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About Synthomer
Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker SYNT.L. It has been listed since 7 January 1986. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of £1.74bn and a net loss of £157.0m. At that date it held total assets of £2.28bn and shareholders' equity of £900.8m.
Synthomer Plc engages in the development, marketing, and sale of polymer products derived from petrochemical monomers. The company is headquartered in Harlow, Essex. The firm supplies aqueous polymers in various markets, including paper, carpet and foam, construction and coating, functional polymers, health and protection, specialties and other. The company operates in segments, including Europe and North America and Asia and Rest of World. The company offers various products, including nitrile butadiene rubber for product areas, such as medical gloves and other dipped latex products; styrene butadiene rubber for product areas, such as packaging, bindings for carpet, foams for mattresses, pillows and shoes, as well as compounds for carpet backing and high solid latex applications; specialties for product areas, such as automotive sound dampening, polyvinyl chloride, polyester resins for powder coatings, catalysts, flame retardants and monomers, and dispersions for product areas, such as cement modification, primers, flooring adhesives, flexible roof coatings, emulsion and specialist paints, coatings and oilfields.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Listed since
- 7 Jan 1986
- Employees
- 2,939
- Website
- synthomer.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Peter HillIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate£20,532
- Mr. Michael WillomeChief Executive Officer, Executive Director, since 2021£1.6m
- Ms. Lily LiuChief Financial Officer, Executive Director, since 2022£1.1m
- Mr. Jan ChalmovskyPresident - Strategy, M&A
- Ms. Ana LaloePresident - Coatings & Construction Solutions and EMEA
- Mr. Stephan LynenPresident - Adhesive Solutions and Americas
- Mr. Rob TupkerPresident - Health & Protection, Performance Materials and Asia
- Mr. Anant PrakashChief Counsel, Company Secretary
- Mr. Uwe HalderNon-Executive Director£15,532
- Dato' Hau Hian LeeNon-Executive Director£46,597
- Ms. Janet AshdownIndependent Non-Executive Director
- Ms. Martina FloelIndependent Non-Executive Director£61,597
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 71
- Environment
- 52
- Social
- 99
- Governance
- 62
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 241,151 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 174,605 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 2,629,696 t
- Women in the workforce
- 23.4%
- Carbon reduction policy
- No
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Headquartered in Harlow, Essex with 2,939 employees.
- Operates in multiple segments including Europe, North America, and Asia.
- Offers a diverse range of polymer products across various industries.
Weaknesses
- Relies on petrochemical monomers for product development.
- Dependent on specific market segments like paper and construction.
- Limited information on financial performance or market share.
Opportunities
- Expansion into new markets for aqueous polymers.
- Growth in functional polymers and health and protection sectors.
- Potential for increased demand in specialty polymer applications.
Threats
- Volatile petrochemical prices affecting production costs.
- Competition from other chemical companies in the industry.
- Economic downturns impacting construction and manufacturing sectors.
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