Quimerco Colombia

What Quimerco Colombia does

Quimerco S.A.S. is a Colombia-domiciled B2B specialty ingredients and additives distributor founded in 1970, operating under the Quimerco brand across four Latin American countries: Colombia (headquarters in Cota, Cundinamarca), Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The company distributes a portfolio of functional raw materials organized into four verticals: Food Ingredients (hydrocolloids such as carrageenan, xanthan gum, pectin, locust bean gum, plus proteins, starches, fibers, and sweeteners); Personal and Home Care Ingredients (film formers, rheology modifiers, emulsifiers, emollients, actives, and polymers from suppliers including Ashland and Bicosome); Animal Nutrition Products (amino acids, probiotics, acidifiers, bypass fats, and biostimulants from Adisseo, APC, Volac, Lallemand, and AGT Foods); and Industrial and Plastics Products (polyethylene waxes, rosin esters, plastic additives, cellulosics, and resins from Synthomer and Yondell Basell).

The company's underlying technology and value-add centers on its Industrial and Food Application Laboratories (located in Bogotá, Quito, and Lima), which provide formulation support, application testing, and technical assistance to manufacturer customers rather than direct R&D or proprietary product development. Quimerco is ISO 9001 certified and operates physical warehouses in Bogotá, Cartagena, Guayaquil, Paita, Santiago, and Osorno to support regional supply continuity.

Quimerco's business model is a transaction-fee distribution markup on third-party-manufactured specialty raw materials, sold via direct enterprise field sales in each country. GTM is B2B-only, targeting enterprise manufacturers in food, personal care, household care, animal nutrition, industrial products, and plastics. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company monetizes through gross margin on distributed product plus implicit value capture from technical support, multi-country logistics, and consolidated cross-principal sourcing — a structure typical of mid-sized regional specialty ingredient distributors in Latin America.

Name

Quimerco Colombia

Legal name

Quimerco S.A.S.

Website

https://quimerco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quimerco is a Colombia-based B2B specialty ingredients and additives distributor founded in 1970, serving food, personal care, animal nutrition, and industrial manufacturers across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile with application laboratory support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Distribution of specialty raw materials: Revenue generated through the distribution and markup of specialized ingredients, additives, and specialty products to food, personal care, household care, animal nutrition, industrial products, and plastics manufacturers across Latin America.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Quimerco distributes specialty raw materials, ingredients, and additives for food, personal and home care, animal nutrition, industrial products, and plastics manufacturers across Latin America. The company sources from global principals and resells to enterprise manufacturers, complemented by in-house Industrial and Food Application Laboratories that provide formulation, application, and technical support to customers.

Product overview

Quimerco is a Latin American specialty ingredients and additives distribution company operating as a single integrated business with a portfolio of distributed specialty raw materials. The company offers four core product lines: Food Ingredients (including hydrocolloids like carrageenan, locust bean gum, gellan gum, pectin, xanthan gum, plus proteins, fibers, starches, and sweeteners), Personal and Home Care Ingredients (including rheology modifiers, film formers, actives, and emulsifiers), Agriculture and Animal Nutrition Products (including feed additives, amino acids, probiotics, and crop protection), and Industrial Products for plastics and manufacturing. The company also provides Industrial and Food Application Laboratories as support services for customer technical assistance. Operations span Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Ingredients Distribution

