What UNAR LTD does

UNAR LTD is a privately-held Turkish trading and consultancy firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in İzmir. It operates two distinct business lines: an agency representation arm that has been the exclusive Turkish distributor for international principals in the leather and chemical industries since 1992 — UNITAN SAICA (Argentina) for quebracho vegetable tannins, TANIN SEVNICA (Slovenia) for chestnut tannins, and FEDERPELLAMI (Italy) for salted bovine raw hides — and a professional services arm (added in a 2013 restructuring) covering foreign trade brokerage, investment consultancy, corporate finance advisory, and occupational health and safety (OSGB) consulting.

The company's product portfolio spans spray-dried and chemically modified quebracho extracts (brands ATO, ATG, LIGHTAN, UNIQUE, TARA, CLAYTHIN, BRICKFLOW, FLOCEM) for leather tanning, ceramics, brick, and concrete; chestnut extracts (KPN, KPS, KPS SPECIAL) for sole and saddlery leather; flotation reagents (FLOATAN T1, T5, M3) for gold and copper mining; and quebracho-based feed additives (MGM-S, MGM-AVES/PLUS) for ruminants and poultry. UNAR also trades non-chemical goods — work gloves, plaster mesh, hotel textiles, corn, tomato paste, pickles, and dried herbs — through its import/export mediation service.

UNAR makes money through two complementary revenue streams: transaction-fee intermediation (commissions and trading margins on the import and distribution of represented principals' chemical and industrial products into Turkish tanneries, ceramic and concrete manufacturers, mining operators, and feed producers) and professional-services fees from its consulting practice (foreign trade mediation; M&A, project finance, and operating loan advisory channeled through European and Gulf investment banks and international VC funds; FDI facilitation in construction, renewable energy, telecom, and mining; and Turkish-law-mandated OSGB services). The go-to-market is direct sales-led via long-tenured principal relationships and direct engagement with Turkish corporate clients, supported by a bilingual Turkish/English company website.

Name

UNAR LTD

Legal name

UNAR LTD

Website

https://unarltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UNAR LTD is a privately-held İzmir-based Turkish firm, founded in 1990, that acts as the exclusive local representative and distributor for international principals of vegetable tannins and raw hides serving the Turkish leather industry, and provides consulting in foreign trade, investment, corporate finance, and occupational health and safety.

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Headquarters

HQ city

İzmir

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trading Intermediation: UNAR acts as intermediary for import and export of various products including food items (corn, tomato paste, pickles, dried herbs), non-food products (work gloves, plaster mesh, hotel textiles), and chemical products (vegetable tannins for leather tanning, flotation additives, concrete additives). Revenue is generated through commissions and trading margins.
2. Consulting Services: UNAR provides paid consulting services in foreign trade, investment, corporate finance, and occupational health and safety. These professional services are delivered directly to Turkish businesses seeking international partnerships or financing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

UNAR LTD operates as an exclusive Turkish sales representative and intermediary for international chemical and raw material manufacturers (UNITAN SAICA of Argentina for quebracho tannins, TANIN SEVNICA of Slovenia for chestnut tannins, and FEDERPELLAMI of Italy for raw hides), distributing industrial inputs to Turkish tanneries, ceramics, concrete, mining, and animal feed producers. The company additionally provides paid consulting services in foreign trade brokerage, investment advisory, corporate finance, and occupational health and safety (OSGB) compliance.

Product overview

UNAR LTD is a Turkish trading and consultancy company founded in 1990 in Izmir. The company operates two main business lines: (1) Agency representation for vegetable tannins (Kebrako from UNITAN SAICA/Argentina and Chestnut from TANIN SEVNICA/Slovenia) and raw hides (FEDERPELLAMI/Italy) for the leather industry, and (2) Consultancy services covering foreign trade, corporate finance, investment advisory, and occupational health and safety (OSGB). The tannin products include various grades for leather tanning (ATO, ATG, LIGHTAN, TARA), industrial applications (CLAYTHIN, BRICKFLOW, FLOCEM for ceramics and construction), mining flotation additives (FLOATAN T1, T5, M3), and animal feed additives (MGM-S, MGM-AVES). The company also distributes chestnut extracts (KPN, KPS, KPS SPECIAL) and raw hides from European origins.

