• Defining technical needs of the market place


• Conducting development programs to meet the growth needs of the business


• Evaluating technical needs of applied technologies in the marketplace and establishing performance specifications of our products


• Providing new application and processing technology for all products, drawing on its technical capabilities as well as those of other functional groups


• Maintaining a climate of technical acceptance of our products at appropriate regulatory agencies and other specifying influences
  Providing counsel to the business with respect to technical market feasibility, cost and scheduling of proposed programs


• Training of EQUATE personnel and customers in technology of our products and their processing


• Providing technical information to various functions regarding EQUATE and competitive products necessary to maintain strong market position


• Recognizing and responding to customers' needs proactively and when product problems occur


• Assessing the HS&E aspects of handling, use and disposal of our products by taking in to account their specific applications

R&D is fully equipped to evaluate EQUATE products' performance comprising testing of liquids and polymers as raw materials as well as end products. The facilities include state of the art equipment for:

• Mechanical testing


• Rheological testing


• Thermal properties testing


• Trace element analysis


• Polymer additives' analysis


• Melt compounding


• Functional testing for end products


• Film production


• Blow molding


• Injection molding