Hauthaway Corporation

What Hauthaway Corporation does

Hauthaway Corporation (legal name C.L. Hauthaway & Sons Corp.) is a privately held specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1852 by Charles L. Hauthaway and headquartered in Lynn, Massachusetts. The company designs and manufactures water-based polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) and compounded finishing materials used as binders and film-formers in coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts applications. It serves formulators and end-product manufacturers across architectural and construction coatings, automotive interiors, consumer electronics, digital ink jet, film conversion, industrial coatings and maintenance, leather finishing, and textile finishing. The company operates an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system and distributes through an international network covering North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, plus its website and the Knowde marketplace.

Name

Hauthaway Corporation

Legal name

C.L. HAUTHAWAY & SONS CORP.

Website

https://hauthaway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hauthaway Corporation, founded in 1852 and headquartered in Lynn, Massachusetts, designs and manufactures water-based polyurethane dispersions for coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts, serving automotive, industrial, leather, and textile finishing industries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Polyurethane Dispersions (Specialty Chemicals)

NAICS

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255), Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Adhesives & Sealants (2891)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyurethanes (MDI/TDI, Polyols, PU Systems) (IMAEADAH)

Keywords

• Polyurethane dispersions
• Water-based polymers
• Industrial coatings
• Specialty chemicals
• Custom polymer synthesis

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynn

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Polyurethane Polymer Product Sales: Direct sale of water-based and solvent-based polyurethane dispersions under Hauthane and Bondthane brand names. Products sold directly to formulators and manufacturers across various industries including coatings, adhesives, and textile finishing.
2. Custom Synthesis Services: Custom polymer synthesis services where the company specifies, develops, and characterizes polymers for clients. Services range from laboratory scale to pilot scale production with typical lead times of 10 days.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hauthaway Corporation designs and manufactures water-based and solvent-based polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) under the Hauthane and Bondthane brand names for use in adhesives, coatings, and graphic arts applications. The company serves formulators and end-users in architectural coatings, automotive interiors, leather and textile finishing, industrial coatings, industrial maintenance, and laminating adhesives. Hauthaway also offers custom polymer synthesis, custom formulating, and custom manufacturing services, with capabilities from laboratory scale to pilot scale and standard lead times as short as 10 days.

Product overview

Hauthaway Corporation offers a comprehensive portfolio of Hauthane brand polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) along with Bondthane specialty products. The core product line includes aliphatic, polyester-based, polycarbonate-based, and polyether-based polyurethane dispersions available in various formulations including aromatic grades, NMP-free/DMM-based, co-solvent free, flame retardant, OH-functional, self-crosslinking, UV-curable, and silicone-modified grades. These polymer dispersions are designed for coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts applications across diverse industries including architectural coatings (wood and concrete flooring), industrial coatings (automotive, consumer electronics, PVC), leather and textile finishes, and industrial maintenance. The company also provides custom synthesis, custom formulating, and custom manufacturing services to develop tailored polymer solutions. Products are primarily water-based polyurethane polymers that serve as binders for floor coatings, adhesives, and industrial finishes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hauthane: Brand name for polyurethane dispersions used in coatings, adhesives, and industrial applications including wood flooring, concrete flooring, automotive plastics, leather finishes, and textile coatings.
• Bondthane

