Prosim Kimya

Name

Prosim Kimya

Legal name

Prosim Dış Ticaret Kimya San. A.Ş.

Website

https://prosim.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sariyer

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Raw Material Distribution: Distribution and trading of chemical raw materials including pigments, resins, additives, and specialty chemicals. The company serves as authorized representative for 40+ international manufacturers, earning margins on product sales through exclusive distribution rights.
2. Polyester Resin Manufacturing: Production and sale of saturated and unsaturated polyester resins through Polimer Ar Ge manufacturing facility. Production capacity exceeds 55,000 tons per year.
3. Technical Sales Support Services: Technical service support provided alongside product supply, adding value to customers through technical expertise in formulation and application.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Prosim Kimya is the authorized representative and distributor in Turkey (and parts of Austria, Czech Republic and the Middle East) for more than 40 international chemical raw material manufacturers, supplying pigments, resins, matting agents, flame retardants, glass fiber, talc and specialty additives to industrial customers in the coatings, composites, polymers, construction chemicals and pharmaceutical/cosmetics/food sectors. The company also produces saturated and unsaturated polyester resins for powder and coil coatings at its Polimer Ar Ge manufacturing facility, with annual capacity above 55,000 tons, and supplies these products alongside distributed lines to more than 220 customers across 15+ countries.

Product overview

Prosim Kimya is a chemical raw material distributor and manufacturer operating since 1997. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products organized into six main categories: Coatings (covering powder coating, wet coating, and ink sub-segments), Composite materials, Construction Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals-Cosmetics-Food, Polymer products (including engineering plastics, XPS-EPS, and plastic masterbatch), and Polimer Ar Ge (their own manufacturing subsidiary). The company serves as an authorized representative for 40+ international chemical manufacturers, distributing raw materials throughout Turkey, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Their Polimer Ar Ge subsidiary represents a strategic vertically-integrated production capability, manufacturing saturated polyester resins for powder and coil coating applications in partnership with Polynt-Reichhold, with annual production capacity exceeding 55,000 tons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polimer Ar Ge: R&D and production facility for powder and coil coating polyester resins, established in 2017 as part of the Prosim Group's strategic initiative in Turkey

Products and services

• Polyester Resins for Powder Coating (Polimer Ar Ge) Own-manufactured saturated polyester resins for TGIC, HAA and epoxy crosslinker powder coating systems, plus coil coating grades, produced under Polynt-Reichhold technology license at the Polimer Ar Ge facility. Supplied to powder coating manufacturers as an industrial raw material.
• Coatings Raw Materials Distribution Distributed raw materials portfolio for the coatings industry covering powder coatings, wet coatings and printing inks, including organic and inorganic pigments, matting agents, waxes, flow modifiers, catalysts, UV additives, photoinitiators, adhesion promoters, melamine resins, epoxy/UV resins and acrylic resins.
• Composite Industry Raw Materials Distribution Raw materials portfolio for composite manufacturers, including unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel coats, glass fiber reinforcement, organic peroxides, silanes and flame retardant additives for pipes, tanks, automotive parts, wind turbine blades, engineering stone, SMC/BMC, pultrusion and marine applications.
• Construction Chemicals Distribution Raw materials portfolio for the construction chemicals sector, including epoxy resins, epoxy hardeners, powder polymer, wollastonite, talc, rheology agents, HPMC, CMC, CMS, tartaric acid and polymer micro-spheres for water and thermal insulation, epoxy floor systems, ceramic adhesives and epoxy-based bonding systems.
• Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics and Food-Grade Talc Distribution Talc grades sourced from mineral deposits of differing mineralogy for pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food applications, complying with US, Japanese and European pharmacopoeias, FDA requirements and Kosher & Halal certifications for anti-adhesion, coating and filling uses.
• Engineering Plastics Additives Distribution Additives portfolio for engineering plastics manufacturers, including halogen-free and halogen-based flame retardants, antimony and bromine flame retardants, talc and wollastonite functional fillers, antioxidants, UV absorbers, peroxide products, glass fiber and polymer micro-spheres.
• XPS-EPS Foam Raw Materials Distribution Raw materials for XPS and EPS foam production used in construction and packaging, including dicumyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, CC initiators, bromine-based flame retardants, tricalcium phosphate and PE wax.
• Plastic Masterbatch Raw Materials Distribution Raw materials for polyethylene and polypropylene masterbatch systems, including high-temperature resistant organic and inorganic pigments, UV absorbers, metallic pigments, polyethylene/polypropylene/polyester waxes and micronized wax products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000 tons/year total resin production capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Polynt-ReichholdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicense and technology cooperation agreement for production of saturated and unsaturated polyester resins. Prosim produces resins under this partnership at Polimer Ar Ge facility. Reichhold Turkey was established in 2006 as a joint venture between Prosim Group and Reichhold Inc. The group operates 44 factories, 10 R&D centers with 3,500 employees across Europe, America and Asia.
• 40+ International Chemical ManufacturerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive authorized representative and distributor agreements with 40+ world-leading international chemical raw material manufacturers in Turkey. These include pigment manufacturers, resin producers, additive suppliers serving coatings, polymers, composites, and construction chemical industries. Some representation also extends to Austria, Czech Republic and Middle Eastern countries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Polynt (formerly Polynt-Reichhold): Global manufacturer of polyester, vinyl ester, and specialty resins with European production scale. Prosim is a license partner of Polynt-Reichhold for polyester resins; Polynt competes with Prosim's Polimer Ar Ge in the same resin chemistries at greater scale.
• TER Group: Specialty chemicals distributor with particular strength in coatings, inks, plastics, and composites — direct overlap with several of Prosim's primary segments including powder/wet coatings, inks, and engineering plastics.
• Caldic: Global specialty ingredients and chemicals distributor with a strong technical sales focus across coatings, polymers, and personal care. Comparable to Prosim in its mix of exclusive principal agreements and formulation-support services.
• IMCD: Global specialty chemicals distributor focused on coatings, polymers, and personal care — overlapping substantially with Prosim's coatings, composites, and polymer segments. Comparable in business model (technical sales + exclusive distribution) but operating globally with much larger scale.
• Helm AG: Hamburg-based global chemical distribution and marketing company with significant presence in polymers, coatings, and specialty chemicals. Comparable in portfolio breadth and exclusive principal model to Prosim's distribution business.
• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical distribution with operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Directly comparable to Prosim's distribution business across pigments, resins, additives, and specialty chemicals, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Univar Solutions: Major North American and European chemical distributor serving coatings, polymers, and industrial customers. Comparable to Prosim's core trading business across similar product categories and customer segments.
• Biesterfeld: European specialty chemical distributor with deep portfolios in coatings, polymers, and composites. Directly comparable to Prosim in the regional distribution of resins, additives, and pigments to industrial customers.
• Azelis: Specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with strong presence in EMEA, serving coatings, polymers, and personal care. Closely mirrors Prosim's specialty-chemicals trading model with an emphasis on technical sales and exclusive principal agreements.

Regional players

• DYO Boya Fabrikaları: Major Turkish paint and coatings manufacturer that represents a key customer segment for Prosim's coatings raw materials (resins, pigments, additives). Comparable regional anchor in Turkey's coatings value chain, sitting on the demand side of Prosim's distribution business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 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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