- CEO
- Jeffrey Douglas MacDonald
- Full Time Employees
- 28
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Address
- 3365 Mainway Burlington ON Canada L7M 1A6
- IPO Date
- May 15, 2012
- Business
- EcoSynthetix Inc. is a renewable chemicals company specializing in the development and commercialization of sustainable bio-based technologies that serve as alternatives to synthetic, petrochemical-based chemicals. The company’s product portfolio includes engineered biopolymers and biomonomers such as EcoMer for pressure sensitive adhesives, ink, toner resins, and paints; EcoSphere biolatex used as a bio-based latex binder in the paper and paperboard industry; EcoStix, a family of sugar-acrylic and pressure-sensitive adhesives; DuraBind engineered biopolymers designed to reduce the use of highly regulated chemicals like formaldehyde in wood composites including particle board, MDF, and OSB; Surflock biopolymers for paper-based applications such as paperboard, tissue, and pulp; and Bioform biopolymers used in hair gel formulations for styling and protection. The company operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific and targets industries including wood composites, personal care, paper and packaging manufacturing.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, EcoSynthetix has undergone recent operational and strategic developments. In 2023, the company announced plans to internalize its North American manufacturing and invest in expanding its European toll manufacturing facility to improve production capacities. In 2025, EcoSynthetix won two new commercial tissue line accounts in Europe for its SurfLock™ strength aids through a new European distributor partnership and received a $0.8 million purchase order from a leading global pulp manufacturer, exceeding original projections. The company also continues expanding adoption of its DuraBind™ bio-based binders in the wood composites market and leveraging its marketing and development partnership with Dow in the personal care sector, particularly around the Bioform™ product line. Dow and EcoSynthetix have an exclusive engagement to commercialize bio-based, biodegradable polymers targeting the personal care industry with products such as the MaizeCare™ Polymers portfolio focusing on sustainable hair styling formulations. EcoSynthetix is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker ECO.
These recent strategic developments demonstrate EcoSynthetix’s ongoing focus on broadening its customer base, enhancing operational efficiencies, and innovating within the renewable chemicals space to meet growing demand for sustainable industrial inputs and reduce environmental impact. The company’s products are positioned to drive performance improvements, economic benefits, and carbon footprint reductions across multiple industries worldwide.