MK Grupo

What MK Grupo does

MK Química (operating under Grupo MK) is a Brazilian specialty chemical manufacturer founded in 1979 by Milton Kogler, originally to address surfactant shortages for domestic tanneries. The company develops, produces, and commercializes chemical inputs for eight industrial verticals — leather, textile, food and animal feed, industrial chemicals, paper and pulp, water and wastewater treatment, agribusiness, and automotive specialties — serving industrial customers across Brazil and internationally. It is headquartered in Portão/RS and operates three production units in southern (Portão/RS), northeastern (Juazeiro/BA), and center-western (Três Lagoas/MS) Brazil, enabling nationwide coverage. The company is privately held under the Grupo MK corporate umbrella with no disclosed external funding.

The company's core technology is in-house chemical synthesis, performed across more than 40 reactors with a combined monthly production capacity of 3,000 to 5,000 tons. Reaction capabilities span polymerization, esterification, neutralization, oxidation-reduction, epoxidation, cationization, sulfitation, sulfation, sulfosuccination, phosphoration, and amidation, supporting an unusually broad portfolio of formulated chemical products. R&D and Technical Application laboratories are co-located at the Portão headquarters. Quality is managed under an ISO 9001-certified Quality Management System held continuously since 1999, and the company participates in ABIQUIM's Responsible Care (Atuação Responsável) sustainability program, certified in 2012.

The business model is direct B2B sales of specialty chemical inputs to industrial customers, with pricing negotiated per customer and per product and no public rate cards. Customer engagement is consultative, led by a dedicated technical and commercial team that provides technical assistance and logistics support. Distribution is executed directly from the three production units to industrial customers throughout Brazil, with additional international export activity. The company has no disclosed app, no public API, no published integrations, and no disclosed digital channels beyond its corporate website (mkquimica.com.br).

Name

MK Grupo

Legal name

MK Indústria Química

Website

https://mkquimica.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MK Química is a Brazilian specialty chemical manufacturer founded in 1979 that develops, produces, and sells chemical inputs across eight industrial segments — leather, textile, paper/pulp, agribusiness, water treatment, food/feed, industrial chemicals, and automotive — serving industrial customers throughout Brazil via three production units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Synthesis & Technical Active Ingredient (AI) Manufacturing (intermediates, actives) (AFABAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Formulation R&D, Scale-Up & Tech Transfer Services (AFABAIAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• Industrial chemical inputs
• Leather processing chemicals
• Textile processing chemicals
• Water treatment chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasil

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing and Sales: MK Química develops, produces, and commercializes chemical inputs and specialty chemicals for various industrial market segments. Revenue is generated through direct sales of formulated chemical products to industrial customers, with a focus on specialty formulations rather than commodity chemicals. The company serves leather, textile, paper/pulp, agribusiness, water treatment, food, and automotive industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MK Grupo's operating subsidiary MK Química develops, produces, and commercializes specialty chemical inputs for industrial customers across eight business segments: leather, textile, food and animal feed, industrial chemicals, paper and pulp, water and wastewater treatment, agribusiness, and automotive specialties (ArlaEKO DEF/AdBlue). Manufacturing is performed in-house at three Brazilian production units using more than 40 reactors, with products sold directly to industrial enterprise buyers through a dedicated technical and commercial team.

Product overview

MK Química is a Brazilian chemical company specializing in the development, production, and commercialization of chemical inputs for various industrial market segments. The company operates through eight distinct Business Units: Especialidades para Couro (leather industry), Especialidades para Têxtil (textile industry), Especialidades para Alimentação Humana e Animal (food and animal feed), Químicos Industriais (industrial chemicals), Especialidades para Papel e Celulose (paper and pulp), Tratamento de água e efluentes (water and wastewater treatment), Especialidades para Agroindústria (agribusiness), and Especialidades Automotivas (automotive specialties including ArlaEKO). The company operates three production units in Brazil (Portão/RS, Juazeiro/BA, and Três Lagoas/MS) with over 40 reactors capable of producing 3,000-5,000 tons monthly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Especialidades para Couro (Leather Specialties) Chemical inputs for the leather industry, covering beamhouse operations (soaking, liming, deliming, bating, pickle), tanning, neutralization, retanning, dyeing, greasing, finishing, and wastewater treatment for tanneries.
• Especialidades para Têxtil (Textile Specialties) Chemical products for the textile industry including preparation, dyeing, printing, finishing, softeners, fixatives, emulsifiers, detergents, and wastewater treatment solutions for textile mills.
• Especialidades para Alimentação Humana e Animal (Food and Animal Feed Specialties) Specialty chemicals for human food and animal feed industries including sodium saccharin, silica, palatability enhancers, acidity regulators, and non-protein nitrogen.
• Especialidades para Papel e Celulose (Paper and Pulp Specialties) Chemical inputs for the pulp and paper industry including products for cellulose, tissue, brown paper, molded pulp, and special papers with coating components, defoamers, dispersants, optical brighteners, enzymes, and wet strength additives.
• Tratamento de Água e Efluentes (Water and Wastewater Treatment) Chemical products for industrial water and wastewater treatment including coagulants, flocculants, decolorizers, and antifoams for various industrial sectors.
• Especialidades para Agroindústria (Agribusiness Specialties) Chemical specialties for agribusiness including antifoaming agents, spreaders, emulsifiers, foliar fertilizers, mineral oils, chelating agents, nitrogen fertilizers, surfactants, fluidizers, and anti-wetting agents.
• Especialidades Automotivas (Automotive Specialties — ArlaEKO) Automotive chemical products including ArlaEKO diesel exhaust fluid (Arla 32 / DEF / AdBlue) for diesel emissions treatment, marketed through the dedicated arlaeko.com.br brand site.
• Químicos Industriais (Industrial Chemicals) Performance and specialty industrial chemicals distributed to multiple industrial segments including acetic acid, citric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, urea, xanthan gum, and more than 30 other industrial chemical products.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ABIQUIM (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química)coreOthers · 1 January 2012MK Química participates in the 'Atuação Responsável' (Responsible Care) program by ABIQUIM, the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association. This is a voluntary commitment to continuous improvement in environmental, health, safety, and security performance across all aspects of the chemical industry's operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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