Lintech International
Lintech International is a privately held, US-headquartered specialty chemical distributor founded in 1983 that distributes resins, additives, pigments, performance minerals, and preformulated products from 25+ principals to industrial manufacturers in coatings, adhesives, plastics, rubber, and composites.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1983
- HeadquartersMacon, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Lintech International does
Lintech International, LLC is a privately held specialty chemical distributor founded in 1983 and headquartered in Macon, Georgia. The company distributes resins, monomers, additives, pigments and colorants, performance minerals, and preformulated products to industrial manufacturers across the coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers (CASE), plastics, rubber, composites, construction, inks, and agriculture end markets. Its portfolio is sourced through distribution partnerships with more than 25 named principals including AGC, Evonik, Huntsman, Röhm, ECKART, Vibrantz, LANXESS, INCOA, EP Minerals, Burgess Pigment, Silberline, Patcham, Borchers, Solvay, and Parker LORD, with several exclusive national or regional rights secured in 2024-2026.
The company's business model is B2B specialty distribution: it purchases chemicals from principals, stores inventory across 12 strategically located warehouses (including two wholly owned facilities of approximately 187,000 combined square feet in Macon, GA and Richmond, IN), and resells to manufacturers via a regional technical sales force organized into five U.S. teams (Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, West). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Lintech's go-to-market emphasizes consultative technical selling supported by deep staff tenure (sales team averaging 20+ years of chemical industry experience), ISO 9001:2015 quality certification (held since 1994), ACD Responsible Distribution compliance, C-TPAT customs certification, and WBENC women-owned business status.
In January 2024 Lintech expanded internationally through its parent company's acquisition of Andicor Specialty Chemicals Corporation, establishing Lintech International Canada Ltd (DBA Andicor Specialty Chemicals) headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. The company is led by President and CEO Julie Hinson-Van Brunt and is privately held with no parent company, no funding rounds, and no public financial disclosures. No revenue figure has been published; the company is not a technology company and has no AI capabilities, proprietary software, or public API.
Lintech International firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Lintech International
- Legal name
- Lintech International, LLC
- Website
- https://lintechinternational.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1983
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Lintech International is a privately held, US-headquartered specialty chemical distributor founded in 1983 that distributes resins, additives, pigments, performance minerals, and preformulated products from 25+ principals to industrial manufacturers in coatings, adhesives, plastics, rubber, and composites.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Lintech International industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Specialty Chemical Distribution
- NAICS
- Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Chemicals, Ingredients & Raw Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAK)
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Where Lintech International is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Macon
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Lintech International business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Specialty Chemical Distribution: Lintech International generates revenue as a national specialty chemical distributor of resins, monomers, additives, pigments, and performance minerals. The company serves customers across various industrial markets including coatings, adhesives, rubber, plastics, and composites.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Lintech International product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Lintech International is a specialty chemical distributor that supplies resins, monomers, additives, pigments and colorants, performance minerals, and preformulated products to industrial manufacturers across the United States. The company partners with world-class chemical producers and uses 12 strategically located warehouses, two of which are wholly owned, to deliver raw materials to customers in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, plastics, rubber, composites, agriculture, inks, and construction end-markets. Revenue is generated through transactional sales of these specialty chemicals under exclusive and non-exclusive distribution agreements.
Product overview
Lintech International is a specialty chemical distributor offering a diversified portfolio of chemical products organized into five core categories: Resins and Monomers (fluoropolymers, crosslinkers, specialty resins, MDI isocyanates, hydrocarbon resins, fumed silica, monomer modified alkyds), Additives (wetting/dispersing agents, driers, defoamers, rheology modifiers, catalysts), Pigments and Colorants (kaolin, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, metallic/effect pigments, methacrylate-based pigments, organic/inorganic pigments, glass enamels), Performance Minerals (kaolin, ceramic microspheres, diatomaceous earth, perlite, calcium carbonate, talc, precipitated silicas, feldspar), and Preformulated Products (rubber bonding adhesives, high performance coatings, mold release). The company distributes these products through partnerships with world-class suppliers including AGC, Evonik, Galstaff, Huntsman, Kolon, KoreChem/OCI, OPC Polymers, Patcham, Borchers, Burgess Pigment, Carbo, Chemik, ECKART, Röhm, Sudarshan, Vibrantz, Active Minerals, Envirospheres, EP Minerals, INCOA, MAGRIS Talc, Solvay, The Quartz Corp, and Parker LORD. With 12 strategically located warehouses nationwide, Lintech serves customers across the coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, plastics, rubber, agriculture, inks, construction, and composites markets.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Resins and Monomers
- Additives
- Pigments and Colorants
- Performance Minerals
- Preformulated Products
- ECKART Effect Pigments
- Burgess Kaolin Products
- INCOA Calcium Carbonate
- EP Minerals Industrial Minerals
- Vibrantz Glass and Porcelain Enamels
- Parker LORD Adhesives and Coatings
- Röhm Methacrylate Monomers
- Röhm Methacrylate Resins
- Sudarshan Pigments and Dyes
- LANXESS Industrial Preservation Biocides
Companies that use Lintech International
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Lintech International technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Lintech International partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
20 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.
