{{Short description|German industrial company}} {{Infobox company | name = Allnex GmbH | trade_name = allnex | logo = Allnex logo.png | type = GmbH | industry = Chemical | founded = {{Start date and age |df=yes|2013}} | location_city = Frankfurt am Main | location_country = Germany | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Miguel Mantas (CEO), Duncan Taylor (CFO) | products = Coating resins, additives and crosslinkers | revenue = €2.1 billion<ref name="Corporate Profile">{{Cite web |url=https://allnex.com/corporate-profile |title=Allnex Corporate Profile |access-date=2016-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230115531/https://allnex.com/corporate-profile |archive-date=2015-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | num_employees = 4,000<ref name="Corporate Profile"/> | num_employees_year = | parent = Allnex Holdings S.à r.l. | owner = PTT Global Chemical | homepage = {{URL|https://allnex.com}} }}
'''Allnex''' (branded as '''allnex''') is a German multinational company that produces industrial coating resins and additives for architectural, industrial, protective, automotive and special purpose coatings and inks.<ref name="Corporate Profile"/>
Allnex was established in 2013 after Advent International acquired the Coating Resins Division as a divestiture from Cytec Industries.<ref>Kaskey, Jack. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-10-09/cytec-to-sell-coating-business-to-advent-for-1-03-billion “Cytec sells coating business to Advent for $1.03 billion”]. ''Bloomberg.com'', 9 Oct 2012.</ref> In September 2016, Allnex and Nuplex Industries, a manufacturer of resins, were merged to form one company, which has its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Allnex has 33 manufacturing facilities, 23 research and technology support centers and 5 joint ventures spread across five continents: Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Facts about us |url=https://allnex.com/en/info-hub/key-facts-about-us |access-date=June 30, 2025 |publisher=Allnex}}</ref> The company has around 4,000 employees and is present in around 100 countries.<ref>[https://allnex.com/locations Allnex – The Coating Resins Company – allnex<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The operating Allnex group is owned by Allnex Holdings S.à r.l., a company based in Luxembourg.<ref name="allnex.com">[https://allnex.com/ Allnex – The Coating Resins Company – allnex<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== History == [[File:9005 Westside Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA, Oct 2017.jpg|thumb|Allnex Americas headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia]] April 2013: Advent International acquired the Coating Resins division as a divestiture from Cytec Industries.
October 2013: Allnex acquired Desmolux® non-waterborne radiation curing resins from Bayer MaterialScience.<ref>[http://www.european-coatings.com/Markets-companies/Raw-materials-market/Allnex-to-acquire-Desmolux-product-range-from-Bayer-MaterialScience “Allnex to acquire ‘Desmolux’ product range from Bayer MaterialScience”]. ''European Coatings'', 19 Jul 2013.</ref>
February 2014: Allnex opened a technology center and Americas headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA.<ref>[https://allnex.com/allnex-invests-in-its-americas-business-with-creation-of-new-regional-headquarters “Allnex invests in its Americas business with creation of new regional headquarters”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305195509/https://allnex.com/allnex-invests-in-its-americas-business-with-creation-of-new-regional-headquarters |date=2016-03-05 }}.</ref>
December 2014: Allnex acquired Águia Química, one of the largest manufacturers of alkyd and acrylic resins in Brazil, founded in 1989, and is located in Ponta Grossa, Brazil.<ref>Market, Jan. [http://www.radtech-europe.com/news/industry-news/2015/allnex-acquires-aguia-quimica-one-brazils-largest-manufacturers-resins “Allnex acquires Águia Química, one of Brazil’s largest manufacturers of resins”]. ''RadTech Europe'', 8 Jan 2015</ref>
September 2016: Allnex merged with Nuplex Industries, now operating under the name '''''allnex''''' with its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allnex.com/closing-completed-allnex-and-nuplex-officially-combined|title=Closing completed: Allnex and Nuplex officially combined|website=allnex.com|access-date=2016-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930095142/https://allnex.com/closing-completed-allnex-and-nuplex-officially-combined|archive-date=2016-09-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>
July 2021: Allnex was acquired by PTT Global Chemical, a multinational chemical company based in Thailand.
August 2022: Allnex launch their range of premium sustainability products under the brand ECOWISE™ CHOICE.<ref>{{URL|https://ecowise-choice.com/}}</ref>
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