Nativa Group

What Nativa Group does

Nativa Group (Grupo Nativa) is a privately held Argentine specialty chemical manufacturer founded in 2000, headquartered in Los Cardales, Province of Buenos Aires. The company develops, manufactures, and imports industrial chemical products organized into four business units: Industria Gráfica (solvents, cleaners, emulsions, and UV ink removers for flexographic, offset, serigraphic, and digital printing); Pinturas y Recubrimientos para la Construcción (antibacterial paints, textured coatings, cementitious mortars, epoxy systems, waterproofing membranes, and decorative resin floors); Aditivos Industriales (pH regulators, fountain solutions, foam controllers, siliconated emulsifiers); and Productos Industriales (degreasers, dielectric cleaners, lubricants, paint strippers, scale preventives, and release agents).

The company's core technology stack is built around an in-house R&D capability combined with an on-site analytical laboratory and pilot plant that enables custom chemical formulation, reproducibility testing, and industrial scale-up. Notable proprietary developments include the Secoo Waterless ecological formulation for industrial cleaning and decorative resin flooring systems based on licensed British technology. Products are engineered for specific end-use conditions (e.g., UV ink cleaners rated for >40°C and >60°C operations), reflecting a formulation-led rather than platform-software approach.

Nativa Group operates a direct sales-led go-to-market model with personalized technical and commercial advisory, serving industrial and construction clients primarily in the LATAM region. Pricing is quote-based with no public catalog; engagement begins with a contact form inquiry and proceeds through consultative specification and custom development. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of consumable chemicals used in recurring industrial processes, which implies repurchase dynamics but no disclosed subscription or licensing component. The company is closely held by the Bognanni family, with four family members occupying the CEO, R&D lead, CFO, and CVO roles.

Name

Nativa Group

Legal name

Grupo Nativa

Website

https://gruponativa.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nativa Group is an Argentine family-owned specialty chemical manufacturer founded in 2000 that develops, formulates, and sells industrial chemicals across four units: graphic printing, construction coatings, industrial additives, and industrial cleaning/maintenance products for LATAM clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Surfactants & Detergent Base Chemicals (IMAEAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Adjuvant & Tank-Mix Additive Manufacturing (surfactants, oils, drift control) (AFABAIAE)

Keywords

• Industrial chemical manufacturing
• Graphic printing supplies
• Construction coatings paints
• Industrial additives formulation
• Custom chemical development

Headquarters

HQ city

Del Viso

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Chemical Products: Manufacture and sale of chemical products including paints, coatings, industrial additives, printing supplies, and cleaning products. Revenue generated through direct product sales to industrial clients with potential for recurring repurchase as products are consumed in manufacturing processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nativa Group develops, manufactures, and imports specialized industrial chemicals organized into four business units: graphic-industry chemicals (cleaners, emulsions, UV ink removers for flexographic, offset, and screen printing), construction coatings and paints, industrial additives, and general industrial products (degreasers, anti-scaling agents, lubricants, anti-corrosives). The company operates an in-house pilot plant and analytical laboratory that support custom formulation, industrialization, and quality control for industrial clients.

