Esschem

Employee size

51-200

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Linwood, PA

With roots reaching back to Henry David Justi’s mid-1850s dental-materials work, Esschem is a Justi Group company shaped by six generations of family history in acrylic chemistry. Its Linwood, Pennsylvania operation supplies methacrylate materials to manufacturers, building on the Justi Company’s introduction of molded Denta Pearl plastic teeth in 1940. Esschem’s quality systems have held ISO certification for 25 consecutive years, including ISO 13485 for medical devices during the past decade.

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