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This section provides an overview for methyl methacrylate as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 13 methyl methacrylate manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked methyl methacrylate companies as of December, 2024: 1.ACGIH, 2.Parchem, 3.S&P Global Inc..
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Methyl methacrylate (MMA), also known as acrylic monomer, is an unsaturated fatty acid ester. It is soluble in ethanol and acetone and has limited solubility in water.
MMA is a colorless, highly flammable liquid and vapor with a characteristic odor. In work environments, precautions such as preventing sparks and measures against electrostatic discharge (e.g., grounding) are necessary to ensure safety.
Exposure to MMA can cause allergic reactions, asthma, and breathing difficulties. It also has the potential to affect the nervous system, leading to symptoms such as drowsiness and dizziness.
Acrylic resin derived from methyl methacrylate is known for its exceptional transparency. Polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA), also called acrylic glass, is used for applications like large aquariums due to its clarity.
Methyl methacrylate is primarily used in the production of acrylic sheets and pressed molding resins. The polymers and copolymers formed are called methacrylic resins, utilized as raw materials for coating resins, resin modifiers, paints, paper coatings, adhesives, fiber processing materials, dental fillings, surgical cements, synthetic fingernails, and prosthetic devices.
Methacrylic resins are valued for their transparency, weather resistance, and recyclability, making them environmentally friendly. These properties have led to expanding applications in the IT and automotive sectors.
Recently, MMA has been utilized in 3D printing, offering the ability to create hard and precise moldings. This has proven particularly beneficial in the medical field for preoperative examinations, where it aids in confirming morphology and planning surgical procedures. However, due to its hardness, cutting the material post-shaping can be challenging.
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ACGIH was founded in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, as a professional association of industrial hygienists and practitioners of related professions. The organization provides services including publishing TLVs and BEIs, work practice guides, scientific journals, conferences, seminars, and a library of publications. It also offers individual professional subscriptions and organizational subscriptions. The services primarily advance occupational and environmental health, benefiting professionals and organizations in industrial hygiene and occupational health and safety industries by providing crucial information and resources through publications, journals, and events. The company caters to various industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, environmental consulting, government agencies, and research institutions.
Parchem was founded in 1999 and headquartered in Rochelle, New York. Parchem is a distributor of industrial chemicals. Parchem serves nutritional, personal care, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries. Parchem offerings include coatings, adhesives, elastomers, industrial products, petrochemicals, oleochemicals, plastics, rubber, nutritional supplements, cosmetics, consumer products, catalysts, metallic salts, rare earths, flavors & fragrances, industrial & institutional, textiles, other food-related chemicals, dyes, finishes, chemicals for aerospace, oil gas drilling chemicals, electronics, and pharmaceuticals.
Kanto Chemical Co. Inc., founded in 1944 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a reagent manufacturer with overseas affiliates in other countries, including China, France, USA, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Its product portfolio includes analytical reagents, ionic liquids, Iodine compounds, ultra-pure chemicals, and water analysis kits. The company is also developing regenerative medicine and genetics reagents and has over 50,000 products. It has several certifications, including ISO 9001, acquired in 1994, making it the first Japanese company in the reagent industry. Other certifications are ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and ISO/IEC 17025.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc., established in 1918 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a chemical manufacturer that makes basic and fine chemicals and functional materials. The company has two business divisions, namely basic chemicals and functional chemicals, and its product portfolio includes electronic industry cleaning agents, MMA derivatives, hydrogen peroxide, xylene separation products, and laminated materials for printed circuit boards. In 1981, the company took the first step towards geothermal power development, and today, it is involved in geothermal power projects in five locations, including the 50,000-kilowatt Sumikawa Geothermal Power Plant, where it commenced operations in 1995.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation was founded in 1933 and has a head office in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation provides products including chemicals, industrial gases, and health care products to customers globally. Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s performance products division manufactures and distributes. functional food materials, electronic and electrical components, specialty chemicals, and other products. Mitsubishi Chemical health care products include pharmaceuticals, drug discovery solutions, diagnostic reagents, and instruments for medical use. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation also provides other services such as engineering, information systems, logistics, and consulting.
