Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Chemicals manufacturing is at the heart of Ireland’s manufacturing industry. Companies in this sector produce finished products such as adhesives, sealants, paints, fertilisers, resins and other petrochemical products. The Irish chemical industry is viewed as being a high tech, high value sector.
Henkel Ireland, based in Ireland for over 50 years is a centre of Excellence within Henkel globally for the R&D and production of Acrylic,Anaerobic and Cyanoacrylate (Superglues) Adhesives.
Industrial Automation
Eight of the top 10 Industrial Automation companies have operations in Ireland, including Siemens, ABB, and Emerson. Engineering is an essential element supporting this increasingly important sector. Automation is central to all manufacturing and process control.