Our Partners

Superior Materials, Inc. is the distributor for these well-known manufacturers (alphabetized):

	Active Minerals International (AMI) Superior Materials distributes AMI mineral products (attapulgite). Industries served include coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, stucco, concrete, construction and building products, and related businesses.
	Celanese Elotex® Celanese ELOTEX^® redispersible polymer powders: building material additives for modern dry mix mortars in construction. Celanese is one of the world’s top producers of redispersible polymer powders and specialty additives such as hydrophobic additives, efflorescence reducers, and stain resistance additives.
	Clariant Superior Materials distributes Clariant Attapulgite mineral products. Industries served include filtration, adsorbents, foundry coatings, agricultural and related industries.
	DayGlo Discover Day-Glo custom color solutions for packaging and consumer goods, plastics, graphic arts, paints and coatings, dyes and textiles, as well as the personal care and cosmetics ingredients industries.
	Dura Chemicals DURA is a global supplier of Metal Organics and Driers offering market-driven solutions to the paints & coatings, printing inks, unsaturated polyester, polyurethanes, petrochemical, specialty chemicals, lubrication and fuels industries. In addition, DURA develops specialty catalysts and catalyst blends for specific applications to meet specific and demanding performance requirements.
	EMD Electronics EMD Cosmetic Pigments, Fillers and Active Ingredients -- EMD's product range includes a broad selection of special effect pigments and functional fillers that enable you to incorporate every new trend and color scheme into your products. The Actives provide a range of functions in personal care products, including UV filters, tanning agents, and various skin treatments. EMD Decorative Pigments -- As one of the world's most successful providers of effect pigments, EMD has created an entire world of products with a unique variety of color, luster, glitter and shimmer effects. In coatings, powder coatings, plastics, inks and many other application options, they add value to a wide range of products.
	EP Minerals EP Minerals is a worldwide leader in diatomaceous earth (DE) for the coatings and plastics industries. EP functional fillers have been proven effective for many years in paint, stucco, and coatings applications. These unique products, made from trillions of microscopic diatoms, make Celatom and CelaBrite the world's finest paint pigment extenders and flatting agents.
	Essential Polymers Essential Polymers has been a manufacturer of water-based polymer technology for over 30 years with manufacturing facilities outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Reno, Nevada. Essential specializes in polyurethane and acrylic chemistries with a special emphasis on combining the two chemistries to create innovative products that will meet tomorrow’s needs.
	Huber Engineered Materials Huber Carbonates offers an extensive set of calcium carbonate products suited for various applications, bringing enhanced properties to each according to their specific requirements. Incorporating Huber calcium carbonate into formulated products can provide the following benefits (among others): cost reduction, gloss control, whiteness, opacity, thermal conductivity, strength, stress resistance. The exceptional product range includes dry-ground and surface-treated carbonates.
	J. Rettenmaier USA LP JRS supplies "Fibers Designed by Nature." While these products span a wide gamut of source crops and applications, Superior distributes JRS fibers designed for industrial applications (click here) and JRS products designed for personal care applications (click here).
	KaMin Superior Materials distributes KaMin kaolin mineral products . Industries served include coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, stucco, printing ink, concrete, construction and building products, pharmaceuticals and related businesses.
	Nouryon Performance Additives Nouryon creates everyday essentials to make people's lives more livable and inspiring. As a major producer of specialty chemicals, Nouryon supplies essential ingredients, such as the Bermocoll® Cellulosic Thickeners to industries worldwide.
	Oxerra Oxerra (formerly Cathay Industries) is an internationally recognized leader in innovative product development and the third largest manufacturer of Iron Oxide pigments. Oxerra is committed to producing the highest quality product, utilized in a multitude of applications.
	PQ Corporation Specialty Silicas Superior Materials, Inc. is the PQ Corporation distributor for silica products with regional responsibilities in the eastern half of the United States depending on product range. Products include GASIL®, SILCRON®, SORBOSIL®, NEOSYL®, MICROCAL® AND ALUSIL® specialty silicas for various process industry applications.
	Raybo Raybo has been supplying innovative chemistry for over 60 years to the coatings and ink industries. Raybo currently offers over thirty products including corrosion inhibitors, dispersants, surface modifiers, and other specialty additives to nearly every major coatings producer in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia.
	Schlenk Schlenk manufactures a wide range of metallic pigments (aluminum and goldbronze), vacuum-metalized pigments (VMP) and metallic press-ready inks, leafing and non-leafing, surface-treated or not. Applications include coatings (liquid and powder coat) (click here), printing inks (click here), plastics (click here) and personal care (nail enamel).
	The Quartz Corp The Quartz Corp is a leading producer of high-purity, low-iron feldspar in North America.Feldspar is a naturally occurring mineral with properties that make it an exceptional filler for use in paint and coating applications.
	Venator Venator is a strong, specialized global business with a high value portfolio of innovative products. Venator customer oriented ideals helps create value for all customers to help meet the demands of an ever changing world.