Quimica Plata

What Quimica Plata does

Quimica Plata SA de CV is a privately held Mexican specialty chemicals manufacturer headquartered at a single production facility in the Industrial Park of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México. The company operates more than ten proprietary chemical processes — including amidation, esterification, cyclization, quaternization, sulfation, phosphation, organic salt synthesis, oxidation, epoxidation, and emulsification — and produces differentiated specialty ingredients and formulations for industrial customers. Its portfolio is anchored by products such as SILEST MEG-40, a high-purity 40% mono-glyceride glyceryl monostearate emulsifier with Kosher certification serving cosmetics, personal care, and plastics processing applications.\n\nFounded in 1983 with an initial focus on textile industry auxiliaries, the company underwent a strategic transformation in 2008 to reposition itself as a producer of differentiated specialty chemicals with proprietary technology and competitive advantages. Today it serves four to five primary verticals — Agrochemicals, Personal Care, Home Care and Cleaning, Petroleum and Gas, and the legacy Textile segment — and exports to commercial customers across six American countries: the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Costa Rica, and Peru, under the APE Capital holding structure. Its quality and compliance positioning rests on ISO 9001:2015 certification (audited by SGS), Kosher certification on specific product lines, and an EcoVadis Committed Badge awarded in 2025.\n\nQuimica Plata runs an enterprise B2B go-to-market model built on direct field sales, expert technical consultation, custom formulation collaboration, and quote-based pricing with multi-year contract billing cadence. Distribution is direct from the manufacturing plant, supported by inbound channels including a technical blog, resource center, and structured contact forms. No public revenue, headcount, funding, M&A, or management team disclosures are available in the source data.

Name

Quimica Plata

Legal name

Quimica Plata SA de CV

Website

https://quimicaplata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Quimica Plata is a Mexican specialty chemicals manufacturer operating a proprietary process platform that produces differentiated ingredients for agrochemical, personal care, home care, petroleum, and textile customers across six American countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Synthesis & Technical Active Ingredient (AI) Manufacturing (intermediates, actives) (AFABAIAI), Crop Protection Formulations (EC, SC, WG, WP, SL) (AFABAIAA)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• Industrial chemical formulations
• Chemical synthesis processes
• Agrochemical adjuvants
• Cosmetic emulsifiers

Headquarters

HQ city

Tianguistenco

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemical Products Sales: Direct sale of specialty chemical products to industrial customers in agrochemical, personal care, home care, cleaning, and petroleum sectors. Products are developed with proprietary technology and offered as differentiated solutions with competitive advantages. Revenue is generated through product sales with pricing based on quotes and volume requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quimica Plata is a specialty chemical manufacturer that develops and produces differentiated chemical products using proprietary synthesis and formulation technology. The company serves industrial customers across four primary sectors: agrochemicals, personal care, home care and cleaning, and petroleum and gas, offering customized formulations that optimize performance, efficiency, and sustainability. Production is conducted at its manufacturing plant in Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México, with more than 10 specialized chemical processes including amidation, esterification, cyclization, quaternization, sulfation, phosphation, organic salt synthesis, oxidation, epoxidation, and emulsification.

Product overview

Quimica Plata is a specialized chemical manufacturer producing differentiated chemical products with competitive advantages across four primary market sectors: Agrochemicals (Agro), Personal Care and Home Cleaning (Cuidado Personal y del Hogar), and Petroleum and Gas. The company operates with proprietary technology and offers a portfolio including SILEST MEG-40, a high-performance glyceryl monostearate emulsifier, along with other specialty chemical formulations. Founded in 1983 and transformed in 2008, the company serves clients across 6 countries in the Americas and maintains more than 10 specialized chemical processes including amidation, esterification, cyclization, quaternization, sulfation, phosphatation, organic salt synthesis, oxidation, epoxidation, and emulsification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SILEST MEG-40: Monoestearato de Glicerilo al 40% with alpha-monoglycerides in flakes format, used in cosmetic formulations, sunscreens, color cosmetics, and plastics industry.

Products and services

• SILEST MEG-40 (Monoestearato de Glicerilo al 40%)

Quantifiable outcome

• High-value-added chemical products with certified quality standards (ISO 9001, Kosher, Ecovadis)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty ingredients supplier focused on personal care, home care, agrochemicals, and industrial markets. Comparable to Quimica Plata's specialty emulsifier and intermediate offerings into similar industrial formulation customers, though at vastly larger scale.
• Italmatch Chemicals: Italmatch produces specialty chemicals including surfactants, phosphonates, and performance additives for personal care, home care, oil & gas, and agrochemical markets. Similar mid-sized specialty chemical manufacturer profile serving overlapping end-markets.
• Stepan Company: Stepan manufactures surfactants, specialty chemicals, and polymers for personal care, cleaning, agricultural, and industrial markets. Directly comparable to Quimica Plata in product applications (emulsifiers, surfactants), customer types (industrial formulators), and the multi-vertical specialty chemicals business model.

Broad incumbents

• Evonik Industries: Evonik is a major specialty chemicals producer with strong positions in personal care ingredients (e.g., emulsifiers, surfactants), agrochemical additives, and industrial specialties. Overlaps with Quimica Plata's core offerings but competes from a far larger R&D, manufacturing, and global footprint base.
• Lubrizol (Berkshire Hathaway): Lubrizol supplies specialty chemicals and ingredients for personal care, home care, and industrial performance markets. Its Life Sciences and Beauty divisions overlap with Quimica Plata's personal care/home care formulation ingredients business.
• Clariant: Clariant supplies specialty chemicals including surfactants, emulsifiers, and additives across personal care, home care, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Quimica Plata's specialty formulations portfolio at larger scale and global reach.
• Solvay Specialty Chemicals: Solvay produces specialty surfactants, polymers, and intermediates for personal care, agrochemicals, and oil & gas applications. Comparable in product categories and customer types, though with much broader global scale than Quimica Plata.
• BASF Care Chemicals: BASF's Care Chemicals division supplies surfactants, emulsifiers, polymers, and specialty ingredients to personal care, home care, and industrial cleaning formulators. Directly relevant competitor in Quimica Plata's highest-priority segments (Personal Care and Home Care).

Regional players

• Grupo Pochteca: Mexican chemical distributor and formulator serving industrial customers across Latin America, including personal care, cleaning, and industrial chemical segments. Compares as a Mexican/Latin American specialty chemical counterpart operating in overlapping customer markets.
• Oxiteno: Oxiteno is a Latin American specialty chemicals manufacturer producing surfactants, specialty ingredients, and intermediates for personal care, home care, agrochemicals, and industrial markets. Direct Latin American peer to Quimica Plata with overlapping applications and customer types in the Americas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Anallel29083952
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qplata

Compliance3 records

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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