Inline & offline digital printing primers certified for use with HP Indigo presses.
Water-based overprint coatings increase durability and enhance the look & feel of inkjet-printed materials.
High-performance primers for inkjet that improve print quality & ink adhesion on film & paper.
Advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and processing of agricultural products.
Recyclable water-based coatings that confer high barrier to paper-based packaging and wraps.
Enhancing composite performance through optimized fiber-polymer interface adhesion
Water-based sizing solutions designed to optimize interfacial adhesion in composites using carbon fiber.
2030 Goals
Michelman is committed to sustaining our planet by continually reducing our footprint and bringing planet-positive solutions to the marketplace.
Sustainable Packaging
Future proofing, problem solving, and above all, collaborating. Our people, our planet, shaping the circular economy of tomorrow.
Thinking Ahead
The packaging industry must adopt more sustainable practices to combat the significant and growing impact of packaging waste.
News (Thursday, 21 November 2024)
Wilma will direct Michelman’s people engagement, organizational design, and culture initiatives.
News (Tuesday, 29 October 2024)
Associates, board members, shareholders, and partners volunteered during the 13th annual global day of service.
The contribution will support numerous charitable organizations, STEM programs, and sustainability-focused initiatives.
Our corporate values are a testimony of our highest priorities as individuals and as a company.
A Legacy of Innovation
Supporting our local communities.
Collaborating with like-minded partners to move industries forward.
Michelman is a global company with offices in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Located all over the world, Michelman distribution partners have the expertise to help you win.
CINCINNATI, OH (September 21, 2017) – Dr. Rick Michelman, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth & Technology Officer at Michelman has been chosen to participate in Class 41 of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Class. Leadership Cincinnati Class 41 includes 55 top, local professionals and is the area’s premier leadership development program.
Dr. Michelman commented, “I am both honored and humbled to have the opportunity to take part in this program. The talent that exists in the Cincinnati area is remarkable and I look forward to working alongside this year’s participants.”
Leadership Cincinnati is an active, immersive learning experience with monthly topics such as arts & culture, economic development, regionalism and inclusive leadership. Class members gain access to established leaders and have the opportunity to engage in leadership conversations. Nearly 1,900 participants have graduated from Leadership Cincinnati since the first class in 1977. Significant programs born through Leadership Cincinnati include Red Bike, Crayons to Computers and Freestore Foodbank Power Packs.
About Michelman
Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and industrial manufacturing markets. The company’s surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, fibers and composites. Michelman is also well-known as an innovator in the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing press primers that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging and paper products, labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.