Colormax

What Colormax does

Colormax is an India-based industrial dyestuff manufacturer and B2B supplier founded in 1998 and headquartered at 120 Sampath Nagar, Erode, Tamil Nadu. The company designs, produces, and supplies specialty acid dyes, metal complex dyes, and solvent dyes through two manufacturing sites equipped with proprietary processes and in-house waste treatment facilities. Supporting technical operations is a quality control and applications laboratory in Ahmedabad outfitted with a spectrophotometer, infrared dyeing machine, and leather dyeing drums to enforce batch-to-batch consistency. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified.

The product portfolio comprises more than 300 SKUs organized into 12+ branded ranges (COMALAN, SYNCOLAN, COMASYN for textiles; COMAPEL and COMAFIN for leather; MAXSCRIPT for writing and inks; DURATINT for cleaning agents; COMASPERSE for wood; MAXALON for paper; MAXFLOW for leak detection and water tracing; COMAXAL for aluminum anodizing; and COMASOL for plastics, waxes and oils). Notable technical features include purified salt-free and low-salt crude versions, specialty free acids and salts of selected dyes, and consistent QC testing on relevant substrates.

Commercially, Colormax operates a sales-led B2B model, supplying acid dyes, metal complex dyes, and solvent dyes directly to transnational and multinational industrial customers on a quote-based pricing basis. The company serves more than 250 active customers across 27 markets worldwide, with textile and leather end-markets positioned as primary segments and inks, cleaning agents, wood, paper, leak detection, aluminum, and miscellaneous applications as secondary segments. The primary marketing channel is the corporate website (colormax.co.in); the company is privately held with no disclosed institutional ownership, no funding rounds, and a small team of approximately 20 employees.

Name

Colormax

Legal name

Colormax

Website

https://colormax.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colormax is an India-based B2B manufacturer and exporter of acid dyes, metal complex dyes, and solvent dyestuffs, founded in 1998 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. It operates two manufacturing sites and a QC lab, supplying 300+ products to 250+ industrial customers across 27 markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dyestuffs and Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (32513), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pigments & Dyes (IMAEAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Color Blends & Formulation Systems (Standardized Blends, Shade Matching) (AFAJAEAF), Dyeing, Printing & Finishing (Chemical & Mechanical) (CRAAAMAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial dyestuffs
• Acid dyes manufacturing
• Metal complex dyes
• Solvent dyes supplier
• Specialty dye chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Erode

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dyestuff Manufacturing and Sales: Colormax generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of dyestuffs including acid dyes, metal complex dyes, and solvent dyes. Products are sold as consistent, high-quality dyestuff across multiple industry verticals with unitary production under proven manufacturing processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Colormax manufactures and supplies industrial dyestuffs including acid dyes (acid leveling, acid milling, 1:1 and 1:2 metal complex, TPM, and Xanthene-based), solvent dyes (azo), metal complex dyes, specialty free acids and salts, and fluorescent acid dyes. The company operates two manufacturing sites with proprietary processes, an in-house QC and applications lab in Ahmedabad, and in-house waste treatment facilities. It sells its 300+ product portfolio under branded ranges to textile, leather, ink, wood, paper, aluminum, cleaning agent, leak detection, and other industrial customers across 27 markets worldwide.

Product overview

Colormax is a manufacturer and supplier of industrial dyestuff with a portfolio of branded product lines spanning multiple industries. The core offerings include acid dyes (COMALAN, SYNCOLAN, COMASYN, COMAPEL, MAXSCRIPT, DURATINT, MAXALON, MAXFLOW) for textiles, leather, inks, cleaning agents, paper, and leak detection; solvent dyes (COMASOL, COMAXAL) for plastics, waxes, aluminum anodizing; and metal complex dyes (COMAFIN, COMASPERSE) for leather finishing and wood protection. Products are produced in purified salt free and low salt crude versions, with specialty free acids and salts of selected acid dyes as additional offerings. The company serves 27 markets worldwide with over 300 products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COMASOL: Range of azo solvent dyes for plastics, waxes & oils, polishes and smoke.
• MAXFLOW
• COMAXAL
• MAXALON
• COMASPERSE
• DURATINT
• MAXSCRIPT
• COMAPEL
• COMAFIN
• COMALAN
• SYNCOLAN
• COMASYN
• COMASOL

