Our gel coat experience runs deep.

Founded in 1980, HK Research is North America's leading gel coat producer. Every gel coat is manufactured in our fully automated, computer-controlled production facility in Hickory, NC, which can produce 40,000 pounds of gel coat an hour, for a total of 200 million pounds each year. That's more than the US demand for gel coats for an entire year. After sinking this level of production and experience into our marine gel coats, no other manufacturer is better prepared to take on the demands of the boating industry.

The industry’s leading supplier of low-HAP gel coats.

HK Research's dynamic growth has been fueled by our maximization of LOW-HAP gel coat technology and the creation of new technologies to meet the marine market's future demand - before the market demands it. Our products number in the thousands, encompassing everything from marine-tested gel coats, liquid pigments and resin systems to urethanes. We also offer the only 100% NPG Isophthalic gel coat available anywhere and have the highest R&D to manufacturing ratio in the industry

Consistent protection and performance that keep your production line flowing.

HK Research manufactures the most advanced, consistently reproducible gel coats in the world, with protective qualities that look like new and last longer from barrel to barrel.

Quite simply, HK marine gel coats work harder for you. They offer top performance in your shop and on the water. Our marine gel coat specialists can set you up with low-HAPs and take care of problems like pre-released parts, profile distortion, blistering, sticky bask sides or other common problems in no time. And any time you need technical assistance, you'll get the expert help you need from a live technical specialist, not an automated phone system. We call this level of consistent protection and performance, “Processability.”

That’s why more manufacturers than ever are calling HK Research.
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