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Namestring
CHT Group
Legal namestring
CHT Germany GmbH
Websiteurl
cht.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1953
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1,001–5,000
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersTübingen, Germany
HQ citystring
Tübingen
HQ countrystring
Germany
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
specialty chemicals manufacturing, textile auxiliaries and dyes, silicone elastomers, industrial process additives, sustainable dyeing solutions
Industry1 code
1Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals
CodeIMAEABANPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Chemical Manufacturing325
  • Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing3259
  • Toilet Preparation Manufacturing32562
SIC code3 codes
  • Miscellaneous Chemical Products2890
  • Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics2840
  • Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations2844
Product category
Specialty Chemicals
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Specialty Chemicals Sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

CHT Group develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemicals including textile auxiliaries, industrial solutions, and functional chemicals. Products are sold directly to industrial customers across textile, coatings, construction, agriculture, mining, and manufacturing sectors globally through subsidiaries.

cht.com
Marketing channels5 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components6 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Brand1 of 32 records shown
1BeSo®EFFECTIVE
Description

Sustainable textile effect technologies including BeSo®ACTIVE, BeSo®BRIGHT, BeSo®COOL, BeSo®DRY, BeSo®EASY, BeSo®FRESH, BeSo®LASTING, BeSo®RESPONSIBLE, BeSo®SMOOTH, BeSo®SOFT, BeSo®STRETCH, BeSo®STRONG

cht.com
+31 more records
Core offering1 text field

CHT Group develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemicals serving as function providers, auxiliaries, and additives for industrial processes. The portfolio spans three segments: Textile Solutions (textile auxiliaries, dyes, pigments, printing systems, finishing and coating chemicals), Industrial Solutions (silicone elastomers, care ingredients for cosmetics, paper technologies, washing/recycling solutions), and Functional Chemicals (coatings and construction additives, formulation additives for agriculture, mining, leather processing, and release agents).

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 2 values shown
  • PIGMENTURA reduces water consumption by up to 96%
+1 more record
Product overview1 text field

CHT Group is a specialty chemicals manufacturer headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, with over 70 years of experience. The company develops, produces, and distributes innovative and sustainable auxiliaries and additives for industrial processes across three main segments: Textile Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Functional Chemicals. The Textile Solutions segment includes PIGMENTURA (award-winning pigment dyeing), BeSo®EFFECTIVE (sustainable textile technologies), COOLDYE (for recycled PES), organIQ EMS Jeans (ecological finishing), and the CHT Textile Dyes App with calculation tools. Industrial Solutions encompasses Performance Materials (ALPATEC and ALPAPRINT silicone elastomers, SilSo product line), Care Ingredients (silicones for personal care), Paper Technologies, and Washing Solutions. Functional Chemicals covers Coatings and Construction (AGOCEL®, SILCO®, SPACTIVE®, TECOSIT®, ULTRALUBE®, VARIPHOB®), Leather (HANSA PROOF®), Release Agents, and specialty additives for Agriculture, Mining, and Formulation.

Product and service1 record
1PIGMENTURA
Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1adidas
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2025-01-01
Description

CHT Group has developed a strategic partnership with adidas, receiving the adiFORMULATOR AWARD for the third consecutive year in 2025. CHT provides sustainable textile solutions and formulation expertise supporting adidas's sustainability goals in its supply chain.

Recent move7 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Archroma
TypeDirect peer
Description

Archroma is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company focused on textile, paper, and packaging chemicals, with a product portfolio (colorants, specialty chemicals, finishing) that directly mirrors CHT's textile auxiliaries and dyes businesses.

2BASF
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

BASF is the world's largest chemical company with broad chemicals, performance products, and textile-related offerings; though much larger, it overlaps with CHT in textile auxiliaries, dyes, and industrial specialties.

3Pulcra Chemicals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Pulcra is a specialty chemicals firm developing textile and fiber auxiliaries, leather chemicals, and process chemicals — overlapping with CHT's textile and functional chemicals offerings.

4Rudolf Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Rudolf is a German specialty chemicals company providing textile finishing, coating, and care chemicals — directly comparable to CHT's BeSo EFFECTIVE and TUBICOAT finishing product families.

5Wacker Chemie
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Wacker is a major German silicones and specialty chemicals producer whose silicone elastomers and polymer divisions compete with CHT's ALPATEC/ALPAPRINT and SilSo lines for industrial and textile applications.

6Evonik Industries
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Evonik is a German specialty chemicals major with additives and coating raw materials lines that intersect with CHT's Functional Chemicals segment, particularly AGOCEL rheology and SPACTIVE defoamers.

7Tanatex Chemicals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Tanatex (part of the BJ Group) is a specialty chemicals supplier focused on textile wet processing and coating auxiliaries, competing head-to-head with CHT on textile auxiliaries, dyes, and finishes.

8DyStar Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

DyStar is a leading supplier of dyes, auxiliaries, and color services to the textile and leather industries, overlapping directly with CHT's BEZAKTIV, BEMACRON, and textile auxiliaries lines.

