Halag Chemie AG

What Halag Chemie AG does

Halag Chemie AG is a Swiss specialty chemical manufacturer founded in 1970 and headquartered in Aadorf, Thurgau, producing cleaning, disinfection, and hygiene products for the food, beverage, and agricultural industries. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of fenaco Gruppe, the Swiss agricultural cooperative conglomerate, following its integration in 1993. Its portfolio spans foam cleaners (Aktiv Schaum 580/675 and the 2026-launched Aktiv Schaum 575 OXY), degreasers (HalaDegrease), ready-to-use sanitary cleaners (HalaSani 564), glass cleaners (HalaGlas), and specialty solutions for membrane care, biofilm detection (via REALCO partnership), and pest control (INDISPRON D 110). Beyond formulated chemicals, Halag operates a service-led business under the "Halag Services" umbrella, delivering hygiene audits, cleaning validation, safety consulting, and a digital monitoring concept branded "Hygiene 4.0" that uses its CIP-Controller for on-site process measurements.

The company's commercial model combines product sales with consulting-style services and contract manufacturing. It operates a proprietary color-coded labeling system ("Halag Farbsystem") applied across product labels, hygiene plans, equipment markings, and product overviews to standardize handling safety. Distribution is multimodal: a domestic field sales force (Aussendienst) targets enterprise food processors; the LANDI agricultural cooperative network reaches farming-sector SMB customers; OEM equipment-manufacturer partnerships (over 40 years standing) embed Halag chemistry into new plant designs; a private-label/OEM contract manufacturing line packages products under customer brands; and a customer portal enables registered users to download data sheets and place orders. Pricing follows unit pricing for commercial orders (minimum order 100 kg, with a CHF 49 surcharge below threshold, net-30 terms), while workshops are priced per attendee (CHF 210–230).

Halag is positioned as the Swiss market leader in operational hygiene for food production and processing, supported by ISO 9001/14001, EHEDG, FiBL organic, Halal, and Kosher certifications. The customer base includes recognized Swiss and DACH food brands such as Bayerische Milchindustrie eG (BMi), Ricola, Zweifel Chips, Frigemo, Ramseier, and Brauerei Locher. The company is currently executing an expansion construction project at its Aadorf headquarters (begun summer 2025, completion expected end of 2026), the second major build-out since relocating to the current site in 2010.

Name

Halag Chemie AG

Legal name

Halag Chemie AG

Website

https://halagchemie.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Halag Chemie AG is a Swiss specialty chemical manufacturer producing cleaning and disinfection products, plus advisory and validation services, for food, beverage, and agricultural customers, distributed via direct field sales, the LANDI cooperative network, and OEM partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Chemicals for Food and Beverage Processing

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals (IMAEAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning Chemicals (IMAEABAG), Hard Surface & Multi-Purpose Cleaners (All-purpose, Floor, Bathroom, Kitchen) (CRADAKAG), Antimicrobial & Sanitization Chemicals for Crop Production (Greenhouse/Packhouse) (AFABAAAO)

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning chemicals
• Food industry hygiene
• Disinfection products
• CIP cleaning systems
• Membrane cleaning solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Aadorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

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. Cleaning and Disinfection Products: Sale of highly specific cleaning and disinfection products for food industry, beverages, agriculture, and related sectors. Products include foam cleaners, sanitizers, membrane care products, and accessories.
2. Halag Services: Comprehensive service package including hygiene audits, safety audits, monitoring services, application technology consulting, and cleaning validation services. Billed according to effort and includes travel expenses, meals, accommodation, and third-party services.
3. OEM/Private Label Production: Contract manufacturing and packaging of chemical products for customer own brands. Services include product consulting, label design and printing, specification creation, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Halag Chemie AG manufactures and sells specialized cleaning and disinfection chemicals — including foam cleaners, sanitizers, degreasers, glass cleaners, membrane care products, acaricides, and mechanical dosing/dispensing equipment — for the food, beverage, dairy, meat, and agricultural industries in Switzerland. The company complements its chemicals portfolio with the Halag Services umbrella of hygiene audits, cleaning validation, safety consulting, on-site/laboratory monitoring, and the Hygiene 4.0® digital CIP monitoring concept, plus paid workshops and OEM/private-label contract manufacturing.

