UBE Corporation Europe

Specialty Chemicals and Materials

UBE Corporation Europe is the European subsidiary of Japanese chemical group UBE Corporation. It manufactures and distributes value-added chemical products, from engineering polymers to gas-separation membranes and fine chemicals.

Products and Specialties

The company markets a broad range of materials under its own registered brands:

• Engineering polyamides: Dinalon® (PA)
• Engineering polyester: Dinadur® (PBT) and its blends
• Advanced polyolefins: Dinaplen® (PP)
• Polycarbonate compounds: Dinaxan® (PC) and Dinablend® blends
• ABS/ASA compounds: Dinarex®
• Acetal copolymer: Dinaform® (POM)
• Polymethyl methacrylate: Dinacryl® (PMMA)
• Styrene-acrylonitrile: Dinastyr® (SAN)
• Gas-separation membranes: UBE CO2 Separator for biogas upgrading and membranes for hydrogen and nitrogen separation
• Fine chemicals: Eternacoll® (polycarbonate diol), Ethernathane® (urethane prepolymers), DAXSOL® (dimethyl carbonate and glycerol carbonate), 1,6-hexanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,12-dodecanedioic acid (DDA), high-purity catechol, Heliofresh®/HLF, heliotropin, MAME, MEKO, and UBEDISP® hyperdispersants
• Polyimides: UPILEX® film, UPIA® varnish, UIP®-R,S powder, UPISEL®-N copper-clad laminate, and a-BPDA/s-BPDA monomers
• Synthetic rubber
• Ammonium sulfate: UBESOL 45+ and UBESOL Plus fertilizers, as well as industrial-grade material

Applications and Markets

UBE Corporation Europe’s materials serve automotive and mobility, batteries, ceramics, composites, continuous inorganic fibers, food packaging, construction and infrastructure, machinery, aeronautics, rail, health care, pharmaceuticals, food, electronics, and other industries.

European and International Presence

The company is part of UBE’s EMEA and Latin America structure, which includes UBE Europe GmbH, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany; UBE México S. de R.L. de C.V.; UBE Latin America Serviços Ltda.; and UBE Composites Europe S.L.U. The UBE Corporation Europe website is ube.es.