Dust Control

What Dust Control does

Dust Control S.A. is a privately held Chilean specialty-chemical company incorporated in 2000 and headquartered in Providencia, Santiago, owned by the holding company Inversiones Santa Eliana. It develops and markets a portfolio of eight registered, branded dust suppressants and granular road stabilizers — PETROSOIL®, CBR PLUS®, BIVESOIL®, FITOSOIL FORTE®, COVER DUST®, MYCRODUST®, DC-5500, and SUPRESS CA® — built on distinct chemical bases including bituminous emulsions, ionic stabilizers, vegetable esters, high-molecular-weight vegetable macromolecules, acrylic polymers, and calcium chloride. The portfolio is engineered to address PM10 and PM2.5 emissions from vehicle circulation on unpaved roads and from material handling in mining operations, with claimed particulate reductions of up to 95–98% versus baseline and product-specific advantages such as CBR improvement (CBR PLUS®), ultra-high dilution ratios of 1:2000–1:3000 (DC-5500), and biodegradable formulations (MYCRODUST®).

The company sells exclusively to enterprise B2B customers in Chile across three verticals — mining (primary), construction, and agriculture — with operational use cases spanning haul roads, tailings dam crests, stock piles, slopes, and unpaved service roads. It holds exclusive Chilean distribution rights for CBR PLUS®. The go-to-market model is direct enterprise field sales: customers initiate contact via the dustcontrol.cl website, a WhatsApp link (wa.link/l9r161), a reCAPTCHA-protected contact form, or a direct phone line (+56 2 2236 4876), followed by consultation and quote-based pricing. There are no public price points, no self-serve purchase channels, and no use of resellers or distributors; physical-product delivery (e.g., bulk tanker application for SUPRESS CA®) appears to be handled with adapted tank trucks. Marketing is limited to the product-focused website. No funding rounds, revenue figures, management team bios, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond Chile are disclosed.

Name

Dust Control

Legal name

Dust Control S.A.

Website

https://dustcontrol.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dust Control S.A. is a privately held Chilean supplier of branded dust suppressants and road stabilizers serving enterprise mining, construction, and agriculture customers with chemical formulations for unpaved roads and material handling operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dust Suppression Chemicals

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

Keywords

• Dust suppression chemicals
• Road stabilization products
• Mining dust control
• Particulate emission control
• Unpaved road treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Providencia

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dust Suppression Products: Sale of chemical dust suppressant and road stabilizer products to mining, construction, and agricultural operators. Products are applied to unpaved roads and material handling areas. Revenue is generated through product sales, likely on a per-application or per-delivery basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dust Control S.A. develops, manufactures, and sells a portfolio of branded chemical dust suppressants and granular road stabilizers formulated with bituminous emulsions, ionic compounds, vegetable esters, vegetable macromolecules, and acrylic polymers. The products are applied to unpaved roads, material handling areas, tailings storage facilities, and stockpiles for mining, construction, and agricultural operators in Chile. The company also offers related road maintenance services.

Product overview

Dust Control is a Chilean company specializing in dust suppression solutions and road maintenance services. The company offers a portfolio of nine distinct branded products targeting mining, construction, agricultural, and public road applications. The product line includes bituminous-emulsion-based suppressors (PETROSOIL®, BIVESOIL®), vegetable/mineral-based solutions (FITOSOIL FORTE®, COVER DUST®), acrylic polymer formulations (MYCRODUST®, DC-5500), ionic stabilizers (CBR PLUS®), and calcium chloride-based suppressors (SUPRESS CA®). Products range from general-purpose dust control to specialized applications including soil stabilization, wind erosion control on tailings dams and stockpiles, and high-tonnage mining road treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PETROSOIL®: Dust suppressant and granular road stabilizer formulated with high dispersion bituminous emulsion for controlling diffuse emissions and improving road structure.
• CBR PLUS®
• BIVESOIL®
• FITOSOIL FORTE®
• COVER DUST®
• MYCRODUST®
• DC-5500
• SUPRESS CA®

Products and services

• PETROSOIL®

Quantifiable outcome

• PETROSOIL® reduces PM10 by 95% and PM2.5 by 97% compared to baseline
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Inversiones Santa ElianacoreOthersDust Control is a brand of Inversiones Santa Eliana. The parent company Inversiones Santa Eliana owns the Dust Control brand, which is dedicated to the production of dust mitigators and road maintenance services.
• Trisotti WorksminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrisotti Works developed the Dust Control website (dustcontrol.cl). This is a website development and digital services partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nalco Water (Ecolab): Global leader in water treatment and process chemicals for mining, including dust suppression programs and haul-road water management solutions. Comparable to Dust Control in the mining-customer overlap and water-conservation value proposition (analogous to DC-5500's water reduction), though operates as a much broader industrial chemicals platform.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention chemicals serving mining, industrial, and institutional customers. Comparable to Dust Control in the specialty industrial chemical formulation overlap and B2B enterprise sales model to heavy industry, though with vastly larger product breadth and global footprint.
• SNF Group: World's largest producer of polyacrylamide-based flocculants and specialty polymers used in mining, water treatment, and soil stabilization. Comparable to Dust Control in the chemistry overlap (acrylic-polymer suppressants like MYCRODUST® and DC-5500) and mining customer base, but operates globally with a much broader specialty chemicals portfolio.
• Compass Minerals: Large publicly traded specialty minerals company whose Highway Products segment sells dust suppressants and deicers (e.g., DustGuard, FreezGard) to roads, mines, and municipalities. Comparable to Dust Control in product category (chloride-based and specialty dust suppressants) and end-use (unpaved roads and mining), but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Cargill: Global agricultural and specialty chemicals conglomerate that produces calcium chloride and other deicing/dust-control chemistries (e.g., Cargill SafeLane, road salt alternatives) for industrial and infrastructure customers. Comparable to Dust Control in the chemistry overlap (calcium chloride-based suppressants like SUPRESS CA®) and customer overlap (industrial and mining), though much larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• Midwest Industrial Supply: US-based specialty chemical company that manufactures dust control and soil stabilization products for mining, unpaved roads, and industrial applications. Directly comparable to Dust Control in product function (dust suppressants and road stabilizers), target customer (mining haul roads, industrial sites), and chemistry approach.
• Dust Solutions Inc. Dust control technology and chemical supplier serving mining, construction, and industrial operations with engineered solutions for fugitive dust. Comparable to Dust Control in core focus (industrial dust suppression), product type (chemical formulations for unpaved surfaces), and target verticals.
• EnviroTech Services: US-based company producing dust suppressants, deicers, and road stabilization products applied to unpaved roads and mine sites. Directly comparable to Dust Control in product category (chemical dust suppression for unpaved roads and mining), go-to-market (B2B enterprise to mining and infrastructure), and end-applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dustcontrolsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dust-control-sa

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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