Tratamientos Químicos Industriales

Name

Tratamientos Químicos Industriales

Legal name

Tratamientos Químicos Industriales S.A.S. BIC

Website

https://tqi.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEABAG

Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Specialty Chemicals

SECONDARYIMAEAJAC

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Water Treatment & Process Chemicals

SECONDARYIMAEAJAK

Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Water Treatment & Process Chemicals

Keywords

• Industrial water treatment
• Biocatalyst chemistry
• Chemical manufacturing
• Coagulants flocculants
• Environmental solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Yumbo

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical and Biotechnological Products: Sale of specialized chemical products including biocatalysts, coagulants, flocculants, polymers, antifoams, pH modifiers, and equipment for water treatment and environmental solutions.
2. Technical Services and Consulting: Technical support, field diagnostics, operational monitoring, olfatometry services, and environmental consulting for industrial process optimization.
3. Consumer Products: Direct-to-consumer sales of household cleaning products like TRASOS and ECO green through e-commerce platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tratamientos Químicos Industriales (TQI) formulates, manufactures, and supplies specialty industrial chemicals, proprietary biocatalysts (BOC line), Micro Carbon Technology (TMC) cleaning products, and Kurita-branded water-treatment chemistry for industrial, municipal, and agricultural customers. The company also operates a small consumer cleaning-products line (TRASOS, ECO green) sold through its own online store and delivers applied environmental and water-treatment services including dosing, monitoring, and process support.

Product overview

TQI offers a comprehensive portfolio of chemical, biotechnological, and environmental solutions organized into distinct product lines: (1) BOC (Biocatalizadores Orgánicos) products including AQ-PLUS & AQ-C28 for pools/spas, ECCOMATE for odor control, ECOCATALYST for waste treatment, ECOSYSTEM PLUS for wastewater, NONTOX for hydrocarbons, and Phyto-CAT for agriculture; (2) TMC (Tecnología Micro Carbono) products including BIO ENERGIZER, BIO GENESIS, SUPER POTASIO, SUPER PHOS, and MICATROL for biological treatment optimization; (3) Kurita-branded products including cooling water treatment (Kurita CE 900G), boiler treatment (DReem Polymer, Cetamine 430 FB, Cetamine 440 FB), and RO membrane care (RoClean P112, RoClean P303, Kuriverter IK, Vitec 4000); (4) Polymer coagulants (TRAFLOC 22, TRAFLOC 2F, TRAFLOC 29) and flocculants (TRAFLOC A1, A9, F6100, F7000, F4000, F8022, HA3, HC30); (5) Defoamers (ANTIFOAM M440, ANTIFOAM F1); (6) Descaling products (SeaQuest); (7) Monitoring equipment (Dräger, Odalog); (8) Consumer products (TRASOS natural cleaner, ECO green sustainable cleaner); and (9) pH modifiers (TRAPpH U, TRAPpH D). Solutions span wastewater treatment, water purification, hydrocarbon remediation, industrial cleaning, pulp/paper industry, aquaculture, agriculture, and odor control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRASOS: Natural multi-purpose cleaner using advanced biotechnology for household cleaning applications.
• ECO green

Products and services

• BOC Biocatalizadores Orgánicos Proprietary organic biocatalyst product line used for industrial, agricultural, and environmental biological treatment processes, applied where enzymatic/biocatalytic breakdown of organics is required.
• TMC Micro Carbon Technology Micro-carbon-based cleaning and degreasing chemistry for industrial maintenance and cleaning applications, leveraging carbon-microtechnology for soil removal.
• TRAFLOC Coagulants and Flocculants Coagulant and flocculant chemicals used in industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment for solid-liquid separation and clarification.
• ANTIFOAM Defoamers Antifoam/defoamer agents used to control foam in industrial processes and wastewater treatment systems.
• pH Modifiers Acidity and alkalinity adjustment chemicals for water and process streams in industrial and municipal treatment.
• SeaQuest Specialty water-treatment chemistry product line applied to industrial water systems.
• Kurita Specialty Chemicals Specialty water and process treatment chemicals distributed in Colombia under partnership with Kurita Water Industries, supplying boiler, cooling, and process water treatment programs.
• Monitoring Equipment Real-time monitoring instrumentation for water and process parameters, supporting chemical dosing and treatment programs.
• TRASOS Consumer Cleaning Brand Consumer household cleaning product line retailed through TQI's online store to individual consumers.
• ECO green Consumer Brand Eco-friendly household cleaning product line sold directly to consumers via TQI's online store.
• Environmental Services Applied environmental and water-treatment services including chemical dosing, monitoring support, and environmental compliance assistance for industrial and municipal clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces energy consumption up to 40% in wastewater treatment operations
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kurita Water IndustriescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Strategic alliance initiated in 2022 with Kurita Water Industries, one of the world's leading companies in industrial water treatment with over 60 years of experience and presence in more than 20 countries. The partnership provides access to Kurita's proprietary technologies including Cetamine for steam systems, DReeM Polymer for boilers, RoClean for reverse osmosis, and Vitec antiscalants.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hydrite Chemical Co. US-based specialty chemicals manufacturer and distributor providing cleaning compounds, water-treatment chemicals, and process chemistry to industrial customers. Highly comparable in product mix and customer type to TQI's specialty chemicals business.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese global leader in industrial water treatment and TQI's strategic alliance partner since 2022. Kurita supplies the proprietary Cetamine, DReeM Polymer, RoClean, and Vitec technologies TQI distributes in Colombia — a direct technology and product-line peer.
• Kemira: Finnish specialty chemicals company focused on water-intensive industries (pulp & paper, water treatment, oil & gas). Directly comparable to TQI in coagulants, flocculants, and process chemistry, with similar customer segment overlap in pulp/paper and hydrocarbons.
• Buckman: Specialty chemicals company serving water-intensive industries including pulp & paper and industrial water treatment. Buckman's product portfolio (biocides, scale inhibitors, deposit control) directly overlaps with TQI's BOC and Kurita-sourced offerings.
• SNF Floerger: World's largest producer of polyacrylamide-based flocculants and coagulants used in water treatment, mining, and paper. SNF directly competes with TQI's TRAFLOC polymer line in municipal and industrial water clarification applications.
• Solenis: Specialty chemicals provider focused on water-intensive industries including pulp & paper — a core TQI vertical. Both companies sell biocides, scale inhibitors, flocculants, and process additives to industrial customers; Solenis has broader global reach but the same product/customer overlap as TQI.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water-treatment solutions and services provider operating across municipal and industrial segments. Overlaps with TQI's wastewater treatment, process water, and consulting offerings, though Veolia's scale and EPC/services breadth far exceed TQI's chemical focus.
• Nalco Water (an Ecolab company): Global market leader in industrial water treatment and process chemicals serving manufacturing, food & beverage, and energy customers. Comparable to TQI as both sell water-treatment chemistry (coagulants, biocides, antiscalants) into industrial accounts, though Nalco operates globally with vastly greater scale.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Global provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions including specialty chemicals, equipment, and digital services. Directly comparable to TQI across industrial water, municipal, and process chemistry segments, though with substantially greater geographic and capital scale.
• BASF Water Solutions: Division of global chemical major BASF providing water-treatment chemistry including coagulants, flocculants, and biocides. Comparable as a broad supplier of industrial water chemistry; significantly larger scale and R&D resources than TQI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tqi.co
• Instagraminstagram.com/tqi.co
• Xx.com/tqisas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tqi-s-a-s

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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