LGC Standards Ltd., established in 1842, is a global British manufacturer and supplier of reference standards, headquartered in Teddington, Middlesex, with offices in 20 countries worldwide. As a subsidiary of LGC Group, the United Kingdom’s National Measurement Institute, LGC Standards also serves as the Government Chemist, providing expert opinions based on independent chemical and bioanalytical measurements. Under the business unit LGC Industrial, the company offers industrial measurement tools. Additionally, their subsidiaries, including Toronto Research Chemicals Inc (TRC) of Canada, LGC Mikromol™, and Dr. Ehrenstorfer™ of Germany, develop research tools, standards for pharmaceutical quality control, and reference materials for food and environmental analysis.
Kuraray Co., Ltd., founded in, Tokyo, Japan, in 1926 is a manufacturer of PVOH, PVB and EVOH resin and film. The company's product portfolio includes methacrylic resin, isoprene chemicals, elastomer, polyamide resin, and medical products. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Environmental Testing and healthcare. The company has offices in the USA, Europe and China and they have global sales and distribution channels.
Millipore Sigma, formerly known as Sigma-Aldrich, was created in 175 through the merger of Sigma Chemical Company and Aldrich Chemical company and today is a subsidiary of Merck. Millipore Sigma is a life science and biotechnology company serving the industry with several products and services. Some of their product categories include peptide synthesis materials, biochemicals, building blocks, catalysts, chemical biology, chemical synthesis, flavors & fragrances, formulation, lab chemicals, lab safety, APIs, and stable isotopes. Services include characterization, contract manufacturing, custom products, software, support, testing, and mRNA development & manufacturing.
Alfa Aesar is based in Lancashire, United Kingdom. Alfa Aesar is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, metals, and life science products for research and development. Alfa Aesar’s product lines include chemicals, life science, materials & metals, catalysts, and analytical & lab ware. Chemical offerings include inorganic compounds, organic compounds, organometallic, and solvents. Life sciences include biotechnology products, cellular & molecular biology, genomics, and immunology. Materials & metal include alloys, carbon, etchants, and more. Catalysts include ferrocenes, fuel cell products, and precious metals & catalysts. Alfa Aesar also offers custom manufacturing options.
CATO Research Chemicals Inc. is headquartered in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, in China. The company performs research and development and production of more than 32000 standard products and 48000 analytical reference material products for manufacturing, agriculture, pharmaceutical, and chemical markets. The company distributes a range of chemicals from raw materials to intermediates to analytical testing and customized synthetic compounds. The categories of chemicals that the company sells include plant growth regulators, polychlorinated biphenyls, volatile organic compounds, ketones, and fatty alcohols.
S&P Global Inc., established in New York, NY, in 1860, is a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. Their products and services include market insight and analytics, real time news, geospatial data, and risk valuation data. The company serves markets such as shipping, petrochemicals, metals, agriculture, and energy transition. The company provides services in over 150 countries and their customers include government agencies, financial institutions, and professional service firms in law.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACGIH |
27.0%
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| 2 | Parchem |
10.5%
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| 3 | S&P Global Inc. |
9.6%
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| 4 | MilliporeSigma |
8.1%
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| 5 | Arkema |
7.4%
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| 6 | KANTO CHEMICAL CO.,INC. |
6.1%
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| 7 | LGC Standards |
5.9%
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| 8 | Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific. |
5.4%
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| 9 | MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. |
5.4%
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| 10 | Kuraray Co., Ltd. |
4.9%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the methyl methacrylate page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
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Japan
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4 | 44.4% |
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United Kingdom
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3 | 33.3% |
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United States of America
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2 | 22.2% |
