Sanwa Group

What Sanwa Group does

Sanwa Group (HK) INT'L CO., LIMITED is a private Hong Kong-incorporated industrial minerals company founded in 2000 that manufactures and supplies ceramic and glass raw materials to industrial customers in China and overseas markets. The company operates its own kaolin and sodium feldspar mining operations in Guangdong province in southern China, providing vertical integration into the upstream raw material supply for ceramics and glass producers. Its product portfolio spans four categories: ceramic raw materials (kaolin variants, sodium feldspar, ball clay, alumina oxide, alumina balls, ceramic rolls, feldspar variants, talcum, dolomite, silica powder); glass raw materials (lithium carbonate, spodument, rare earth oxides, barium carbonate, borax pentahydrate, sodium nitrate, strontium compounds, copper/nickel/iron oxides, calcined bauxite, aluminium hydroxide, sodium silico fluoride, sodium sulfate); ceramic machinery and spare parts (wear-resistant alumina elbows, tubes, three links, lining plates, alumina support rollers, lightweight bricks, kiln furniture); and coconut products (Cocopeat, Coconut Fibre, Coconut Charcoal, EP&EC Heat Insulating Compound Tile) produced at an affiliated factory in Indonesia.

The company executes a direct B2B sales-led go-to-market with named regional account managers across China (Mr. Liu Su Fang), Hong Kong (Mr. Liu Li Fang), and Indonesia (Mr. Tedryanto Susanto), supported by a product catalog website and direct enterprise field sales relationships. Its geographic footprint includes its headquarters in Foshan, Guangdong; branch offices in Heyuan and Shandong; a Hong Kong regional office; and an affiliate company, PT. Anugerah Alam Abadi, in Jakarta. The company explicitly positions itself as a partner to ceramics and glass manufacturers, emphasizing standardized products, reliable supply, reasonable pricing, and integration across the Machining-Manufacture-Packing-Export/Import-Sales chain for its coconut products. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales to industrial buyers, with the company also acting as a trading representative for additional ceramic and glass producers.

Name

Sanwa Group

Legal name

SANWA GROUP (HK) INT'L CO.,LIMITED

Website

https://sanwacn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sanwa Group is a private Hong Kong-based manufacturer and supplier of ceramic and glass raw materials, operating its own kaolin and sodium feldspar mining in Guangdong, China, and selling standardized industrial minerals, ceramic machinery, and coconut products to manufacturers across China and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Minerals and Ceramic Raw Materials

NAICS

Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (212323), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992), Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods (3290)

akta.pro primary industry

Kaolin & Industrial Clay Mining (Bentonite, Ball Clay, Fuller’s Earth) (IMAKAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kaolin & Ball Clay (IMAEAFAB), Industrial Minerals Trading (Phosphate, Potash, Sulfur, Borates, Barite, Talc) (IMAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Industrial minerals supply
• Ceramic raw materials
• Glass raw materials
• Kaolin mining
• Sodium feldspar mining

Headquarters

HQ city

Foshan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Raw Materials Manufacturing and Sales: The company manufactures and sells ceramic and glass raw materials including kaolin, sodium feldspar, alumina products, rare earth compounds, and ceramic machinery/spare parts. Revenue is generated through direct product sales to glass and ceramics manufacturers. The company also acts as a trading company appointed as representative for some ceramics and glass raw materials and consumables producers in China.
2. Coconut Products Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sales of coconut-based products including Cocopeat and Coconut Fibre, expanding into this product category with own factory investment in Indonesia.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sanwa Group manufactures and supplies ceramic and glass raw materials (kaolin, sodium feldspar, alumina products, ball clay, rare earth oxides, lithium compounds, barium carbonate, and various metal oxides), ceramic machinery and spare parts (kiln furniture, wear-resistant alumina ceramic pipes, elbows, lining plates, alumina support rollers, refractory bricks), and coconut-based products (Cocopeat, Coconut Fibre, Coconut charcoal, EP&EC Heat Insulating Compound Tile). The company operates its own kaolin and sodium feldspar mining in Guangdong Province, China, and sells directly to glass and ceramics manufacturers in China and overseas markets.

