JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #87 - March 2014 Special JEC Europe - 4

point of view: formulation & distribution

Sicomin,
30 years of composites knowledge
Reconciling consulting, bespoke solutions and corporate
development in a sector as technical as composites is not an easy
thing to do. Philippe Marcovich, President of Sicomin, discusses
these challenges and talks about his ambitions for the company.

interview
PhiliPPe Marcovich

President

Sicomin

Philippe Marcovich:

Sicomin's priority is to supply
first-class, quality products
to our customers on time, on
budget and to specification.
Everything we do underpins
this promise we make to ourselves and our clients. Customers often approach us with
very specific demands and we
respond with tailored solutions
that are fully optimized and
unique to their requirements.
To ensure our products are
technically superior, we adopt
rigorous quality control
systems and processes. Our

JCM: What are the most promising sectors for your company?

P.M. : Product innovation
remains at the core of what we
do and we shall continue to
develop our range of highperformance solutions. For

About Sicomin
Sicomin was established in 1946 in Paris, France by
the bank BNCI. In 1950, Charles Marcovich moved the
company into the distribution of fatty acids. In 1984,

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JEC Composites Magazine:
What are the challenges a resin
formulator like Sicomin has to
address day by day?

efficient supply chain and solid
global distribution network
are a critical component to our
success and something we have
worked hard to achieve.
Ensuring we are ahead of the
game in terms of product innovation creates a challenging
and dynamic environment for
our in-house team of engineers
and R&D specialists. Working
alongside our customers to
supply optimised systems also
enables us to do this, and we
view this relationship as a true
partnership.

The very essence
of Sicomin is to
provide customers
with speciality
products, whatever
their size or
application.

example, as the original innovator of structural foaming
epoxies, we have taken our
formulation expertise and
produced an enhanced range
of multiple-density foaming
systems and numerous hardeners. These allow customers to
produce strong, high-quality
parts with structural cores and
bonded laminate skins. At JEC
2014, we are also showcasing
TOPCLEAR, a new generation of translucent systems that
are highly versatile, ultra- fast
hardening and lightweight
with UV protection. GREEN
POXY 56, our latest innovation
in environmentally enhanced
epoxy formulations, has been
developed in response to the
demand for products derived
from plant matter. Finally, our
industry-accredited, self-extin-

Philippe Marcovich - the current President - opened
a «composite materials» division. Since then, Sicomin
is dedicated to the formulation and manufacture of
epoxy systems, as well as the distribution of a wide
complementary range of core materials, structural reinforcements, fillers and consumables for the
composites industry. Now located in Châteauneuf les

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