Abiclor | Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Álcalis, Cloro e Derivados

What Abiclor | Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Álcalis, Cloro e Derivados does

Abiclor (Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Álcalis, Cloro e Derivados) is a private non-profit industry association founded and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, representing Brazil's chlor-alkali sector. The association represents 49 member companies, including 7 productive sector members (Braskem, Chemtrade, Chlorum Solutions, Dow Brasil, Katrium, Unipar) that collectively account for 98% of Brazilian chlor-alkali production and 60% of Latin American production. The chlor-alkali industry contributes approximately 1% to Brazil's national GDP, and Abiclor's members serve downstream industries including pulp and paper, aluminum, chemicals, petrochemicals, soaps and detergents, textiles, food and beverages, packaging, and water treatment.

Abiclor's core offerings are non-software products: industry representation before government bodies, statistical reports, the 2035 Strategic Roadmap ('Rota Estratégica da Indústria de Cloro-Álcalis'), compliance and ethics manuals, the 'Dr. Cloroville' educational comic, public awareness campaigns ('Saneamento Já', 'Piscina Limpa!', 'Cloro no Aedes'), and a restricted member portal ('Área do Associado'). The association also runs the annual José Tardivo Prize for transportation safety and the Clorosur Technical Seminar in partnership with the Latin American chlor-alkali association. Its technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website, social media channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook), YouTube webinars, and the member portal — no proprietary production technology is developed or operated.

The association operates on a subscription/membership dues model funded by its 49 associated companies. It maintains a small core staff of 8 employees, including an Interim Executive President (Nelson Felipe Junior, 32-year institutional veteran) and a Marketing & Administrative officer (Lucimara Dias Murakami), led by an elected Board of Directors. Its go-to-market is sales-led, focused on outreach and industry event participation to recruit and retain members. Pricing of membership dues is not publicly disclosed. The association is also connected to broader industry networks including Clorosur (Latin American), the World Chlorine Council, BNDES (development bank), Embrapii (industrial research), CCR AutoBAn (highway transport safety), ABTLP (dangerous goods logistics), and CETESB (São Paulo environmental agency).

Name

Abiclor | Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Álcalis, Cloro e Derivados

Legal name

Associação Brasileira da Indústria de Álcalis, Cloro e Derivados

Website

https://abiclor.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Abiclor is a Brazilian non-profit trade association representing 49 chlor-alkali industry member companies, including 7 major producers accounting for 98% of national and 60% of Latin American production, providing regulatory representation, statistical reporting, safety training, and public health campaigns for the chlorine-soda sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEAAAC

Chlor-Alkali & Derivatives

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Basic & Commodity Chemicals

Keywords

• Chlor-alkali industry association
• Chemical industry advocacy
• Industrial safety training
• Sustainability compliance programs
• Membership trade association

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Abiclor operates as a trade association funded primarily through membership dues from its associated companies. Companies join Abiclor to gain representation, access to exclusive industry data, training, and participation in safety and sustainability programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Abiclor is a non-profit trade association representing Brazil's chlor-alkali producers (chlorine, caustic soda, and derivatives). It delivers industry advocacy before government bodies, regulatory representation, statistical reporting, safety and emergency-response training, sustainability programming, public health awareness campaigns, and an exclusive member portal. The association represents 49 member companies, including 7 productive-sector producers that account for 98% of Brazilian chlor-alkali production and 60% of Latin American output.

Product overview

Abiclor is a trade association representing the Brazilian chlor-alkali industry, offering a portfolio of public awareness campaigns, educational materials, publications, and member services rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings include the strategic roadmap book 'Rota Estratégica da Indústria de Cloro-Álcalis' (covering industry development to 2035), the educational comic 'HQ Dr. Cloroville & Álcalis em: Claro que tem Cloro', annual statistical reports, and public health campaigns such as 'Piscina Limpa!', 'Saneamento Já', and 'Cloro no Aedes'. The association also provides compliance materials including the Manual de Compliance and Código de Ética, and operates a restricted 'Área do Associado' member portal offering exclusive industry data and resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Livro 'Rota Estratégica da Indústria de Cloro-Álcalis' (Strategic Roadmap Book)

