![]() Adhesives Research Adhesives Research (AR) is a company that develops and manufactures adhesives and drug delivery technologies. | ![]() Biesterfeld Group Biesterfeld Group is a company that specializes in the distribution of plastics, rubbers, and specialty chemicals. | Ascend Performance Materials Ascend Performance Materials Operations is a manufacturer of chemicals, fibers, and plastic products. | ![]() Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Chemical (住友化学株式会社) is a company that specialises in organic chemicals research, development, and manufacturing. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1978 | Founding Date 1961 | Founding Date 1906 | Founding Date 2009 | Founding Date 1913 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Houston, US HQ | Locations Glen Rock, US HQ Shanghai, CN Limerick, IE Singapore, SG | Locations Hamburg, DE HQ Wien, AT Florianópolis, BR São Paulo, BR Shanghai, CN Zagreb, HR Prague, CZ see more | Locations Houston, US HQ Mont Saint Guibert, BE Lianyungang, CN Shanghai, CN Fosses, FR Heilbronn, DE Chennai, IN see more | |
Employees | Employees 580 | Employees 2372% increase | Employees 4461% increase | Employees 2,101 | Employees 29,279 |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) €1.7b (FY, 2022) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) ¥2.6t (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €1.4b (FY, 2022) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ¥1.8t (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €262.5m (FY, 2022) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit ¥894.6b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income €58.3m (FY, 2022) | Net income N/A | Net income ¥42.7b (FY, 2025) |

Adhesives Research (AR) is a company that develops and manufactures adhesives and drug delivery technologies.
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Biesterfeld Group is a company that specializes in the distribution of plastics, rubbers, and specialty chemicals.
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Sumitomo Chemical (住友化学株式会社) is a company that specialises in organic chemicals research, development, and manufacturing.
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