CRISA Centro de Recubrimientos Industriales S.A.P.I. de C.V.

What CRISA Centro de Recubrimientos Industriales S.A.P.I. de C.V. does

CRISA Centro de Recubrimientos Industriales S.A.P.I. de C.V. is a privately held Mexican industrial service company founded in 2015 and headquartered at Priv Adolfo López Mateos 117, Colonial Lagrange, in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León. The company provides chemical immersion surface treatment of metal parts for industrial clients operating across eight vertical segments: automotive, metalworking (metalmecánica), industrial manufacturing, machinery and equipment, electrical, infrastructure and metal construction, industrial maintenance, and industrial tools. Operations are conducted from a single facility supported by 8 employees, with no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, and no public listing.

CRISA's core technology is a multi-stage chemical bath process that typically runs 5 to 9 stages per treatment, encompassing cleaning, activation, surface treatment, and final stabilization. The company offers four primary processes: Black Oxide (anti-corrosion blackening of metal parts), Manganese Phosphating (wear resistance and lubricity), Zinc Phosphating (corrosion protection and preparation for subsequent coatings), and Zirconium Nanoceramic (an advanced nano-ceramic zirconium-based coating). The chemical immersion method enables complete surface coverage, including internal cavities and hard-to-reach zones that spray- or brush-applied methods cannot reliably reach. The company also distributes International-brand industrial coatings as a complementary offering, providing an integrated surface preparation and protection package.

The business operates on a custom quote-based pricing model billed per piece or per tonnage, with sales executed through direct enterprise field contact supported by an organic social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. The company holds a registered CRISA® trademark. There is no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no parent entity; CRISA remains an independent private company organized under a S.A.P.I. de C.V. corporate structure. Cumulative operational metrics reported by the company since 2015 exceed 1.5 million tons processed and 1.3 million pieces treated.

Name

CRISA Centro de Recubrimientos Industriales S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Legal name

CRISA Centro de Recubrimientos Industriales S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Website

https://crisa.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CRISA is a Mexican privately held industrial service company founded in 2015, specializing in chemical immersion metal surface treatment (Black Oxide, Manganese Phosphating, Zinc Phosphating, Zirconium Nanoceramic) for automotive, metalworking, and industrial manufacturing clients from its Nuevo León facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Nicolás de los Garza

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Metal Surface Treatment Services: Chemical immersion treatment services for metal parts providing anti-corrosion protection, wear resistance, friction control, and surface preparation. Services are provided to industrial manufacturers on a per-piece or per-tonnage basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRISA provides chemical immersion surface treatment services for metal components, applying controlled multi-stage coating processes such as Black Oxide, Manganese Phosphating, Zinc Phosphating, and Zirconium Nanoceramic. The offering is aimed at industrial manufacturers that require corrosion resistance, lubrication, paint adhesion, or wear protection on ferrous and non-ferrous parts. Service is delivered through in-house immersion lines with controlled-temperature accelerated drying to ensure uniform coverage, including on internal surfaces of complex parts.

Product overview

CRISA is a specialized provider of chemical immersion surface treatment processes for metal parts. The company operates as a single-service business offering four distinct treatment processes: Black Oxide (ennegrecimiento), Manganese Phosphating, Zinc Phosphating, and Zirconium Nanoceramic coatings. These processes are designed to improve corrosion protection, wear resistance, friction control, and surface preparation for industrial metal components across automotive, metalworking, manufacturing, and machinery sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Black Oxide Coating

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1.5 million tons of metal processed
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bodycote: Global provider of heat treatment and metal surface treatment services for industrial customers, including diffusion coatings and specialized finishes. Directly comparable to CRISA as a job-shop metal surface treatment service provider, though operating at far greater geographic and customer scale.
• Aalberts Surface Treatment: European-headquartered operator of metal surface treatment facilities serving automotive, industrial, and engineering customers. Comparable to CRISA as a multi-process metal finishing service provider using immersion and related coating technologies.
• Paulo Products Company: U.S. metal heat treating and surface finishing job shop serving automotive, industrial, and aerospace customers with processes including black oxide and phosphate coatings. Closely mirrors CRISA's service mix and job-shop delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Atotech (Element Solutions): Global supplier of specialty chemistry and equipment for surface finishing, including zinc and manganese phosphating processes used by CRISA. Comparable as the upstream chemistry supplier whose technology CRISA applies at its immersion lines.
• Chemetall (BASF): Global surface treatment chemistry brand under BASF offering pre-treatment products for phosphating, nanoceramics, and blackening used across automotive and industrial applications. Directly comparable to the chemistry CRISA applies in its processes.
• Henkel: Global industrial adhesives and surface treatment business providing zinc phosphate, black oxide, and nanoceramic pre-treatment chemistry worldwide. Comparable as the chemistry and technology supplier whose processes CRISA executes at its Nuevo León facility.
• PPG Industries: Global coatings major serving automotive, industrial, and infrastructure end markets. Comparable to CRISA through its PPG Comex Mexico operation and overlapping pre-treatment / industrial coatings portfolio.
• AkzoNobel: Global paints and coatings company whose International brand of protective and marine coatings is distributed by CRISA in Mexico. Highly relevant overlap on both industrial coatings distribution and pre-treatment chemistry used in metal finishing.
• Axalta Coating Systems: Global coatings supplier focused on transportation and industrial applications, including pre-treatment and primer chemistries used in metal surface treatment. Comparable to CRISA on the broader industrial coatings ecosystem serving automotive Mexico.

Regional players

• PPG Comex: Mexico-focused architectural and industrial coatings distributor owned by PPG. Comparable to CRISA as a Mexican-market industrial coatings distributor serving manufacturing and infrastructure customers in overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CentroRecubrimientosIndustriales
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crisacentroderecubrimientosindustriales/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/crisarecubrimientosindustrial

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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