HOME INDUSTRIES ABOUT CAREERS BLOG CONTACT DOWNLOADS All About Chemence® Home > About Chemence® is a global company with diversified expertise in multiple market shares that seem sporadic but share a single commonality: polymerizable technology. In simple terms, Chemence® has become experts in liquids that “polymerize” (cure or harden) into solids. Our Story is an interesting one – read more about how Chemence came to be. See where we are going – Our Core Values and Locations provide insight into our corporate methodology and expansive global reach. A COMPANY IS FORMED, AND AN INNOVATOR ARRIVES Founder Hugh V. Cooke established Chemence® Ltd. in the United Kingdom, as a specialty manufacturer of industrial adhesives and sealants. 1983 BRANCHING OUT TO AMERICA Chemence® Inc. was formed in Ohio, with the intent of becoming a distributor for companies based in the United States. 1989 NEW HOME, BIGGER FACILITY, BRIGHTER FUTURE Chemence® Inc. relocates to a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgia, and becomes the only manufacturer of cyanoacrylate in the continental United States. 1993 EXPANDING INTO NEW FIELDS Chemence Medical Products® Inc. is formed, and manufactures its own product line of medical adhesives, as well as those of other medical companies, to this day. 1994 TAKING INNOVATION TO NEW LEVELS Chemence® Inc. becomes QS-9000 compliant and a key supplier to Tier 1 and 2 OEMs. BREAKING NEW GROUND… AND SAVING LIVES CMPI creates and develops a patented variant of superglue used to repair inoperable aneurysms in the brain. 1998 ADDING EVEN MORE INDUSTRIAL FIREPOWER Chemence® acquires Polybron’s liquid photopolymer business. 2000 SPREADING INTO MORE AREAS Chemence® purchases Indiana Clearstamp, relocates the facility to Dalton, GA, and opens a photopolymer platemaking facility for the craft and hobby industry, one of only a few of its kind in the US, under the name “Clearstamp by Crati.” 2011 EXTENDING OUR REACH CMPI adds in-house molding capabilities further maintaining the integrity of our internally manufactured adhesives and packaging. ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL PRESENCE Chemence® purchases platemaking shops across Europe, including MediaFlex in Spain, VW Graphics and Outline Imaging in the UK. A strategic partnership with Smurt Kappas’ European trade shops is formed. 2014 INTRODUCING NEW PRODUCTS Chemence® introduces KRYLEX®, its own formulation based on Ritelok developed in-house and later sold to 3M. 2015 ANOTHER EXPANSION Chemence® relaunches KRYLEX® adhesive line for industrial manufacturing focusing on specialty markets such as electronics, medical devices and electric vehicles. 2017 GROWING KRYLEX® Chemence® further focuses on high end manufacturing by acquiring Supreme Resources’ electronics adhesive business. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Chemence Inc. and Ltd. upgrade to ISO9001:2015 quality standards. 2018 SUBSCRIBE & STAY CONNECTED Subscribe Footer SUBMIT © 2021 CHEMENCE® | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRIVACY POLICY SITEMAP