What Chitec Technology does

Chitec Technology Co., Ltd. is a Taiwan-based specialty chemical additives company founded in 1998 by Dr. Chris (Ching-Fan) Chiu and headquartered in Taipei. The company develops, manufactures, and sells high-performance polymer additives across four product lines: UV Stabilizers (Chiguard brand — including UV absorbers, HALS, and blue light absorbers), Antioxidants (Deox/Revonox), Photoinitiators (R-gen/Chivacure), and Flame Retardants (including FCX-210, a phosphorus halogen-free flame retardant manufactured under license from Teijin Limited). The company's proprietary molecular design platforms — notably the Esterified Chemistry Platform and Blue Light Absorber Technology — enable differentiated products targeting regulatory transitions such as the post-UV-326 era and emerging applications in AR/VR optics, automotive displays, and food contact packaging.

The company operates two manufacturing plants in Taiwan (Hsinchu Industrial Park, operational since 2005, and Changhua, established 2014) supported by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14064-1 certifications. Chitec generates revenue through direct sales teams in Taiwan, the US (Houston, established 2015), and China (Shanghai, established 2007), supplemented by a network of more than 20 authorized distributors spanning five continents. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is diversified across coatings, plastics, adhesives and sealants, UV/LED curing, solar PV, and optical/food contact applications, with named enterprise accounts including PPG Industries, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Teijin Limited, Chimei Corporation, Kingfa, and Carestream.

Chitec has built an extensive regulatory compliance portfolio — REACH registration for more than 30 products, FDA FCN approvals (including FCN 2422 and 2338), EFSA food contact assessment, K-REACH, and TSCA — serving as a meaningful barrier to entry in regulated end-markets. The company listed on the Taipei Exchange in 2022 (stock code 3430) after first listing on Taiwan's emerging stock market in 2010. Strategic priorities visible in 2024-2026 activity include patent expansion across the US, EU, Japan, and China, new product launches in blue light absorbers and next-generation UV absorbers, and warehouse capacity expansion at the Zhangbin Plant.

Name

Chitec Technology

Legal name

Chitec Technology Co., Ltd.

Website

https://chitec.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chitec Technology is a Taiwan-based specialty chemical additives company that develops and manufactures UV stabilizers, antioxidants, photoinitiators, and flame retardants for global enterprise customers in coatings, plastics, adhesives, and optical/food contact applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemical Additives

NAICS

Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing (3255), Adhesive Manufacturing (325520)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Additive Compounds (UV/Antioxidant/Slip/Antiblock/Processing Aids) (IMANABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Protective Coatings (IMAEAGAB), Electroplating & Metallization Chemicals (Cu/Ni/Au plating, additives) (IMAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Specialty chemical additives
• UV stabilizers
• Polymer antioxidants
• Photoinitiators
• Flame retardants

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemical Additives: Chitec generates revenue through the development, manufacturing, and sale of high-performance specialty chemical additives including UV stabilizers, antioxidants, photoinitiators, and flame retardants for various industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chitec Technology researches, develops, manufactures, and sells specialty chemical additives used to protect, stabilize, and process polymers in industrial applications. Its four product lines — Chiguard UV stabilizers, Deox/Revonox antioxidants, R-gen/Chivacure photoinitiators, and flame retardants (including the Teijin-licensed FCX-210) — are sold globally to coatings, plastics, adhesives, UV/LED curing, optical, and food packaging manufacturers under its own brands and patents.