Product overview

Sanwa Group is a professional ceramic and glass raw materials manufacturer and supplier established in Hong Kong in 2000. The company operates its own kaolin and sodium feldspar mining operations in Guangdong Province, China, and has expanded to serve global markets through branches in Foshan, Heyuan, and Shandong (China), as well as an affiliated company in Jakarta, Indonesia. The product portfolio comprises three main categories: (1) Ceramic Raw Materials including kaolin variants (AKS-18, AKS-88, AKS-90, AKS-96), sodium feldspar variants (ZJ-001, HN-001, WH-001), ball clay, alumina oxide, alumina balls and linings, ceramic rolls, barium oxide, lead compounds, feldspar variants, talcum, dolomite, and silica powder; (2) Glass Raw Materials encompassing a comprehensive range of specialty chemicals including lithium carbonate, spodument, rare earth oxides (cerium, cobalt, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium, terbium), barium carbonate, borax pentahydrate, sodium nitrate, strontium compounds, copper oxide, nickel oxide, iron oxide, calcined bauxite, aluminium hydroxide, sodium silico fluoride, sodium sulfate, and various alumina grades; (3) Ceramic Machinery and Spare Parts including wear-resistant ceramic components (elbows, tubes, three links, lining plates), alumina support rollers, lightweight bricks, and kiln furniture (R-SIC, SIC, Mullite); and (4) Coconut Products (Cocopeat, Coconut Fibre, Coconut charcoal, EP&EC Heat Insulating Compound Tile) produced from a factory in Indonesia. The company also serves as a trading representative for additional ceramic and glass industry producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kaolin

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PT. Anugerah Alam AbadicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company based in Jakarta, Indonesia that works together with Sanwa Group. Enables the company to operate manufacturing operations in Indonesia, specifically for the Cocopeat and Coconut Fibre product line. The partnership expanded Sanwa Group's 'Machining-Manufacture-Packing-Export/Import-Sales' industry chain for coconut products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LKAB Minerals: European producer of industrial minerals including feldspar, mica, and olivine for ceramics and refractory applications. Comparable industrial mineral portfolio serving overlapping ceramic and refractory end markets.
• Mineral Technologies: Global mineral processing and specialty minerals company serving industrial markets including ceramics and glass. Comparable as a supplier of processed industrial mineral inputs to downstream manufacturers.
• Imerys: Global leader in mineral-based specialty solutions including kaolin, feldspar, and alumina for ceramics, glass, and industrial applications. Comparable to Sanwa as a vertically integrated industrial minerals supplier serving the same ceramic and glass value chains.
• Covia: North American industrial minerals producer offering silica, feldspar, and other mineral products for ceramics, glass, and industrial uses. Comparable industrial mineral range targeting overlapping downstream customers.
• Quarzwerke Group: German family-owned industrial minerals producer specializing in feldspars, quartz, and other ceramic raw materials. Comparable as a vertically integrated miner of feldspar and related minerals for ceramics and glass.
• Thiele Kaolin Company: Producer of kaolin products for industrial applications including ceramics, paper, and specialty uses. Comparable kaolin supplier serving overlapping ceramic and glass end-markets.
• KaMin LLC: Performance minerals company specializing in kaolin mining and processing for paper, ceramics, and industrial applications. Directly comparable as a kaolin-focused miner in the same ceramic raw material space.
• Sibelco: Global material solutions company mining and processing silica, feldspar, and other industrial minerals for ceramics and glass. Directly comparable in mining/processing of feldspar and broad ceramic raw material portfolio.

Others

• Wacker Chemie: German specialty chemicals company supplying silica, silicones, and binders into ceramics, construction chemicals, and industrial applications. Thematically related adjacent supplier into the same ceramic and glass value chains, though operating in different chemistry categories.

Regional players

• China Kaolin Co. Chinese kaolin mining company producing kaolin clay for paper, ceramics, and industrial applications. Most directly comparable regional peer given Sanwa's Chinese kaolin mining footprint, though serving primarily domestic Chinese demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sanwa-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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