lubrication oils & greases are formulated using castor oil derived corrosion inhibitors

Filtration & Life Sciences

Both the filtration & life science sector utilise a number of products ranging from flocculation agents for beer clarification, to emulsifiers in agrochemical formulations, additives for animal feed, mineral filter aids for liquid filtration & pesticide carriers used in horticultural applications

Plastics

Several of our synthetic solution & emulsion polymers & pigments are used across the plastics industry in polymer modification, compounding & thermoplastic resins. Our mineral extenders are used extensively for impact strength, high gloss & anti-block properties in plastics & films

Rubber

From rubber seals to industrial rubber components, our range of synthetic emulsion polymers & heat/weather stable pigments are used across a broad range of rubber manufacturing industries. Our mineral extenders reinforce rubber compounds & improve dispersibility

Textiles

We provide textile processing chemicals covering all aspects of production from pre-treatment, dyeing & printing through to coating & finishing. Specialist areas of application include insect repellency, digital print, odour inhibitors, micro-encapsulated scents & skincare products

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Striving for a sustainable future

Our team work closely with suppliers & customers to help drive sustainable development through optimized production processes, reduced energy consumption, substitution of more sustainable products

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Who do we represent and where do our products come from?

At WhitChem, we work alongside a global network of highly respected suppliers, providing companies in the UK & Ireland with a local source of products shipped from across the world. Browse through these Partners & Principals to explore our product offering from each in more detail:

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