- Vibrantz Technologies Inc.majorEffective February 1, 2026, Lintech International serves as an authorized distribution partner for select Vibrantz Technologies products from their Performance Coatings Business throughout the U.S. Partnership includes glass and porcelain enamels, and specialty pigment technologies.
- LANXESS Material Protection Products (MPP)majorEffective January 1, 2026, Lintech International serves as Industrial Preservation (Biocides) distribution partner for LANXESS across Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States. Products include Glutaraldehyde 50%, KATHON CG/ICP II, KATHON CG/ICP, and UCARCIDE 25.
- INCOA Performance MineralsmajorINCOA is expanding partnership with Lintech to lead customer engagement on INCOA's behalf. Lintech provides local warehousing, fast delivery, nationwide sales and customer support. INCOA is enhancing manufacturing operations to deliver greater consistency, capacity, and quality.
- The Quartz Corp (TQC)majorLintech announced expansion of distribution partnership with TQC. Now serving customers across Northeast U.S. and parts of Midwest (except Pennsylvania and Ohio, not extending beyond Wisconsin). Products include Minspar performance minerals.
- ECKART AmericamajorECKART America partnered with Lintech as its exclusive national CASE distribution partner for the United States, effective April 1, 2025. Lintech represents ECKART's comprehensive portfolio of effect pigments for coatings and functional applications.
- INCOA Performance MineralsmajorINCOA expanded partnership with Lintech naming Lintech as exclusive distribution partner for its portfolio of industrial minerals across the entire United States. Lintech has been trusted distributor since February 2023.
- EP MineralsmajorEP Minerals expanded Lintech's territory to include both Midwest and Southeast. Lintech manages EP Minerals' portfolio of industrial minerals including diatomaceous earth filter aids, functional additives, adsorbent clay and perlite filter aid products. Lintech is exclusive supplier of EP Mineral's functional additive diatomaceous earth products in both regions.
- Patcham USAcorePatcham USA partnered with Lintech to manage its chemical portfolio for the additives industry. Lintech serves as channel partner for Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest starting February 1, 2025. Products include wetting and dispersing agents, driers, defoamers, surface modifiers and rheology modifiers.
- Andicor Specialty Chemicals CorporationmajorParent company of Lintech acquired Andicor Specialty Chemicals Corporation. Andicor is an industry leader in sales and distribution of specialty chemicals across Canada. The acquisition creates Lintech International Canada Ltd, DBA Andicor Specialty Chemicals. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario Canada.
- Envirospheres Pty LtdcoreEnvirospheres signed exclusive agreement with Lintech to manage its portfolio of high-performance white hollow ceramic microsphere products (E-SPHERES product line) for the United States, effective October 1, 2021.
- Burgess Pigment CompanycoreBurgess Pigment Company signed agreement with Lintech to manage its portfolio of water washed and calcined kaolin clays for the Southeastern U.S. effective November 1, 2020. Products include ICEBERG, ICECAP, OPTIWHITE and other specialty grade kaolin products.
- EP MineralscoreEP Minerals signed agreement with Lintech to manage its portfolio of filtration and filler products in specific U.S. markets. Lintech awarded exclusive territory in Southeastern U.S. for fine filler products and non-exclusive territory for filtration products. Portfolio includes diatomaceous earth, perlite, Celatom, CelaPerl, CelaBrew products.
- SilberlinecoreSilberline signed agreement with Lintech to manage its portfolio of aluminum effect pigments effective January 1, 2020. Silberline is a global provider of aluminum effect pigments used in automotive paints, printing inks, plastics, protective coatings and consumer packaged goods.
- DSM Coating ResinscoreDSM Coating Resins expanded relationship with Lintech to become their Midwest and Southwest distributor for Coatings, Paints and Printing and Packaging markets effective September 15, 2019. Products include NeoCryl, NeoRez, NeoPac, NeoRad, Uradil, Haloflex and Uralac.
- Aditya Birla Chemicals - Epoxy Business AmericascoreAditya Birla's Epoxy Business selected Lintech as exclusive U.S. distributor effective April 1, 2019. Products include EPOTEC and CeTePox epoxy resins, diluents and curing agents.
- DSM Coating ResinscoreDSM Coating Resins signed exclusive agreement with Lintech to become their East Coast distributor for Coatings, Paints, and Printing and Packaging markets effective December 1, 2018. Products include NeoCryl, NeoRez, NeoPac, NeoRad, Uradil, Haloflex, and Uralac.
- Borchers AmericascoreBorchers Americas selected Lintech as their U.S. distributor for coatings, paints, adhesives and printing ink markets effective September 15, 2018. Product portfolio includes rheology modifiers, wetting & dispersing additives, interface actives and catalysts.
