Performance Intermediates are reactive chemical compounds that serve as essential building blocks in the synthesis of high-performance materials. They play a crucial role in producing high-performance materials across multiple industries, including plastics, coatings, paints and pharmaceuticals. Each product in this family brings specific chemical functionality — anhydride reactivity, unsaturation, tackifying properties or polymerisation capability — making them indispensable across a wide range of industrial value chains.
Performance Intermediates are characterised by their high chemical reactivity, which enables them to participate in condensation, polymerisation, esterification and copolymerisation reactions. They are used in copolymerisation reactions as comonomers for unsaturated polyester resins, as well as in the production of lubricants, surface active agents, resins, dye intermediates and pharmaceuticals.
Performance Intermediates are widely used in the production of unsaturated polyester resins, powder coatings, industrial and automotive paints, adhesives, inks and packaging films, where high gloss retention, flexibility and weather resistance are required. They also serve as key raw materials for fibre-reinforced plastics, tackifier resins, agrochemicals and specialty polymer formulations.
Equilex supplies a comprehensive range of Performance Intermediates including acrylonitrile, alpha-methyl styrene (AMS), C9 hydrogenated and non-hydrogenated hydrocarbon tackifiers, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), fumaric acid, isoamyl alcohol, maleic anhydride (MA), melamine, orthoxylene, pentaerythritol rosin esters and phthalic anhydride (PA).
Equilex supplies Performance Intermediates sourced from leading chemical producers, ensuring consistent quality, full REACH compliance and reliable supply for industrial customers worldwide.
