CHT Group
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1953
- HeadquartersTübingen, Germany
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
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
LocationHeadquarters
- 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
- 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 offeringCore 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 profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
CHT Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology 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 signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- adidascoreCHT 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 assessmentDirect 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 presenceCHT Group compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance12 records
CHT Group financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
CHT Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
CHT Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries27 records
CHT Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding 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 investmentM&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.