What Zohar Dalia does

Zohar Dalia (זהר דליה), founded in 1939 and headquartered in Kibbutz Dalia, Israel, is the largest and most advanced manufacturer in Israel of raw materials, intermediates, and finished private-label products for the detergent, toiletry, cosmetics, and cleaning/sanitation industry. The company operates a single integrated manufacturing platform that spans surfactant chemistry — including Anionics, Amphoterics, Fatty Acid Alkanolamides, Nonionics, Cationics, Quaternaries, and Pearlescence Agents — through to finished cleaning, disinfection, toiletry, and personal-care products, with annual production capacity exceeding 80,000 tons. Its technology base is supported by a well-equipped in-house laboratory staffed with experienced chemists and continuous production-line monitoring, and the company maintains ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 45001:2018 (occupational health and safety), and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management) certifications.

The business model is B2B contract and private-label manufacturing. Zohar Dalia sells directly to institutional buyers (hospitals, schools, hotels, restaurants), retail chains seeking private-label cleaning products, F&B manufacturing facilities, agricultural and animal-husbandry operations, and automotive/industrial customers. The product portfolio is organized into four tracks: raw materials/surfactants for industrial customers, professional cleaning products for institutional/F&B/agricultural/automotive verticals, custom-formulated private-label retail products, and consumer retail cleaning products. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but the company's positioning emphasizes custom formulation to customer specification, flexible production runs, and compliance with Israeli and international standards.

The company operates as a private, profitable industrial business with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, external funding rounds, M&A activity, or public ticker. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Israel with an English-language web presence that signals limited but non-zero export intent. Day-to-day operations are run by a small disclosed leadership team including CEO Artour Ichalzon and CFO/VP Finance Avishay Afriat; headcount, revenue, ownership, and detailed customer composition are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Zohar Dalia

Legal name

Zohar Dalia

Website

https://zohardalia.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Zohar Dalia is Israel's largest manufacturer (founded 1939) of surfactant raw materials and private-label detergent, toiletry, cosmetic, and cleaning/sanitation products, supplying institutional, retail, F&B, agricultural, and industrial buyers with 80,000+ tons of annual production capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cleaning Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256)

SIC

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commodity Surfactants & Detergent Base Chemicals (IMAEAAAI), General All-Purpose Cleaners (CRAJAMAA), Heavy-Duty/Industrial-Strength All-Purpose Cleaners (Consumer) (CRAJAMAG)

Keywords

• Surfactant manufacturing
• Private label cleaning
• Industrial cleaning chemicals
• Detergent intermediates
• Institutional sanitation products

Headquarters

HQ city

Dalia

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Zohar Dalia manufactures and supplies surfactant raw materials, chemical intermediates, and finished private-label cleaning, detergent, and disinfection products for the household, institutional, food & beverage, agricultural, and industrial markets. Its offering spans two integrated product streams — chemical inputs (Anionics, Amphoterics, Fatty Acid Alkanolamides, Nonionics, Cationics, Quaternaries, Pearlescence Agents, and specialty concentrates) and finished cleaning products custom-formulated to customer specifications, supported by production capacity exceeding 80,000 tons annually.

Product overview

Zohar Dalia is a manufacturer of raw materials and intermediate chemicals for the detergent and cleaning products industry. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform producing both raw materials (surfactants, chemical intermediates, and additives) and finished private label cleaning products. The product portfolio is organized into three main segments: raw materials for industrial customers, professional cleaning products for institutional/F&B/agricultural/automotive sectors, and consumer retail cleaning products. The company has over 80,000 tons annual production capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Raw Materials (Surfactants) Chemical raw materials including active surface agents (surfactants), intermediate chemicals, and additives for the cleaning products, toiletry, and personal-care industries. Product families include Anionics, Amphoterics, Fatty Acid Alkanolamides, Nonionics, Cationics, Quaternaries, and Pearlescence Agents, as well as specialty concentrates. Sold to industrial customers formulating downstream detergent, toiletry, and personal-care products.
• Professional Cleaning Products Professional-grade cleaning products serving institutional markets (hospitals, schools, hotels, restaurants), food and beverage industry (F&B) facilities, agricultural and livestock operations, and automotive/industrial sectors.
• Private Label Cleaning Products Custom-formulated private-label cleaning, detergent, and disinfection products manufactured according to customer specifications and international standards, for retail chains and other brand owners to sell under their own labels.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McBride plc: McBride is Europe's leading private label manufacturer of cleaning, hygiene, and personal care products. It is the closest comparable to Zohar Dalia given the contract/private label manufacturing model, multi-vertical customer base, and integrated production of cleaning compounds and surfactants.
• Stepan Company: Stepan is a U.S.-based specialty chemical manufacturer producing surfactants and intermediates for cleaning, personal care, and industrial applications. It is comparable to Zohar Dalia as an upstream surfactant producer serving formulators and finished-goods manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Henkel is a global leader in laundry, home care, and beauty/personal care with integrated adhesive technologies. Comparable to Zohar Dalia across the cleaning and toiletry/cosmetic product categories, though it operates at vastly larger scale and with proprietary brands.
• Kao Corporation: Kao is a Japanese multinational producing cleaning products, surfactants, and chemical intermediates for consumer and industrial markets. Overlaps with Zohar Dalia across surfactant chemistry and finished cleaning products, with much broader geographic reach.
• Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Church & Dwight is a major U.S. household products company spanning cleaning, laundry, and personal care. Comparable to Zohar Dalia in the household cleaning category and in surfactant-based formulation expertise.
• Reckitt Benckiser Group plc: Reckitt is a global leader in hygiene, health, and cleaning brands (e.g., Lysol, Finish, Dettol). Overlaps with Zohar Dalia in institutional disinfection and consumer cleaning categories, but operates as a branded multinational.
• Clorox Company: Clorox is a major U.S. cleaning products manufacturer with institutional and consumer portfolios. Comparable to Zohar Dalia in institutional cleaning and disinfectant categories, though it operates proprietary brands at global scale.
• BASF SE: BASF is the world's largest chemical company with a significant surfactants and home & personal care ingredients portfolio. Comparable to Zohar Dalia as a supplier of surfactant raw materials to formulators globally.
• Solvay S.A. Solvay is a Belgian specialty chemical producer with surfactants and formulations serving home, personal care, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Zohar Dalia in specialty surfactant chemistry for cleaning and toiletry applications.

Emerging players

• Thornton & Ross (STADA Group): Thornton & Ross is a UK-based contract and branded manufacturer of household cleaning, personal care, and OTC products. Comparable to Zohar Dalia as a contract manufacturer serving retailers with private label and licensed formulations in cleaning and toiletry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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