Kemisol

What Kemisol does

Kemisol, legally KEM-Products NV, is Belgium's largest producer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, manufacturing beads, boards, blocks, and contour-cut shapes at a 60,000 m² facility in Heist-op-den-Berg founded in 1961. Core production is built on a two-stage pentane-blown bead-foaming process yielding closed-cell EPS in densities from 10 to 60 kg/m³, with flame-retardant SE grades and graphite/aluminium-enhanced ECO EPS variants for higher thermal performance. Sub-brands KEMIFLOOR, KEMISTABIL, KEMIROOF, and KEMI-ALU target floor, façade, flat-roof, and industrial/agricultural interior applications respectively, and a 4.20 m CNC cutting line produces toolless custom packaging and bespoke shapes. Beyond its own EPS, Kemisol distributes Knauf glass wool, URSA and Styrisol XPS, IKO Enertherm PIR panels, and AcousticFoam contact-sound insulation, positioning the company as a single-supplier insulation partner.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through project-grade B2B sales of physical insulation and packaging goods, priced via publicly downloadable EUR price lists and ordered through phone, email, or website contact form, then dispatched from the Heist-op-den-Berg plant. GTM is sales-led via a named regional representative network covering all Belgian provinces plus the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Luxembourg, supported by a multilingual website with brochures, technical datasheets, ATG certifications, Declarations of Performance, and price lists. Customers span residential and commercial construction, industrial and agricultural buildings, packaging and industrial protection, civil engineering (road embankments, lost formwork), and cross-border export markets. Since 2021 Kemisol has operated as a subsidiary of Norway-based BEWI Group, leveraging its pan-European EPS and circular-plastics platform.

Name

Kemisol

Legal name

KEM-products NV

Website

https://kemisol.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kemisol (KEM-Products NV) is Belgium's largest expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation manufacturer, producing and distributing EPS boards, blocks, ECO EPS, and complementary insulation brands for construction, industrial, agricultural, packaging, and civil-engineering customers across Belgium and neighbouring European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Insulation Materials

NAICS

Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing (32614)

SIC

Plastics Foam Products (3086), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Manufacturing (IMANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foam Plastic Insulation (EPS/XPS/PIR/PUR) (IMADAGAD), Foam Protective Packaging (EPS/EPE/EPP, PU, Molded Foam) (IMALAFAA)

Keywords

• Expanded polystyrene insulation
• Thermal insulation manufacturing
• Construction insulation products
• Facade and roof insulation
• EPS packaging and parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Heist-op-den-berg

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insulation product sales (EPS boards, blocks, beads, and ECO EPS): Manufacture and sale of Kemisol-branded expanded polystyrene insulation products under published price lists (e.g., A10 Kemisol EPS, A20 Kemisol ECO EPS, A30 Kemi-Alu, A40 Kemigyp EPS, A50 Kemipan, A70 Kemistabil). Pricing is publicly disclosed via downloadable PDFs.
2. Distribution of partner insulation brands: Distribution and resale of Knauf glass wool (B90), URSA Foam XPS (B50), Styrisol XPS, and IKO Enertherm PIR (B40), allowing Kemisol to act as a single-source supplier for diverse insulation needs.
3. Custom CNC contour-cut EPS and packaging products: Made-to-measure EPS contour pieces, packaging fill, and decorative/stand-building products produced on a 4.20 m CNC cutting line, sold per piece or per volume with no tooling costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kemisol manufactures expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation products — standard EPS and graphite-enhanced ECO EPS — together with application-specific sub-brands for floors (KEMIFLOOR), facades (KEMISTABIL), flat roofs (KEMIROOF) and industrial interiors (KEMI-ALU), plus CNC-contour-cut EPS packaging and road-construction/lost-formwork blocks. The company also distributes complementary insulation brands — Knauf glass wool, URSA XPS, Styrisol XPS and IKO Enertherm PIR — enabling it to act as a single-source insulation supplier to Belgian and neighbouring construction, industrial, agricultural, civil-engineering and packaging customers.

