According to the company, the move builds on an established name in the U.S. market and creates a clearer identity for its chemicals business, helping reduce confusion between the broader plastics and chemicals businesses. Customers can continue to expect the same service and value.

Under one Mays brand, Performance Materials serves coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), material science, energy services and plastics. Life Ingredients serves food, pharmaceutical and nutrition, personal care, pet care, agriculture, and household, industrial and institutional (HI&I) markets.

The Performance Materials division’s CASE portfolio includes additives, pigments, fillers, colorants and solvents, along with polymers such as binders, elastomers, hardeners, modifiers and rust converters. Applications include aerospace, building and construction, industrial, road, marine and packaging. 

Mays Chemical also serves coatings and adhesives manufacturers, alongside customers in lubricants, water treatment, cleaning products and heat-transfer fluids. Its published industrial product range includes solvents, glycols, acids and other formulation and processing materials. Mays lists sourcing, blending and packing, supply-chain consolidation and bulk-delivery services among its capabilities, including industrial deliveries by tank wagon and rail car. 

For Performance Materials, existing supplier relationships, sales territories, personnel and operating locations remain unchanged as part of the brand transition. Customers and business partners should continue working with their existing contacts. Readers with additional questions can contact info@mayschem.com.

The name change affects a supplier in the paint and coating distribution network, making it relevant to formulators and purchasing teams maintaining supplier records and sourcing relationships.