Name

Borchers

Website

https://borchers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1807

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Borchers, a Milliken & Company brand, is a global specialty chemicals supplier of coating additives — wetting and dispersing agents, cobalt-free catalysts, and adhesion promoters — serving industrial and architectural coatings manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coating Additives

NAICS

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Coating & Adhesive Raw Materials (Resins, Additives, Solvents) (IMAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Catalysts & Adsorbents (IMAEABAB), Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

Keywords

• Coating additives
• Specialty catalysts
• Wetting dispersing agents
• Cobalt-free catalysts
• Adhesion promoters

Headquarters

HQ city

Westlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coating Additives Sales: Borchers generates revenue through the sale of specialty chemical additives including wetting agents, dispersants, catalysts, and adhesion promoters to coatings manufacturers globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Borchers manufactures and sells specialty chemical additives for the paints and coatings industry. Its product portfolio includes high-molecular-weight wetting and dispersing agents, cobalt-free catalysts for waterborne and solvent-borne alkyd systems, and adhesion promoters for non-ferrous substrates, sold to industrial and architectural coatings manufacturers globally.

Product overview

Borchers, a Milliken brand, is a global leader in coating additives offering a portfolio of specialized chemical products for the coatings industry. The product lineup includes wetting and dispersing agents (Borchi Gen 0311), cobalt-free catalysts for waterborne and solvent-borne systems (Borchi OXY-Coat 1101, Borchi Dragon Low VOC), adhesion promoters for non-ferrous substrates (Borchi Gen AOD), and next-generation dispersants tailored for regional markets. These additives support waterborne systems, improve manufacturing efficiency, and enhance exterior durability in coating applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Borchi OXY-Coat: Cobalt-free catalyst for waterborne alkyd coatings
• Borchi Gen
• Borchi Gen AOD
• Borchi Dragon

Products and services

• Borchi Gen 0311 High-molecular-weight wetting and dispersing agent designed for solvent-borne polyurethane coating systems. Enables efficient co-grinding of organic and inorganic pigments with excellent color strength development, broad pigment compatibility, low-viscosity dispersions, and long-term stability. For coatings manufacturers formulating polyurethane systems.
• Borchi OXY-Coat 1101 Cobalt-free catalyst designed for waterborne alkyd coatings, providing improved drying performance while meeting environmental regulations. For coatings manufacturers needing compliant drying catalysts.
• Borchi Dragon Low VOC High-performance, cobalt-free catalyst for alkyd coatings that improves drying while meeting VOC regulations. Low in VOC content and environmentally friendly. For coatings manufacturers seeking low-VOC compliant drying solutions.
• Borchi Gen AOD Adhesion promoter designed for non-ferrous substrates, improving adhesion characteristics in coating formulations. For coatings manufacturers working with non-ferrous metal substrates.
• Next-generation dispersants for Asian coatings market Dispersants tailored for the Asian coatings market, designed to support waterborne systems and improve manufacturing efficiency. For coatings manufacturers in India and broader Asia requiring regionally adapted additive solutions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Milliken & CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorchers is a brand of Milliken & Company. The company leverages Milliken's global materials science expertise combined with regionally focused innovation to help coatings manufacturers meet performance challenges. Milliken provides the overarching organizational capabilities including the Pune laboratory facilities where Borchers operates its expanded technical team.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BYK (Altana): BYK is a global leader in coating additives — wetting/dispersing agents, rheology modifiers, and surface additives — serving the same coatings manufacturer customer base with a directly overlapping product portfolio, making it Borchers' closest direct peer.
• Allnex: Allnex is a global producer of coating resins and additive solutions for industrial and architectural coatings. Its resin and additive chemistries directly overlap with Borchers' formulation support offerings to coatings manufacturers.
• Elementis: Elementis produces rheology modifiers, dispersants, and specialty additives for coatings, inks, and personal care. Its coatings-focused additive portfolio makes it a directly comparable specialty peer to Borchers.
• King Industries: King Industries is a US-based specialty chemical manufacturer focused on catalysts, adhesion promoters, and additives for coatings — directly comparable to Borchers' Borchi OXY-Coat and Borchi Gen AOD product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Evonik Industries: Evonik's Specialty Additives division supplies wetting agents, dispersants, and catalysts for coatings and inks. As a much larger diversified specialty chemicals incumbent, it competes with Borchers across multiple additive chemistries but as part of a broader portfolio.
• BASF Coatings: BASF's performance chemicals division supplies dispersants, wetting agents, and catalysts for the coatings industry. As a global chemical conglomerate, it competes with Borchers across additive categories but as one part of a vastly broader portfolio.
• Lubrizol: Lubrizol (Berkshire Hathaway) supplies specialty additives and dispersants for industrial coatings, inks, and adhesives. It overlaps with Borchers' additive chemistries while serving a much wider range of end markets.
• Shin-Etsu Chemical: Shin-Etsu supplies silicone-based and specialty additives used in coating formulations. As a major diversified chemicals incumbent, it serves overlapping customers but across a much wider chemical and electronics portfolio.
• Dow Chemical: Dow's performance materials and coatings additives business supplies rheology modifiers, surfactants, and dispersants. It competes with Borchers in the coatings supply chain while operating at substantially larger scale across many other end markets.

Emerging players

• Troy Corporation: Troy Corporation specializes in performance additives including driers, fungicides, and dispersants for industrial coatings — a niche specialty additive competitor with partial overlap to Borchers' catalyst and additive portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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