C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V.

What C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V. does

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V., founded in 1999 and headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is the Benelux operating subsidiary of the German family-owned specialty chemicals and industrial minerals distributor C.H. Erbslöh GmbH & Co. KG (founded 1876 in Düsseldorf). The company operates as a technical distributor, acting as the link between raw material producers and processing industries, supplying specialty chemicals, industrial minerals, and formulation expertise to six Strategic Business Units: Coatings & Adhesives, Rubber & Plastics, Lubricant Additives, Water Treatment & Electronics, Life Sciences, and Food & Nutrition. Core distribution operations are supported by an in-house analytical laboratory, Responsible Care-certified warehousing with hazardous-goods chambers, and application technology consulting that embeds the company into customers' product development cycles.

The business model is B2B technical distribution with quote-based pricing and transaction-fee economics across multiple industrial verticals. Revenue is generated through marketing roughly 10 international supplier portfolios (including Rio Tinto Alcan, BASF Beauty Care Solutions, Rhodia, and SEPPIC) and proprietary product brands such as CHE®-COAT and CHE® Greencorr. The company is a founding member of the LEL Alliance, a pan-European distribution network of independent national distributors covering 28 countries via 18 local offices and 120+ technical sales professionals, with combined LEL Alliance sales of €310 million (2013). Additional reach into Asia-Pacific and the Middle East is achieved through international distributor relationships. The company is family-run, privately held, and certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008, with no external funding disclosed.

Name

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V.

Legal name

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V.

Website

https://dev.cherbsloeh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V. is a Dutch specialty chemicals and industrial minerals distributor serving coatings, plastics, lubricant, electronics, life sciences, and food industries across Benelux and Europe via the LEL Alliance network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemicals Distribution: C.H. Erbslöh operates as a technical distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial minerals, acting as a link between raw material producers and industry. The company supplies creative ideas, technical knowledge, service, raw materials and auxiliary materials to various industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V. is a technical distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial minerals, acting as a link between raw material producers and processing industries. The company supplies creative ideas, technical consulting, application technology support, raw materials and auxiliary materials to multiple industrial sectors including coatings, rubber and plastics, lubricants, water treatment, life sciences, and food and nutrition.

Product overview

C.H. Erbslöh Benelux B.V. is a specialty chemicals and industrial minerals distributor operating as part of the C.H. Erbslöh group. The company offers a portfolio organized into six Strategic Business Units (SBUs): Coatings Adhesives (for paint, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, sealants, construction, and ceramics), Rubber Plastics (for polymer modification across rubber and plastics processing), Lubricant Additives (for greases, industrial oils, automotive oils, metal working fluids), Watertreatment Electronics (for wastewater treatment and printed circuit manufacturing), Life Sciences (for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agrochemicals, home care, nutraceuticals), and Food & Nutrition (for food and beverage processing). Products are distributed under brand names including CHE®-COAT for coatings additives and CHE® Greencorr for bio-based corrosion inhibitors. The company also distributes products from international suppliers including Rio Tinto Alcan (aluminium hydroxide/ATH), BASF Beauty Care Solutions, Rhodia, Seppic, and many others through its European network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coatings Adhesives
• Rubber Plastics
• Lubricant Additives
• Watertreatment Electronics
• Life Sciences
• Food
• CHE®-COAT
• CHE® Greencorr
• Analytical Laboratory Services

Quantifiable outcome

• LEL Alliance covers 28 countries with €310 million in sales
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SEPPIC S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2012SEPPIC appointed C.H. Erbslöh as distributor for its non-ionic surfactants and thickeners used in home care and industrial applications. Sales territory covers Germany and Austria.
• Rio Tinto AlcancoreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2011C.H. Erbslöh became the new distributor for Aluminium Hydroxide (ATH/Aluminium Tri-Hydrate) of Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal. This expanded the portfolio of high quality speciality chemicals.
• LEL Alliance (with Lake Ltd., URAI S.p.A.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 1999LEL, The Distributor Group for Speciality Chemicals and Minerals in Europe, offers manufacturers a technical sales and distribution service across European countries. C.H. Erbslöh is a founding member. The alliance covers 28 countries with €310 million in sales by 120 technical professionals through 18 local offices.
• Innotaste GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of C.H. Erbslöh focused on food market penetration. The new name keeps the 'chemical touch' away and indicates the first significant product range distributed: food aromas and flavours. Founded January 2005.
• Rijnders Chemical ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighly specialised company for rubber masterbatches acquired as partnership holding in 1996. Located in Barneveld, Netherlands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helm AG: Hamburg-based family-run chemical distribution and trading company with worldwide operations. Comparable to C.H. Erbslöh as a long-established German specialty distributor, though larger in commodity chemicals and fertilizer trading.
• Barentz: Hoofddorp-headquartered distributor of specialty ingredients for human and animal nutrition, personal care, and industrial markets. Comparable in pan-European specialty distribution and in serving life sciences, food, and coatings customers, though larger and broader in scope.
• Univar Solutions: North America-headquartered global chemical distributor with European operations spanning specialty and industrial chemicals. Comparable in broad-line distribution model across coatings, plastics, lubricants, and life sciences, though materially larger and publicly listed.

Direct peers

• Brenntag: World's largest chemical distributor, publicly listed, offering a similar specialty-chemicals and industrial-minerals product range across Europe and globally. Overlaps directly with C.H. Erbslöh across coatings, plastics, lubricants, and life sciences segments.
• IMCD Group: Rotterdam-headquartered specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with strong European footprint. Comparable to C.H. Erbslöh in technical-sales distribution model and in targeting coatings, plastics, lubricants, and life sciences customers.
• TER Chemicals: Hamburg-based specialty chemicals distributor focused on CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers), plastics, and personal care in Europe. Directly comparable to C.H. Erbslöh in product mix and customer segments, at a similar mid-size scale.
• Overlack GmbH: German family-run specialty chemicals distributor serving coatings, plastics, rubber, and adhesives customers across Europe. Comparable to C.H. Erbslöh in size, ownership structure, and focus on European industrial processors.
• Biesterfeld: Hamburg-headquartered specialty chemicals distributor operating across Europe in plastics, rubber, coatings, and personal care. Comparable to C.H. Erbslöh in German/European roots and in serving industrial processors with technical application support.
• Azelis: Belgian-headquartered specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with pan-European and global presence. Closely comparable in product categories (coatings, plastics, personal care, food) and in serving industrial B2B customers via technical sales.

Regional players

• Häffner & Co: German specialty chemicals distributor with a portfolio overlapping C.H. Erbslöh's in solvents, plasticizers, and life sciences ingredients. Comparable in DACH-region technical distribution, though more concentrated in German-speaking markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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