Dixie Chemical, headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, is a leading manufacturer for high-performance specialty chemicals with a focus on open innovation and strong technical support for composite materials including epoxy curing agents, specialty polyester anhydride building blocks, epoxy toughening additives, syntactic foams, and reactive diluents. With a commitment to partnerships in product development and market building, Dixie joined IACMI to accelerate the penetration of composites in demanding and rapidly growing market segments including oil and gas, transportation, electrical, wind and alternative energy, and infrastructure.
As a market leader, Dixie Chemical recognizes the shift toward higher performance products in glass, carbon and basalt fiber platforms. It has prioritized its formulation efforts towards production speed, cycle time improvement, compatibility, resilience, and sustainability. Dixie Chemical is driving technology projects with IACMI members in pultrusion, filament winding, closed molding, and additive manufacturing to produce stronger, tougher, lighter and more temperature resistant composites.
Dixie Chemical is working closely with epoxy producing partners to support major composites manufacturers that are pursuing conversion from styrenated polyester and vinyl ester resin systems to high performance epoxy-anhydride systems for pultrusion, filament winding, and closed molding. “Epoxy composites offer significant promise to manufacturers by improving economy of scale, enabling compatibility with carbon fiber systems, eliminating styrene emissions and organic peroxide handling, and opening new markets for manufacturers.” says Matt Swenson, Vice President of Thermoset Sales.
Since joining IACMI in 2017, Dixie has been highly engaged in member activities. “IACMI cultivates a rich environment for our leadership, technical, and commercial teams to connect with industry leaders for the common goal of advancing composites technologies,” says Mike Gromacki, President of Dixie Chemical. “Through market focused events, IACMI provides a tremendous and cost effective platform to demonstrate, validate, and share our technology.” adds Dr. Karana Shah, Vice President of Technology.
Dixie Chemical provides a broad line of tailored, formulated products coupled with industry leading technical support, which includes formulation consultation, production optimization support, and on-site trial assistance.
To learn more about Dixie Chemical, visit www.dixiechemical.com, and connect with this organization on the IACMI Member Portal.