Research & Development: Pursuing New Frontiers

The research and development team at Universal Chemicals & Coatings, Inc., UNICHEM, utilizes world-class technologies to create exceptional paints, coatings and adhesives. You can count on our state-of-the-art technology to add value to your product profile, whether a niche market or large-scale coatings application. Our experienced technical team passionately pursues new frontiers in coatings, meeting the challenges of the ever changing competitive landscape.

Dedicated Research Teams

Our experienced technical teams ask the right questions to create a unique solution for you, one that provides superior performance and value. UNICHEM’s technological agility and creative development strategies allow us to ask questions that are often overlooked about your products and industries. Our scientists are driven to solve challenges with elegance and ingenuity, with market and technology specialization.

UNICHEM makes it possible for your marketing group to promote unique features that differentiate your company in a cost effective way. Our intellectual prowess to your product vision redefines the possibilities in your market with a keen understanding of your expectations. We are performance driven, inspired by the work we perform to deliver long-lasting solutions.

State-of-the-Art Research Facilities

UNICHEM’s state-of-the-art research laboratories and analytical facilities are equipped with a full array of industrial coatings testing equipment. Our sample analysis and pilot lab production capability provides our customers with all levels of sample preparation for both short and longer-term performance evaluation. Each facility is dedicated to assuring the highest probability of field application success through technologies that simulate or reproduce the real life conditions that exist in the industry.

All of our testing laboratories adhere to the strict methods and practices as adopted by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) that ensure uniformity of assessment and test results that are repeatable as well as traceable to national standards.

UNICHEM excels with dedicated research teams possessing a deep technical knowledge of resin science and polymer chemistry. Our mission is to partner with you to develop real-world, unique, yet practical solutions which create value for your customers. Contact us to experience the UNICHEM difference and redefine the possibilities in your market.