Welcome to Pinova—the industry leader in providing rosin and polyterpene resin innovations for over a century. Formerly Hercules Specialty Resins, we are the trusted choice of the world’s foremost companies for specialty rosins & polyterpene resins when performance is critical. Our standard-setting products include:

• Pinova™ Ester Gum 8BG
• Vinsol® resins
• Piccolyte® polyterpene resins
• Foral® synthetic resins
• Staybelite® hydrogenated rosins
• Hercolyn® D methyl ester of hydrogenated rosin
• Pentalyn® synthetic resins
• Pexalyn® rosin derivatives
• And many others

Pinova provides a wide variety of proven resin solutions using the unique properties found in pine and other natural resources—for applications that include:

• Chewing gum base
• Beverage weighting & clouding
• Personal care
• High performance tapes & labels
• Asphalt emulsions
• Concrete air entrainment
• Crop treatments
• Inks & coatings
• Foundry
• Polymer modification

Pinova, Inc becomes the world’s first and only refined wood rosin manufacturing facility to receive the Food Sales Establishment License given by the Georgia Department of Agriculture Consumer Products Division, an official auditing firm for the FDA... read more Torquest Partners completed the purchase of the heritage Hercules Specialty Resins business unit of Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients... read more