What Chemtex Speciality Ltd does

Chemtex Speciality Limited is a Kolkata-headquartered, family-owned specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1970 that produces over 600 chemical formulations and 3,000+ SKU variants across five core categories: water treatment (boiler, cooling tower, RO, chiller, wastewater), cleaning and disinfection (CIP, housekeeping, hospital), energy chemicals (oilfield, refinery, petrochemical), heat transfer fluids (glycol antifreeze, coolants, phase change materials), and performance additives (corrosion inhibitors, antifoaming agents, biocides). The company serves industrial clients across energy, food & beverage, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and agriculture, with a named enterprise customer base that includes DAE, NTPC, ONGC, Indian Oil, Reliance Industries, BHEL, SABIC, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Mother Dairy, UB Group and SABMiller, alongside 28,000+ clients reported across 45 countries.

Name

Chemtex Speciality Ltd

Legal name

Chemtex Speciality Limited

Website

https://chemtexltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chemtex Speciality Limited is a Kolkata-based, family-owned specialty chemicals manufacturer founded in 1970 that supplies over 600 formulations across water treatment, cleaning, energy, heat transfer, and performance chemicals to industrial and enterprise clients across 45 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Oil & Gas Water Treatment & Production Chemicals (IMAEAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals (IMAEAJAK)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• Water treatment chemicals
• Industrial cleaning disinfectants
• Heat transfer fluids
• Oilfield refinery chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Speciality Chemicals Manufacturing and Sales: Chemtex manufactures and sells over 600 specialty chemicals and 3000+ variants across water treatment, cleaning/disinfection, energy, heat transfer fluids, and performance chemicals. Revenue generated from direct sales to industrial clients, institutional supply, and tender contracts.
2. Channel Partnership and Distribution: Revenue from channel partners, distributors, and resellers who purchase chemicals in bulk and resell to end customers. Includes commission agents who facilitate sales.
3. E-commerce Direct Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales through their own online store (chemtex.shop), Amazon, and Flipkart for products like disinfectants, cleaning chemicals, hand sanitizers, and HORECA cleaning portfolio under CX Home Care.
4. Private Labeling and Custom Manufacturing: Contract manufacturing services where Chemtex produces chemicals for different companies that are re-branded and sold under client brand names. Helps brands establish themselves with their own identity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chemtex Speciality Limited manufactures and sells over 600 specialty chemicals and 3,000+ SKU variants across five core categories: water treatment chemicals, cleaning and disinfectant chemicals, energy (oil and gas) chemicals, heat transfer fluids, and performance chemicals. The company provides tailor-made chemical formulations for industrial clients in sectors including water treatment, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, automotive, and manufacturing, and also offers private label and contract manufacturing services.

