Chemicals & MaterialsJul 17, 2026

Kraton Corporation

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Year Founded & Workforce

2008-12-31

1,918 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

Kraton Corporation Overview

Company Headquarters: Texas, US

Founded: 2009

Workforce: ~1,918

Company Working: Kraton Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets bio-based and specialty polymers. The company is the leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBC) and pine chemicals. The company operates in two business lines that are polymer segment and chemical segment under the trade name KRATON, AQUATAC, CENTURY, CENWAX, SYLFAT, SYLVABLEND, SYLVACOTE, SYLVALITE, SYLVAPINE, UNIDYME, and ZONATAC, amongst other. It offers styrene butadiene styrene under the trade name KRATON D SBS/SBS OE. The company has a manufacturing facility in four continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia, more than 800 customers across a diverse range of markets in over 70 countries globally.

Strategy

Kraton Corporation focuses on strengthening its operations through strategic expansions and the launch of new products. The company aims at expanding its production capacity and geographical presence to gain an advantage in the market. Further, the company strives to become a sustainable development through safe, compliant, and environmentally-sound operations to create long-term value in a resource constrained world.

Company Snapshot

$1,744.1M

Revenue

1,918

Employees

2008-12-31

Founded

Texas, US

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Strong geographical presence
Focused research and development activities

Weaknesses

Decline in its cash reserves during 2018

Opportunities

Strategic expansion initiatives
Positive outlook for the footwear industry

Threats

Intense competition
Raw materials procurement risks

Product Offering

Kraton Corporation
- Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS)

Financial Performance

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Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

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Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.

Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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Kraton Corporation

Company Headquarters: Texas, US Founded: 2009 Workforce: ~1,918 Company Working: Kraton Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets bio-based and specialty polymers. The company is the leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBC) and pine chemicals. The company operates in two business lines that are polymer segment and chemical segment under the trade name KRATON, AQUATAC, CENTURY, CENWAX, SYLFAT, SYLVABLEND, SYLVACOTE, SYLVALITE, SYLVAPINE, UNIDYME, and ZONATAC, amongst other. It offers styrene butadiene styrene under the trade name KRATON D SBS/SBS OE. The company has a manufacturing facility in four continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia, more than 800 customers across a diverse range of markets in over 70 countries globally.

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