Uniphos Chemicals

What Uniphos Chemicals does

Uniphos Chemicals (南通联膦化工有限公司), operating as the trade name Uniphos, is a Chinese industrial water treatment chemical manufacturer controlled by listed parent Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical and Chemical Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600389), itself under Nantong City State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). The company was founded in 1979 and operates a single integrated production base in the Rudong Coastal Chemical Industrial Park (Jiangsu Province) with annual capacity of 100,000 tons across a 173 mu site, and is ranked among the top three domestic Chinese producers and exporters in the industrial water treatment chemicals sector.

The product portfolio is organized into five categories: organic phosphonates (HEDP, ATMP, PBTC, EDTMPA, DTPMPA, and related scale and corrosion inhibitors), polymer water treatment agents (HPMA, PAA, PCA, PMAA, AA/AMPS copolymers, and PESA), oxygen scavengers (carbohydrazide for boiler systems), biocides (CMIT-MIT, DBNPA, Bronopol, BCDMH), and metal corrosion inhibitors (TTA, BTA). The company's value proposition centers on integrated R&D, production, and formulation services for industrial buyers in the power, steel, petrochemical, papermaking, and electronics sectors, with documented environmental compliance including greenhouse gas verification, carbon footprint declaration, and soil/groundwater monitoring filings.

Uniphos operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market model, exporting approximately 70% of output to multinational corporations across 50+ countries through three regional offices in China, Oak Park, Illinois (US), and Rüsselsheim, Germany. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the revenue model is straightforward hardware sales of formulated chemical products with no software, SaaS, or recurring service component. Recent strategic activity is focused on adding 19,000 tons of new environmentally-friendly water treatment chemical capacity through a technical renovation project, with the environmental impact assessment submitted for regulatory approval in May 2025.

Name

Uniphos Chemicals

Legal name

南通联膦化工有限公司

Website

https://uniphos.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Uniphos Chemicals is a Chinese industrial water treatment chemical manufacturer producing phosphonates, polymers, oxygen scavengers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors (100,000-ton annual capacity), exporting 70% of output to multinational customers across power, steel, petrochemical, paper, and electronics verticals in 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantong

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

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 Chemical Products: Manufacturing and sales of industrial water treatment chemicals including organic phosphonates, polymers, oxygen scavengers, biocides, and metal corrosion inhibitors. 70% of products are exported internationally. Company is ranked among top 3 domestic producers in terms of production, sales and export scale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Uniphos Chemicals manufactures and sells industrial water treatment chemicals, including organic phosphonates (HEDP, ATMP, PBTC, EDTMPA), polymer scale inhibitors and dispersants (HPMA, PAA, AA/AMPS copolymers, PESA), oxygen scavengers (carbohydrazide), biocides (CMIT-MIT, DBNPA, Bronopol, BCDMH), and azole-based metal corrosion inhibitors (TTA, BTA). Products are sold to power, steel, petrochemical, paper, and electronics industries globally, with 70% of production exported to more than 50 countries.