Product overview

Chemtex Speciality Limited is India's leading specialty chemicals manufacturer and solutions provider since 1970, offering over 600 high-performance chemicals and 3000+ SKU variants. The product portfolio is organized into five core categories: Water Treatment Chemicals (boiler, cooling tower, RO, chiller, wastewater, swimming pool chemicals), Cleaning & Disinfectant Chemicals (CIP, industrial cleaning, housekeeping, laundry, hospital disinfectants), Energy Chemicals (upstream, midstream, downstream, utility chemicals for oil & gas), Heat Transfer Fluids (glycol antifreeze, coolants, phase change materials), and Performance Chemicals (corrosion inhibitors, anti-foaming agents, biocides, drilling polymers). Notable branded products include swimming pool chemicals (Pool Chlor, Pool Cide, Pool Clear, Pool Drop, Pool Clean), cleaning solutions (DETPOL SPC for solar panels, ALSTASCALE DS40 for descaling), disinfectants (Alstasan Hand Rub, Alstasan II 256, Alstasan Silvox 150 series, BIOBUBBLE surface treatment series), engine coolants (Radikool certified by ARAI), and antifreezes (TONO FROST 593 NSF certified). The company operates dedicated e-commerce through Chemtex.shop and specialty product websites for silver hydrogen peroxide and super absorbent polymers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Treatment Chemicals Comprehensive range of water treatment chemicals including boiler water treatment, cooling tower chemicals, RO chemicals, chiller water treatment, wastewater treatment, swimming pool chemicals, and desalination antiscalants for industrial and municipal applications.
• Cleaning & Disinfectant Chemicals Industrial cleaning chemicals and disinfectants for food processing, F&B, breweries, dairy, pharma, and HORECA sectors, including CIP chemicals, housekeeping chemicals, laundry chemicals, and hospital disinfectants.
• Energy Chemicals (Oil and Gas Chemicals) Specialty chemicals for oilfields, refineries, and the petrochemical industry including upstream chemicals, midstream chemicals, downstream chemicals, utility chemicals, mining additives, and cargo treatment additives.
• Heat Transfer Fluids Synthetic thermal fluids for industrial heat transfer including glycol antifreeze, coolants, and phase change materials designed for efficient temperature control and extended fluid life.
• Performance Chemicals Wide range of performance additives including corrosion inhibitors, anti-foaming agents, paper & pulp chemicals, sugar processing chemicals, construction chemicals, phosphonates polymers, biocides, powder dyes, drilling polymers, and diesel exhaust fluid.
• Alstasan Silvox 150 (Silver Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfectant) Silver hydrogen peroxide disinfectant with 11% H2O2, certified by FDA and approved by NTC, SGS, CE for hospitals, healthcare units, and drinking water treatment.
• BIOBUBBLE COAT 90D (Antimicrobial Surface Coating) Trimethoxy Silyl Quaternary Ammonium Chloride-based antimicrobial surface treatment forming a cationic layer that inactivates viruses on contact for up to 90 days; USEPA approved.
• TONO FROST 593 (Propylene Glycol Antifreeze / Heat Transfer Fluid) NSF certified inhibited propylene glycol antifreeze for heat transfer fluid with incidental food contact, listed with FSSAI under Food Product Category 99.
• Radikool Engine Coolant Engine coolant antifreeze certified by ARAI, available in sector-wise graded formulations with corrosion inhibitors, anti-foaming, and antimicrobial additives.
• ALSTASCALE DS40 (Descaling Chemical) Specialized descaling chemical for removing calcium sulfate, carbonate, silica, polymer, resin, metal oxide, and hard water scales without damaging metal surfaces.
• DETPOL SPC (Solar Panel Cleaner) Specialized solar panel cleaning solution acclaimed by leading solar panel OEMs, designed to clean photovoltaic modules without causing deposits or damage.
• Private Label / Contract Manufacturing Services Contract manufacturing services where Chemtex produces tailor-made chemicals for different companies that are re-branded and sold under client brand names, helping brands establish themselves with their own identity.
• CX Home Care Consumer Product Range (Chemtex Shop) Direct-to-customer online shop offering infection control products, disinfectants, cleaning chemicals, personal care (hand sanitizer and wash), HORECA cleaning portfolio, and hydrogel for agriculture.
• Super Absorbent Polymer (Hydrogel) for Agriculture Super absorbent polymer product line targeted at agriculture applications including horticulture and water retention use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 24,000+ clients globally across 45 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments10 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon IndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChemtex sells consumer products through Amazon India marketplace, including disinfectants, cleaning chemicals, and personal care products.
• FlipkartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChemtex distributes consumer products through Flipkart marketplace in India for wider retail reach.
• Channel Partners NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWide chain of channel partners, dealers, and agents catering to diverse chemical fields across India and globally, providing extended technical support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atul Limited: Atul Ltd is a diversified Indian specialty chemicals company producing intermediates, performance chemicals, and crop protection chemicals across similar industrial verticals. Like Chemtex, it is India-headquartered, multi-product, family-influenced, and serves both domestic and export markets.
• Aarti Industries: Aarti Industries is an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer with overlapping product categories including specialty intermediates, surfactants, and performance chemicals serving similar end-markets such as oil & gas, water treatment, and FMCG. Listed on Indian exchanges with comparable scale, making it the most direct Indian benchmark for Chemtex.
• SRF Limited: SRF is an Indian conglomerate with a sizable specialty chemicals business spanning fluorochemicals, specialty gases, and intermediates for pharma and industrial customers. It overlaps with Chemtex on industrial intermediates and performance chemicals, and is a useful public-market comparable for scale and margin profile.
• Navin Fluorine International: Navin Fluorine manufactures specialty fluorochemicals and intermediates for pharma, agro, and industrial customers. Comparable to Chemtex as an Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer serving regulated, multi-vertical B2B customers with similar formulation-driven economics.
• Galaxy Surfactants: Galaxy Surfactants is an Indian manufacturer of specialty surfactants and performance chemicals for personal care, home care, and industrial cleaning, directly mirroring Chemtex's cleaning and disinfection portfolio. It is a useful listed benchmark for the cleaning-chemicals segment Chemtex plays in.

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: Brenntag is the global market leader in chemical distribution, including specialty and commodity chemicals for water treatment, cleaning, and industrial applications. While primarily a distributor, its sourcing-and-distribution model overlaps with Chemtex's channel-partner-heavy go-to-market.
• BASF: BASF is the world's largest chemical company with extensive specialty chemicals offerings including water treatment additives, performance chemicals, and industrial cleaners. It is a broad incumbent against whom Chemtex competes at the local/regional level across multiple product lines.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia is a global water-treatment specialist offering chemicals, equipment, and services for industrial and municipal water applications. Comparable to Chemtex's water-treatment chemical line and a benchmark for international expansion into water-services adjacencies.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions, including industrial cleaning chemicals (CIP), disinfectants, and water treatment. Its cleaning & disinfection and water-treatment businesses directly overlap with Chemtex's core offerings.
• Solenis: Solenis is a global specialty chemicals supplier focused on water treatment, pulp & paper, and process chemistries. It is a broad incumbent in the same water-treatment specialty space as Chemtex, with global reach and a much larger portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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