Product overview

Chitec Technology is a specialty chemical additives company that offers four main product lines: UV Stabilizers (Chiguard® brand including UV absorbers, HALS, blue light absorbers, and triazine-based products), Antioxidants (Deox/Revonox® brand), Photoinitiators (R-gen®/Chivacure® brand), and Flame Retardants (including FCX-210). Their products serve diverse industries including electronics, automotive, aerospace, construction, packaging, and synthetic fibers. The company also develops specialized solutions like the Chiguard® E series for next-generation UV stabilization addressing regulatory changes, waterborne UV stabilizers for wood coatings, and advanced blue light absorbers for optical applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chiguard: UV Stabilizers product line including UV absorbers and HALS (Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers)
• Deox/Revonox
• R-gen/Chivacure
• FCX-210

Products and services

• Chiguard® UV Stabilizers Chiguard® is Chitec's UV stabilizer product line providing UV absorbers (Benzotriazole, Hydroxyphenyl Triazine types), Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS), and blue light absorbers for protecting plastics, coatings, adhesives, and films from UV degradation across automotive, construction, packaging, electronics, and optical applications.
• Deox/Revonox® Antioxidants Deox/Revonox® is Chitec's antioxidant product line, offering primary phenolic antioxidants and secondary spiro phosphite antioxidants for thermal oxidation protection in plastics, synthetic fibers, TPU, spandex, polyamides, PCR/PPWR-compliant applications, and other polymer systems.
• R-gen®/Chivacure® Photoinitiators R-gen®/Chivacure® is Chitec's photoinitiator product line for UV and LED curing systems, including free-radical photoinitiators, cationic photoinitiators, and polymeric photoinitiators used in printing inks, white and pigmented coatings, wood coatings, optical adhesives, solder masks, and other curing applications.
• Flame Retardants Chitec's flame retardant product category includes FCX-210, a patented phosphorus halogen-free flame retardant developed by Teijin Limited and solely manufactured by Chitec, offering high-efficiency flame retardant performance with transparency, hydrolysis resistance, and thermal processing stability for plastics, coatings, and adhesives applications.
• Chiguard® GA403 UV Blocker Chiguard® GA403 is an innovative UV shielding agent derived from vanillin, designed for PET food packaging and optical protection with high UVA absorption and an effective cut-off at 405nm, processable at temperatures above 300°C and compliant with FDA FCN 2422 and EFSA food contact approvals.
• R-gen® 919 Liquid Photoinitiator R-gen® 919 is a fully liquid photoinitiator engineered for dark UV inks and high-pigment UV coating systems, featuring excellent solubility in acrylate resins, photocuring efficiency under high opacity, low post-cure odor, and no CMR 1(b) substances for regulatory compliance.
• Chivacure® P-4075 Hybrid Photoinitiator Chivacure® P-4075 is a liquid photoinitiator blend combining an oligomeric hydroxyketone and phosphine oxide for low-migration printing inks, offering ultra-low odor, broad wavelength absorption (200-420nm), anti-yellowing, and excellent color stability for UV/LED curing systems.
• Chiguard® 5400 Triazine UV Absorber Chiguard® 5400 is a liquid hydroxyphenyl triazine (HPT) UV absorber for solvent-based and 100% solids coatings, providing outstanding UV absorption in the 290-320nm range, excellent thermal stability, low initial color, and broad compatibility with various coating systems.
• Chiguard® 9735 Amine-Compatible UV Stabilizer Chiguard® 9735 is a light stabilizer system for polyurethane and other amine-containing resin systems (epoxy, amino resins), featuring no phenolic hydroxyl groups to prevent yellowing from acid-base reactions and an absorption peak at approximately 310nm.
• Chiguard® E-Series UV Absorbers Chiguard® E-588 and E-109 are next-generation UV absorbers for plastics and engineering plastics, featuring novel esterified molecular structures that mitigate bioaccumulation concerns while maintaining high weatherability, designed for the post-UV-326 regulatory era.
