Intertox

What Intertox does

Intertox is a Brazilian consulting firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in the Pinheiros district of São Paulo, specializing in chemical, toxicological, and environmental risk management. The company serves industrial clients that produce, handle, store, transport, or dispose of chemical products, with sector concentration in chemical manufacturing and adjacent regulated verticals including cosmetics, agricultural pesticides, and fuels/lubricants. The firm operates with a multidisciplinary team of more than 60 professionals and is positioned as a national reference in chemical safety consulting in Brazil.

The company's offering combines professional services with a proprietary software product. Safetychem® is a licensed software platform for managing chemical product safety documentation, including Safety Data Sheets (FDS), GHS-compliant labels, emergency sheets, chemical product approval workflows, and controlled product reporting. Supporting services span regulatory affairs consulting (ANVISA, ANP, ANTT, Federal Police, Army, MAPA), dangerous goods transport compliance, controlled product registration and licensing, waste classification reports (ABNT NBR 10004:2024), agricultural pesticide registration, and chemical storage consulting. The Intertox Academy sub-brand provides training through free courses, paid distance-learning (EAD) courses, customized in-company programs, webinars, and educational materials.

Intertox's business model is anchored in B2B enterprise consulting delivered through direct, consultative sales, supplemented by recurring Safetychem software licensing and a mix of paid and free training revenue. Distribution is single-country (Brazil) via direct field sales, the company website, WhatsApp, phone, and email. Marketing is content-led through the company blog, webinars, published books, and a peer-reviewed toxicology journal (Revinter), positioning the firm as a thought leader to generate inbound enterprise demand.

Name

Intertox

Legal name

Intertox

Website

https://intertox.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intertox is a São Paulo-based Brazilian consulting firm founded in 1999 that provides chemical, toxicological, and environmental risk management services — including regulatory compliance, safety documentation, and dangerous goods transport consulting — to industrial clients, supported by its proprietary Safetychem software and Intertox Academy training platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Safety and Regulatory Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Management & Toxic Substances Compliance (TSCA, REACH, GHS/SDS, PFAS Programs) (EUAHABAE)

Keywords

• Chemical risk consulting
• Regulatory compliance services
• Safety data sheets
• Dangerous goods transport
• GHS classification software

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinheiros

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Regulatory compliance consulting for chemical products including product safety, regulatory affairs, licenses, controlled products management, dangerous goods transport, agricultural pesticides, and chemical storage solutions
2. Software Licensing: Safetychem software for document management and chemical product compliance, including product approval workflows and controlled product reporting modules
3. Training Services: Intertox Academy offering free courses, EAD courses, in-company training programs, webinars, and educational materials on chemical safety and regulatory compliance

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Intertox provides consulting services for managing chemical, toxicological, and environmental risks for industrial companies. Its core offering spans preparation of safety documentation (FDS/SDS, GHS labels, emergency sheets, waste classification reports), regulatory affairs support across Brazilian agencies (ANVISA, ANP, MAPA, Federal Police, Army), dangerous goods transport consulting, controlled product management, and chemical storage advisory, complemented by its proprietary Safetychem software for document management and the Intertox Academy training platform.

Product overview

Intertox is a consulting firm specializing in chemical, toxicological, and environmental risk management. The company operates as a service-oriented consultancy with a software component, offering Safetychem® Software as its primary technology product for managing chemical safety documentation, complemented by a comprehensive suite of consulting services. Services include Safety Data Sheets (FDS), GHS labeling, emergency documentation, waste classification reports, regulatory affairs support, dangerous goods transport consulting, controlled products management, agricultural pesticides solutions, chemical storage consulting, and professional training through Intertox Academy. The portfolio covers the entire chemical product lifecycle from classification and documentation to transport, storage, and disposal compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Intertox Academy: Training platform offering free courses, EAD courses, and in-company customized training programs for chemical safety, regulations, and risk management.