Product overview

Kemisol (operating as KEM-Products NV) is a single integrated Belgian manufacturing and distribution business specialised in expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation, rather than a multi-module software platform. Its portfolio consists of a core manufactured EPS family — standard EPS and ECO EPS — combined with proprietary sub-brands for specific building applications: KEMIFLOOR (floor insulation), KEMISTABIL (external facade insulation), KEMIROOF (flat roof insulation) and KEMI-ALU (aluminium-clad industrial interior insulation), plus EPS-based solutions for road construction/lost formwork and custom CNC contour-cut packaging. To complement its own EPS production, Kemisol distributes a complete range of other insulation materials from leading manufacturers — URSA XPS and Styrisol XPS (extruded polystyrene), Knauf glass wool, IKO Enertherm PIR panels, and AcousticFoam contact sound insulation — enabling it to act as a single-supplier insulation partner. Since 2021 Kemisol has been part of BEWI Group, a leading European EPS and circular plastics company headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KEMIFLOOR: Thermal floor insulation boards made of expanded polystyrene (EPS), available in normal and self-extinguishable (SE) qualities.
• KEMISTABIL
• KEMIROOF
• KEMI-ALU

Products and services

• EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) Kemisol's core manufactured expanded polystyrene insulation product, offered as beads, panels and blocks in densities from 10 to 60 kg/m³, including SE (self-extinguishable) flame-retarded grades, laminated/modified panels and contour-cut custom pieces, for construction, industrial, civil-engineering and packaging customers.
• ECO EPS Graphite-enhanced grey/black EPS insulation with added aluminium powder, graphite or carbon black for better thermal performance than standard EPS, used as a high-efficiency insulation material for residential and commercial construction.
• KEMIFLOOR Thermal floor insulation panels made of expanded polystyrene, available in normal and SE (self-extinguishable) flame-retarded grades with straight or rebated edges; minimum EPS 150 for standard floors, EPS 200 for underfloor heating installations.
• KEMISTABIL Stabilised EPS 100 (PS 20) insulation panels designed for external facade insulation, with surfaces treated for reinforced-plaster adhesion; available with smooth or grooved surfaces and 20 mm grooved edges.
• KEMIROOF Self-extinguishable modified EPS insulation panels (EPS 100 SE, EPS 150 SE, EPS 200 SE) for industrial flat roof insulation under PVC waterproofing membranes, available with integrated diamond-point tapers for slopes; lambda values 0.034–0.036 W/m·K.
• KEMI-ALU Composite insulation panels with EPS 60 or EPS 100 core clad on both sides with 40-micron white-lacquered aluminium foils (edges folded ~10 mm); available up to 8 m length with straight, rabbeted or tongue-and-groove edges, for efficient interior insulation of roofs and walls in agricultural and industrial buildings such as cold stores, gas cabinets, garages, warehouses, hangars, workshops and livestock buildings.
• EPS for road construction and lost formwork Custom-shaped expanded polystyrene blocks used as lightweight fill material in road embankments on weak soils to reduce settlements and lateral loads, and as lost (permanent) formwork in bridge and structural concrete construction.
• EPS packaging / contour-cut shapes Computer-controlled (CNC) contour-cut EPS shapes produced from blocks up to 4.20 m in size, used as protective packaging fillers, shock-absorbing elements, advertising/promotional shapes, food-grade packaging and custom industrial insulation pieces, available from 1 piece to 100,000+ pieces without tooling costs.
• URSA XPS Distributed extruded polystyrene (XPS) rigid-foam insulation boards with closed-cell structure, offering high thermal insulation performance, very low water absorption and high compressive resistance; available in multiple grades (N-III-I, N-W-I, N-W-E, N-III-L, N-III-PZ-I, N-V-L), ATG H865 certified.
• Styrisol XPS Distributed yellow extruded polystyrene (XPS) rigid-foam panels with closed-cell structure used as thermal insulation, available with rebated or tongue-and-groove edges and surface finishes (smooth, rough, embossed, grooved); ATG H919, 2974 (cavity wall) and 2975 (inverted roof) certified.
• Knauf glass wool Distributed Knauf glass wool insulation products for thermal and acoustic performance in residential, office and warehouse buildings, including Multifit 032/035, KI Fit 035 GP, TP 138, TR 312, Cavitec 032/032B, TP 430KD, Acoustifit, Acoustiwall and Naturoll 032/035; ATG H563 and 1668 certified.