9Clariant
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Clariant is a large Swiss specialty chemicals company with textile, coatings, and personal care exposure, overlapping with CHT across multiple end markets including care ingredients and coatings additives.

10Huntsman Corporation
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Huntsman is a large US-listed specialty chemical manufacturer whose Textile Effects division (now operating as a JV/Everest) supplies dyes and auxiliaries to textile mills, overlapping with CHT's textile solutions segment at greater scale.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat5 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers1 record

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile4 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature9 records

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles4 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

Subsidiaries27 records

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Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

Compliance12 records

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Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A1 record

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

CHT Group

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CHT Group firmographics

Firmographics
Name
CHT Group
Legal name
CHT Germany GmbH
Website
https://cht.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1953
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1,001–5,000 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where CHT Group is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Tübingen
HQ country
Germany
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

CHT Group business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Specialty Chemicals Sales: CHT Group develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemicals including textile auxiliaries, industrial solutions, and functional chemicals. Products are sold directly to industrial customers across textile, coatings, construction, agriculture, mining, and manufacturing sectors globally through subsidiaries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

CHT Group product offering

Product offering

Core offering

CHT Group develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemicals serving as function providers, auxiliaries, and additives for industrial processes. The portfolio spans three segments: Textile Solutions (textile auxiliaries, dyes, pigments, printing systems, finishing and coating chemicals), Industrial Solutions (silicone elastomers, care ingredients for cosmetics, paper technologies, washing/recycling solutions), and Functional Chemicals (coatings and construction additives, formulation additives for agriculture, mining, leather processing, and release agents).

Product overview

CHT Group is a specialty chemicals manufacturer headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, with over 70 years of experience. The company develops, produces, and distributes innovative and sustainable auxiliaries and additives for industrial processes across three main segments: Textile Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Functional Chemicals. The Textile Solutions segment includes PIGMENTURA (award-winning pigment dyeing), BeSo®EFFECTIVE (sustainable textile technologies), COOLDYE (for recycled PES), organIQ EMS Jeans (ecological finishing), and the CHT Textile Dyes App with calculation tools. Industrial Solutions encompasses Performance Materials (ALPATEC and ALPAPRINT silicone elastomers, SilSo product line), Care Ingredients (silicones for personal care), Paper Technologies, and Washing Solutions. Functional Chemicals covers Coatings and Construction (AGOCEL®, SILCO®, SPACTIVE®, TECOSIT®, ULTRALUBE®, VARIPHOB®), Leather (HANSA PROOF®), Release Agents, and specialty additives for Agriculture, Mining, and Formulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • BeSo®EFFECTIVE: Sustainable textile effect technologies including BeSo®ACTIVE, BeSo®BRIGHT, BeSo®COOL, BeSo®DRY, BeSo®EASY, BeSo®FRESH, BeSo®LASTING, BeSo®RESPONSIBLE, BeSo®SMOOTH, BeSo®SOFT, BeSo®STRETCH, BeSo®STRONG
  • PIGMENTURA
  • organIQ EMS
  • ALPATEC
  • ALPAPRINT
  • SILCO®
  • LAB102
  • ARRISTAN
  • VARIPHOB®
  • ULTRALUBE®
  • TECOSIT®
  • SPACTIVE®
  • AGOCEL®
  • BEMACRON
  • BEZAKTIV
  • BEZATHREN
  • BEIPLEX
  • BEICLEAN
  • COOLDYE
  • TIME BOOST
  • SHORT CUT
  • TUBICOAT
  • TUBOBLANC
  • ECOPERL
  • TUBIGUARD
  • APYROL
  • PRINTPERFEKT
  • SCREEN-2-SCREEN
  • DURON
  • REAKNITT
  • SMART WASH
  • keim additec

Products and services

  • PIGMENTURA

Quantifiable outcome

  • PIGMENTURA reduces water consumption by up to 96%
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use CHT Group

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

CHT Group technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

CHT Group partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • adidascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CHT Group has developed a strategic partnership with adidas, receiving the adiFORMULATOR AWARD for the third consecutive year in 2025. CHT provides sustainable textile solutions and formulation expertise supporting adidas's sustainability goals in its supply chain.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

CHT Group competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Archroma: Archroma is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company focused on textile, paper, and packaging chemicals, with a product portfolio (colorants, specialty chemicals, finishing) that directly mirrors CHT's textile auxiliaries and dyes businesses.
  • Pulcra Chemicals: Pulcra is a specialty chemicals firm developing textile and fiber auxiliaries, leather chemicals, and process chemicals — overlapping with CHT's textile and functional chemicals offerings.
  • Rudolf Group: Rudolf is a German specialty chemicals company providing textile finishing, coating, and care chemicals — directly comparable to CHT's BeSo EFFECTIVE and TUBICOAT finishing product families.
  • Tanatex Chemicals: Tanatex (part of the BJ Group) is a specialty chemicals supplier focused on textile wet processing and coating auxiliaries, competing head-to-head with CHT on textile auxiliaries, dyes, and finishes.
  • DyStar Group: DyStar is a leading supplier of dyes, auxiliaries, and color services to the textile and leather industries, overlapping directly with CHT's BEZAKTIV, BEMACRON, and textile auxiliaries lines.

