Sartomer USA

Name

Sartomer USA

Legal name

Arkema

Website

https://americas.sartomer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Printing Ink Manufacturing (325910)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plastic Compounding & Masterbatch (IMANAOAB)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• UV/EB curing resins
• Photopolymer formulations
• Acrylate monomers
• 3D printing liquid resins

Headquarters

HQ city

Exton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sartomer USA manufactures and supplies specialty acrylate and methacrylate monomers, oligomers, photoinitiators, cationic resins, and 3D printing liquid resin formulations (n3xtdimension) for industrial customers in coatings, inks, adhesives, and additive manufacturing. The Americas regional hub serves North and South American customers with online product finder tools, sample requests, and technical documentation, operating within Arkema's Coating Materials division.

Product overview

Sartomer Americas operates as a regional hub for Arkema's specialty materials business, offering a portfolio of chemical products organized into distinct product families: (Meth)acrylate Resins, Photoinitiators, Cationic Resins, and 3D Printing Formulations. The company provides product finder tools enabling advanced search, comparison, and sampling capabilities for these chemistries. Product access requires registration and login for full services including technical data sheets and documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sartomer: Specialty chemicals business unit of Arkema offering (meth)acrylate resins, photoinitiators, cationic resins, and 3D printing formulations for coatings, inks, adhesives, and additive manufacturing applications.
• n3xtdimension
• CN888 oligomer line

Products and services

• (Meth)acrylate Resins A broad family of methacrylate and acrylate-based resin products used in coatings, inks, adhesives, and sealants applications for industrial manufacturers and formulators.
• Photoinitiators Light-sensitive chemical compounds that initiate polymerization in UV/EB curing formulations for coatings, inks, and 3D printing applications.
• Cationic Resins Resins cured via cationic polymerization mechanism, offering different reactivity and performance characteristics for specialty coating applications.
• N3xtdimension 3D Printing Liquid Resins Formulated liquid resin systems for additive manufacturing and 3D printing processes, including photopolymer-based technologies for industrial and specialty applications.
• CN888 Oligomer Line Specialty oligomer product line developed by Sartomer for specialty coatings applications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• ArkemacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2006Sartomer is a business unit of Arkema, a global specialty materials leader. Arkema was created on May 18, 2006, and has transformed from a predominantly European commodity chemicals company into a global specialty materials leader through continuous innovation, targeted investments, active portfolio management, and nearly 30 strategic acquisitions including Bostik, Coatex, Sartomer, Den Braven, and Ashland's adhesives business.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Allnex: Allnex is one of the closest direct competitors to Sartomer, offering a comparable portfolio of UV-curable resins, acrylate oligomers and monomers, and coating additives for industrial coatings and 3D printing. Both companies compete head-to-head in radiation-cure chemistries serving similar coatings, inks, and additive manufacturing customers.
• Covestro: Covestro is a direct peer through its specialty resins and coatings raw materials business, producing isocyanates, polyesters, and acrylate-based raw materials for coatings, adhesives and 3D printing. Like Sartomer, Covestro serves formulators across automotive, industrial, and additive manufacturing end markets with overlapping UV-cure chemistry offerings.
• Toagosei: Toagosei is a Japanese specialty chemicals manufacturer with a strong position in acrylate monomers and oligomers, including products for UV-curable coatings and adhesives. The company directly competes with Sartomer in (meth)acrylate chemistries across Asia and globally.
• Nippon Shokubai: Nippon Shokubai is a specialty chemicals producer with overlapping offerings in acrylate monomers, specialty resins, and performance materials for coatings and 3D printing. The company is a relevant direct competitor for several of Sartomer's product families, particularly in Asia.
• IGM Resins: IGM Resins is one of the world's leading producers of photoinitiators and UV-curable raw materials, directly competing with Sartomer's photoinitiator and oligomer product families. Both companies serve identical UV/EB curing formulators in coatings, inks, and 3D printing applications.

Broad incumbents

• Mitsubishi Chemical Group: Mitsubishi Chemical is a diversified specialty chemicals incumbent with offerings across specialty resins, acrylates, and 3D printing materials through its various business units. It competes with Sartomer across multiple product lines in both Japanese and international markets.
• Evonik Industries: Evonik is a broad specialty chemicals incumbent with overlapping offerings in specialty additives, resins, and performance materials for coatings and additive manufacturing markets. While its portfolio is much wider, Evonik competes directly with Sartomer in several specialty raw material categories including acrylate-based intermediates.
• Dow Chemical: Dow is a major diversified chemicals incumbent with a sizable specialty chemicals and performance materials business that includes acrylate-based products, UV-curable raw materials, and additive manufacturing resins. Dow competes with Sartomer across a broad set of coatings, inks, and 3D printing customer segments.
• BASF: BASF is the largest broad incumbent in specialty chemicals, producing a wide range of raw materials for coatings, inks, plastics, and 3D printing applications — including its own forward-integrated photopolymer and resin lines that overlap with Sartomer's portfolio across multiple product families.

Emerging players

• Lambson Limited (Arkema subsidiary): Lambson is a specialty photoinitiator producer (now part of Arkema) and adjacent to Sartomer's cationic resins business. While not a direct competitor, Lambson operates within Sartomer's broader chemistry ecosystem and provides photoinitiators used with Sartomer's resin systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ArkemaGroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@arkema
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArkemaGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sartomer
• Instagraminstagram.com/arkemagroup

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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