Fluorsid

What Fluorsid does

Fluorsid S.p.a., headquartered in Milan, Italy, is a privately held chemical company founded in 1969 that manufactures and sells inorganic fluorochemicals, with a primary focus on aluminium fluoride (AlF3) for the global primary aluminium smelting industry. The company operates four strategic production sites — three in Italy (Milan headquarters, Cagliari main plant, and Treviglio) and one in Odda, Norway (Fluorsid Noralf, acquired from Boliden in 2016) — with total AlF3 capacity of 150,000 MT/year, 320,000 MT/year of sulphuric acid, 10,000 MT/year of aqueous HF, 5,000 MT/year of synthetic cryolite, and 30,000+ MT/year of synthetic calcium fluoride. Its product portfolio extends into the GYPSOS line of calcium sulfate products (Raw, Milled, Granular) serving cement, construction, and fertilizer end markets, alongside the LIFE SYNFLUOR circular economy initiative that converts hexafluorosilicic acid (a phosphate fertilizer byproduct) into synthetic calcium fluoride and precipitated silica for the tire industry.

Fluorsid's technology base rests on proprietary processes including the patented synthetic calcium fluoride production via high-pressure membrane filtration, the Double Contact Double Absorption sulphuric acid process (which co-generates 11MW+ of surplus electricity sold to third parties), and high-density aluminium fluoride production via fluidized bed reactor dry process. The company holds ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 37001, and SA8000 certifications across its production sites and has published voluntary sustainability reports for seven consecutive years. Its customer base spans 150+ industrial clients across primary aluminium smelting, specialty steel, cement, fertilizer, abrasives, ceramics, and glass manufacturing, served primarily through direct enterprise sales with multi-year contracts and bulk delivery via ships, tankers, and packaged formats.

The company is family-controlled by the Giulini family, with Tommaso Edoardo Giulini as President and Andrea Alessandro Muntoni as CEO (appointed May 2025). Fluorsid initiated a restructuring plan in 2026 to halt part of its sulphuric acid and aluminium fluoride production in response to deteriorating economic and financial conditions. Maintaining its €22 million environmental investment commitment fulfilled in 2019, the company is also pursuing circular economy innovation through LIFE SYNFLUOR in partnership with Pirelli and EU LIFE Programme co-funding.

Name

Fluorsid

Legal name

Fluorsid S.p.a.

Website

https://fluorsid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fluorsid is a privately held Italian chemical company founded in 1969 that manufactures and sells inorganic fluorochemicals — primarily aluminium fluoride (AlF3) — for global industrial customers in primary aluminium, steel, cement, fertilizer, and glass/ceramics industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inorganic Fluorochemicals

NAICS

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (32518), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Inorganic Commodity Chemicals (Acids, Alkalis, Salts) (IMAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fluorspar (Fluorite) Mining (IMAKAGAM)

Keywords

• Inorganic fluorochemicals manufacturing
• Aluminium fluoride production
• Sulphuric acid production
• Hydrofluoric acid supply
• Synthetic cryolite materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fluorochemical Products Sales: FLUORSID generates revenue primarily from manufacturing and selling inorganic fluorochemical products including aluminium fluoride, sulphuric acid, aqueous HF, synthetic cryolite, synthetic calcium fluoride, and calcium sulphate products (Gypsos). Products are sold in bulk via ships, trucks, and packaged formats to industrial customers globally.
2. Energy Sales: FLUORSID produces and sells excess steam and electricity generated from its sulphuric acid production process. The company produces over 11MW of excess energy that is sold to third parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fluorsid manufactures and sells inorganic fluorochemicals — including aluminium fluoride (AlF3), sulphuric acid (H2SO4), aqueous hydrofluoric acid (HF), synthetic cryolite, synthetic calcium fluoride, and GYPSOS calcium sulfate products — produced across four strategic manufacturing sites in Italy and Norway. The company sells these bulk industrial chemicals via direct enterprise channels (ships, tankers, packaged formats) to aluminium smelters, steel producers, cement manufacturers, fertilizer producers, and glass/ceramics industries worldwide.

Product overview

Fluorsid is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and sales of inorganic fluorochemicals for the aluminium industry and beyond. Founded in Italy in 1969, the company operates 4 strategic production sites across Italy and Norway with a total capacity of approximately 150,000 MT/year of Aluminium Fluoride. The product portfolio centers on fluorine value chain products including Aluminium Fluoride (AlF₃), Aqueous HF, Sulphuric Acid, Synthetic Cryolite, Synthetic Calcium Fluoride, and the GYPSOS calcium sulfate product line (Raw, Milled, and Granular variants). These products serve primary aluminium smelting, cement production, construction, fertilizers, steel, glass etching, and other industrial applications. Fluorsid is also developing the LIFE SYNFLUOR circular economy project with Pirelli to transform industrial by-products into high-value materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GYPSOS: Certified eco-friendly calcium sulfate (anhydrite) product line produced at Fluorsid's fluorochemical sites, available in Raw, Milled, and Granular forms.