Products and services

• COMALAN Range of acid and metal complex dyes with excellent affinity for protein fibers, used in textile applications.
• SYNCOLAN Range of acid and metal complex dyes for polyamide (PA) and wool (WO) fibers used in textile applications.
• COMASYN Dyestuff recommended for polyamide (PA) and PA blends, used in textile applications.
• COMAPEL Range of unitary anionic acid and metal complex dyes for leather wet phase dyeing.
• COMAFIN Range of metal complex dyes for leather finishing applications.
• MAXSCRIPT Water soluble powder acid dyes with controlled inorganic salt content for writing, paper ruling and other ink markets.
• DURATINT High color yield powder acid dyes designed for various pH formulations in cleaning agents and detergents.
• COMASPERSE Low salt and salt free metal complex powder dyestuff for wood stains and wood protection.
• MAXALON Acid dyes for tissue, crepe paper and calender staining applications.
• MAXFLOW Fluorescent acid dyes for leak detection and water tracing applications.
• COMAXAL Metal complex and metal free dyes for coloring anodized aluminum.
• COMASOL Azo solvent dyes for plastics, waxes, oils, polishes and smoke applications.
• Acid Dyes Core product category including acid leveling type, acid milling type, 1:1 and 1:2 metal complex, TPM acid dyes, and Xanthene based acid dyes for various industrial applications.
• Solvent Dyes Azo solvent dyes for industrial applications including plastics, waxes, oils, polishes and smoke.
• Specialty Free Acids & Salts Specialty free acids and salts of selected acid dyes, produced in purified salt free and low salt crude versions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 27 markets worldwide with 250+ active customers

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Atul Ltd: Diversified Indian chemical manufacturer with a sizable dyes intermediates and specialty chemicals business. Comparable in dyes manufacturing and export orientation, though it operates much more broadly across multiple chemical categories.
• Huntsman International (Textile Effects): Global chemical major with a Textile Effects division supplying dyes and chemicals to textile and leather industries. Comparable in dyes supply, though operating at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Archroma: Global specialty chemicals company providing dyes and finishing chemicals for textiles, paper, and coatings. Comparable in serving global textile/leather dye customers, though with a much larger portfolio and global manufacturing footprint.

Direct peers

• Colourtex Industries: Indian manufacturer of reactive, acid, direct, and disperse dyes for textiles. Comparable Indian dyestuff peer with multi-vertical product range and export orientation.
• Jaysynth Dyestuff (India): Indian manufacturer of acid dyes, direct dyes, and reactive dyes for textiles, leather, and paper applications. Closely matches Colormax's product focus and B2B export-driven GTM.
• Bodal Chemicals: India-based manufacturer of dyestuffs, dye intermediates, and basic chemicals. Directly comparable as an Indian acid/reactive dyes producer serving global textile and leather customers across multiple export markets.
• Everlight Chemical Industrial: Taiwan-based specialty chemical manufacturer producing acid dyes, metal complex dyes, and solvent dyes. Closely matches Colormax's acid/metal-complex/solvent dye portfolio with a focus on dyes for textiles, leather, and plastics.
• Kiri Industries: Indian manufacturer and exporter of reactive dyes, acid dyes, and direct dyes serving textiles, leather, and paper. Closely comparable product portfolio, geography, and B2B export-oriented customer base.
• Meghmani Organics: Indian producer of dyes, dye intermediates, and pigments with global export reach. Comparable as a multi-vertical Indian dyestuff manufacturer serving textile, leather, and paper customers.

Emerging players

• Amish Drugs and Chemicals: Smaller Indian dyestuff and dye intermediate manufacturer with a product range spanning acid dyes and specialty intermediates. Comparable as a niche Indian producer; smaller scale than Colormax with overlap in acid dye categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colormax1998

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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