Triboron International

What Triboron International does

Tribox Group AB is a Swedish privately-held environmental technology holding company that develops and markets products designed to reduce friction in mechanical systems, lower fuel consumption, and cut emissions. The group operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries—Elite Oil AB and Tekat Ltd—and one associated company, Incendio AB, which extends the portfolio into fire safety products. The product line is built on proprietary chemical formulations whose claimed benefits include immediate and cost-effective environmental improvements, with development grounded in extensive research, laboratory testing, and field testing.

The company positions its offerings for environmental sustainability-focused organizations, including any customer seeking to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The business model specifics are not publicly disclosed: there is no pricing information, no distribution channel detail, no named customers, no headcount figure, and no revenue disclosure in the source material. Tribox maintains a formal investor relations function on its website, including a Certified Adviser listing, prospectus archive, press releases, and a financial calendar, with a 2026 Annual General Meeting communicated, suggesting a posture consistent with eventual public-market listing readiness despite its current private limited company status.

Operationally, the company is small and primarily Sweden-based, with website content published in Swedish and contact details in Stockholm. Without disclosed headcount, customer wins, or commercial traction metrics, the entity's scale and revenue mechanics remain opaque beyond its group structure and high-level environmental technology positioning. The breadth of the product portfolio (lubricants/additives plus fire safety) and the IR infrastructure are the most concrete observable assets.

Name

Triboron International

Legal name

Tribox Group AB

Website

https://triboron.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tribox Group AB is a Swedish environmental technology holding company developing proprietary friction-reduction and emission-reduction products through subsidiaries Elite Oil AB, Tekat Ltd, and associate Incendio AB, serving sustainability-focused organizations. Pricing, customers, and revenue are not publicly disclosed.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kista

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Tribox Group AB is a Swedish environmental technology conglomerate that develops and markets proprietary products via its wholly-owned subsidiaries Elite Oil AB and Tekat Ltd, as well as its associate company Incendio AB. The products deliver immediate and cost-effective positive environmental effects by reducing friction, lowering fuel consumption, and cutting emissions in mechanical systems. Product families are backed by extensive research, laboratory testing, and field testing.

Product overview

Tribox Group is a Swedish environmental technology company that develops and markets a portfolio of products through its subsidiaries (Elite Oil AB and Tekat Ltd) and associate company (Incendio AB). The company offers products that deliver immediate and cost-effective positive environmental effects, including reduced fuel consumption and emissions. The group's technologies and product families are the result of extensive research, laboratory testing, and field testing. The products are designed to reduce friction, increase efficiency, and save money across various applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental technology product portfolio

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elite Oil ABcoreOthersTribox Group AB operates as a Swedish environmental technology conglomerate. The group develops and markets products through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Elite Oil AB and Tekat Ltd, as well as associated company Incendio AB.
• Tekat LtdcoreOthersTribox Group AB operates as a Swedish environmental technology conglomerate. The group develops and markets products through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Elite Oil AB and Tekat Ltd, as well as associated company Incendio AB.
• Incendio ABminorOthersTribox Group AB operates as a Swedish environmental technology conglomerate. The group develops and markets products through its associated company Incendio AB, which focuses on fire safety products.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Lanxess: German specialty chemicals group with lubricant additives, industrial preservatives, and performance chemistry divisions — a broad incumbent whose additive business overlaps with Tribox's specialty friction-reduction chemistry.
• Castrol (BP): BP-owned global lubricants brand with a portfolio of fuel-economy industrial and marine oils — a broad incumbent competing directly in the same fuel-savings and friction-reduction positioning as Tribox.
• Shell Lubricants: One of the world's largest lubricants marketers, offering fuel-economy oriented industrial and transport lubricant brands — a broad incumbent whose established distribution and brand compete against Tribox's claimed efficiency benefits.
• BASF: Largest diversified chemical company globally with significant fuel and lubricant additive, performance chemical, and industrial solutions divisions — a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlaps with Tribox's specialty formulations.

Direct peers

• Croda International: UK-listed specialty chemicals company serving automotive, industrial, and energy end-markets with performance additives and lubricant ingredients — a comparable specialty chemicals platform with similar end-use orientation.
• Fuchs Petrolub: Germany-based specialty lubricants manufacturer offering industrial and automotive lubricant families that target friction reduction and efficiency — the closest mid-cap direct peer to Tribox's Elite Oil and Tekat product families.
• Quaker Houghton: Global specialty chemicals and industrial fluids company focused on metalworking, cleaning, and lubrication chemistries that improve efficiency and reduce wear — directly comparable to Tribox's friction-reduction and efficiency-focused chemical formulations.
• Lubrizol: Specialty chemical additive business within Berkshire Hathaway that supplies lubricant and fuel additives to improve efficiency and reduce wear — a comparable chemistry platform targeting similar end-markets.
• Afton Chemical: Specialty petroleum additive company focused on fuel and lubricant additives that improve efficiency, reduce friction, and lower emissions — directly comparable to Tribox's positioning around fuel-consumption and emission reduction chemistry.
• Infineum: Specialty fuel and lubricant additive company developing chemistry that reduces friction and improves fuel economy, overlapping with Tribox's stated value proposition for transportation and industrial applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/triboron-international-ab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

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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