Product overview

Uniphos Chemicals (南通联膦化工有限公司) is a chemical manufacturing company specializing in industrial water treatment chemicals. The product portfolio consists of five main categories: Organic Phosphorus (Phosphonates) including XF-210/PBTC, XF-333/ATMP, XF-334/HEDP, XF-335A/PAPEMP, XF-336/DTPMPA, and XF-339/BHMTPMPA for scale inhibition; Polymers including HPMA, PAA, PCA, PMAA, AA/AMPS copolymers, and PESA for dispersancy and scale control; Oxygen Scavengers including Carbohydrazide (XF-701) for boiler corrosion protection; Biocides including CMIT-MIT, DBNPA, Bronopol, and BCDMH for microbial control; and Metal Corrosion Inhibitors including TTA, TAS, and BTA for protecting metal surfaces. The company operates as a high-tech enterprise focused on R&D, production, and global sales of water treatment chemicals, with 70% of products exported to international markets serving power, steel, petrochemical, paper, and electronics industries across more than 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Phosphonates (Phosphonates Product Line) Industrial scale and corrosion inhibitor chemicals including HEDP (1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid), ATMP (Amino trimethylene phosphonic acid), PBTC, EDTMPA, DTPMPA, BHMTPMPA, PAPEMP, and HPA, used by power, steel, petrochemical, paper, and electronics industries.
• Polymer Water Treatment Agents Polymer-based scale inhibitors and dispersants including HPMA (hydrolyzed polymaleic anhydride), PAA (polyacrylic acid and sodium polyacrylate), PMAA, PCA (phosphino carboxylic acid), AA/AMPS copolymers, and PESA (polyepoxysuccinic acid) for industrial water systems.
• Oxygen Scavengers Carbohydrazide (XF-701/CHD) used as an oxygen scavenger in boiler water treatment to prevent corrosion caused by dissolved oxygen in industrial boiler systems.
• Biocides (杀菌灭藻剂) Biocides for microbial control in industrial water systems, including CMIT-MIT isothiazolinone formulations, DBNPA (2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide), Bronopol, and BCDMH (1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin).
• Metal Corrosion Inhibitors Azole-based corrosion inhibitors including TTA (tolyltriazole/methylbenzotriazole), TAS (sodium salt of methylbenzotriazole), and BTA (benzotriazole) for protection of copper and copper alloys in industrial water systems.
• Acetyl Chloride Acetyl chloride used as an organic synthesis intermediate and acylating agent for industrial chemical manufacturing applications.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention with a large Industrial Water division serving power, petrochemical, and manufacturing customers. Overlaps with Uniphos in scale and corrosion inhibitor chemistries and boiler/cooling water treatment.
• Nouryon: Global specialty chemicals producer with a portfolio that includes phosphonates, chelating agents, and water treatment polymers (e.g., Dissolvine, Armohib). Competes with Uniphos in industrial water treatment but operates at much broader scale across many chemical segments.
• BASF: Largest chemical company globally with a water treatment chemicals portfolio serving industrial and municipal customers. Overlaps with Uniphos's phosphonate and polymer offering but as part of a vastly broader chemical and materials portfolio.
• Veolia Water Technologies (Sidem/Veolia): Global water treatment services and chemicals provider offering integrated solutions to industrial clients including power and petrochemical. Adjacent competitor in the industrial water treatment chemicals space, though its strength is more in system integration than bulk chemical manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese specialty chemical and water treatment company producing scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, and polymers for industrial boilers and cooling systems. Directly comparable chemistries and end-markets to Uniphos, especially in Asia-Pacific exports.
• Solenis: Global specialty chemical company focused on water treatment and process chemistries (formerly Ashland Water Technologies). Directly comparable in product portfolio (scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, biocides, polymers) and customer base (power, paper, petrochemical).
• SNF Floerger: World's largest producer of polyacrylamide-based water treatment polymers and flocculants, also serving industrial water treatment applications. Directly comparable in polymer-based scale inhibitor and dispersant chemistries that overlap with Uniphos's HPMA, PAA, and AA/AMPS lines.
• Italmatch Chemicals (Italmatch Water & Industrial): Global specialty chemical company with a strong phosphonate and water treatment chemical portfolio (formerly Dequest/Bozzetto). Directly competes with Uniphos in phosphonate-based scale and corrosion inhibitors used in industrial water systems.
• Shandong Taihe Water Treatment Technology Co., Ltd. Major Chinese domestic producer of water treatment chemicals including phosphonates, polymers, biocides, and corrosion inhibitors. Direct competitor in the Chinese market, comparable product portfolio, and overlapping export channels to international industrial customers.
• Henan Qingshuiyuan Technology Co., Ltd. Chinese specialty chemical company focused on industrial water treatment agents (phosphonates, polymers, biocides). Direct peer in the domestic top-tier of Chinese water treatment chemical manufacturers serving similar power, steel, and petrochemical end-markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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