05.29.2025
hubergroup Chemicals, a leading specialist in resins and specialty chemicals for the coatings industry, will unveil its latest innovation at this year’s RadTech UV+EB Technology and Conference in Detroit, Michigan: high-performance, bio-based UV-Oligomers tailored for industrial applications.
They are designed to minimize environmental impact while delivering high performance across various applications. Based on renewable raw materials with certified C-14 content, these Oligomers respond to the growing demand for sustainable raw materials in the coatings and inks industry. With comparable performance to conventional fossil-based products, they deliver excellent durability, reactivity, and chemical resistance to stress factors – while significantly reducing environmental impact.
hubergroup offers a versatile portfolio, including:
Polyester Acrylates with 38% bio-based content
standard Epoxy Acrylates with 20% bio-based content
and Epoxidized Soybean Oil Acrylates containing up to 82% bio-based content
All materials are developed to align with current environmental regulations and come with third-party certification verifying their actual bio-based carbon content – making them a credible and impactful solution to reduce fossil-based raw materials in the supply chain.
“Sustainability in coatings is not just about reducing fossil resources – it’s about balancing performance, regulatory compliance, and environmental responsibility,” says Franziska Trapp, Technical Marketing Manager Coating Chemicals at hubergroup. “We’ve seen a strong surge in demand for bio-content products and received significant interest in product sampling. At RadTech, we’ll be showcasing our full portfolio of sustainable, bio-based UV-Oligomers and highlighting their application across various industrial coatings.”
This marks just the beginning – hubergroup Chemicals continues to push the boundaries in UV-curable chemistry, expanding its portfolio with new functionalities, broader application profiles, and innovations tailored to premium market demands, including solutions for high-end plastic applications and lower/medium functionality ranges.
Meet hubergroup Chemicals at booth 512 at RadTech 2025, and don’t miss hubergroup’s presentations:
Franziska Trapp: “Sustainable Chemistry in Action: Bio-Based Oligomers for Industrial UV Coatings”, May 19, 2025, from 4:30 – 4:45 PM (3D – New Product Debut 1).
Franziska Trapp, a seasoned coatings expert with over a decade of experience at various well-known chemical companies, joined hubergroup in 2024 to manage the technical marketing of coating chemicals. Her talk will offer a deep dive into the central role of bio-based oligomers in the shift toward more sustainable, UV-curable coatings – featuring application cases and formulation insights.
Justus Back: “Sugar Alcohol Building Blocks for Sustainable and Regulatory Safe UV-Oligomers with a Superior Content of Bio-Based Carbon”, May 19, 2025, from 9:00 – 9:30 AM (1C – Bio-based)
Justus Back, Innovation Manager at hubergroup Chemicals, has been working for hubergroup since 2017. In his talk, he will discuss the development of UV-Oligomers containing sugar alcohols that show up to 70% bio-based content and deliver good reactivity as well as durability.