Broad incumbents

  • BASF: BASF is the world's largest chemical company with broad chemicals, performance products, and textile-related offerings; though much larger, it overlaps with CHT in textile auxiliaries, dyes, and industrial specialties.
  • Wacker Chemie: Wacker is a major German silicones and specialty chemicals producer whose silicone elastomers and polymer divisions compete with CHT's ALPATEC/ALPAPRINT and SilSo lines for industrial and textile applications.
  • Evonik Industries: Evonik is a German specialty chemicals major with additives and coating raw materials lines that intersect with CHT's Functional Chemicals segment, particularly AGOCEL rheology and SPACTIVE defoamers.
  • Clariant: Clariant is a large Swiss specialty chemicals company with textile, coatings, and personal care exposure, overlapping with CHT across multiple end markets including care ingredients and coatings additives.
  • Huntsman Corporation: Huntsman is a large US-listed specialty chemical manufacturer whose Textile Effects division (now operating as a JV/Everest) supplies dyes and auxiliaries to textile mills, overlapping with CHT's textile solutions segment at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

CHT Group social profiles

Digital presence

CHT Group compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance12 records

CHT Group financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

CHT Group leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

CHT Group subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries27 records

CHT Group funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

CHT Group M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about CHT Group

What does CHT Group do?

CHT Group develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemicals serving as function providers, auxiliaries, and additives for industrial processes. The portfolio spans three segments: Textile Solutions (textile auxiliaries, dyes, pigments, printing systems, finishing and coating chemicals), Industrial Solutions (silicone elastomers, care ingredients for cosmetics, paper technologies, washing/recycling solutions), and Functional Chemicals (coatings and construction additives, formulation additives for agriculture, mining, leather processing, and release agents).

Is CHT Group a public or private company?

CHT Group is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was CHT Group founded?

CHT Group was founded in 1953. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is CHT Group based?

CHT Group is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does CHT Group make money?

One revenue line is on record: specialty Chemicals Sales.

Who are CHT Group's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Archroma, Pulcra Chemicals, Rudolf Group, Tanatex Chemicals and DyStar Group. Broad incumbents are BASF, Wacker Chemie, Evonik Industries, Clariant and Huntsman Corporation.

Does CHT Group have an API?

No public API is recorded for CHT Group.

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Global Market Insights Inc.PFAS Alternative Chemicals Market Size & Forecast, 2026-2035The global PFAS alternative chemicals market was valued at USD 10.9 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach USD 32.3 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 11.7%, according to a report by Global Market Insights Inc. Europe currently holds the largest market share while Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing region, driven by tightening environmental regulations and rising demand across end-use industries including coatings, textiles, and packaging. Key players in the market include Daikin Industries, The Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries, Archroma, and CHT Group, which collectively held approximately 35.8% of the market share in 2025.ChtSustainable innovations in the spotlight: CHT GroupThe CHT Group, a specialty chemicals manufacturer headquartered in Tübingen, Germany, will present its latest sustainable textile technologies at the PERFORMANCE DAYS Functional Fabric Fair in Munich on March 18-19, 2026. Key innovations include PIGMENTURA, a pigment-based dyeing process that reduces water consumption by up to 96% and has won both the German Federal Ecodesign Award (2024) and German Sustainability Award (2026), along with BeSo®STRONG for enhanced textile durability and ARRISTAN rAIR made from recycled PET flakes. The company, which generated approximately 570 million Euro in group turnover in financial year 2025, was also honored by adidas with the adiFORMULATOR AWARD for the third consecutive year in 2025.openPR.comAutomotive Conformal Coatings Market Is Expected Significant Growth, Forecast From 2021 to 2031 : Altana Ag, Chase Corporation, CHT Group, Comelec SAThe report segments the market by material, component, application and region, and names Altana Ag, Chase Corporation, CHT Group, Comelec SA, Dow, Dymax and Electrolube among key players.ChtCHT increases prices for specialty chemicals worldwide: CHT GroupCHT Group is implementing a global price increase for its specialty chemicals due to sharp rises in raw material and energy costs. The company cites volatile market conditions, particularly affecting energy-intensive products like silicones, as the primary drivers for this strategic adjustment.PR NewswireAutomotive OEM Coatings Industry Report 2019-2024 - Featuring Profiles of BASF, Merck Group, CHT Group, HMG Paints, PPG Industries, Axalta Coating Systems, and MoreResearchAndMarkets.com announced the availability of a market research report on the global automotive OEM coatings market, valued at $10,997.4 million in 2018 and projected to reach $13,661.4 million by 2024. The report identifies key growth drivers including rising automobile sales in developing economies, particularly in Asia-Pacific nations such as India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries, along with technological trends like powder coatings adoption. The report provides company profiles for major industry players including BASF, PPG Industries, Axalta Coating Systems, AkzoNobel, and others.