Product overview

Halag Chemie AG offers a portfolio of specialized cleaning and disinfection products alongside comprehensive service offerings for the food and beverage industry. The product line includes foam cleaners (Aktiv Schaum 575 OXY, Aktiv Schaum 580/675), degreasers (HalaDegrease), sanitary cleaners (HalaSani 564), glass cleaners (HalaGlas), and specialized solutions for membrane care, biofilm detection/treatment, and pest control (INDISPRON D 110®). The company provides equipment like the HYGOMAT overshoe dispenser and private label/OEM manufacturing services. Services are organized under the Halag Services umbrella, combining personal/operational hygiene consulting, safety training and audits, laboratory and on-site monitoring (including CIP-Controller for the Hygiene 4.0® digital concept), and application technology support. The offering also includes workshops on foam cleaning, chemical storage, and cleaning validation, plus contract manufacturing for private label products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Halag Services: Service concept offering hygiene auditing, safety training, monitoring, and application technology services for food industry clients.
• Hygiene 4.0®
• Biofilm Detection Kit (via Realco partnership)

Products and services

• Aktiv Schaum 575 OXY Chlorine-free intensive foam cleaner that removes scale, grease, protein, and other stubborn dirt using an oxidative booster that significantly enhances cleaning power; sold to food industry customers.
• HalaDegrease – Intensivreiniger Mild-alkaline, slightly foaming intensive cleaner that removes stubborn grease deposits and organic dyes through special ingredients; targeted at food industry customers.
• HalaSani 564 – Gebrauchsfertiger Sanitärreiniger Ready-to-use sanitary cleaner supplied in system-conforming spray bottles for easy and safe application; intended for food businesses and industrial sanitation.
• HalaGlas – Streifenfreie Glasreinigung Liquid glass cleaner formulated for quick application and streak-free results in food businesses and industrial settings.
• HYGOMAT – Automatisches Überschuh-Spender System Purely mechanical automatic overshoe dispenser that can be set up anywhere, simplifying the process of putting on overshoes in food production hygiene zones.
• INDISPRON D 110® Acaricide Acaricide product providing effective, efficient, and simple permanent suppression of red poultry mites in poultry houses; sold to poultry producers.
• Biofilm Detection & Treatment Solutions Patented biofilm detection kit (REALCO partnership) for rapid identification of biofilms on stainless steel surfaces, paired with customized removal and treatment concepts for food industry customers.
• Membrane Care Concepts Individual membrane care concepts combining specialized cleaning chemistry with measures that preserve membrane functionality, extending membrane life and optimizing filtration performance for dairy and food processors.
• Halag Services Comprehensive service concept comprising personal and operational hygiene consulting, safety training and audits, monitoring with on-site and laboratory measurements, and application technology support for food industry clients; billed according to effort including travel and third-party costs.
• Cleaning Validation Services Documented validation that cleaning procedures reliably and regularly achieve the desired results, removing product residues, microbiological contamination, allergens, and cleaning chemical residues from production equipment.
• CIP-Controller Monitoring Service Monitoring and control of cleaning equipment (CIP, foam, container washing systems) by field service, including functional checks and optimization of cleaning chemical use, with digital documentation via the Halag CIP-Controller as part of the Hygiene 4.0® concept.
• Workshop: Betriebshygiene Schaumreinigung (Operational Foam Cleaning Hygiene) Paid hands-on training workshop on optimal operational cleaning using the latest foam technologies, combining theory and practice for cleaning supervisors and staff, held at Halag's training center in Aadorf.
• Workshop: Chemikalienlagerung (Chemical Storage) Paid workshop covering ADR/GHS labeling, storage classifications, thresholds, and chemical inventory list completion, aimed at staff responsible for chemical storage compliance.
• Workshop: Reinigungsvalidierung (Cleaning Validation) Paid workshop on validating, verifying, and demonstrating cleaning effectiveness, targeted at production managers and quality assurance leaders.
• Private Label / Eigenmarken Contract Manufacturing End-to-end contract manufacturing and packaging of chemical cleaning products for customer own brands, including product consulting, label design and printing, specification creation, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution.
• OEM / Anlagenhersteller Services Integration support for OEM equipment manufacturers, including new equipment integration, material compatibility, water/time/energy savings, commissioning, safety consulting, and confidential co-development projects spanning more than 40 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• By switching to a supplier with a closer production facility, several 10,000 transport kilometers and fuel are saved annually

