Avantor

Entegris' CMP (chemical mechanical planarization) slurries polish silicon wafers atomically flat — silica or ceria nanoparticles in pH-tuned suspensions remove nanometers of material. Chip yields depend on this chemistry.

Dotmatics' ELN (electronic lab notebook) captures chemical reactions digitally — structures, conditions, yields — searchable across entire R&D organizations. Chemistry knowledge that doesn't walk out the door with departing scientists.

GCP's Darex admixtures entrain microscopic air bubbles in concrete — each bubble relieves freeze-thaw pressure, extending pavement life 3x. Surfactant chemistry protecting infrastructure from winter.