Mica Corporation

We Sell Adhesion

+1-203-922-8888

About Us

We are a world-class family business providing quality
water-based primers and coatings, superior customer service
and innovating new products to meet your sustainability goals.

Mica Corporation develops and supplies water-based primers and coatings for paper, aluminum foil, polyolefins, metalized films, metal, fabric, and bio-based surfaces in a variety of applications, including extrusion coating and extrusion lamination. Mica's products offer adhesion, improved ink receptivity, heat-seal, and barrier properties.

 

Our Mission

Mica Corporation develops and supplies water-based primers and coatings for paper, aluminum foil, polyolefins, metallized films, metal, fabric, and bio-based surfaces in a variety of applications, including extrusion coating and extrusion lamination. Mica's products offer adhesion, improved ink receptivity, heat-seal, and barrier properties.

Our Vision

We have a vision.

Core Values

At Mica Corporation, customers and quality come first. Our team members treat each other with the utmost respect, courtesy, and professionalism. We encourage every team member to balance work and home priorities and to learn something new every day. We believe that through teamwork and mutual support, Mica’s team and business will continue to thrive.

We Are Customer-Focused
We Improve Continuously
We Help Each Other Thrive

ENDORSEMENT FROM
AN INDUSTRY EXPERT

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"If I could use a phrase to describe Mica Corporation in a few words it would be “committed to our industry”. I have been fortunate enough to work with several members of the Mica team and it is obvious that advancing the industry is a key driver and a solid part of Mica’s corporate culture.

I have worked closely with the Mica team during my time at TAPPI and have found their professionalism is equally matched by their fun energy that is so essential when playing a leadership role in an industry association as large as TAPPI."

-Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Products Limited

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & RECOGNITION

Mica Corporation actively supports and has been recognized by the following highly-acclaimed industry associations.

TAPPI's International Flexible Packaging Division Leadership & Service Award & Andreas Ahlbrandt Prize

The Division Leadership and Service Award is intended to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to the awarding Division which have resulted in significant and demonstrable benefits to the Division's members.

Since it was established in 1987, four Mica employees have received this prestigious award, including Mica's current president, Jeffrey Siegel, and Mica's Technical Sales Director, D. Robert Hammond.

 

TAPPI Fellow Membership

In 2007, Jeff Siegel was elected as a TAPPI Fellow in recognition for his meritorious service to TAPPI and the industry during his term as Division Chair.

TAPPI's International Flexible Packaging Division Technical Award & Samuel Zweig or Rohm and Haas Prize

The Division Technical Award is intended to recognize outstanding accomplishments or contributions, which have advanced the industry's technology in the awarding division's field of interest.

Three Mica employees have been awarded this honor, including Mica's founder Daniel Siegel.

 

TAPPI Young Professional of the Year Award 

Two Mica employees have won the TAPPI Young Professional of the Year Award for their significant contributions in the areas of leadership, community service, and problem-solving. Jaclyn Epstein, Mica's Sales and Marketing Strategy Manager won in 2018. and Jessi Spadaccino, Mica's Communications Manager, won in 2022.

ENDORSEMENT FROM
AN INDUSTRY EXPERT

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"I was introduced to the Mica team 15 years ago when I accepted the position of President of TAPPI. I’ve gotten to know various Mica leaders over the years through their volunteer work with TAPPI.

It’s clear that the Mica team is extremely customer-focused, innovative, and solution-oriented. Mica’s employees do what they say they can do and have proven to move this industry forward."

- Larry Montague, President of TAPPI

Community Support

We are committed to being good corporate citizens, and actively work to build lasting, beneficial and interactive relationships in the communities where we operate. Here are some of the local organizations and causes we have supported over the years.

Shelton Clean Sweep

The Clean Sweep initiative invites Shelton residents, organizations, and businesses to help rid local parks, streets, and schools of litter and debris in conjunction with Earth Week each year. Over the years, Mica team members have eliminated dozens of bags of litter from the streets of Shelton, and have been granted the Volunteer of the Year award by the City of Shelton twice for their efforts.

 

Mica Staff at Community Cleanup

 

Bridgeport Rescue Mission

The Bridgeport Rescue Mission aims to provide food, shelter, clothing, education, job training, and counseling to neighbors in need. Mica takes pride in participating in the Bridgeport Rescue Mission's Great Thanksgiving Project, which provides warm winter coats and Thanksgiving meals to families in need.

 

Bridgeport Rescue Mission Volunteer event

 

Bikes for Kids

Bikes for Kids (BFK) is the largest group in Connecticut giving away bicycles and new helmets to kids and folks in need. BFK has given away over 21,000 bikes. Mica is delighted to have had the opportunity to build and donate bikes for this unique organization.

 

Bikes for Kids

 

Connecticut Food Bank

Connecticut Food Bank is a member of Feeding America’s nationwide network of food banks. They partner with food retailers, growers, financial donors, and volunteers to source food and distribute it through a network of 500 food access points to serve 71% of the state’s population and 65% of the state’s food insecure.

 

CT Food bank

 

Operation Hope

Operation Hope provides individuals and families the opportunity to experience transformative change. Their programs and services focus on eliminating hunger and homelessness and are designed to help people solve their crises and build stability in an environment in which compassion inspires dignity and hope. Mica participates in Operation Hope's "Hope for the Holidays" event, an annual volunteer-run program where local organizations, schools, families and individuals “adopt” families and individuals in need and provide them with holiday gifts, clothing, basic necessities.

