AQUA+TECH

What AQUA+TECH does

AQUA+TECH Specialities SA is a privately-held Swiss specialty chemicals manufacturer founded on November 25, 1997 and headquartered with production facilities in Romont, Switzerland. The company develops and produces water-soluble polymers used in industrial water treatment, with a secondary line of cosmetic thickeners. Its portfolio comprises branded flocculant and coagulant formulations (Amber 2002/2009/2002c, PolyMAC, Snowflake R00/BHMW/CHMW/X0, Alpine Floc B1) and the AquaCharm cosmetic ingredients line, all manufactured under what the company positions as "SwissQUALITY" standards.

The business serves enterprise industrial buyers across nine identified verticals: cosmetics, paper and tissue making, meat production, mining (notably tin), fish processing, sugar de-coloration, semiconductor ultra-pure water, textile decoloration, and rendering. Products are sold directly to industrial customers in more than forty countries via a sales-led B2B motion, with pricing negotiated on a quote basis rather than published. The company has not disclosed revenue, has not raised capital beyond a 1997 seed grant of $145,449 from the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT), and operates with a reported headcount of 1-10 employees.

The go-to-market is asset-light and relationship-driven: the company website functions as the primary marketing surface, complemented by occasional industry-event participation including the Davos 2025 workshop. No formal channel partnerships, no disclosed certifications, no patents or trademarks, and no M&A activity are recorded in the available source material. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022, indicating ongoing independent operation rather than acquisition or restructuring.

Name

AQUA+TECH

Legal name

AQUA+TECH Specialities SA

Website

https://aquatechglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AQUA+TECH Specialities SA is a Swiss specialty chemicals manufacturer producing water-soluble polymer flocculants, coagulants, and cosmetic thickeners sold directly to industrial customers in cosmetics, paper, mining, food processing, and semiconductor verticals across more than 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Coagulants, Flocculants & Dewatering Aids (IMAEAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

Keywords

• Water treatment chemicals
• Flocculants and coagulants
• Water soluble polymers
• Cosmetic thickeners
• Industrial water recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

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. Water Treatment Chemicals Sales: B2B sales of specialty chemical products including flocculants and coagulants to industrial customers. Products are manufactured water soluble polymers sold directly to industries for water recycling and treatment applications.
2. Cosmetics Ingredients Sales: Sales of cosmetic thickeners and ingredients to cosmetics industry customers under SwissQUALITY standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AQUA+TECH Specialities SA develops and manufactures water soluble polymers, flocculants, and coagulants used for flocculation, water recycling, and industrial water treatment, alongside a line of cosmetic thickeners. Products are produced in Romont, Switzerland under SwissQUALITY standards and are sold to industrial customers in cosmetics, paper making, meat production, mining, rendering, textile, semiconductor, fish processing and sugar/fructose production across more than 40 countries.

Product overview

AQUA+TECH Specialities SA is a Swiss corporation that develops and manufactures water soluble polymers, flocculants, and coagulants for industrial water treatment applications, along with a line of cosmetic thickeners. The product portfolio includes specialized formulations such as Amber (2002, 2009, 2002c), Snowflake (R00, BHMW/CHMW, X0), PolyMAC, Alpine Floc B1, and AquaCharm brands. All products are manufactured according to SwissQUALITY standards at the company's production facilities in Romont, Switzerland, and serve industries including Cosmetics, Paper Making, Meat Production, Mining, Rendering, Textile, Semi-Conductor, Fish Processing, Sugar Processing, and Fructose production across over forty countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AquaCharm: Cosmetic thickener product line
• Amber
• PolyMAC
• Snowflake
• Alpine Floc

Products and services

• Amber 2002 Flocculant product used for ink de-colouring applications in industrial water treatment processes; also used in fructose processing.
• Amber 2009 Flocculant product used for sugar de-colouring applications in food processing.
• Amber 2002c Flocculant product used for rendering industry water treatment applications.
• PolyMAC Flocculant product used for paper and tissue making applications in the paper manufacturing industry.
• Snowflake R00 Flocculant product used for land saving applications in tin mine operations.
• Snowflake BHMW / CHMW Flocculant products used for water treatment in fish processing plant applications.
• Snowflake X0 Flocculant product used for water treatment in rendering industry applications.
• Alpine Floc B1 Flocculant product used for water treatment in semi-conductor manufacturing applications requiring high-purity water.
• AquaCharm Cosmetic thickener product line manufactured according to SwissQUALITY standards for use in beauty and personal care products by cosmetics manufacturers.
• Coagulants Coagulant products for industrial water treatment and processing applications, complementary to the flocculant range.

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SNF Floerger: World's largest producer of water-soluble polyacrylamide flocculants and coagulants, with overlapping product categories (Amber/Snowflake-style polymers) serving municipal and industrial water treatment, mining, paper and cosmetics-grade applications globally.
• Kemira Oyj: Finnish specialty chemicals company focused on water-intensive industries (pulp & paper, municipal and industrial water, oil & gas) with comparable flocculant and coagulant offerings and a similar direct-to-industrial sales motion.
• Solenis: Specialty chemicals supplier to paper, tissue and water-treatment customers with a directly competitive portfolio of process and water-treatment chemistries that overlap with PolyMAC and Amber grades.
• ChemTreat: Industrial water-treatment specialty chemical supplier, including flocculants and coagulants sold across diverse end-markets, providing a similar multi-vertical direct B2B distribution model.
• Zschimmer & Schwarz: German specialty chemical manufacturer of surfactants, polymers and cosmetic raw materials with adjacent product lines for personal care thickeners and industrial process chemistry.

Broad incumbents

• BASF SE: Global diversified chemical major with large water-treatment, paper, mining and personal-care chemical divisions that overlap with multiple AquaTech product lines as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Ecolab: Global water, hygiene and industrial chemistry company whose Industrial and Healthcare divisions compete in industrial water treatment, paper, mining and textile process chemistries.
• Nouryon: Global specialty chemicals producer (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) with a portfolio spanning water treatment, cosmetics ingredients, paper and mining chemistry that overlaps with AquaTech's vertical breadth.
• Solvay: Belgian specialty chemicals group supplying polymers, surfactants and process additives for cosmetics, electronics and water treatment, with product overlap at the polymer and formulation layer.

Regional players

• Stockmeier Chemie: European specialty chemical manufacturer and distributor focused on cleaning, water treatment and cosmetics ingredients, primarily serving the DACH and broader EU industrial customer base similar to AquaTech's Swiss/EU footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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