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CPKelco (Tate & Lyle)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes CPKelco ingredient products including carrageenan, locust bean gum, gellan gum, and xanthan gum for food applications such as beverages, meats, confectionery, dairy, ice cream, cheese, jams, bakery, pastry, snacks, sauces, dressings, and soups.
• SynthomercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Synthomer industrial products including rosin esters, adhesives, paint additives, and plastic additives (antiblocking, antistatic, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, pigments, purging compounds) for plastics, adhesives, paints, construction, and industrial applications.
• PalsgaardcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Palsgaard food ingredient products including powdered and gel whipping agents, volume agents, softening agents, crystallization promoters, polyglycerol esters, ammonium phosphatides, and integrated dairy blends for bakery, pastry, ice cream, and vegetable cream applications.
• Sensus (Beneo)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Sensus inulin and oligofructosa ingredients for food applications including bakery, pastry, snacks, and functional food products.
• ProzyncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Prozyn enzyme products for food processing applications including cookies, biscuits, noodles, milling, and industrial bakery production.
• LallemandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Lallemand ingredients for industrial bakery and cookie production applications.
• AshlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Ashland personal care ingredients including water resistance film formers, skin actives, fixing polymers, thickeners, emulsifiers, emollients, encapsulants, rheology modifiers, and humectants for skin care, sun protection, hair care, color cosmetics, oral care, and home care applications.
• BicosomeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Bicosome advanced skin care actives including biomimetic fillers, sebum regulators, expression line reduction ingredients, anti-ROS protection, and UV-Vis & IR radiation protection for cosmetic formulations.
• AdisseocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Adisseo animal nutrition products including methionine, sodium butyrate, isolecithin, tributyrin, alphamonolaurin, probiotics, acidifiers, growth promoters, natural gums, and diatomaceous earth for poultry, swine, ruminants, and general animal nutrition.
• APC ProteinscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes APC animal nutrition products including plasma for monogastrics, biostimulant amino acids, pulse starch, pulse fiber, and pulse protein for agricultural crops and animal feed applications.
• AGT FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes AGT Foods pulse-based ingredients including legume starch, legume fiber, and legume protein for food applications in Ecuador and Peru markets.
• KemincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Kemin food safety and preservation solutions including preservatives for meat products in Peru market.
• Mokate IngredientscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Mokate encapsulated fats and ingredient solutions for dairy, ice cream, pastries, snacks, and instant powdered drink applications.
• G.S. DunnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes G.S. Dunn mustard and derivatives for food applications including bakery, pastry, and snacks.
• Volac (Volac-Wilmar)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Volac bypass fat products including palmitic acid blends (48/36%, 70/20%, 88%) and bypass methionine with chemical protection for ruminant nutrition in Chile market.
• Yondell BasellminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuimerco distributes Yondell Basell plastic resins including polyethylene, terpolymers, polypropylene for general plastics applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TER Group: Specialty distributor of raw materials and ingredients for personal care, food, pharma, and industrial applications, headquartered in Germany. Comparable mid-size specialty distribution business model with deep application/technical support services.
• Prinova: Specialty ingredient distributor focused on nutrition, health, personal care, and food applications. Comparable manufacturer-representation model and food/personal care/industrial vertical mix to Quimerco, particularly relevant to its nutrition and personal care ingredient lines.
• IMCD: Global specialty ingredients distributor with multi-vertical portfolios across food, personal care, pharma, and industrial markets. Closely comparable business model — manufacturer representation, regional application labs, value-added distribution — making it the most structurally similar peer to Quimerco.
• Azelis: Global specialty distributor covering food, personal care, home care, animal nutrition, and industrial segments. Mirrors Quimerco's multi-vertical specialty distribution model with strong LATAM presence and is one of the most direct scale-up benchmarks for Quimerco's trajectory.
• Connell Brothers (Wilbur-Ellis): Wilbur-Ellis's specialty ingredients division focused on specialty distribution across food, personal care, and industrial markets with strong Asia-Pacific and Americas footprint. Closely parallels Quimerco's regional specialty distribution-plus-application support model.
• Biesterfeld: European specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with divisions across food, personal care, plastics, and industrial applications. Directly comparable multi-vertical manufacturer-representation approach, though European rather than LATAM-focused.
• Hawkins, Inc. Mid-size North American specialty chemical and ingredient distributor serving food, personal care, water treatment, and industrial customers. Comparable scale, B2B specialty distribution model, and application-support-driven customer relationships to Quimerco.

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag: World's largest chemical and ingredients distributor with extensive LATAM, specialty, and food/personal care capabilities. Represents the large-incumbent competitive threat in LATAM specialty distribution; serves as both a benchmark and a potential acquirer of regional players like Quimerco.
• Univar Solutions: Major global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor with food, personal care, and industrial portfolios. Overlaps significantly with Quimerco's product mix and target customer profile, though at much larger scale.
• NAGASE Group: Japanese-headquartered specialty chemicals and ingredient distributor with global operations including Americas. Overlaps with Quimerco's specialty distribution activities across food, personal care, and industrial end markets, representing a broader Asian-incumbent comparable.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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