Quimidrol

What Quimidrol does

Quimidrol is a privately held Brazilian chemical distribution company founded in 1970 and headquartered in Joinville, Santa Catarina. The company imports, develops, produces, trades, and distributes chemical raw materials — including solvents, alcohols, acids, bases, and specialty chemicals — for industrial customers across food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles, paints, construction, and metalworking sectors. It operates an in-house R&D and quality control laboratory capable of producing custom Blends tailored to customer specifications, and holds ISO 9001 certification. The company owns a logistics fleet and operates a regional distribution center in Pinhais/PR to serve the greater Curitiba metropolitan area.

Beyond its industrial core, Quimidrol operates three strategic sub-brands. KDent is a dental/odontological products subsidiary distributing both proprietary endodontic equipment and exclusively distributed multinational dental brands to clinics and dentists across Brazil. Quimishop is a direct-to-consumer retail operation with three physical stores (one in Joinville and two in Curitiba) and an e-commerce storefront offering 1000+ SKUs in cleaning, hygiene, and fractional chemical products for residential and professional use. The company also sells branded consumer lines including BacSafe (bactericidal alcohol and disinfectants), Linha ECO (renewable-source solvents), and Quimsolv (industrial solvent family).

Quimidrol operates a sales-led go-to-market model with quotation-based pricing for industrial customers, supported by televendas (phone sales), WhatsApp, and online quotation forms. Consumer-side pricing is pay-as-you-go with promotional discounts (5% first-purchase coupon PRIMEIRACOMPRA) and installment payments up to 3x without interest above R$300 minimum. The company is wholly self-owned with no disclosed parent or external investors, and operates exclusively in the Brazilian domestic market with a concentrated Southern Brazil footprint.

Name

Quimidrol

Legal name

Quimidrol

Website

https://quimidrol.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quimidrol is a 50+ year old Brazilian chemical distributor based in Joinville, SC, supplying industrial raw materials (solvents, acids, bases, specialty chemicals) and operating dental products (KDent) and consumer retail (Quimishop) subsidiaries across Southern Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Distribution

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611)

SIC

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Cleaning Chemicals & Disinfectants Distribution (CRAOAGAB)

Keywords

• Chemical distribution services
• Industrial chemical supply
• Dental products distribution
• Cleaning products retail
• Custom chemical blends

Headquarters

HQ city

Joinville

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Products Distribution: Distribution of chemical products in bulk or fractional quantities to industrial customers. Products include solvents, alcohols, acids, bases, and specialty chemicals for various industries.
2. Consumer Retail (Quimishop): Retail sales of cleaning products, hygiene items, and fractional chemical products through physical stores and e-commerce platform.
3. Dental Products (KDent): Manufacturing and distribution of dental/odontological products under the KDent brand, including endodontic products and equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quimidrol is a Brazilian chemical distribution company that imports, develops, produces, trades, and distributes industrial chemical raw materials (solvents, alcohols, acids, bases, specialty chemicals) for sectors including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles, paints, construction, and metalworking. The company also operates custom blend formulation services and sells dental products through the KDent subsidiary and retail cleaning/hygiene products through the Quimishop retail and e-commerce network.

Product overview

Quimidrol is a Brazilian chemical products company with over 50 years of experience, specializing in importing, developing, producing, and distributing chemical products, cosmetics, dental/odontological products, sanitizers, and food ingredients. The company operates multiple divisions: its core chemical distribution business handles industrial and food-grade solvents, cleaning agents, and specialty chemicals; KDent focuses on dental products with expertise in endodontics; QuimiShop serves retail consumers through physical stores; and the Linha Eco offers environmentally responsible products. Quimidrol serves various industries including food processing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, construction, and metalworking, with operations in Joinville (headquarters), Curitiba, and Pinhais in Southern Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quimishop: Retail store network offering cleaning products, hygiene items, and smaller quantities of chemical products for end consumers
• KDent
• Linha ECO
• BacSafe
• Quimsolv

Products and services

• Industrial Chemical Products Industrial chemical products including solvents, alcohols, acids, bases, and specialty chemicals supplied in bulk or fractional quantities for sectors including food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, paints, construction, and metalworking.
• Custom Blends (Custom Formulation Service)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Multinational Dental Brands (Exclusively Distributed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKDent holds exclusive distribution partnerships with multinational dental brands, offering a wide variety of dental products for dentists and clinics throughout Brazil. This partnership complements KDent's own product line.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Unipar Carbocloro: Brazilian chlor-alkali and specialty chemicals producer supplying industrial customers across South America. Comparable to Quimidrol in serving industrial chemical buyers in Brazil with diversified chemical inputs.
• ICL Group: Specialty minerals and chemicals company with Brazilian distribution footprint serving food, agriculture, and industrial markets. Comparable to Quimidrol as a multi-sector chemical distributor serving food and industrial buyers.
• Bombril: Iconic Brazilian cleaning products brand with manufacturing and distribution of household and industrial cleaning solutions. Comparable to Quimidrol's Quimishop retail cleaning products and BacSafe sanitizer portfolio, though Bombril operates at significantly larger consumer-brand scale.
• Ultracargo (Ultrapar): Brazilian chemical and fuel logistics arm of Ultrapar with warehousing, transportation, and chemical distribution. Comparable to Quimidrol in operating chemical distribution infrastructure with own fleet and storage capabilities in Brazil.
• Braskem: Latin America's largest petrochemical producer and a major Brazilian chemical supplier. Comparable to Quimidrol as a Brazil-based chemical raw materials provider with broad industrial customer reach, though Braskem operates further upstream in commodity polymers.
• BASF Brazil: Global chemical giant's Brazilian operations serving industrial customers with performance chemicals, cosmetics ingredients, and specialty inputs. Comparable to Quimidrol as a multi-industry chemical supplier with custom formulation capabilities.

Direct peers

• Química Real: Brazilian distributor of chemical products including solvents and food ingredients to industrial customers. Comparable to Quimidrol in distributing food-grade and industrial chemical inputs across Brazil with import capabilities.
• Sigma-Aldrich (Merck) Brazil: Specialty chemicals and laboratory reagents supplier in Brazil offering high-purity chemicals to industrial and research customers. Comparable to Quimidrol in distributing specialty chemicals to industrial buyers requiring technical specifications.
• Química Anastacio: Brazilian distributor of solvents, acids, and industrial chemicals serving manufacturers across multiple sectors. Closely comparable to Quimidrol as a multi-product industrial chemical distributor in Brazil with bulk and fractional sales.

Emerging players

• Atacadão (Multi-Industrial Cleaning): Brazilian cleaning products and sanitizers manufacturer/distributor serving B2B and retail channels. Comparable to Quimidrol's Quimishop retail and BacSafe disinfectant lines, competing for similar professional cleaning customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/quimidrol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quimidrol-comercio-industria-importacao
• Instagraminstagram.com/quimidrol

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

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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