Grupo AS Resinas

What Grupo AS Resinas does

Grupo AS Resinas is a privately held Brazilian pine chemicals manufacturer founded in 2013 and headquartered in Avaré, São Paulo. The company operates as a vertically integrated producer spanning the full value chain from Pinus Eliottii plantations (over 40,000 hectares in São Paulo state) through oleoresin extraction and industrial processing to finished specialty derivatives. Its core product line comprises two commodities — gum rosin (Breu) and turpentine — produced at a 36,000-ton annual-capacity facility in Apiaí, São Paulo, which the company describes as the largest and most modern gum rosin and turpentine plant in Latin America. Building on these commodity outputs, the company has developed a portfolio of seven specialty derivatives: fumaric resins, maleic resins, glycerol esters, pentaerythritol esters, triethylene glycol esters, base gum esters, and potassium rosin soap.

The company sells to industrial customers across at least six end-use segments — adhesives (primary), depilatory waxes, paints/varnishes/printing inks, construction materials and rubber, food (chewing gum base), and fragrance/cosmetic/pharmaceutical chemicals. Distribution is conducted exclusively through a direct sales model with regional sales executives covering South Brazil, Southeast Brazil, North America, and Europe, supported by an inside sales team for additional geographies and a formal inbound procurement office for oleoresin feedstock. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, REACH, vegan, and Responsible Care certifications, and in 2024 joined the UN Global Compact.

Revenue is generated through one-time transactional sales of chemical products with pricing negotiated directly and not publicly disclosed. The business is owned by its founding partners — Anibal Simões Mendes dos Santos (founder) and Bernardo da Costa Monteiro de Mello (partner) — both bringing over 30 years of pine chemicals industry experience. The operating entity is Resinas Bom Sucesso Ind. e Com. Ltda., and the company has no disclosed external funding rounds or institutional shareholders.

Name

Grupo AS Resinas

Legal name

Resinas Bom Sucesso Ind. e Com. Ltda.

Website

https://grupoasresinas.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grupo AS Resinas is a privately held Brazilian pine chemicals manufacturer that vertically integrates Pinus Eliottii forestry with production of gum rosin, turpentine, and seven specialty derivatives, supplying adhesives, coatings, construction, food, and specialty chemical industries globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pine Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211), Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Coating & Adhesive Raw Materials (Resins, Additives, Solvents) (IMAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resins & Oleoresins (Pine Resin, Frankincense, Myrrh) Harvesting (AFAMAFAA), Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAM)

Keywords

• Pine chemicals manufacturing
• Rosin derivatives
• Gum rosin production
• Turpentine derivatives
• Bio-based resins

Headquarters

HQ city

Avaré

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rosin (Breu) Sales: Sale of rosin gum products including standard rosin and dimerized rosin, used in adhesives, depilatory waxes, paints, varnishes, paper processing, and Hotmelt formulations.
2. Turpentine Sales: Sale of turpentine for use in fragrance synthesis, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, solvents, and varnish production.
3. Rosin Derivatives Sales: Sale of derivative products including fumaric resins, maleic resins, glycerol esters, pentaerythritol esters, triethylene glycol esters, base gum esters, and potassium rosin soap.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grupo AS Resinas is a vertically integrated pine chemicals manufacturer that processes oleoresin from Pinus Eliottii forests into rosin (breu) and turpentine, then converts these base products into a portfolio of derivative specialty chemicals. Core offerings include standard and dimerized rosin, turpentine, fumaric resins, maleic resins, glycerol esters, pentaerythritol esters, triethylene glycol esters, base gum esters, and potassium rosin soap, sold directly to industrial customers in adhesives, paints, coatings, construction, food, and rubber sectors.

