Solenis

the US chemical group that commercialised the Soyad soy-adhesive system (licensed from Oregon State University), combining soy flour with a PAE crosslinker to let interior plywood fully abandon urea-formaldehyde resins.

Country
United States
CARB 2 / ULEF
Coverage
CNEUUS
cellulose-lignin
polymers-materials
Regulatorsepareach

Verifiable facts

FactValueSource
Capacity60,000 tonnes per year for new Beihai, China facilityfinance.yahoo.com
Regulatory approvalEligible for CARB Phase 2 exemptions; meets European E0 and Japanese F standards; EPA-Exempt statussolenis.com
Production site62 manufacturing sites worldwide (as of 2025 report)prep.solenis.com · sustainability.prep.solenis.com
Headcount16,371 total headcount (as of 2025 report)prep.solenis.com · sustainability.prep.solenis.com
Revenue$7.3B - $7.4B annual revenue (as of 2025/2026 reports)sustainability.prep.solenis.com

Independent sources: finance.yahoo.com

Technologies
NameClusterRisk
Bio-adhesives (industrial scale)polymers-materialsLow
Paper bio-dry-strength agentscellulose-ligninLow
Paper bio-sizing agentscellulose-ligninLow

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