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Products and services

• Quebracho Vegetable Tannins (UNITAN SAICA, Argentina) Spray-dried and golden quebracho tannin extracts (ATO, ATG, LIGHTAN, UNIQUE JR-CHA-CHD, TARA) for tanning of sole, case, strap, shoe upper, upholstery, automotive, garment, and accessory leathers, supplied to Turkish tanneries.
• Chestnut Vegetable Tannins (TANIN SEVNICA, Slovenia) Normal (KPN), sweetened (KPS), and special sweetened (KPS SPECIAL) chestnut tannin extracts for sole leather, saddlery, and upper leather production, providing waterproof, light-resistant, and elastic vegetable-tanned leather properties.
• FEDERPELLAMI Raw Hides (Italy) Salted bovine hides sourced from France, Finland, Ireland, and other European countries, supplied as butt, shoulder, and belly cuts to Turkish tanneries.
• Ceramic, Brick, and Concrete Additives (CLAYTHIN, BRICKFLOW, FLOCEM) Chemically modified quebracho-based additives supplied to Turkish manufacturers: CLAYTHIN as a deflocculant in ceramic and porcelain production; BRICKFLOW to reduce viscosity and increase strength in brick and pottery production; FLOCEM as a synthetic water-reducing admixture for concrete.
• Mining Flotation Reagents (FLOATAN T1, T5, M3) Flotation depressants and dispersants for mining operations: FLOATAN T1 depresses carbonate particles in non-metallic mineral flotation and gold/copper recovery; FLOATAN T5 reduces viscosity in mud and depresses pyrite and pyrrhotite in sulfide flotation; FLOATAN M3 is a depressant and dispersant for metallic and non-metallic mineral flotation.
• Animal Feed Additives (MGM-S, MGM-AVES/PLUS) Quebracho-based feed additives for Turkish livestock sector: MGM-S for ruminants reduces protein degradation and methane gas formation; MGM-AVES/PLUS for poultry reduces mortality and acts as antioxidant and antifungal agent.
• Foreign Trade Consultancy Import and export brokerage and advisory for food items (corn, tomato paste, pickles, dried herbs) and non-food products (work gloves, plaster mesh, hotel textiles), connecting Turkish companies with international suppliers and buyers.
• Corporate Finance Consultancy Advisory on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, operating loans, and long-term foreign currency loans sourced from European and Gulf investment banks, plus introductions to international venture capital funds for Turkish companies seeking equity and capital.
• Investment Consultancy Foreign direct investment advisory in Turkey focused on construction, renewable energy, telecom, and mining sectors, plus money markets advisory for clients engaging Turkish and international capital sources.
• Occupational Health and Safety Consultancy (OSGB) Authorized OSGB consultancy covering occupational safety expertise, occupational health expertise, risk analysis, and employee training for Turkish employers required to maintain workplace safety programs.

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Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UNITAN SAICA (Argentina)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992UNAR has been the exclusive Turkey representative of UNITAN SAICA for quebracho vegetable tannins since 1992. UNITAN produces quebracho extracts (brands ATO, ATG, LIGHTAN, UNIQUE JR-CHA-CHD, TARA) used in leather tanning, as well as industrial products like CLAYTHIN, BRICKFLOW, FLOCEM for ceramics/concrete and FLOATAN products for mining flotation. Founded in 1900, UNITAN is a world-renowned producer of natural vegetable tannins.
• TANIN SEVNICA (Slovenia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992UNAR has been the exclusive Turkey representative of TANIN SEVNICA for chestnut vegetable tannins since 1992. Tanin Sevnica produces chestnut extracts (brands KPN, KPS, KPS SPECIAL) for leather tanning applications. Founded in 1923, Tanin Sevnica specializes in hydrolyzable tannins from real chestnut wood for vegetable tanning of leather.
• FEDERPELLAMI (Italy)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1992UNAR represents FEDERPELLAMI for raw hides trade in Turkey. Founded in 1922, Federpellami is Europe's leading company in cropping of salted bovine hides from France, Finland, Ireland and other European countries. The company exports butts, shoulders and bellies worldwide, with recent expansion through Federpellami Poland for Eastern European markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stahl International: Dutch specialty chemicals company focused on leather processing chemicals, coatings, and performance materials. Competes with the same principals UNAR distributes (vegetable tannins) at the finished-chemicals layer; comparable on customer base (tanneries) and technology category but is a large global manufacturer rather than an intermediary.
• TFL Ledertechnik: European specialty leather chemicals supplier with a broad product portfolio across tanning, finishing, and dyeing. Comparable to UNAR's leather tannin portfolio on customer overlap with Turkish tanneries, though TFL sells finished chemical systems rather than acting as a regional distributor.
• Pulcra Chemicals: Specialty chemicals supplier (formerly Cognis) serving leather, textile, and fiber industries with a focus on sustainable chemistry. Overlaps with UNAR's leather chemical distribution on customer categories and end applications; comparable as a chemicals-side peer for tannery customers in Turkey.
• Smit & Zoon: Dutch specialty chemicals company producing leather processing agents including syntans, fatliquors, and tanning auxiliaries. Adjacent peer to UNAR on the leather chemicals supply side, competing for the same tannery customers but as a manufacturer-distributor rather than a regional agency.
• Zschimmer & Schwarz: German specialty chemicals group with leather auxiliaries, ceramic auxiliaries, and industrial additives divisions — areas that overlap directly with UNAR's tannin and additive product lines (CLAYTHIN/BRICKFLOW/FLOCEM, FLOATAN). Comparability is broad and indirect but covers the same industrial chemistry space.
• BAYEGAN Group: Turkish diversified chemicals, commodities, and trading group with import/export intermediary operations across multiple industrial verticals. Comparable to UNAR for its Turkey-based chemicals trading and intermediation model, though considerably larger and more diversified.
• LANXESS (Leather business unit): Global German specialty chemicals company with a dedicated Leather business unit supplying tanning chemicals to tanneries worldwide. Comparable to UNAR on the leather chemicals side as a competing supplier route to Turkish tanneries; LANXESS is a multi-billion-Euro diversified player versus UNAR's local agency model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Investors

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Investments

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