Product overview

Grupo AS Resinas operates as a vertically integrated pine chemicals company producing a core portfolio of two primary products—Rosin (Breu) and Turpentine (Terebintina)—derived from Oleoresin (Goma Resina) extracted from Pinus Eliottii forests. The company has expanded into a portfolio of seven derivative products: Fumaric Resins and Maleic Resins (specialty resins for paints, coatings, and printing inks); Glycerol Esters, Pentaerythritol Ester, and Triethylene Glycol Esters (tackifying ester compounds for adhesives, hotmelt, PSA, and depilatory wax applications); Esters for Base Gum (food-grade chewing gum ingredients); and Potassium Rosin Soap (concrete/mortar additive and rubber emulsifier). The company positions its derivatives as offering the most colorless and thermally stable rosin esters available in the market, with a focus on rheological properties and high ester content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rosin (Breu) Gum rosin widely used as raw material for adhesives, depilatory waxes, paints and varnishes. Also used as binder component for rubber-based and synthetic resin-based adhesives, and for paper gluing to improve strength and smoothness. Dimerized rosin is indicated for Hotmelt EVA-based formulations, floor adhesives, civil construction, waxes, paints and varnishes.
• Turpentine (Terebintina) Used as raw material in synthesis of commercial chemical compounds for fragrances and cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry, synthetic camphor manufacturing, cleaning and sanitary product formulations, as solvent, for diluting paints and varnish production.
• Fumaric Resins (Resinas Fumáricas) Developed for applications in paints, varnishes and fruit coating. Widely used in printing, roto-engraving and flexography inks. Compatible with nitrocellulose-based films, providing hardness, shine, adhesion and water resistance.
• Maleic Resins (Resinas Maleicas) Developed for applications in road marking paints, enamels, varnishes and printing inks. Act as modifying agents providing increased hardness, chemical resistance in final film and improved adhesion. Highly compatible with lacquers and nitrocellulose-based varnishes. The 'S' range offers light colors and high thermal stability.
• Glycerol Esters (Ésteres de Glicerol) Specially developed for adhesive and depilatory wax market. Used as broad spectrum tackifying agent for general hotmelt and PSA adhesives (Non-woven, Tapes, Labels, Box Closure). Has light color and excellent thermal stability. For depilatory waxes, provides high sticking power with differentiated hair adhesion.
• Pentaerythritol Ester (Ésteres de Pentaeritritol) Developed for adhesives, paints and varnishes markets. Used as broad-spectrum tackifying agent for Hotmelt and PSA adhesives (Non Woven, Tape, Label, Box Closure). Has excellent color and excellent thermal stability. Strongly recommended for thermoplastic road marking paint formulations.
• Triethylene Glycol Esters (Ésteres de Trietilenoglicol) Liquid or semi-solid resins at room temperature, zero VOC. Indicated for applications requiring high adhesion performance and low application temperatures. Can add plasticizer characteristics to final product. Widely used in construction adhesives, floor bonding, EVA-based hotmelt adhesives for packaging, PSA adhesives and depilatory waxes.
• Esters for Base Gum (Ésteres para Goma Base) Versatile compounds widely used in food industry, especially as components of base gum. Produced by esterifying rosin acids from turpentine with glycerol or pentaerythritol. Help control texture and product performance while providing excellent adhesion and sensory properties. Form elastic and stable matrices for high-quality chewing gums.
• Potassium Rosin Soap (Sabão Resinoso de Potássio) Disproportionated rosin soap, high-performance product used as additive in concrete and mortar, and as emulsifier for rubbers. Produced by saponification of disproportionated rosin. In construction industry, improves workability and homogeneity of mixtures, reducing segregation. In rubber industry, functions as effective emulsifier for stable polymer dispersion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36,000 tons annual processing capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eastman Chemical Company: Major US-headquartered chemical company with one of the largest global pine chemicals businesses producing rosin resins, terpene derivatives, and tackifying resins for adhesives and coatings — directly comparable to Grupo AS Resinas's core product portfolio.
• Ingevity Corporation: US specialty chemical company with a Performance Chemicals segment focused on pine chemicals (rosin-based tackifiers and modifiers) for adhesives, ink, and coatings — competes head-to-head with Grupo AS Resinas in rosin ester and derivative sales.
• Forchem Oy: Finnish refiner of crude tall oil and pine chemicals — produces rosin acids, fatty acids, and turpentine derivatives used in adhesives, coatings, and lubricants, making it a directly comparable European pine chemicals producer.
• Foreverest Resources: Chinese specialty pine chemicals producer of terpene and rosin derivatives for fragrances, flavors, and adhesives — a directly comparable producer of turpentine and rosin derivative chemicals serving global industrial markets.
• DRT (Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques): French pine chemicals company producing rosin and terpene derivatives for perfumery, adhesives, coatings, and rubber — directly comparable European pine chemicals player with similar downstream application mix.
• Mangalam Organics Limited: Indian manufacturer of rosin, turpentine, and terpene derivatives for adhesives, paints, and flavors — an emerging global pine chemicals producer competing in similar derivative categories as Grupo AS Resinas.
• DL Chemical (formerly Kraton Corporation): Following the acquisition of Kraton, Korea-based DL Chemical is one of the world's largest producers of pine-chemical-based specialty polymers and adhesives raw materials — directly comparable to Grupo AS Resinas's rosin derivative portfolio.
• Arakawa Chemical Industries: Japanese specialty chemical manufacturer of rosin-based resins, tackifiers, and adhesive additives — directly comparable to Grupo AS Resinas's glycerol ester, pentaerythritol ester, and maleic resin product lines.
• Pinova Inc. Specialty pine chemicals manufacturer producing rosin-based and terpene-based resins for adhesives, inks, and coatings — closely comparable mid-sized competitor with overlapping rosin derivatives and tackifier applications.

Broad incumbents

• SunPine (Pine Chemicals Sweden): Sweden-based tall oil and turpentine producer leveraging large pulp-paper integration — represents the integrated pulp-mill approach that competes for the same oleoresin/turpentine derivatives market space as Grupo AS Resinas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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