WeylChem Wesseling has announced its entry into the advanced materials market with the formation of a new advanced materials business line in Germany.

The company operates Europe´s largest backward-integrated feedstock supply of cyanate ester raw materials and its derivatives, supported by a sophisticated on-site hydrogen cyanide (HCN) network. This strategic position has enabled a forward integration initiative, including investment in cyanate ester chemistry to meet both current and future customer needs.

“This is a very exciting time for our company,” said Dr. Stefan Sigmund, Managing Director of WeylChem Wesseling. “With strong support from our Group CEO, Dr. Andreas Maier, and encouragement from our key customers, we are entering the advanced materials market with a strong product portfolio. Our products will be marketed under the Welcure™ and Welset™ brand names.”

WeylChem Wesseling also announces a long-term strategic partnership with Novoset, a New Jersey based advanced material company. Dr. Sajal Das, Founder & CEO of Novoset, has joined our team as a partner in innovation, marketing and growth. “With his decades of experience and global networks in cyanate esters and other thermoset resins, Sajal will be a significant asset to our growth strategy across both new and existing markets,” added Dr. Sigmund.

At its Wesseling site, WeylChem has consolidated decades of experience and product offerings from across the WeylChem Group of Companies to serve advanced aerospace and electronics market segments.

Initial offerings from the Advanced Materials Business Line will include Welcure BTCDA and Welcure CAF, along with TAC and TAICROS. TAC and TAICROS are widely used as crosslinker in polyphenylene oxide (PPO) and hydrocarbon resins for CCL and other industrial applications. BTCDA is recognized in the electronics and aerospace markets for epoxy curing and polyimide building blocks. WeylChem boasts manufacturing capabilities in BTCDA and is the largest producer of CAF, with a long-standing history of supplying CAF for structural aerospace applications.