• Chiguard® W-5491 Waterborne UV Stabilizer Chiguard® W-5491 is a high-performance waterborne UV stabilizer specifically designed for outdoor wood coatings, featuring red-shifted UV absorption technology, ultra-low emulsifier content, and solvent-free formulation that simplifies single-additive formulation while delivering strong lignin and weather protection.
• Chiguard® W-5481 Waterborne UV Stabilizer Chiguard® W-5481 is a highly effective waterborne UV stabilizer for wood coatings that delivers excellent lignin protection and long-term performance stability across various test environments.
• Revonox® U-5024 Antioxidant Revonox® U-5024 is a powder antioxidant mixture with a melting point of at least 76°C, designed for spandex and polyamide applications to provide thermal oxidation protection during processing and end use.
• Chiguard® 9546 Blue Light Absorber Chiguard® 9546 is an organic blue light absorber with a cyanoacrylate base, featuring a UV absorption peak at 403nm, particularly high UV absorbance, low color, and good photostability for coating, optical, and display-protection systems.
• Chiguard® 9528 Blue Light Absorber Chiguard® 9528 is an innovative organic blue light absorber derived from phenyl acrylonitrile, exhibiting exceptional UV absorption, low chroma, outstanding photostability, and good solvent solubility for optical and display applications.
• Chiguard® 9900 Blue Light Absorber Chiguard® 9900 is an organic blue light absorber with a UV absorption peak at 372nm, offering high UV absorbance, low color, and good thermal stability across various coating systems.
• Chiguard® 9901 Blue Light Absorber Chiguard® 9901 is an organic blue light absorber with a UV absorption peak at 383nm, featuring particularly high UV absorbance, low color, and good thermal stability for coating systems.
• R-gen® 262 Cationic Photoinitiator R-gen® 262 is a cationic photoinitiator for visible-light-cured coatings and UV adhesive applications with a minimum melting point of 80°C.
• Chivacure® TPO Photoinitiator Chivacure® TPO is a photoinitiator (CAS 75980-60-8) with a melting point of 87-94°C, suitable for pigmented systems and thick coatings in UV/LED curing applications.
• Chivacure® TPO-L Liquid Photoinitiator Chivacure® TPO-L is a liquid photoinitiator (CAS 84434-11-7) designed for pigmented systems and thick coatings in UV/LED curing applications.
• R-gen® 990 Liquid Photoinitiator R-gen® 990 is a liquid photoinitiator designed for LED UV curing and black ink systems with no CMR 1(b) substances for regulatory compliance.
• Chivacure® 534SS Photoinitiator Chivacure® 534SS is a photoinitiator (CAS 125051-32-3) with a minimum melting point of 160°C, designed for pigmented systems requiring extremely high photosensitivity.
• Chivacure® 1500 Photoinitiator Blend Chivacure® 1500 is a photoinitiator blend (CAS 75980-60-8 & 7473-98-5) for white or thick coatings and non-yellowing clear coatings in UV/LED curing applications.
• Chivacure® 300 Polymeric Photoinitiator Chivacure® 300 is a polymeric photoinitiator (CAS 163702-01-0) with a minimum melting point of 100°C, designed for ultra-thin and non-yellowing coatings in UV/LED curing applications.
• Chiguard® 228 HALS Chiguard® 228 is a Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer (CAS 106990-43-6) in pastille form with a melting point of 115-150°C, designed for PE-based agricultural films and PP fibers.
• Chiguard® 1033 Oxalinide UV Absorber Chiguard® 1033 is an oxalinide-based UV absorber for high-performance polymers, offering low initial color, excellent metal ion affinity, and strong antioxidant properties.
• Chiguard® 1152 Reactable HALS Chiguard® 1152 is a non-migrating, reactable Hindered Amine Light Stabilizer with low volatility and low basicity, ideal for acid-catalyzed systems, coatings with acidic pigments, plastic coatings, automotive coatings, powder coatings, and TPU applications.
• Chiguard® R-455 Copolymerizable UV-Absorbing Diol Chiguard® R-455 is a copolymerizable UV-absorbing diol technology that provides reactive, non-migrating UV protection for high-end TPU film and other polymer systems, granted U.S., China, and Taiwan patents.
• FCX-210 Phosphorus Halogen-Free Flame Retardant FCX-210 is a patented phosphorus halogen-free flame retardant developed by Teijin Limited and solely manufactured worldwide by Chitec, offering high-efficiency flame-retardant performance with transparency, hydrolysis resistance, and thermal processing stability for plastics, coatings, and adhesives.