• IKO Enertherm PIR insulation Distributed IKO Enertherm high-performance PIR insulation panels with aluminium multi-layer facings (λ = 0.022 W/mK), dimensionally stable, moisture-resistant and compression-resistant, for pitched roofs, floors, facade external insulation, attics, attic floors, cavity walls, cellars and flat roofs; ATG 13/2727 (cavity), 2726 (warm roof) and H867 (PU) certified.
• AcousticFoam contact sound insulation AcousticFoam 5-25 rolls designed for qualitative impact-noise (contact sound) insulation between load-bearing and floating floors, conforming to class IIa performance.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,000 m³ of EPS produced per day.
• +8 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• BEWI GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, Kemisol (KEM-Products NV) has been part of BEWI Group, one of Europe's leading companies in EPS and other circular plastics, active across construction, packaging, industrial products, and raw-material supply with sustainability integrated across the value chain. BEWI's headquarters is in Trondheim, Norway. The Kemisol website co-displays the BEWI logo and links to bewi.com.
• StyrisolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKemisol distributes Styrisol yellow extruded polystyrene (XPS) rigid-foam insulation boards — closed-cell structure with rebated or tongue-and-groove edges and surface finishes (smooth, rough, embossed, grooved). ATG certifications held include H919, 2974 (cavity wall) and 2975 (inverted roof).
• URSA XPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKemisol distributes URSA extruded polystyrene (URSA Foam / URSA XPS) insulation boards, which offer high thermal performance, very low water absorption and high compressive resistance. ATG H865 certification is associated with the URSA XPS product range in Kemisol's documentation.
• KnaufcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKemisol distributes Knauf glass wool (laine de verre / glaswol) products including Multifit 032/035, KI Fit 035 GP, TP 138, TR 312, Cavitec 032/032B, TP 430KD, Acoustifit, Acoustiwall, Naturoll 032/035, plus ECOSE Technology brochures. ATG H563 and 1668 certifications cover Knauf glass wool distributed by Kemisol.
• IKO EnerthermcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKemisol distributes the full IKO Enertherm PIR insulation panel range (ALU, ALU NF, ALU NF PRO, ALU 50, MG, BGF, KR ALU, BM, ALU TAP, ALU LEVEL, GYPSUM) for pitched roofs, floors, façade external insulation, attic, attic floor, cavity wall, cellar and flat-roof applications. ATG 13/2727 (PIR cavity wall), ATG 2726 (PIR warm roof) and ATG H867 (PU) certifications apply.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synthos: Major European EPS/XPS raw-material and finished-product manufacturer based in Poland/Austria, supplying overlapping construction insulation and packaging end-markets with similar bead-foaming technology.
• Synprodo: Dutch EPS packaging and insulation producer, a BEWI Group sister company, with directly comparable moulded-EPS and contour-cut packaging capabilities serving Benelux customers.
• Isobouw: Dutch manufacturer of EPS and PIR insulation products, also part of BEWI Group, serving overlapping construction and packaging applications in the Benelux market.
• Jackon: Norwegian-headquartered European EPS/XPS insulation and packaging manufacturer with similar construction and packaging end-markets, operating a comparable block-moulding and CNC contour-cutting model across Northern Europe.
• Sundolitt: Nordic EPS insulation and packaging producer (now part of BEWI Group) with overlapping product range in foundation, wall, and roof insulation, and similar closed-cell EPS bead-foaming technology.
• URSA: European XPS and mineral wool insulation manufacturer whose XPS products Kemisol distributes; competes head-to-head in façade, roof, and floor insulation with complementary chemistry and overlapping Benelux distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Recticel Insulation: Belgian-headquartered pan-European PIR/PUR and EPS insulation producer, offering overlapping thermal insulation solutions for roofs, walls, and floors across the same Benelux customer base.
• Knauf Insulation: Global mineral wool and EPS/XPS insulation producer whose glass wool Kemisol distributes; directly competes with Kemisol's ECO EPS and SE grades while being a critical channel partner.
• BEWI Group: Kemisol's Norwegian parent company and Europe's leading EPS, packaging, and circular plastics group. Directly comparable as a pan-European EPS manufacturer/distributor with deeper geographic and circular-economy integration.
• Unilin Insulation: Belgian PIR and PUR insulation manufacturer within the Unilin group, competing directly in roof, wall, and floor insulation segments where Kemisol's KEMIROOF, KEMISTABIL, and KEMIFLOOR grades are sold.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kem-products

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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