iGM Resins, specializing in energy curing reinforced its committment to continual innovation in the development and production of innovative chemistries, as reflected in its Go Grow Green strategy.
In 2016, iGM Resins acquired the Photoinitiators product line from BASF along with the intelligence and patent for Omnirad 819. This globally patented product is a versatile photoinitiator for radical polymerization of unsaturated resins upon UV light exposure. The manufacturing of Omnirad 819 (BAPO) is protected by several patents that are owned and enforced by iGM Resins. These patents include the production processes: EP 1648908 Bl and EP 1135 399 B2 along with their equivalents.