Quantifiable outcome

• UV-326 market transition opportunities as regulatory timelines advance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Infochems InccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 23 June 2026Authorized South Korean distributor. Chitec co-exhibits with Infochems at ATEM FAIR 2026 (July 8-10, KINTEX Exhibition Center, Booth 3S04) to showcase light stabilization solutions including Blue Light Absorbers and Triazine UV Absorbers.
• AalchemcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorth American distributor partner. Chitec to exhibit with Aalchem at American Coatings Show 2026.
• Teijin LimitedcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTeijin developed the patented FCX-210 flame retardant and Chitec serves as the sole manufacturer worldwide. Partnership established in 2014.
• Chimei CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-patented the eco-friendly antioxidant Chinox 850 specifically designed for ABS resins (1999).
• Global Distributor NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 20 authorized distributors spanning five continents: HARRY W. GAFFNEY & CO. (USA), Caldic B.V. (Europe), RODAJ S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), IMCD Nordics, Kadion Especialidades Químicas (Spain), Lawrence Industries Limited (UK), Milano Colori srl (Italy), Raimund Muller GmbH (Germany), SAFIC ALCAN (Europe), Chemical-net (Greece), Behn Meyer Group (Southeast Asia), Tchem (Vietnam), Florma Ltd. (Israel), SAMORAL, Changzhou enke new materials (China), Guangdong Keyou Materials Technology (China), Shanghai Pu Zhan Industry (China), Guanzhou Haorui new materials (China), Kusumoto Chemicals (Japan), Ixom Operations (Australia), Unique Specialty Chemicals (India).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Songwon Industrial: South Korean specialty chemical company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of polymer additives including UV stabilizers (benzotriazole, HALS, triazine), antioxidants, and photoinitiators. Directly comparable as a horizontal specialty additives player serving the same coatings, plastics, and adhesives end-markets.
• Double Bond Chemical: Taiwan-based specialty chemical manufacturer focused on polymer additives including UV stabilizers, antioxidants, and light stabilizers for plastics and coatings. Domestic Taiwanese competitor with overlapping product offerings and customer base.
• Adeka Corporation: Japanese specialty chemical manufacturer producing polymer additives including UV absorbers, HALS, antioxidants, and flame retardants. Direct competitor to Chitec in triazine UV absorbers and engineering plastic additives, with strong presence in Asia-Pacific markets.
• IGM Resins: Global specialty chemical company focused on UV-curable materials including photoinitiators, resins, and additives for coatings, inks, and adhesives. Directly comparable to Chitec's R-gen/Chivacure photoinitiator product line and serves overlapping UV/LED curing customers.
• Everlight Chemical Industrial: Taiwan-based specialty chemical company producing UV absorbers, HALS, antioxidants, and photoinitiators for plastics, coatings, and personal care. Closest geographic and product-line peer to Chitec, with significant overlap in product categories and customer segments.
• Lambson Limited: UK-based specialty chemical company manufacturing photoinitiators and related UV-curing additives. Direct competitor to Chitec in the photoinitiator market with similar product applications in UV-curable coatings, inks, and adhesives.

Broad incumbents

• Clariant: Global Swiss specialty chemicals major with a significant additives portfolio including UV stabilizers, antioxidants, and flame retardants for plastics, coatings, and packaging. Much larger scale and broader product portfolio than Chitec but competes in the same specialty additive categories.
• SI Group: Global specialty additives manufacturer producing antioxidants, UV stabilizers, and polymer additives serving plastics, coatings, and rubber markets. Broader portfolio than Chitec but directly competes in the same antioxidant and additive categories.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with an extensive performance chemicals portfolio covering light stabilizers (Tinuvin), antioxidants (Irganox), and flame retardants. Competes head-to-head with Chitec in UV absorbers and antioxidants for the same multinational customers.

Emerging players

• Tianjin Lantian Bishui Technology: Chinese specialty chemical company focused on UV absorbers, HALS, and light stabilizers for plastics, coatings, and synthetic fibers. Regional competitor with significant pricing pressure in the Chinese market, especially for commodity UV absorber grades overlapping with Chitec's Chiguard range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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