1979 Ichemco establishes in Sedriano (Milan area). Business activity focuses in trading chemicals for the leather, textile, plastic, rubber and adhesive industries.
1982 Acquisition of a production unit in Pogliano Milanese. Manufacturing of primers, antioxidants, acrylic waterborne dispersions and release agent systems in solvent begins.
1989 Ciba-Geigy (later Ciba Specialty Chemicals, now part of the BASF group) appoints Ichemco as the official distributor for the antioxidants division for the Italian adhesive market.
1990 Production of solvent borne self-crosslinking acrylic formulations begins.
1994 After a fire on premises, the Pogliano Milanese plant is completely rebuilt in six months and new machinery is installed, with no interruption of activities.
1997 Ichemco expands its distribution network, achieving a rapid growth into the global PSA market.
2000 Ichemco is appointed as Dow Corning's official distributor.
2003 The company moves to a completely new production site (20,000 sqm) in Cuggiono (Milan). The product portfolio expands to include SIS hot melt PSA's, UV-curable resins and new waterborne release systems for BOPP, PE and PVC.
2007 A modern, environmentally-sustainable process for the manufacturing of the new PVODC release agents in powder is implemented.
2014 New plant for the production of SIS hot melt PSA’s in pillows.
historic pictures
The old plant in Pogliano Milanese
Storage tanks
Old plant in Pogliano Milanese
Warehouse
Old plant in Pogliano Milanese
Mr. Gaetano Melchiorre
Formerly R&D manager at Ichemco, in the old laboratory in Pogliano Milanese