What Kripton does

Kripton Lubricantes is a Spain-based industrial B2B company that designs, formulates, and supplies high-performance industrial lubricants and maintenance products for heavy machinery across seven verticals: food, printing/graphics, railway, aggregates/quarries, mining, plastics, and chemicals. Its core product portfolio spans high-performance industrial lubricants, synthetic lubricating oils, gearbox/reducer oils, and industrial maintenance solutions, including a proprietary Válvula 360º valve feature. The company emphasizes custom formulation and vertical-specific compliance — such as atoxic/certified food-grade lubricants and Halal positioning — rather than off-the-shelf distribution.

Underlying capabilities are industrial-chemistry driven: formulation expertise for demanding environments (extreme loads, thermal variation, dust, chemical exposure), supported by a direct enterprise field-sales motion (phone, email, contact form). The go-to-market is consultative, with Kripton positioning itself as a technical partner that co-designs solutions with customer teams from initial analysis through implementation and follow-up. Content marketing (blog, SEO, newsletter) supports top-of-funnel education on preventive maintenance and lubricant selection.

The business model is direct B2B sale of physical lubricant products to industrial customers across the Iberian Peninsula. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is tailored per customer; the input data treats the revenue stream as one-time license-style product sales rather than recurring contracts or subscriptions. The company is privately held, headquartered in Les Franqueses de Vallés (Barcelona province), with no disclosed funding, ownership structure, headcount, or financial metrics.

Name

Kripton

Legal name

Kripton Lubricantes

Website

https://kriptonindustrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kripton Lubricantes is a Spain-based industrial B2B company that formulates and supplies high-performance industrial lubricants and maintenance products to manufacturers across food, printing, rail, mining, quarrying, plastics, and chemical sectors via direct consultative sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lubricants

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Heavy-Duty Lubricants (IMAEAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gear Oils & Transmission Fluids (IMAEAMAE), Lubricants, Fluids & Chemical Products Distribution (Oils, Coolants, AdBlue/DEF, Cleaners) (TLAKAOAL)

Keywords

• Industrial lubricants
• Maintenance products
• High-performance lubricants
• Synthetic lubricating oils
• Food-grade lubricants

Headquarters

HQ city

Mollet del Vallès

HQ country

Spain

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Lubricant Sales: Sale of high-performance industrial lubricants and maintenance products to B2B customers across multiple industrial sectors. Products are customized to specific customer needs and applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kripton Lubricantes designs, develops, and supplies high-performance industrial lubricants and industrial maintenance products for machinery and equipment across demanding sectors including food, printing/graphics, railway, aggregates/quarries, mining, plastics, and chemicals. Offerings are tailored to each customer's application and operating conditions, supported by a consultative technical-partner sales motion spanning analysis, implementation, and follow-up.

Product overview

Kripton Lubricantes is an industrial lubricants and maintenance products company that offers a portfolio of high-performance lubricating oils, synthetic lubricants, and industrial maintenance solutions. The core product line includes general industrial lubricants and specialized sector-specific formulations for food, printing, railway, mining, plastics, and chemical industries. Their product ecosystem also includes the Válvula 360º valve product and specialized oils for gearboxes/reducers. The company positions itself as a technical partner rather than just a supplier, offering joint work with customer teams to optimize processes, reduce costs, and extend equipment lifespan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Performance Industrial Lubricants (Lubricantes Industriales de Alto Rendimiento) Core product line of high-performance industrial lubricants designed for heavy machinery and equipment across multiple industrial sectors including food, printing, railway, mining, plastics, and chemicals. Sold to industrial B2B customers in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Industrial Maintenance Products (Productos de Mantenimiento Industrial) Industrial maintenance product line including solutions for electrical panels, adhesive removal, and preventive maintenance for industrial equipment. Sold to industrial B2B customers.
• Lubricants for Food Industry (Lubricantes para Alimentación) Safe, atoxic, and certified lubrication solutions for the food processing industry that protect product quality and ensure compliance with the most demanding sector regulations, including Halal.
• Lubricants for Printing/Graphics (Lubricantes para Artes Gráficas) Technical lubricants designed for dusty environments, high speeds, and constant precision, ensuring continuous printing operations without stops or breakdowns.
• Lubricants for Railway (Lubricantes para Ferroviario) Industrial lubrication solutions resistant to extreme loads, thermal variations, and demanding environmental conditions, supporting safety, reliability, and efficiency in railway transport.
• Lubricants for Aggregates and Quarries (Lubricantes para Graveras y Canteras) Continuous lubrication protection for critical machinery in aggregate operations, reducing mechanical failures and increasing operational availability.
• Lubricants for Mining (Lubricantes para Minería) Extreme protection and continuous performance for critical equipment in underground and open-pit mining operations under adverse conditions.
• Lubricants for Plastics Industry (Lubricantes para Plástico) Lubricants delivering reliability and performance for injection, extrusion, and automation equipment, including under critical thermal conditions in plastics processing.
• Lubricants for Chemical Industry (Lubricantes para Químico) Advanced lubrication protection for pumps, compressors, and reactors exposed to high thermal and chemical demands in chemical processing.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fuchs Petrolub: Germany-headquartered global leader in industrial lubricants with a broad specialty portfolio (including food-grade, rail, and heavy-industry grades). Closest direct peer to Kripton in terms of industrial-lubricant specialization across multiple verticals.
• Quaker Houghton: US-listed global specialty industrial lubricant and fluid supplier serving metalworking, mining, primary metals, and other heavy industries. Relevant direct peer for Kripton's mining, aggregates, and chemical-industry verticals.
• Klüber Lubrication: Specialty industrial lubricant manufacturer (Freudenberg Group) focused on high-performance, customized formulations for demanding industrial applications. Highly comparable to Kripton's custom-formulation, technical-partner model.
• ROCOL (ITW): Specialty industrial lubricant and MRO consumables manufacturer within ITW, focused on heavy-duty and food-grade applications. Comparable to Kripton in custom-formulated, sector-specific industrial lubricants.
• Brugarolas: Spanish industrial lubricant specialist manufacturing high-performance greases, oils, and pastes for industrial markets. Closest Iberian-based direct competitor to Kripton in custom-formulated industrial lubricants.

Broad incumbents

• TotalEnergies Lubricants: One of the world's largest lubricant marketers with a broad industrial product line including food-grade, rail, and mining grades. Competes with Kripton via scale, global approvals, and OEM relationships rather than custom-formulation intimacy.
• Shell Lubricants: Global lubricants major with extensive industrial, rail, and mining product lines. Competes with Kripton across most of its verticals but as a broad-line incumbent rather than a custom specialist.
• Castrol (BP): Global lubricant brand under BP with strong industrial and rail product lines. Competes with Kripton in heavy-industry verticals but as a broad incumbent with global approvals.

Regional players

• Repsol Lubricantes: Spain-based lubricants arm of Repsol, with a strong Iberian distribution network and industrial product portfolio. The most direct regional competitor to Kripton in the Spanish and Portuguese markets.
• CEPSA Lubricants: Spanish integrated energy company with a lubricant manufacturing and distribution business focused on the Iberian market. Comparable to Kripton on geography and broad industrial B2B customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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