Product overview

Nativa Group is a technology-based chemical company that develops, manufactures, and imports specialized chemical products across four distinct business units: (1) Industria Gráfica (Printing Industry) offering solvents, cleaners, emulsions, and UV ink removers for flexographic, offset, and screen printing; (2) Pinturas y Recubrimientos para la Construcción (Paints and Coatings for Construction) providing antibacterial paints, textured coatings, cementitious mortars, epoxy systems, and waterproofing membranes; (3) Aditivos Industriales (Industrial Additives) including pH regulators, fountain solutions, foam controllers, and emulsifiers; and (4) Productos Industriales (Industrial Products) encompassing degreasers, dielectric cleaners, lubricants, stainless steel cleaners, and scale preventives. The company operates a pilot plant and laboratory for customized product development and industrial scaling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industria Gráfica Solutions Technical chemical solutions for graphic, flexographic, serigraphic, offset, and digital printing industries, including solvent-based cleaners (e.g., Vyro flex), anilox cylinder cleaners (e.g., Flexo wash, Duoflex), UV ink washers (Lavador UV Vyro, Lavatronic), emulsions (Emulsion 211, DYNATEX 612 D, SERICOAT 421 D, SERICOAT 417, Dynatex 610), dampening-system additives (DYNAFLOW 707/740, Supreme Fount 5055), and screen-printing cleaners (DYNSOL Pasta, Dynsol c3, Dynsol pc3) for industrial printing operations.
• Pinturas y Recubrimientos para la Construcción High-performance coatings and paints for industrial construction projects, including hydro-repellent sealers (Anchor 24.239), textured coatings (Revestimiento Texturado 2899), antibacterial interior paints (Látex NANO 1000), waterproofing membranes (Overcoat NG133, Overcoat 721), cementitious additives (Dynamic 930), draining paving systems (Vuba Stone), cementitious coatings (Nanocret Flex), self-leveling mortars (BNP), epoxy mortars (Elite Coat), exterior and interior latex paints (LÁTEX 5004 AB, LÁTEX 111-21-A), and polyurethane lacquer finishes (Hidrolaca Poliuretánica).
• Aditivos Industriales High-performance industrial additives designed to improve efficiency, compatibility, and durability in demanding production processes, including pH regulators (DYNAFLOW 707/740), fountain-solution additives (Supreme Fount 5055), multi-purpose siliconated emulsifiers (Emulsionante Siliconado Multiuso), foam controllers (Antiespumante 1149), and isopropyl alcohol (IPA 700, IPA 20-924) for industrial formulation and process optimization.
• Productos Industriales Complete line of industrial chemical products including mold-release pastes (DX75 Pasta), dielectric degreasers (Desengrasante Dieléctrico), lubricating oils (Vitral), high-performance degreasers (Pinakle 24-204 FQ6), stainless-steel cleaners (Inox 24-237), scale and incrustation prevention additives (Delta BW), and gel paint strippers (ISOLENE GEL) formulated to improve productivity, extend equipment lifespan, and reduce environmental impact.
• Custom Chemical Formulation and Product Development Service Bespoke chemical formulation service for industrial clients, leveraging in-house R&D, pilot plant, and analytical laboratory to design tailored products from initial research through industrialization and quality-controlled scale-up.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Siegwerk: German-headquartered global provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging and graphic applications. Comparable to Nativa's graphic-industry chemicals and coatings businesses, especially where customers operate multi-country production networks.
• PPG Industries: Global industrial and architectural coatings manufacturer with significant Latin American footprint. Comparable to Nativa's paints and coatings unit, particularly for industrial protective and construction coating customers.
• AkzoNobel: Global paints and coatings major (parent of Grupo Alba in Argentina). Comparable as an incumbent coatings supplier across decorative, industrial, and specialty segments overlapping with Nativa's construction coatings portfolio.
• Sherwin-Williams: Global paints and coatings giant with operations across the Americas. Comparable to Nativa's construction coatings business unit as both serve industrial and architectural coatings markets, though Sherwin-Williams operates at vastly larger scale with global distribution.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and industrial cleaning technologies. Comparable to Nativa's Productos Industriales business unit as both supply industrial degreasers, cleaners, and process chemicals to manufacturing customers, though Ecolab operates at global enterprise scale.
• Flint Group: Global supplier of inks, coatings, and printing consumables for packaging and commercial print. Comparable to Nativa's printing chemicals portfolio, particularly the cleaners and emulsion products serving flexographic and offset operations.
• Sun Chemical: Global leader in printing inks and related graphic-arts chemicals. Comparable to Nativa's Industria Gráfica business unit as both supply solvents, cleaners, and emulsions to flexographic, offset, and screen printers, though Sun Chemical operates at much larger scale globally.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with deep presence in Argentina across paints, additives, and industrial chemicals. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose coatings, additives, and industrial cleaning portfolios overlap with multiple Nativa business units.

Direct peers

• Grupo Alba: Long-established Argentine paints and coatings brand (now part of AkzoNobel). Comparable as a domestic specialty coatings manufacturer operating in the same Argentine construction and decorative markets as Nativa.
• Sinteplast: Argentine paint and coatings manufacturer serving construction and industrial customers. Directly comparable to Nativa's Pinturas y Recubrimientos business unit, operating in the same geography with overlapping coatings and waterproofing products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nativagroupsrl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nativa-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/nativagroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Nativa Group