Emsa

What Emsa does

Emsa is a Barcelona-based industrial chemical supplier founded in 1981 that serves five distinct end-markets: ceramics, mining, construction, petrochemicals, and agrochemicals. The company operates as a private, for-profit entity with a headcount of 11-50 employees, positioning it as a small-to-mid-sized niche player in the Spanish and likely broader Iberian industrial chemicals landscape.

The company's website (emsaquimica.com) did not yield accessible content during source review, only a loading/verification screen, so specific product catalogs, technical specifications, proprietary formulations, manufacturing capabilities, and supply-chain details are not documented in the available data. Industry-standard commercial chemicals inputs — likely including process aids, additives, solvents, reagents, and specialty intermediates — are the implied product surface given the served verticals, but this is inferred from sector norms rather than confirmed.

Emsa's go-to-market is B2B industrial supply, presumably via direct sales relationships and distributor channels into ceramic tile producers, mining operators, construction materials firms, petrochemical processors, and agrochemical formulators. No pricing models, contract structures, customer logos, partnership arrangements, or revenue figures were disclosed in the source data, limiting confidence in any specific business-model characterization.

Name

Emsa

Website

https://emsaquimica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Emsa is a Barcelona-based industrial chemical supplier founded in 1981 that sells chemical products to customers in the ceramic, mining, construction, petrochemical, and agrochemical sectors, operating as a private firm with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food-Grade Chemicals & Processing Aids Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Industrial chemicals supply
• Ceramic raw materials
• Mining chemicals
• Agrochemical inputs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Emsa supplies chemical products to industrial buyers operating in the ceramic, mining, construction, petrochemical, and agrochemical sectors. The company acts as a chemical product supplier with a multi-sector industrial customer base. Further product-level details and individual SKUs could not be retrieved because the company website displayed only a verification/loading page during data collection.

Product overview

No product information available. The source content consists of a website loading/verification page displaying 'One moment, please...' with no accessible product, service, or company information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemical products for the ceramic sector Chemical inputs supplied to industrial buyers in the ceramic manufacturing sector. Specific products, grades, and specifications are not detailed in the available data.
• Chemical products for the mining sector Chemical inputs supplied to industrial buyers in the mining sector. Specific products, grades, and specifications are not detailed in the available data.
• Chemical products for the construction sector Chemical inputs supplied to industrial buyers in the construction sector. Specific products, grades, and specifications are not detailed in the available data.
• Chemical products for the petrochemical sector Chemical inputs supplied to industrial buyers in the petrochemical sector. Specific products, grades, and specifications are not detailed in the available data.
• Chemical products for the agrochemical sector Chemical inputs supplied to industrial buyers in the agrochemical sector. Specific products, grades, and specifications are not detailed in the available data.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: The world's largest chemical distributor with full-line coverage of industrial and specialty chemicals. Directly comparable to Emsa in customer base and product categories, but at global scale and across all five of Emsa's served verticals.
• Univar Solutions: Major North America-anchored chemical distributor expanding in Europe, distributing commodity and specialty chemicals to industrial end-users. Comparable in product breadth and customer-segment focus to Emsa.
• Barentz: European specialty ingredient and chemical distributor with strong Iberian and Mediterranean coverage, including food and industrial segments. Comparable multi-vertical model with broader geographic reach.
• IMCD: Global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with strong presence in coatings, ceramics, and industrial chemicals across Europe. Closely overlaps Emsa's industrial verticals and Iberian service territory.

Regional players

• Häffner & Co: Germany-based mid-sized industrial chemical distributor serving Central European industrial buyers. Similar multi-vertical industrial customer profile and comparable scale, though not directly competing in Iberia.

Direct peers

• Quimidroga: Spanish specialty chemical distributor headquartered in Barcelona — a direct local competitor to Emsa with overlapping industrial verticals (coatings, ceramics, construction, agriculture).
• Calddic: European specialty chemical distributor serving industrial, personal care, and food ingredients customers. Comparable mid-sized European scale with multi-vertical industrial customer base.
• Manuchar: Belgian-headquartered international chemical and steel distributor with strong presence in Iberia/Latin America. Closely comparable in customer profile (mining, construction, industrial) and Iberian position.
• Azelis: European-headquartered specialty chemicals distributor focused on industrial and life-science applications, with strong Mediterranean/Iberian presence. Closest direct peer to Emsa given regional overlap and multi-vertical industrial coverage.
• Biesterfeld: Hamburg-based European chemical distributor distributing specialty and commodity chemicals to industrial buyers. Overlaps with Emsa in industrial verticals and European service footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmsaQuimica

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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