Name

Christeyns

Website

https://christeyns.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christeyns (Estonia) supplies industrial detergents, hygiene chemicals, disinfectants and technical consulting to professional cleaning operators, serving Estonian B2B customers via an account-managed online ordering portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Chemicals

NAICS

Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256), Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing (325611), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Cleaning Chemicals & Disinfectants Distribution (CRAOAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foodservice & Kitchen Cleaning (Warewashing) Distribution (CRAOAGAH), Paper, Tissue, Wipers & Dispensers Distribution (CRAOAGAC)

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning chemicals
• Hygiene disinfectants
• Professional detergents
• Laundry hygiene chemicals
• Technical cleaning consulting

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Christeyns formulates and supplies industrial detergents, hygiene chemicals, and disinfectants used by professional cleaning operations, and complements these chemical products with technical consulting for hygiene and cleaning processes. The Estonian subsidiary exposes its portfolio through a dedicated online ordering portal where business customers log in to manage accounts and place repeat orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial detergents Formulated detergent chemistry supplied to professional cleaning operations for industrial and institutional use.
• Hygiene chemicals Specialty hygiene chemical products supplied to professional cleaning operations across industrial and institutional settings.
• Disinfectants Disinfectant chemical products supplied to professional cleaning operations for hygiene-sensitive environments.
• Technical consulting for cleaning operations Advisory service providing customers with technical expertise on cleaning chemistry, dosing, processes, and hygiene practice, typically delivered through a named account manager.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Buzil: Buzil-Werk is a German manufacturer of professional cleaning chemicals (detergents, disinfectants, floor care) for the institutional and industrial market. Closely comparable in product portfolio, customer segments, and European mid-market competitive positioning.
• Diversey (now part of Solenis): Diversey was a global direct competitor to Christeyns in professional cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, and hygiene solutions across Europe, serving the same institutional customers (hospitality, healthcare, foodservice). Solenis acquired Diversey in 2023, making it the most direct head-to-head competitor in the Estonian/European JanSan market.
• Dr. Schnell: Dr. Schnell Chemie is a German manufacturer of professional cleaning and disinfectant chemicals for institutional use. Directly comparable product mix (detergents, disinfectants, surface cleaners) and similar mid-sized European competitor profile to Christeyns.
• Dr. Weigert: Dr. Weigert is a Hamburg-based specialist in hygiene, cleaning, and disinfection chemicals for medical, laboratory, and foodservice applications. Highly comparable to Christeyns in target verticals, formulation focus, and European B2B distribution model.
• Werner & Mertz: Werner & Mertz is a German-based competitor specializing in sustainable professional cleaning products (Tana Professional brand). It overlaps directly with Christeyns in formulated detergents, floor care, and kitchen hygiene sold to institutional buyers in Europe.
• SCL (Société Chimique de Lannion): SCL is a French industrial chemical company producing detergents, disinfectants, and hygiene products for institutional and professional clients. Comparable mid-sized European competitor with overlapping product range and customer base.

Emerging players

• Spartan Chemical: Spartan Chemical is a US-headquartered manufacturer of industrial and institutional cleaning chemicals that has expanded into Europe. Comparable in formulation focus (detergents, sanitizers, disinfectants) and B2B distributor-led go-to-market model.

Broad incumbents

• Unilever Professional: Unilever's professional division supplies cleaning and hygiene products (including Cif, Domestos, Sun) to B2B channels in Europe. Overlaps with Christeyns in formulated cleaners and disinfectants sold through institutional distribution.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is the dominant global incumbent in industrial and institutional cleaning, sanitization, and water treatment chemicals. It competes with Christeyns across foodservice, hospitality, and healthcare accounts and represents the scale benchmark that Christeyns Estonia must compete against in tenders.
• Sealed Air: Sealed Air is a broader packaging and hygiene solutions incumbent whose Diversey Care legacy business competed head-to-head with Christeyns in food-service hygiene and professional cleaning chemicals across Europe.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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