Laboratorios Certificados

What Laboratorios Certificados does

Laboratorios Certificados S.A.e.C.I. is an Argentine privately-held industrial chemical manufacturer founded in 1970 and headquartered in Buenos Aires (Añasco 2764, 1° piso, CABA). The company formulates and sells a broad portfolio of chemical products — solvents, cleaners, degreasers, industrial lubricants (including high-temperature formulations rated up to 400°C), coolants, water treatment chemicals, sanitizers/disinfectants, and personal care cleaners — organized into product lines by both function and industry application (construction, metalworking, institutional/health, petroleum services, food, and an ecological/biodegradable line). A core differentiator is its portfolio of eight SENASA certifications (C-1187 through C-2638) covering food-industry-compliant degreasers, detergents, germicides, descalers, water treatment chemicals, and lubricants, with one product (LC TK-SOL) referencing ISO 14000 alignment.

The company employs 11–50 people and serves industrial and mid-market clients across nine primary verticals: automotive, petroleum/oil services, metallurgical/metal-mechanical, food processing (SENASA-certified), mining, refrigeration/cold chain, institutional/hospitality/health, and construction, plus a secondary water treatment use case. Products are sold in bulk packaging ranging from 20 to 230 liters with technical data sheets and safety information sheets provided. The revenue model is direct product sales augmented by specialized advisory services to ensure regulatory compliance, though pricing is not publicly disclosed and all quotations go through phone, email, or website contact channels.

The go-to-market is sales-led and entirely domestic: a direct-sales and inside-sales motion operated from the Buenos Aires headquarters, supplemented by a website product catalog and light social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. There are no disclosed resellers, distribution partners, or export channels, and the company's operating geography is limited to Argentina. Ownership is private with no parent company, institutional investors, or venture capital backing disclosed; the entity is structured as a Sociedad Anónima – Empresas Controladoras Inversoras (S.A.e.C.I.).

Name

Laboratorios Certificados

Legal name

Laboratorios Certificados S.A.e.C.I.

Website

https://lab-certificados.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laboratorios Certificados is a Buenos Aires-based industrial chemical manufacturer founded in 1970 that formulates and sells solvents, degreasers, lubricants, and SENASA-certified food-industry cleaning products to enterprise and mid-market industrial clients across automotive, petroleum, food processing, and metallurgical sectors in Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEAJAK

Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Water Treatment & Process Chemicals

SECONDARYIMAEAAAI

Commodity Surfactants & Detergent Base Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Basic & Commodity Chemicals

Keywords

• Industrial chemical manufacturing
• Industrial solvents and degreasers
• Industrial lubricants and coolants
• Food-grade chemical products
• Water treatment chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Product Sales: Manufacturing and sale of industrial chemical products including solvents, cleaners, degreasers, lubricants, and biodegradable products. Products are sold in various container sizes (230, 205, 100, 60, 30, and 20 liters) with technical data sheets and safety information provided.
2. Specialized Advisory Services: Expert consulting services provided to ensure products meet local and international regulations, included as part of the customer value proposition for industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Laboratorios Certificados manufactures and sells industrial chemical products, including solvents, cleaners, degreasers, lubricants, coolants, water treatment chemicals, sanitizers, and metal treatment products. Products are organized by function and by industry application, with a specialized SENASA-certified line for the food industry. Container sizes range from 20 to 230 liters, and products are supplied with technical data sheets and safety information sheets for industrial clients across Argentina.

Product overview

Laboratorios Certificados is a chemical manufacturing company established in 1970 that produces a comprehensive portfolio of industrial chemical products including solvents, cleaners, degreasers, lubricants, coolants, water treatment products, and sanitizers/disinfectants. The product lines are organized by industry application (construction, metalworking, institutional/hotel/health, petroleum services, food/SENASA certified, and ecological line) and by function (lubricants, cleaners, degreasers, electrical maintenance, and water treatment). The core products include the LC series of industrial solutions such as LC AC-50 cement removers, LC S-SOL dielectric solvents, LC A-GRAS heavy-duty degreasers, LC 4027/4505 multipurpose greases, LC R-LIFE synthetic coolants, LC GERMACERT germicidal cleaners, and various water treatment products (LC 21-C, LC 33-T, LC ALGA-X). The SENASA-certified product line (C-1189, C-1187, C-1188, C-1191, C-1190, C-1198, C-1197, C-2638) provides food-grade and food-processing compliant versions of degreasers, detergents, lubricants, germicides, and water treatment solutions. Products are available in containers of 230, 205, 100, 60, 30, and 20 liters with technical data sheets and safety information sheets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LC AC-50 Cement Remover

Quantifiable outcome

• Products comply with local and international regulations through expert advisory services
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Fuchs Petrolub: Global leader in industrial lubricants with deep presence across automotive, metalworking, food-grade and specialty applications — directly comparable product overlap with Laboratorios Certificados' LC lubricant and grease line, and a benchmark for the kind of regional expansion the company could pursue.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water treatment, hygiene, and sanitation chemicals serving food processing and institutional clients — closely comparable to the SENASA-certified and water-treatment product lines (LC 21-C, LC 33-T, LC GERMACERT) at Laboratorios Certificados.
• WD-40 Company: Specialty maintenance chemicals brand with category-leading penetrative lubricants, degreasers and contact cleaners (including dielectric formulations) — overlapping product set with Laboratorios Certificados' LC S-SOL, LC 5068, and LC A-GRAS portfolios.
• Castrol Industrial: Industrial lubricants and metalworking fluids brand under BP — competes in the same automotive, metallurgical, and petroleum-services verticals targeted by Laboratorios Certificados.
• BASF Industrial Solutions: Global chemicals giant with a broad industrial cleaning, degreasing, and metal-treatment portfolio — sets the competitive ceiling for Laboratorios Certificados' product breadth and regulatory expertise.

Others

• Brenntag: World's largest chemical distributor offering cleaning compounds, lubricants and food-grade chemicals across Latin America — adjacent comparator for the go-to-market and supply-chain model Laboratorios Certificados uses.

Regional players

• Industrias Químicas Argentina (IQA): Domestic Argentine chemical manufacturer serving similar industrial and food-sector customers — the closest true in-country comparable to Laboratorios Certificados in scale, geography, and customer base.

Direct peers

• Quaker Houghton: Specialty industrial chemicals maker focused on metalworking fluids, cleaners, and process chemicals — same product categories (metal treatment, coolants, degreasers) and same vertical customer base as Laboratorios Certificados.
• Klüber Lubrication: Specialty lubricants manufacturer (now part of Freudenberg) with a strong range of high-temperature and food-grade greases — directly comparable to Laboratorios Certificados' LC 4027, LC 4505, and LC HD-21 high-temperature product lines.
• Rocol (ITW): Specialty industrial lubricants, maintenance chemicals and food-safe (NSF/H1) formulations — directly mirrors Laboratorios Certificados' SENASA-certified lubricant and degreaser niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/laboratorioscertificados
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laboratorios-certificados-saci

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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