CROW's Top 3 Sealants and CAulks Manufacturers
DowDuPont
Headquarters: Midland, MA & Wilmington, DE
Website: www.dupont.com
Revenue: Approx. $86 Billion (DowDuPont, 2018)
Main Markets: Automotive & transportation, PCB
systems assembly, retail, and building & construction
About: DowDuPont is an American multinational chemical company headquartered in Midland, Michigan. It produces chemicals, plastics, and a large number of formulated products. DowDuPont is one of the leading global producers of sealants (DOWSIL™), caulks, and adhesives. Their main sealant chemistries include RTV, heat cure, hot-melt, and foam silicone. Dow serves all major markets for sealant and caulking products including automotive, PCB systems assembly, and building & construction.
Wacker
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Website: www.wacker.com
Revenue: Approx. $4.9 Billion (Silicones approx. $2.2 Billion)
Main Markets: Building & construction
About: Wacker Chemie AG is a worldwide operating chemical company founded in 1914. With a range of over 3,000 silicone products, WACKER SILICONES ranks among the world's largest manufacturers of silanes and silicones as well as silicone sealants, caulks, and adhesives. Their sealant products are sold under the brand names LASTOSIL® and CENUSIL® and are widely used in the building and construction industry in the sanitary area, window assembly and installation as well as joint sealing.
Sika AG
Headquarters: Baar, Switzerland
Website: www.sika.com
Revenue: Approx. $7.1 Billion
Main Markets: Transportation, retail, general
industry, building and construction
About: Sika is an important global manufacturer of adhesives and sealants for the transportation, general assembly, and building & construction industries. Their polyurethane and silicone sealant products are sold under the trade names SIKASIL (silicones)®, SIKAFLEX® (urethanes) and SIKAHYFLEX® (hybrid). These products are used for a wide range of applications including expansion joints (building & sidewalks), joint sealing (sanitary), underwater sealing (pools), as well as window assembly and installation.
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