Hercules Ventures is a platform for customer innovation.  Established by Hercules Incorporated, a well regarded supplier of innovative chemistries, Ventures offers a broad array of specialty chemicals for a variety of distinct markets.  The chemistries offered are utilized in various pulping, water treatment, and paper converting applications and to manufacture a diverse mix of consumer and industrial materials, including lubricants, building products, textiles, electronics, and paints, inks, and coatings.  Armed with extensive technical capabilities and a comprehensive portfolio of chemicals, Ventures enables customers to enhance their existing products and processes and to create new products requiring unique and novel properties.

Mission

To be the best at providing customer-driven value through innovative chemistry application for a diverse mix consumer and industrial materials.

Markets Served

Hercules Ventures provides a broad array of specialty chemicals for a variety of markets, including pulp and biorefining, water treatment for the pulp and paper industry, aviation and refrigeration compressor synthetic lubricants, and building and converted products.

Products

Hercules Ventures offers a multitude of cost-effective, problem-solving chemistries, including:

Biocides
Cellulosic Thickeners
Crosslinkers
Curing Agents
Defoamers
Dispersants and Surfactants
Emulsifiers
Hydrophobic Agents
Industrial Cleaners
Pentaerythritol-based Esters
Plasticizers
Polymers
Release Aids
Resin Modifiers
Rheology Control Products
Sodium Formate
Softeners
Solder Flux Additives
Tackifiers

Trademarks

Hercules Ventures products are sold under the following registered marks of Hercules Incorporated:

Staybelite® hydrogenated rosin and esters*
Foral® hdrogenated rosin and esters*
Pentalyn® synthetic resins*
Pexalyn® synthetic resins
Hercolyn® D hydrogenated rosin ester
Abalyn® liquid resins*
Cellolyn® synthetic resins*
Dresinate® disproportionated rosin soaps*
Melhi® resins*
Vinsol® resins
Piccolyte® polyterpene resins
Hercolube® synthetic base oils
Hercoflex® ester plasticizers
Hercules® pentaerythritol
Hercules® sodium formate
ChemVisions™ resins
PolyCup® resin
Delsette® resin
Scripset® surface size technology
Soyad® adhesive systems

*The trademarks Staybelite, Foral, Pentalyn, Abalyn, Cellolyn, Dresinate, and Melhi are owned by Hercules Incorporated in Canada, Mexico, and the United States and are owned by Eastman Chemical Company outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.  Hercules Incorporated has granted Eastman Chemical Company a license to use these trademarks in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.  Eastman Chemical Company has granted Hercules Incorporated a license to use these trademarks outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Corporate Headquarters

Hercules Ventures corporate headquarters is located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

Research Center

Hercules Ventures conducts leading-edge research studies from a state-of-the-art facility located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Applied Science Centers

Hercules Ventures provides analytical support to assist customers with various product application requirements. Applied science laboratories supporting the group are located in Helsingborg, Sweden, and Wilmington, Delaware.

Production Facilities

Hercules has 23 production facilities strategically located near our customers around the world.