 

Operation Hope- Hope for the Holidays event

 

Spooner House

Spooner House is operated by Area Congregations Together, Inc. with the mission of providing food, shelter, and support services to people in need. All of their energies are devoted to helping clients establish a self-sufficient living situation. Mica participates in food drives to help supply the organization with the resources they need to serve our community. 

Spooner house

 

American Heart Association

For nearly 100 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has been fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives. Mica has supported the AHA's Little Hats, Big Hearts event by donating supplies and knitting red hats for babies born in February to help raise awareness of heart disease and congenital heart defects - the most common type of birth defect in the country.

red hats for little hats, big hearts

DANIEL SIEGEL
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Mica Corporation's founder, Daniel Siegel, was a trailblazer. His innovations in water-based adhesive technology were game-changers in their time, and continue to be the standard for worldwide manufacturers of flexible packaging materials to date. His forward-thinking mentality, and ability to adapt and grow with an ever-changing industry are the reasons Mica Corporation has been a leader in the manufacturing of water-based adhesives for over five decades.

When Daniel passed away in 2010, Mica Corporation and the Siegel family established "The Daniel Siegel Memorial Scholarship," to honor the memory of an incredible innovator, husband, father, founder, and friend.

The scholarship is presented and awarded by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) to qualified undergraduate candidates in flexible packaging programs. Every two years, one winning candidate is awarded the scholarship at the USA TAPPI International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division Conference (Formerly PLACE) Conference.

Mica's founder, Daniel Siegel
Scholarship Recipients

2012: Natalie Quin; Clemson University

2014: Kanishka Bhunia; Washington State University

2016: Hongchao Zhang; Washington State University

2018: Pasquale Caccavella; Clemson University

2022: Anna Kent; University of Wisconsin

Our History

Mica celebrates five decades of
sustainability, growth and innovation

The new company was incorporated in the State of Connecticut in February 1971 and began operating in the facilities of Industrial Aromatics, then on East 72nd Street in New York City. Within several months the company moved to Stamford, Connecticut where it leased space on the second floor of a factory building on Elm Court.

Founder Dan Siegel and his wife, Alice, at the grand opening of the Stratford,CT Facility in 1985. After about eight months, when shipments began to increase in size and number, it was imperative that the operation be moved to ground level. A freestanding building was leased on Ludlow Street in Stamford where the company stayed for a number of years. A reactor and mixing equipment were added as well as a shipping platform and the company continued to grow.

By the early 1980s the building was bursting at the seams, and the company looked for larger space. Finally, property was purchased and the company erected a custom building in Stratford. This new building had more manufacturing capacity and added state of the art laboratory and office space.

Interest in Mica Corporation’s water-based coatings and extrusion primers continued to expand as Mica’s scientists built a reputation as leaders in converting knowledge. Business in Europe and Asia developed during this time, and warehousing locations were established in Germany and the Philippines.

By the mid-1990’s Mica Corporation had once again outgrown its physical plant. We embarked on a search for a new home that would allow for future expansion. A ten-acre parcel was purchased in Shelton, CT. Our new facility was designed and built and we moved in during the spring of 1999.

Today we have sales offices in 13 countries and stores of product in 11 locations around the world. While we continue to serve very specialized niche markets, we are the recognized world leader in these areas of concentration.

1970's

• MICA established and breaks into US and EU markets
• Company launches groundbreaking technology
• MICA introduces water-based PEI and EAA primer technology to the flexible converting industry
• Business flourishes in the US and Europe
• Warehousing is established in Germany to support company growth
• Partnership with DaeJoo established in Korea

1980's

• MICA moves to Stamford CT
• Global distribution network expands 200%
• Mica outgrows its plant, relocates to Stratford, CT
• Service areas expande in India, Australia, and New Zealand

1990's

• MICA launches new line of barrier coatings
• Grupo Magnacolor added to network to support growth in Mexico
• Phillipines distribution expands with new partenrship with TPT International
• PKOare joins network to service Peruvian market
• New, spacious and energy-efficient headquarters constructed
• Launch of first water-based oxygen barrier coating
• Distribution network expands
• MICA outgrows Stratford location
• Company relocates to brand new, energy-efficient facility in Shelton, CT

2000's

• Mica installs a new Pilot Line
• New sales associates join MICA to service exanding market in Asia
• Company launches a new line of premier heat-seal coatings
• State-of-the-art pilot extrusion coating and laminating line installed at MICA
• Coating and lamination line expands to support customers and other industry partners
• Chinese sales agents Cahota, join network and expand MICA's China market
• MICA partners with Kencana to service growing customer base in Indonesia

2010'S to present day

• Mica introduces new coating lines
• Global sales network continues to expand
• MICA undertakes major initiative to reduces the company's carbon footprint
• BIPCO of South Africa joins MICA's international team
• MICA partenrs with Concepts Worldwide of Turkey
• Argentinian market added to MICA's network with new partners PAMATEC
• Fotedar Engineering Services of the Middle East join the international MICA network
• Mica launches MICA G-1124, a temporary protective coating for metal substrates
• MICA MC-140-A introduced, an ink-receptive coating for non-wovens
• MICA's MICA MC-634, a compostable adhesion promoter, finds major success in the hot cup market
• Solar panels now generate 30% of MICA's electrical needs each year

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