Decatlo Compositos Avançados

What Decatlo Compositos Avançados does

Decatlo Compositos Avançados is a privately held, for-profit distribution company headquartered in Parede, Portugal, that supplies adhesives, glues, and solvents to industrial customers in three end-markets: aeronautics, nautical, and transport. Its short description characterizes the firm as a distributor rather than a manufacturer, implying a value proposition centered on product sourcing, supplier representation, technical matching of chemistries to customer specifications, and logistics delivery within the Portuguese and adjacent Iberian markets. Headcount is stated in the 11–50 range, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized specialty industrial distributor.

The company is founder-controlled: Jorge Morais is listed as founder and owner, and the source data contains no record of external investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, or board-level leadership changes. No operating geographies beyond Portugal, no product-level catalog, no pricing model, no certifications, and no customer logos are disclosed in the available source material. The corporate website (decatlo-compositos.com) was observed returning only a security verification/loading page during data collection, so product, certification, and team details could not be verified from first-party web content.

The business model is therefore best characterized as a classic specialty chemical distribution model — purchase from upstream chemical producers, hold inventory or arrange fulfillment, and resell to industrial buyers — with revenue mechanics dependent on per-unit or per-volume margins on adhesives, glues, and solvents. No subscription, platform, licensing, or other non-linear revenue streams are referenced. Because the source data does not include revenue, customer counts, contract structures, or competitive set, the depth of the distribution business — number of SKUs, exclusivity arrangements, key supplier agreements, and end-customer mix — cannot be verified from this input.

Name

Decatlo Compositos Avançados

Website

https://decatlo-compositos.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Decatlo Compositos Avançados is a privately held Portuguese distributor based in Parede that supplies adhesives, glues, and solvents to industrial customers in the aeronautics, nautical, and transport sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Adhesives & Composite Materials Distribution

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (325520), Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Adhesives & Sealants (2891), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Coating & Adhesive Raw Materials (Resins, Additives, Solvents) (IMAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solvents & Solvent-Based Cleaners (Mineral Spirits, Acetone, Alcohols) (CRAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Industrial adhesives
• Composite materials
• Marine adhesives supply
• Transport adhesives
• Aeronautical adhesives

Headquarters

HQ city

Parede

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Decatlo Compositos Avançados distributes adhesives, glues, and solvents for the aeronautics, nautical, and transport sectors. The company operates as a specialty chemical distributor serving industrial composite-materials applications in Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Adhesives, Glues, and Solvents Distribution

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Henkel: Global leader in adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings with major exposure to automotive, aerospace, and industrial assembly. Comparable as the dominant branded upstream whose products Decatlo plausibly distributes.
• 3M: Diversified industrial conglomerate with major adhesives, sealants, and solvent product lines into aerospace, automotive, and marine. Comparable to Decatlo as both a potential supplier of branded adhesives and as an overlapping solutions provider.
• Würth: Global industrial distribution group supplying adhesives, fasteners, and chemicals across transport, construction, and general industrial customers. Comparable to Decatlo as a multi-channel industrial chemicals distributor serving technical trades.
• Sika AG: Swiss specialty chemicals company serving transport, marine, and construction with sealants, adhesives, and bonding systems. Highly comparable to Decatlo given overlapping product family and the transport/nautical verticals.
• ITW (Illinois Tool Works): Diversified industrial manufacturer with significant adhesives, sealants, and polymers exposure serving automotive, aerospace, and general industrial customers. Comparable to Decatlo via shared end-markets and product categories.

Direct peers

• Bostik (Arkema): Specialty adhesives and sealants producer serving industrial assembly, transport, and packaging. Comparable to Decatlo at the product-category level, particularly for the adhesive side of Decatlo's range.
• H.B. Fuller: US-listed industrial adhesives manufacturer serving hygiene, packaging, construction, and transport markets. Comparable to Decatlo as a direct competitor / upstream supplier in industrial adhesive chemistries.
• Permabond: Specialty manufacturer of engineering adhesives (anaerobic, cyanoacrylate, epoxy, UV-cure) serving aerospace, marine, and automotive. Comparable to Decatlo at the technical-industrial-adhesive niche level.
• Gurit: Swiss specialty supplier of composite materials, adhesives, and core materials to wind energy, marine, and aerospace markets. Comparable to Decatlo given the 'compositos' positioning and overlap in nautical/aeronautics.
• Scott Bader: UK-based manufacturer of resins, gelcoats, and structural adhesives serving marine, transport, and aerospace composites. Comparable to Decatlo at the composites-adjacent chemistry level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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