Products and services

• Hauthane HD-2107 Aliphatic, polyester-based, aqueous polyurethane dispersion designed for topcoat applications on concrete, metal, plastic, and wood substrates, exhibiting extreme toughness, abrasion, and mar resistance. For formulators of industrial and architectural coatings.
• Hauthane HD-2117 Extremely hard, aliphatic, polyester-based, aqueous polyurethane dispersion with exceptional chemical and early water-resistance for topcoat applications on concrete, metal, plastic, and wood substrates.
• Hauthane HD-2120 Very hard, aliphatic polyester polyurethane dispersion for flexible and rigid PVC, forming hard, tough, hydrolysis-, chemical-, and stain-resistant films approaching 2-component polyurethane performance.
• Hauthane HD-2125 Hard, chemical-resistant, polyester-based, aliphatic polyurethane dispersion for flexible and rigid PVC and other plastic substrates with superior chemical resistance, flexibility, and gloss retention.
• Hauthane HD-2139 Aliphatic, polyester-based, aqueous urethane dispersion developed for factory-coated PVC flooring, providing high gloss, excellent mar and wear resistance, and exceptional stain resistance.
• Hauthane HD-2142 Aliphatic, polyester-based, water-borne polyurethane dispersion with affinity for low energy substrates like polyolefins and TPO, designed for flexible/rigid PVC and treated polypropylene film applications.
• Hauthane HD-2209 Aliphatic, polyester-based, aqueous polyurethane dispersion designed to produce unequaled clarity and gloss for wood finishing applications and rigid/flexible substrates.
• Hauthane HD-2313 Co-solvent free, flame retardant, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for synthetic textile fabrics requiring permanent flame retardancy, passing NFPA-701 and MVSS-302 tests.
• Hauthane HD-2334 Co-solvent free, high solids, flame-retardant, aliphatic polyurethane dispersion providing permanent, non-leaching flame-retardancy with excellent UV resistance.
• Hauthane HD-2501 Soft, aliphatic, polycarbonate-based polyurethane dispersion designed for flexible substrates as a coating, saturant, or impregnant.
• Hauthane HD-2503 Polycarbonate-based, aliphatic, water-borne polyurethane dispersion for general coatings on wood, plastic, and metal substrates, offering exceptional resistance to hydrolysis, oxidation, and UV-degradation.
• Hauthane HD-2504 Very hard, polycarbonate-based, aliphatic, waterborne polyurethane dispersion for general coatings requiring exceptional resistance to hydrolysis, oxidation, and UV degradation.
• Hauthane HD-2602 Aliphatic, silicone-modified, polyester-based, water-borne polyurethane dispersion for topcoat applications requiring slip and abrasion resistance properties, containing non-fugitive silicone.
• Hauthane HD-3011 Low cost, aromatic, polyether-based, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for coatings and adhesive applications where lightfastness is not critical, with dry surface and high melting point properties.
• Hauthane HD-4664 Medium soft, high solids, co-solvent free, aliphatic polyurethane dispersion designed as a multi-purpose textile binder polymer with superior strength and abrasion resistance.
• Hauthane HD-4669 Hard, co-solvent free, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for topcoat applications on concrete, metal, plastic, and wood substrates.
• Hauthane HD-4675 Hard, co-solvent free, aliphatic, polyester polyurethane dispersion for topcoat applications producing clear, durable films with excellent non-yellowing properties.
• Hauthane HD-4638 Soft, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for textile applications as a versatile polyurethane coating with excellent UV-resistance and good abrasion resistance.
• Hauthane HD-2001 Soft, anionic, aliphatic, waterborne polyurethane dispersion for textile applications requiring soft hand with abrasion-resistance, and for industrial laminating applications.
• Hauthane HD-2101 Soft, aliphatic, polyester-based, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for flexible substrates as a coating, saturant, or impregnant with outstanding toughness and abrasion resistance.
• Hauthane HD-2024 Co-solvent free aliphatic polyurethane dispersion for industrial lamination and textile applications.
• Hauthane HD-6000 Polyester-based, hydroxyl-functional, aliphatic, water-borne polyurethane dispersion for 2-part coating systems with water-dispersible isocyanate crosslinkers.
• Hauthane HD-6002 Polycarbonate-based, hydroxyl-functional, aliphatic, water-borne polyurethane dispersion for 2-part coating systems providing tough, chemical resistant, glossy coatings.
• Hauthane L-3155 Self-crosslinking, aliphatic, water-based polyurethane dispersion for high-performance concrete and wood floor coatings, imparting chemical-, abrasion-, and mar-resistance properties.
• Hauthane L-3192 Soft, halogen-free, flame retardant, aliphatic polyurethane dispersion for synthetic textile fabrics requiring permanent flame retardancy.
• Hauthane L-3415 Water-based UV-curable polyurethane dispersion producing ultimate abrasion- and chemical-resistant coatings, VOC-free as supplied.
• Hauthane L-3529 Solvent free, flexible, aliphatic, polycarbonate polyurethane dispersion for flexible substrates as coating, saturant, or impregnant with maximum hydrolytic stability.
• Hauthane L-3685 Polycarbonate-based UV-curable polyurethane dispersion for consumer electronics and other applications requiring UV-cure properties.
• Hauthane L-2183 Anionic, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for industrial laminating adhesives and low tack pressure sensitive applications.
• Hauthane L-2245 Anionic, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion with low activation temperature for industrial laminating applications bonding plasticized vinyl to various substrates.
• Hauthane L-2255 High solids (48%), anionic, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersion for industrial laminating applications with co-solvent free formulation.
• Hauthane L-2063 Soft, high solids, co-solvent free, aromatic, polyether-based polyurethane dispersion for coatings and adhesive applications where lightfastness is not critical.
• Bondthane UD Series Polyurethane dispersion product line for industrial coatings including UD-215 (over print varnishes), UD-220/UD-250/UD-255 (wood flooring), UD-301 (industrial lamination), UD-410/UD-420 (digital ink jet).
• Bondthane XP-130S Polyurethane dispersion for leather top coat applications.
• PU 3D-030 Polyurethane dispersion specifically formulated for 3D printed substrates.
• Custom Polymer Synthesis Services Custom polymer synthesis service where Hauthaway scientists optimize and develop new polyurethane polymers from laboratory scale (grams) to pilot scale (kilograms). Custom orders can be manufactured in as little as 10 days with stocking programs available.
• Custom Formulating Services Application lab assistance with formula development, applying adhesives, coatings, and finishes to various substrates for clients who need help developing finished formulations.
• Custom Manufacturing Services Water-based and solvent-based contract manufacturing with knowledgeable production staff and a range of processing equipment for clients who do not want to produce in-house.

