Kraton is a global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It develops and manufactures styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) such as SBS, SIS, and SEBS, along with pine-chemistry products derived from crude tall oil, including rosin esters, tall oil fatty acids, and related derivatives. These materials are used to modify performance, processing, and durability in a range of end products.
The company serves markets including adhesives and sealants, coatings, polymer modification and compounding, paving and roofing, automotive, medical and hygiene, and lubricants. Kraton operates manufacturing, research, and technical service sites across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its portfolio includes bio-based offerings that utilize tall-oil-based feedstocks from the pulp and paper value chain, and targets properties such as adhesion, elasticity, weatherability, and processability. Kraton became a subsidiary of DL Chemical in 2022.