Harold Scholz & Co.

Name

Harold Scholz & Co.

Website

https://harold-scholz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harold Scholz & Co. is a German specialty manufacturer of color pigments and pigment preparations, founded in 1902 in Recklinghausen, supplying pigment inputs to multiple downstream product industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals / Industrial Pigments

NAICS

Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Pigments & Dyes (IMAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Color Blends & Formulation Systems (Standardized Blends, Shade Matching) (AFAJAEAF), Color Masterbatches & Dispersions (IMAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Color pigments
• Pigment preparations
• Industrial colorants
• Pigment dispersions
• Specialty pigments

Headquarters

HQ city

Recklinghausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Harold Scholz & Co. manufactures and supplies color pigments and pigment preparations used across many products and industries. The company develops coloring solutions that are incorporated as raw materials by downstream manufacturers in sectors requiring industrial coloration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Color Pigments
• Pigment Preparations

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Direct peers

• Heubach GmbH: Heubach is a long-established German manufacturer of inorganic and organic pigments and pigment preparations serving coatings, plastics, inks, and specialty applications. Directly comparable to Harold Scholz & Co. as a Germany-based pigment specialist with overlapping product scope and customer base across industrial colorants.
• ECKART GmbH: ECKART is a German-based manufacturer of effect pigments and metallic/ pearlescent color preparations serving coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and graphic arts. Comparable as a domestic German specialty pigment formulator positioned in higher-value pigment preparations rather than commodity pigments.
• DCL Corporation: DCL Corporation is a North American-based manufacturer of pigments and pigment dispersions serving coatings, plastics, inks, and specialty markets globally. Comparable as a mid-sized pigment specialist focused on pigment preparations and customized dispersions, with shared value-chain positioning.
• Cathay Industries: Cathay Industries is one of the world's leading manufacturers of iron oxide and other inorganic color pigments, supplying into coatings, construction, plastics, and specialty applications. Comparable as a mid-to-large inorganic pigment producer with similar downstream customers and formulation scope.

Broad incumbents

• Sun Chemical (DIC Corporation): Sun Chemical is the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, supplying organic and inorganic pigments across packaging, coatings, and specialty applications. Comparable as a far larger incumbent operating in the same colorants value chain with overlapping end-use customers.
• Clariant: Clariant is a Swiss specialty chemicals company with a Pigments business unit producing organic pigments, pigment preparations, and dyes for industrial and consumer applications. Comparable as a major specialty chemicals producer with overlapping pigment preparation offerings and similar end markets.
• LANXESS AG: LANXESS is a Cologne, Germany-based specialty chemicals company with inorganic pigments (notably iron oxide pigments) sold into construction, coatings, plastics, and specialty applications. Comparable as a large German specialty chemicals incumbent in the pigments space with shared customer base and regional manufacturing footprint.
• BASF SE: BASF is the world's largest chemical company, with a Pigments & Dyes portfolio spanning organic and inorganic colorants for automotive, industrial, plastics, and printing applications. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose pigments portfolio overlaps with Harold Scholz & Co.'s served markets, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Vibrantz Technologies (formerly Ferro Corporation): Vibrantz Technologies produces pigment preparations, colorants, and functional coatings ingredients for building products, packaging, glass, and industrial markets. Comparable as a specialist in formulated pigment preparations rather than commodity-only pigments, with overlapping downstream applications.

Emerging players

• Sensient Technologies: Sensient Technologies is a specialty manufacturer of colors, flavors, and ingredients supplying food, beverage, cosmetics, and industrial markets. Comparable at the colorants/colors overlap, particularly for pigment preparations used in cosmetics and personal care, an adjacent specialization relative to Harold Scholz & Co.'s industrial focus.

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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