SNF Canada

SNF Canada Ltd, a member of the French-based SNF Group, is the market leader in polyacrylamide-based flocculant and coagulant polymers for water and wastewater treatment industries in North America. Our products are used in a wide array of specialty applications including municipal drinking water and wastewater, industrial process water and wastewater, oil & gas, mining, agriculture, paper, personal care, textiles, construction, and cleaning products. SNF Canada Ltd, a member of the French-based SNF Group, is the market leader in polyacrylamide-based flocculant and coagulant polymers for water and wastewater treatment industries in North America. Our products are used in a wide array of specialty applications including municipal drinking water and wastewater, industrial process water and wastewater, oil & gas, mining, agriculture, paper, personal care, textiles, construction, and cleaning products. SNF is a specialty chemical group whose products contribute to treating, recycling, preserving water, saving energy, and reducing carbon footprint. A pioneer in soft chemistry, SNF has long been present on all continents, employing 7,500 people, including more than 2,000 in North America. Innovation and movement toward a cleaner, less carbon-intensive world are great accelerators of SNF’s growth. SNF has major production sites in the USA (Riceboro, GA; Plaquemine, LA; Pearlington, MS); Europe (France, UK); and Asia (China, India, Korea), with many smaller plants located throughout the world. SNF Canada has gone to great lengths to ensure the highest standards of quality for its products and the preservation of the environment through its “continuous improvement program.” Our team of specialized professionals covers Canada nationwide, providing expert advice and ensuring you receive products and equipment of the highest quality that are adapted to your specific application and needs, at the best price, in the shortest timeframe.

archroma

Archroma. Life enhanced. Archroma is a global, diversified provider of specialty chemicals serving the branded and performance textiles, packaging and paper, and coatings, adhesives and sealants markets. Headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, the company operates a highly integrated, customer-focused platform that delivers specialized performance and color solutions in over 90 countries. Archroma works with over 4,000 employees in 42 countries and with over 30 production sites. Archroma helps people fulfill their desire for products that appeal to their emotions and senses for a greater life experience, by developing beauty- and performance-improving technologies applied to everyday products. Because it’s our nature.

EMS-CHEMIE AG

EMS at a glance The EMS-CHEMIE is active worldwide in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals. The companies within the group are consolidated in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG domiciled in Domat/Ems. The EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG is the only listed company (SIX Swiss Exchange, securities number 1.644.035). Business Areas The business area High Performance Polymers is comprised of EMS-GRIVORY and EMS-EFTEC. EMS-GRIVORY is the leading specialised manufacturer of high-performance polyamides and the supplier with the widest range of polyamide materials. EMS-GRIVORY is made up of the three Business Units EMS-GRIVORY Europe, EMS-GRIVORY America and EMS-GRIVORY Asia. EMS-EFTEC is represented under the name EFTEC as leading supplier worldwide for adhesives, sealants and coatings including application engineering systems for the automotive industry. The Business Unit EMS-PATVAG was sold on November 26, 2019. For this reason, the business area Specialty Chemicals is now comprised solely of the Business Unit EMS-GRILTECH. EMS-GRILTECH is specialized in the development and production of fibers, fusible adhesives and adhesive yarn for technical and textile applications, adhesion promoters for the tyre industry, powder coatings and reactive diluents. Company Strategy EMS‘ company strategy is based on the following focus points: ■ EMS concentrates on operational growth with speciality products. ■ EMS defines Performance Polymers as core business. ■ EMS returns financial resources not required for operational business to the shareholders. Locations / Employees EMS has 25 production sites in 16 different countries and is represented throughout the world with company owned sales companies or by distributors/traders. As of December 2019, the EMS-CHEMIE has 2,648 employees worldwide with 130 apprentices based in Switzerland.

Biesterfeld Group

Biesterfeld SE is the holding company of the Biesterfeld Group, one of the international leading distribution and service companies in the field of plastics, rubber and specialty chemicals. Founded in 1906 in Hamburg, Germany, today the group has more than 1100 employees across more than 50 locations in Europe, South America, Asia and Africa and generates an annual revenue of 1.38 billion EUR (FY 2023). The fully family-owned company focuses on specialized market know-how, application-based technical advice and services and offers comprehensive product portfolios across numerous industries in the business units Standard Polymers, Engineered Polymers, Performance Polymers, Rubber, HealthCare, Industrial and Consumer.

Beaulieu International Group

As a global family business, we develop and co-create – in an innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable way - flooring and material solutions to enhance the quality of living and working for every generation. Headquartered in Belgium, B.I.G. employs over 4.700 people worldwide in 19 countries throughout Eurasia, America and Oceania and serves customers in 150 countries. In 2023, B.I.G. reported sales of €2 billion. At B.I.G., we work purposefully to build a sustainable future. Our sense of entrepreneurship and our ambition enable us to continue to grow together with our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the society in which we operate.