Genkem is a South African manufacturer of industrial adhesives, polyurethane systems and specialist bonding technologies for manufacturers, processors and production environments across Southern Africa.

Our industrial solutions support packaging and paper converting, woodworking and furniture manufacture, bedding and foam conversion, footwear and leather goods, automotive and equipment manufacturing, and insulated-panel and cold-chain production. Genkem combines locally manufactured adhesive and polyurethane technologies with material assessment, application expertise and direct technical support for industrial production requirements.

From furniture, footwear and packaging to cold rooms, sports surfaces and automotive components, Genkem technologies form part of thousands of products and projects encountered every day.

While our expertise spans water-based adhesives, solvent-based systems, hot melts, polyurethanes, elastomers and coatings, our customers do not buy chemistry. They buy solutions to manufacturing, installation and performance challenges.

For this reason, Genkem’s industries are structured around the markets we serve rather than the technologies we manufacture.