Products and services

• Aluminium Fluoride (AlF3)

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 150,000 MT/year of aluminium fluoride
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PirellicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2023FLUORSID and Pirelli are collaborating on the LIFE SYNFLUOR project, co-funded by the European Union under the LIFE Programme. Pirelli will test precipitated silica produced from hexafluorosilicic acid recovery on a laboratory scale and then at industrial level for potential use in tire production. This partnership represents the first time three distinct industrial supply chains (fluorine, fertilizers, and tires) are working together on a circular economy initiative.
• European Union (LIFE Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2023The European Union, through its LIFE Programme for Circular Economy and Quality of Life, has co-funded the LIFE SYNFLUOR project presented at the LIFE23 Welcome Meeting in Brussels. The EU funding supports the construction of a pilot plant for transforming industrial byproducts into high-value raw materials through innovative circular economy processes.
• CeSAR (Centro Servizi di Ateneo per la Ricerca dell'Università di Cagliari)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLUORSID partners with CeSAR (University of Cagliari Research Services Center) for the 'Inside the Matter with FLUORSID' educational project. Students use CeSAR's advanced precision instruments during their training days, creating a bridge between industry and academia.
• IIS 'Michele Giua' of AsseminiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLUORSID collaborates with IIS 'Michele Giua' of Assemini on the 'Inside the Matter with FLUORSID' educational program. The initiative involves third-year students in an educational journey combining theory and practice, focusing on sustainability and circular economy processes.
• Istituto Randaccio-Tuveri-Don Milani-Colombo of CagliariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLUORSID partners with Istituto Randaccio-Tuveri-Don Milani-Colombo of Cagliari on the 'A Journey Through the Chemical Industry' multidisciplinary educational project. The initiative supports experimental sports and language courses while providing educational sessions on company history, safety culture, and practical chemistry experiments.
• Fondazione Carlo Enrico GiuliniminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLUORSID collaborates with the Fondazione Carlo Enrico Giulini and Comune di Silius on the 'Conte Carlo Enrico Giulini' scholarship program. The 4,500 EUR scholarship supports local high school graduates pursuing university education, reinforcing FLUORSID's commitment to the territory and new generations.
• Comune di SiliusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLUORSID partners with Comune di Silius for the annual scholarship program supporting local students' university education, part of FLUORSID's shared growth path with the territory since 1969.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Solvay: Belgian integrated chemicals group with historic exposure to fluorochemicals (now partially spun into Syensqo). It is broadly comparable to Fluorsid as a European inorganic chemicals producer, though much larger and more diversified.
• Honeywell: Major diversified industrial conglomerate producing HF, refrigerants, and fluorinated specialties through its Performance Materials and Technologies segment. Operates at much larger scale than Fluorsid but overlaps in HF and inorganic fluorochemicals.
• Arkema: French specialty chemicals major with a large fluorochemicals segment (including fluoropolymers and refrigerants via Bostik/Forane). It competes with Fluorsid in HF-based derivatives but operates across a much broader specialty chemicals portfolio.
• Daikin Industries: Japanese global leader in fluorochemicals, particularly refrigerants and fluoropolymers. It overlaps with Fluorsid in HF-related chemistry and competes in industrial fluorochemicals at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Pelchem (NECSA): South African fluorochemicals producer (state-linked) supplying HF and fluorinated specialty chemicals. It is a regional player in the global fluorochemicals industry with a similar upstream-to-downstream product mix to Fluorsid.
• Tanfac Industries: Indian fluorochemicals producer (Tata group) producing HF, AlF3, and refrigerants. Comparable in product portfolio to Fluorsid but primarily serves the Indian domestic market rather than competing head-to-head in Europe.

Emerging players

• Yingpeng Group: Chinese fluorochemicals producer scaling AlF3 and refrigerant capacity. It is an emerging competition to Fluorsid in commodity fluorochemicals, particularly in commodity-grade AlF3 supply to global aluminium smelters.

Direct peers

• Navin Fluorine International: Indian fluorochemicals manufacturer producing HF, refrigerants, and specialty fluorinated intermediates. It is directly comparable in terms of HF-based product portfolio and serves industrial customers across multiple geographies.
• Derivados del Fluor (DDF): Spanish fluorochemicals producer manufacturing HF and AlF3, with comparable downstream positioning in aluminium and refrigerants. It is a direct European competitor to Fluorsid with overlapping product lines and customer base.
• Orbia (Koura): Orbia's Koura division is the world's largest producer of fluorochemicals, supplying HF, AlF3, and refrigerants. It is the most direct comparable to Fluorsid in terms of product portfolio, scale, and primary aluminium end-market exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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