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, parent company and minor.

• REALCOcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Swiss partner of REALCO for biofilm detection and removal solutions. Provides patented Biofilm Detection Kit for rapid identification of biofilms on stainless steel surfaces. Offers comprehensive biofilm analysis including on-site surveys, sample testing, and customized treatment concepts.
• fenaco Gruppeparent companyOthersHalag Chemie AG was integrated into fenaco Group in 1993. fenaco is a cooperative association of Swiss agricultural cooperatives. Halag originally sold in 1979 to VOLG (Verband ostschweizerischer landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften) before integration into fenaco.
• LANDIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership for agricultural sector products. Halag offers full range of milking and stable hygiene products via LANDI agricultural cooperatives network throughout Switzerland.
• Camion TransportminorOthersDual transport system (truck/rail) for sustainable customer delivery. Combined road and rail transport reduces environmental impact of logistics operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene and infection-prevention solutions with a large F&B cleaning-chemicals business; competes with Halag for Swiss enterprise accounts but operates at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• LANXESS: German specialty chemicals group with material-protection and disinfection chemistry lines; competes with Halag in industrial and institutional cleaning chemistry but as part of a much larger, more diversified portfolio.
• Sealed Air: Global packaging and food-hygiene company with sanitation and cleaning-chemical offerings for food processors; broader portfolio but overlaps with Halag in food-plant hygiene, equipment sanitization and integrated solutions.
• Diversey (a Solenis company): Large hygiene and cleaning-solutions provider with significant food and beverage industry exposure, now part of Solenis; overlaps with Halag in CIP chemistry, sanitation and integrated service offerings at a much larger scale.
• BASF Care Chemicals & Cleaning: World's largest chemical company, supplying surfactants and cleaning formulations to industrial and F&B hygiene customers; a broad incumbent whose ingredients and finished products overlap with Halag's specialty offerings.

Direct peers

• Stockmeier Chemie: German family-run specialty chemicals distributor and formulator with strong F&B and industrial cleaning focus in DACH; comparable to Halag in mid-sized, customer-service-driven specialty cleaning positioning.
• Christeyns: Belgian-headquartered specialty chemicals company focused on professional hygiene, laundry and food-industry cleaning; closely comparable to Halag in target customers (F&B processors), product mix and integrated service model.
• Dr. Weigert: German family-owned manufacturer of cleaning and disinfection chemicals for the food and beverage industry, with deep CIP/sanitation expertise and a similar niche, vertically-focused positioning to Halag in DACH markets.
• Werner & Mertz Professional: German sustainable cleaning-chemicals producer (Frosch, Green Care Professional) serving industrial and F&B customers with eco-certified products; comparable to Halag in sustainability positioning and F&B end-markets.
• Buzil-Werk Wagner: German manufacturer of professional cleaning and disinfection products with a strong DACH presence; competes head-to-head with Halag for institutional and industrial cleaning accounts and shares a similar mid-sized specialty positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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