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom orders can be manufactured in as little as 10 days with stocking programs available to further minimize turnaround time
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BASF: Global chemical major with a broad portfolio of polyurethane dispersions, coating raw materials, and adhesive polymers. Competes with Hauthaway across multiple end markets including automotive, construction, and textile coatings.
• Wanhua Chemical: China-based global polyurethane and MDI/TDI producer expanding into specialty polyurethane dispersions. Increasingly competes with smaller players like Hauthaway through scale-based pricing in commodity PUD grades.
• Allnex: Global supplier of coating resins and additives including polyurethane and acrylic dispersions for industrial coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts. Directly comparable product portfolio across Hauthaway's primary end-markets.
• Covestro: Former Bayer MaterialScience; one of the world's largest polyurethane raw material and dispersion producers serving coatings, adhesives, and specialty applications globally. Competes with Hauthaway in PUDs and broader polyurethane chemistries as a broad incumbent.
• DSM (dsm-firmenich): Specialty chemicals business producing high-performance polyurethane dispersions and coating resins, including for textile, leather, and industrial finishing. Overlaps with Hauthaway in water-based PUD chemistry serving similar customer types.
• Mitsui Chemicals: Japanese chemical major with polyurethane dispersion offerings for automotive, electronics, and industrial coatings. A regional incumbent serving Asia-Pacific demand that competes with Hauthaway's APAC distribution footprint.

Direct peers

• Synthomer: UK-listed specialty polymer producer with a strong polyurethane dispersion portfolio serving coatings, adhesives, textiles, and construction. Closely comparable product mix and customer segments to Hauthaway's.
• Stahl: Specialty chemical company focused on coatings and finishes for leather, automotive interiors, and textiles — a core Hauthaway end-market. Both companies supply polyurethane-based polymer dispersions to similar downstream formulators.
• Alberdingk Boley: German specialty manufacturer of water-based polyurethane dispersions for coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts. Closely aligned product portfolio, mid-sized specialty positioning, and direct overlap with Hauthaway's Western markets.
• Lubrizol Engineered Polymers: Lubrizol's Engineered Polymers business produces water-based polyurethane dispersions for coatings, adhesives, and textile/leather applications. It is one of Hauthaway's most direct global competitors in the same product category with similar end-market focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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