- Evonik Cyro LLCcoreEvonik Cyro LLC expanded partnership with Lintech. Lintech provides warehousing support for Evonik's methacrylate monomers in their Richmond, IN warehouse facility. Lintech has been distributing Evonik Cyro product line for over 13 years and expanded nationally in 2016.
- ClariantcoreClariant partnered with Lintech to solely distribute its pigments for plastics, coating and printing ink markets across the entire United States effective August 1, 2018. Lintech was sole distributor for Clariant Plastics & Rubber Pigment Products since February 2017.
- Sasol Performance Chemicals DivisioncoreSasol signed exclusive agreement with Lintech to manage its portfolio of Industrial Waxes for Inks, Paints, Coatings and select Adhesive markets effective June 1, 2018. Products include Fischer-Tropsch, Paraffin and Microcrystalline waxes along with Petroleum Jellies.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Lintech International competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Brenntag Specialties: Brenntag is the world's largest chemical distribution company with a dedicated specialty chemicals platform serving coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and CASE markets. It directly competes with Lintech for principal mandates and industrial accounts, and several Lintech employees (e.g., Jesse Walker, David Garland, Jarrod Moskola) are former Brenntag personnel, underscoring the direct competitive overlap.
- Univar Solutions: Univar Solutions is a major North American specialty and commodity chemical distributor serving CASE, plastics, rubber, and industrial markets with a national warehouse footprint. It competes head-to-head with Lintech for industrial accounts and supplier distribution rights across similar chemistries and end-markets.
- IMCD N.V. IMCD is a leading global distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients supplying coatings, adhesives, polymers, and industrial markets. Its North American organization competes with Lintech for principal distribution contracts and CASE/formulation customers.
- Azelis Group: Azelis is a global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with deep CASE and personal care exposure. It is a direct peer to Lintech in serving resin, monomer, additive, and pigment principals selling into coatings and adhesives formulators.
- Barentz International: Barentz is a specialty chemical and food ingredient distributor serving CASE, plastics, rubber, and personal care markets across the Americas, Europe and Asia. It competes with Lintech for principal mandates and downstream industrial customers in similar chemistries and geographies.
- Caldic North America: Caldic is a specialty ingredient and chemical solutions distributor serving CASE, personal care, and industrial markets. Its North American footprint overlaps with Lintech in distributing resins, additives, and specialty ingredients to formulators.
- Connell Brothers (Wilbur-Ellis): Connell Brothers is the specialty chemicals and ingredients distribution arm of Wilbur-Ellis, focused on CASE, personal care, and industrial markets across Asia-Pacific and the Americas. It overlaps with Lintech in distributing specialty chemicals and additives to industrial formulators.
Broad incumbents
- Hawkins, Inc. Hawkins is a U.S. specialty chemical distributor and formulator with broader water treatment and pharmaceutical exposure. It competes with Lintech in the industrial chemicals distribution space and has scale advantages in certain chemistries.
Regional players
- Horn Industrial Chemicals: Several mid-sized regional specialty chemical distributors serve CASE and industrial customers in select U.S. geographies, offering similar portfolios of resins, pigments, and additives. These players compete with Lintech at the regional level, particularly where Lintech's public warehouse partners operate.
Others
- Specialty Chemical Distributors Alliance (SCDA) members: Trade associations such as the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) and NACD represent the broader chemical distribution ecosystem including hundreds of regional and niche distributors that overlap with Lintech in CASE and specialty ingredient markets. They serve as a peer benchmarking and principal-network reference point for Lintech's positioning.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Lintech International leadership team
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Lintech International subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Lintech International
What does Lintech International do?
Lintech International is a specialty chemical distributor that supplies resins, monomers, additives, pigments and colorants, performance minerals, and preformulated products to industrial manufacturers across the United States. The company partners with world-class chemical producers and uses 12 strategically located warehouses, two of which are wholly owned, to deliver raw materials to customers in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, plastics, rubber, composites, agriculture, inks, and construction end-markets. Revenue is generated through transactional sales of these specialty chemicals under exclusive and non-exclusive distribution agreements.
Is Lintech International a public or private company?
Lintech International is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Lintech International founded?
Lintech International was founded in 1983. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Lintech International based?
Lintech International is headquartered in Macon, United States, in the North America region.
How does Lintech International make money?
One revenue line is on record: specialty Chemical Distribution.
Who are Lintech International's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Brenntag Specialties, Univar Solutions, IMCD N.V., Azelis Group, Barentz International, Caldic North America and Connell Brothers (Wilbur-Ellis). Hawkins, Inc. is listed as a broad incumbent. Horn Industrial Chemicals is listed as a regional player. Specialty Chemical Distributors Alliance (SCDA) members is listed as an others.
Does Lintech International have an API?
No public API is recorded for Lintech International.
What industry is Lintech International in?
Lintech International's product category is Specialty Chemical Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAFAHAK, Chemicals, Ingredients & Raw Materials Marketplaces. Its NAICS code is 4246 and its SIC code is 5160.