Products and services

• Safetychem Software Proprietary software solution that optimizes the issuance and management of chemical product safety documents, including product approval workflow and controlled product reporting for enterprises handling chemical products in Brazil.
• FDS - Ficha de Dados de Segurança (Safety Data Sheet) Technical document service containing essential information about risks and safety measures for handling and storing chemical products, prepared according to ABNT NBR 14725:2023.
• GHS Labels (Rótulos) GHS-compliant chemical product labeling service including pictograms, danger phrases, and precaution statements per ABNT NBR 14725:2023.
• Ficha de Emergência (Emergency Sheet) Emergency information card for dangerous goods transport providing response procedures and hazard information for emergency situations involving chemical products.
• FDSR - Ficha de Dados de Segurança de Resíduos (Waste Safety Data Sheet) Safety data sheet service for chemical residues covering classification, handling, storage, and disposal measures for hazardous waste per ABNT NBR 10004.
• FCP - Ficha Comunicação de Perigo (Danger Communication Sheet) Danger communication sheet service documenting hazards of chemical products for workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
• Laudo de Classificação de Resíduos (Waste Classification Report) Technical report service classifying solid waste per ABNT NBR 10004:2024, determining whether waste is Class 1 (hazardous) or Class 2 (non-hazardous).
• Intertox Academy Training platform offering free courses, EAD courses, and in-company training programs covering chemical safety, regulations, risk management, and NR-26 compliance.
• Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs Consulting Regulatory affairs consulting ensuring product and service compliance with governmental regulations, including analysis, interpretation, and implementation of safety standards.
• Chemical Products Management Consulting End-to-end customized chemical management consulting covering production, handling, storage, transport, and disposal of chemical products.
• Dangerous Goods Transport Consulting Dangerous goods transport consulting covering classification, documentation, packaging, labeling, and regulatory compliance for road, maritime, and international transport of chemical products.
• Controlled Products Management Controlled chemical products management including registration with Federal Police, Civil Police, Army, ANP, and ANVISA, stock reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Agricultural Pesticides Solutions Agricultural pesticide consulting covering registration with MAPA, classification, documentation, and regulatory compliance for agrochemical products.
• Chemical Storage Consulting Chemical storage consulting covering safety requirements, compatibility, segregation, labeling, and compliance with environmental and workplace safety regulations.
• Company Licensing Services Company licensing services for operating with chemical products, including regulatory permits and operational authorizations.
• Technical Opinions and Declarations (Pareceres e Declarações) Technical opinions and declarations for chemical products, providing expert assessments and regulatory documentation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 highly qualified multidisciplinary professionals serving clients

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sphera: Sphera provides EHS and product compliance software (including chemical management, SDS authoring, and regulatory reporting workflows). Safetychem competes in the same chemical documentation/compliance software niche for industrial customers managing GHS and controlled product reporting obligations.
• VelocityEHS: VelocityEHS offers a suite of EHS and chemical management software including SDS authoring and chemical inventory tools. It directly competes with Safetychem in the chemical compliance/documentation software space serving industrial safety and regulatory teams.
• ChemADVISOR (part of ERM): ChemADVISOR (now part of ERM) provides regulatory content and software for chemical compliance including SDS authoring and global regulatory tracking. It competes with Safetychem in chemical regulatory documentation software, serving many of the same industrial customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis Brasil: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with Brazilian operations including environmental and chemical compliance services. It competes for industrial regulatory consulting engagements that overlap with Intertox's chemical risk and product safety practice.
• Intertek Brasil: Intertek provides global TIC services with Brazilian presence in chemical testing, product safety, and regulatory affairs. Like Bureau Veritas and SGS, it is a broad incumbent serving industrial clients with compliance needs that overlap with Intertox's chemical safety and documentation services.
• TÜV Rheinland Brasil: TÜV Rheinland offers testing, inspection, and certification services in Brazil including chemical product safety and regulatory compliance consulting. It is a broad global incumbent addressing the same industrial customer base as Intertox, though with a wider service catalog.
• Bureau Veritas Brasil: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) leader with Brazilian operations covering chemical, environmental, and product compliance services. It overlaps with Intertox's regulatory consulting and certification scope but operates across many other verticals and geographies, making it a much broader incumbent.
• ERM Brasil: ERM (Environmental Resources Management) is a global environmental and chemical compliance consultancy with Brazilian operations. It overlaps directly with Intertox's chemical risk management, EHS, and product stewardship services but at a much larger scale and broader scope.
• SGS Brasil: SGS is one of the world's largest TIC firms with deep Brazilian operations spanning chemical testing, product certification, and regulatory compliance consulting. It competes for the same enterprise chemical and industrial compliance customers as Intertox but offers a far broader service portfolio and global footprint.
• Ramboll Environment & Health: Ramboll is a global engineering and environmental consultancy with chemical and product stewardship offerings. It serves industrial clients with regulatory affairs, chemical risk, and EHS consulting needs overlapping with Intertox's portfolio but operates at a much larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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