Quantifiable outcome

• Abiclor members' safety incident rate has dropped ~80% since 2006 due to simulated exercises and workshops
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Clorosur (Associação Latino-Americana da Indústria de Cloro-Álcalis e Derivados)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Abiclor is the commanding voice within Clorosur. Abiclor's Executive President Milton Rego also serves as Executive President of Clorosur. Abiclor supports the annual Clorosur Technical Seminar and Safety & Sustainability Workshop, and collaborates on regional industry development, safety standards, and public health initiatives across Latin America. The 13th edition was held in Lima, Peru in October 2024.
• Embrapii (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2023Embrapii is Brazil's industrial research and innovation association. Abiclor partnered with Embrapii to host the EMBRAPII DAY ABICLOR event, promoting interaction between chlor-alkali companies and research institutions to drive innovation in the sector.
• CCR AutoBAncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR AutoBAn is a highway concessionaire and key partner for safe chlorine transport on Brazilian roads. Abiclor and Clorosur organize simulated accident exercises with CCR support on the Rodovia dos Bandeirantes (km 48) to train emergency response teams for chemical leaks. The partnership is integral to Abiclor's transport safety program.
• ABTLP (Associação Brasileira de Transporte e Logística de Produtos Perigosos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTLP is the Brazilian association for dangerous goods transport and logistics. Collaborates with Abiclor on transport safety, simulated exercises, and training for emergency response involving chlorine and other hazardous chemicals.
• World Chlorine Council (WCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World Chlorine Council is a global industry body for chlorine and chlor-alkali products. Abiclor participates in WCC initiatives and collaborated on the WCC Clorosur Water Forum, focused on water and sanitation challenges in Latin America.
• CETESB (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCETESB is São Paulo's environmental agency. Abiclor worked with CETESB and member companies on a sustainability protocol to advance UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commitments across the chlor-alkali sector. 13 Abiclor members signed the Protocol of Intentions with CETESB.
• Chlorine InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbiclor references the Chlorine Institute's 'Responsible Operation' (Atuação Responsável) guidelines and publishes related materials for member companies on safety and best practices.
• Museu CataventominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMuseu Catavento is a science education museum in São Paulo. Abiclor member Unipar is the newest sponsor of the museum's renovated Chemistry Laboratory, supporting scientific education for children and youth and promoting public understanding of chemistry.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council): European-wide chemical industry council. Comparable as a regional chemical trade association with policy advocacy and sustainability programs, though operating at much larger scale and across the full chemical value chain.
• World Chlorine Council: Global umbrella body for chlorine industry associations including Abiclor. Comparable as a trade association, but operating at a global level rather than a national one.
• American Chemistry Council: US chemical industry trade association. Comparable as a major national chemical industry association with advocacy, statistics, and sustainability programs, but much broader in scope than Abiclor's chlor-alkali focus.
• ABIQUIM (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química): Brazilian chemical industry trade association covering the broader chemicals sector. Comparable as a Brazilian industry association with similar membership/advocacy model, but with a much wider scope than Abiclor's chlor-alkali focus.

Regional players

• Japan Soda Industry Association: Japanese soda/chlor-alkali industry association. Comparable as a chlor-alkali-specific national trade body, but operating exclusively in Japan.
• ANIQ (Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química): Mexican chemical industry association. Comparable as a Latin American national chemical trade body, but operating in Mexico rather than Brazil and covering the full chemical industry rather than chlor-alkali specifically.
• Alkali Manufacturers Association of India: Indian chlor-alkali industry body. Comparable as a national chlor-alkali trade association, but operating in India rather than Brazil.

Direct peers

• The Chlorine Institute: US-based technical and safety organization for the chlor-alkali industry. Abiclor explicitly references the Chlorine Institute's 'Responsible Operation' (Atuação Responsável) program, making it a close functional peer in safety standards and best-practice dissemination.
• Euro Chlor: European chlor-alkali industry association representing the EU's chlorine and caustic soda producers. Direct functional peer to Abiclor, operating as the regional trade body for chlor-alkali producers in Europe with comparable advocacy, sustainability, and safety programs.
• Clorosur (Asociación Latinoamericana de la Industria de Cloro-Álcalis y Derivados): Latin American chlor-alkali association whose Executive President is shared with Abiclor. Direct regional peer; the relationship is more parent-subsidiary than arms-length, but structurally Clorosur performs the same trade-association function across Latin America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abiclor
• YouTubeinstagram.com/clorosur.oficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/abiclor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abiclor

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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Investors

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