About Teckrez

Mission

Teckrez develops, markets, and stocks tackifier resins and acrylic monomers under its brand.

The mission of Teckrez is to:

Offer the broadest range of resins in North America
Bring the world of monomers to our customers’ doorstep
Excel at market expertise, product quality, and general responsiveness
Be creative and efficient in our operations and supply chains

Core Values

Customers & Suppliers Focused: Prioritize external and internal customer and supplier outcomes.

Honest and Transparent: We readily share methods because we are proud of how we do things, and we work in the best interests of our customers and suppliers.

Enthusiastic and Engaged: We are determined to support the Teckrez Vision, consistently execute on our processes and maintain our winning culture.

Expertise: Continuously learn so we can remain at the forefront of our industry. This enables us to help our customers and suppliers succeed. We relay on data, expertise and experience.

Future Oriented: Prioritize our long-term goals and success over short-term results.

The Teckrez Origin Story

Tom Eckhardt started Teckrez in 2005 as a company dedicated to improving supply and service to tackifier resin customers. Since its creation, Teckrez has undergone immense growth and positive change within its mission, industry, and team.

In the early 2000’s, Tom Eckhardt was the Global Business Director for tackifier resins at Arizona Chemical where Marc Jackson served as his Marketing Manager. In 2003, Tom and Marc began their first international visits to meet producers in the rapidly growing pine tree (bio-based) derivatives market. Many of the connections made on these visits later became supplier-partners to Teckrez. When Tom left Arizona Chemical in 2005 to create Teckrez, he had the help of Kim Eckhardt, who began establishing support capabilities and a foundational data management system. Teckrez’s early sales success was driven by providing superior customer options on smaller-volume, specialty grades.

In the late 2000s, an abundance of low-cost natural gas in North America and the increase in Asian crude oil processing changed the dynamics of the global petrochemical market. In response, Teckrez established key supplier-partner relationships in Asia to help its North American customers meet their requirements for hydrocarbon resins. The hydrocarbon product line grew quickly and led to the complete tackifier range offered today.

Marc rejoined Tom in 2018 with a mission to grow the business by developing a market for novel, hydrogenated C9 products and expanding Teckrez’s versatile C95 and C5 grades. Bio-based resin capabilities were expanded to include a key supply partnership in Brazil, establishing a strong foundation to support the growth of the Teckrez resin business. Marc’s past experience with creating and growing a successful US business helped Teckrez establish its acrylic monomer portfolio and add to the team of industry experts.

Today, Teckrez is a customer-focused company specializing in tackifier resins and acrylic monomers across a wide range of market segments. Teckrez offers a mix of products, supply-chain services, and knowledgeable customer support that is unmatched by competitors, and the company’s skilled team is committed to responsible and profitable growth.