Badger Licensing, LLC
Badger Licensing is a Boston-based process technology licensing company specializing in styrenics and phenolics technologies, including ethylbenzene, styrene, cumene, bisphenol A, and BenzOUT.
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Overview
Badger Licensing, LLC is an American process technology licensing company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed in 2003 to formalize a relationship that began nearly fifty years earlier, when an engineering company partnered with petrochemical manufacturers to develop ethylbenzene and styrene technologies. Today Badger is one of the leading licensing companies in the styrenics and phenolics businesses, offering a portfolio of proprietary process technologies to petrochemical and chemical producers around the world. Badger's technology portfolio centers on alkylation-based processes. From its original ethylbenzene and styrene platform, the company expanded into cumene production, benzene removal from the motor gasoline pool through its BenzOUT technology, bisphenol A (BPA) production, and isopropanol. The company also offers an innovative process to produce antiseptic. For all of its licensed technologies, Badger provides field services, licensing support, and services that extend beyond basic package design through the entire construction phase and after start-up as needed. Research and development is conducted at the Weymouth Research Center outside of Boston, Massachusetts. That facility has been heavily involved in the successful development and deployment of many Badger technologies, including ethylbenzene, styrene, cumene, bisphenol A, BenzOUT, and isopropanol. Badger describes itself as committed to being the world's premier technology licensing company focused on the styrenics and phenolics businesses, and it emphasizes superior financial and operating results alongside high ethical standards. The company's corporate responsibility principles guide its relationships with shareholders, customers, secondees, and communities. Badger commits to innovation, responsiveness, high-quality products and services, a safe and diverse workplace, open communication, and good corporate citizenship in all locations where it operates worldwide. Its business requires a focused, long-term approach, and the company states that it continuously strives to improve efficiency and productivity through learning, sharing, and implementation. Badger's history is presented by the company as beginning in 1844, and its modern identity as a licensing company dates to its 2003 formation. The company maintains a technology timeline and lists technology partners on its website, reflecting a long-standing collaborative model in which engineering expertise is paired with petrochemical manufacturing experience.
History
Badger Licensing, LLC was formed in 2003, formalizing a relationship that began nearly fifty years earlier when an enterprising engineering company partnered with petrochemical manufacturers to develop ethylbenzene and styrene technologies. The company traces its broader story back to 1844, describing itself as having a history spanning 180 years and outstanding technologies that have made it one of the leading licensing companies in styrenics and phenolics. The original technology platform was based on ethylbenzene and styrene. From that foundation, Badger expanded its portfolio to include additional alkylation-based technologies designed to make cumene and to remove benzene from the motor gasoline pool through its BenzOUT technology. The portfolio also grew to include technology to make bisphenol A, an important cumene derivative, and more recently isopropanol technology. Badger also offers an innovative process to produce antiseptic. Research and development has been central to Badger's technology deployment. The Weymouth Research Center outside of Boston, Massachusetts, has been heavily involved in the successful development and deployment of many Badger technologies, including ethylbenzene, styrene, cumene, bisphenol A, BenzOUT, and isopropanol. The company maintains a technology timeline and lists technology partners, reflecting a collaborative model that pairs engineering expertise with petrochemical manufacturing experience. For all of its licensed technologies, Badger offers field services and licensing and support services. The company states that its team of dedicated professionals extends service beyond basic package design, through the entire construction phase and additional support after start-up on an as-needed basis. Badger describes itself as committed to being the world's premier technology licensing company focused on the styrenics and phenolics businesses, and it emphasizes continuously achieving superior financial and operating results while adhering to high ethical standards. Badger's corporate responsibility principles guide its relationships with shareholders, customers, secondees, and communities. The company commits to being innovative and responsive, offering high-quality products and services that deliver superior value, staffing with the most qualified people available from affiliate organizations, maintaining a safe work environment enriched by diversity, and being a good corporate citizen in all places where it operates worldwide. It aspires to be at the leading edge of competition in every aspect of its business, deploying resources wisely and evaluating them regularly, while maintaining flexibility to adapt to changing conditions through a focused, long-term approach.
- 2003
Badger Licensing was formed, formalizing a relationship begun nearly 50 years earlier when an engineering company partnered with petrochemical manufacturers to develop ethylbenzene and styrene technologies.
- 1844
Badger traces the beginning of its story to this year, describing a history spanning 180 years.
Badger expanded its technology portfolio from the ethylbenzene and styrene platform to include alkylation-based technologies for cumene and BenzOUT benzene removal.
Badger added technology to make bisphenol A, an important cumene derivative.
Badger most recently added isopropanol technology to its portfolio.
Products and positioning
A leading process technology licensing company focused on the styrenics and phenolics businesses, providing best-in-class technologies and support from package design through construction and post-start-up.
Ethylbenzene technology
Process technology for producing ethylbenzene, part of Badger's original platform developed with petrochemical manufacturers.
Styrene technology
Process technology for producing styrene, part of Badger's original platform and a core styrenics offering.
Cumene technology
Alkylation-based technology designed to make cumene.
BenzOUT technology
Technology designed to remove benzene from the motor gasoline pool.
Bisphenol A (BPA) technology
Technology to make bisphenol A, an important cumene derivative; Badger describes it as a leading BPA technology.
Isopropanol technology
Most recently added technology for producing isopropanol.
Antiseptic production process
An innovative process offered by Badger to produce antiseptic.
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