Company Profile

HA International supplies products manufactured at a number of strategic locations across North America. All of HA International’s primary manufacturing locations are ISO 9000 certified and include: the resin production operation in Louisville; the resin coated sand operations in Illinois; and the refractory coating operation in Toledo, Ohio. HA International also has ongoing programs at all locations to maintain and expand our certification under both ISO and QS guidelines. 

HA International recently opened a new Research & Development facility which is co-located with the global headquarters in Westmont, IL.  The new state-of-the-art laboratories include: facilities for conducting analytical chemistry evaluations; synthesizing resin polymers; and developing refractory coatings; all related to applications in the foundry field.  HA International maintains a high profile in relation to new and improved products for foundry applications and employ’s the largest dedicated R&D staff in the industry. Outstanding examples of the R&D efforts are ALpHASET and BETASET, a new class of resins introduced into the foundry industry in the early 80's.  Other examples of our innovative R&D activity include products in the phenolic urethane coldbox field, which set the industry performance standard including: Sigma Cure “PERFORMANCE” and “BIODIESEL” Series resins. In addition, the Techniset “Z” Series phenolic urethane nobake resins offer low VOC’s products based biodiesel technology.  

HA International’s resins are specifically designed to enhance performance properties related to productivity, tooling release, humidity and moisture resistance, and establish a performance benchmark for the foundry industry.  As the leading producer of refractory coatings in North America, HAI continues to focus on technology as illustrated by its leadership in the EPS (or lost foam) sector. Our R&D commitment to the foundry industry will continue to emphasize constant improvement in the performance characteristics and productivity of our products. 

HA International’s Management, Sales, Marketing, Technical Service, R&D and Customer Service Departments work closely with customers to assure on time delivery of quality products to the industry.  Our “Best Total Solution” philosophy is to establish strategic relationships with customers with the objective of improving productivity and performance while providing a safe, environmentally acceptable workplace.