History
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The first mass-produced plastics – PVC, above all – began to be manufactured
in the United States in the 1950s. The additives required for this process came
from Europe and North America.
The production of plastics and additives boomed during the 1960s and 1970s.
The relocation of large-scale production capacities for additives from Europe to Asia
in the 1980s was followed in the 1990s by the development of an independent
chemical industry in Asia.
From the 2000s onwards, the first Asian producers began supplying additives to Europe
under their own product names.
The additive market is undergoing a fundamental transformation
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2023
COMA Additive GmbH was founded in Wiesbaden in 2005. COMA Additive is an independent trading company that, from the very beginning, has played a pioneering role in the trade of plastic additives manufactured in Asia.
The company survives a general financial and economic crisis unscathed. Its product range is expanded, and initial quantities are exported.
COMA Additive now exports its products worldwide.
Its proprietary stabilizers are produced via contract manufacturing.
The company headquarters is being relocated to Osnabrück.
A Covid pandemic is leading to a slump in business.
Pandemic-related restrictions are being superseded by regulatory limitations on many products. COMA Additive is intensifying its collaboration with manufacturers and introducing new, modern products.
