Application Areas
Lawrence Industries is a technically driven distributor of speciality chemicals, minerals and catalysts, serving a diverse range of markets across the UK & Ireland. With 150+ product ranges spanning coatings, inks, adhesives, construction, polymer and more, we've grouped our portfolio into 16 broad Areas of Interest, drawing on decades of formulation and application expertise to help you find the right products for your application.
Adhesives & Sealants
Adhesives and Sealants spans 1K and 2K polyurethanes, acrylics, epoxies, hot melts, cyanoacrylates, waterbased adhesives, silicones and silane-modified/silane-terminated polymer (SMP/STP) sealants. We help formulators control cure speed and open time through catalysis, improve flexibility and toughness in epoxy systems, and offer catalysts for polyurethane, silicones and silane-modified systems.
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Adsorbents
Our desiccants — activated alumina, silica gel and molecular sieves — help achieve very low dew points for exceptionally dry air. Different bead sizes and desiccant types also support selective removal of specific gases, such as carbon dioxide, from a process stream.
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Agrochemicals
Agrochemicals covers fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides. We supply additives for fertilisers, including anti-caking and free flow additives that keep granular products flowing and free of clumping, alongside formulation tools that support plant growth.
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Animal Health & Nutrition
Animal Health & Nutrition covers formulation support for the animal nutrition sector. As a UFAS-approved supplier, we distribute products that support animal health and nutritional performance across a range of formulation types.
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Catalysts
Catalysts control the rate of chemical reactions such as esterification, transesterification and polymerisation. We supply organotin, tin-free, bismuth and zinc catalyst options, helping formulators balance cure speed, performance and regulatory requirements across polyurethane and other polymer systems.
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Coatings
Coatings at Lawrence Industries spans architectural, industrial, protective, powder and special purpose systems. Our portfolio includes rheology modifiers and thickeners (HEUR, PU, HASE and associative), matting agents, anti-corrosion additives and liquid corrosion inhibitors, TiO2 and pigment extenders, functional fillers, waxes and polymer emulsions.
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Composites
Composites combine a resin and substrate to enhance physical and chemical performance. We supply addititives and fillers that improve mechanical reinforcement, reduce weight, increase or decrease thermal conductivity, and improve fire and flame retardancy.
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Construction
Construction covers concrete and cementitious formulations, dry-mix mortar, renders, gypsum-based systems and resinous building products. Our additives help control workability and flow, manage viscosity and rheology in powder systems, reduce shrinkage and cracking, control foam and air content, and improve water repellency in cementitious products.
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Cosmetics & Personal Care
Cosmetics and Personal Care covers a diverse range of finished formulations. We supply advanced actives, modern preservation systems, effect pigments and botanical actives and extracts to support product performance, stability and natural positioning, including a range of COSMOS-approved products.
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Elastomers
Elastomers cover mechanical rubber goods, thermoplastic elastomers, silicones and fluoroelastomers. Our fillers and additives improve mechanical reinforcement, reduce weight, enhance flame retardancy and appearance, and help lower the carbon footprint of elastomeric compounds.
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Graphic Arts
Graphic Arts covers the formulation of inks, overprint varnishes and surface treatments for printing substrates. We supply wax additives that improve rub, scratch and slip resistance on the printed surface, including biobased options for formulators prioritising renewable content.
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Household, Industrial & Institutional
The HI&I sector covers water-based, solvent-based and powdered formulation types. For powdered products, we supply anti-caking agents and free flow additives that maintain handling, dosing and shelf stability.
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Industrial Fluids
Industrial fluids covers lubricants and greases, metalworking fluids and heat transfer fluids. We supply thickening and anti-settling additives that improve grease consistency and stability across a wide range of aqueous and non-aqueous fluid systems.
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Paper
Paper covers wet-end production, where increased filler loading can reduce cost without sacrificing strength, and paper coatings, including formulations for coated paper food packaging and ink jet receptive coatings
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Thermoplastics
Thermoplastic compounds become pliable above a specific temperature and solidify on cooling — a reversible process, unlike thermosets. We supply additives that prevent film and sheet blocking, reduce part weight, and adjust thermal conductivity for compounders looking to fine-tune performance and cost.
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Thermosets
Thermosets cure irreversibly under heat or radiation, forming permanent chemical bonds — ranging from soft polyurethane foams to hard, tough phenolic resins. We supply catalysts that control cure speed for polyurethane foam systems and for melamine and phenol formaldehyde resin curing.
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