INWACO process solutions AB

Name

INWACO process solutions AB

Legal name

INWACO process solutions AB

Website

https://inwaco.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial water treatment chemicals and engineered solutions

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (32519), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

Keywords

• Paint detackification chemicals
• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Process water recycling
• Water treatment chemicals
• Coagulation and flocculation

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Products: Sale of proprietary chemical formulations including paint detackification chemicals, coagulants, flocculants, defoamers, and biopolymer-based bacteria control products. Products include ADgreen® and CHEMBION® brands.
2. Engineered Solutions and Equipment: Supply of engineered solutions and equipment for industrial water and wastewater treatment including flotation systems, filtration systems, dosing pumps, and sludge treatment systems.
3. Technical Consultancy Services: Technical consultancy services including process audits, plant engineering, full-scale implementation, installation and start-up, after-sales maintenance, and training services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

INWACO develops and supplies customized green-chemistry chemical formulations and engineered solutions for industrial process water recycling and wastewater treatment, with core focus on paint detackification, coagulation and flocculation. It markets two branded product lines — ADgreen® (paint detackification) and CHEMBION® (industrial water/wastewater chemicals) — plus specialized cleaning, defoaming and bacteria-control chemicals, engineered equipment (flotation, filtration, dosing, sludge handling, aeration/mixing), and end-to-end services spanning process audit, laboratory and pilot testing, plant engineering, implementation, installation, start-up, after-sales maintenance and training.

Product overview

INWACO process solutions AB operates as a chemical and engineered solutions provider for industrial process water recycling and wastewater treatment, serving the Automotive, Painting, and broader industrial sectors. The company's product portfolio is organized around two primary branded solutions: ADgreen® (Advanced Paint Detackification Program) and CHEMBION® (Advanced Water Chemicals), which form the core of their offering. ADgreen® is the company's flagship green paint detackification solution combining biopolymer-based detackifiers, water-soluble flocculants, vegetable oil-based defoamers, and biopolymer cleaning additives for managing paint overspray in wet scrubber systems. CHEMBION® provides water and wastewater treatment chemicals including coagulants, flocculants, and treatment technologies. Supporting these core brands, INWACO offers specialized sub-products including Hydropurge cleaners, biodegradable defoamers, and biopolymer-based bacteria control agents. The company also provides engineered equipment solutions including flotation systems (DAF, M-DAF), filtration systems (membrane and pressure filters), dosing systems, sludge treatment equipment, and aeration/mixing systems. Service offerings include process audits, laboratory analysis, pilot testing, plant engineering, full-scale implementation, installation, and after-sales maintenance and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ADgreen®: Advanced Paint Detackification Program — the newest generation of innovative green paint detackification chemicals, based on biopolymer and mineral formulations, water-soluble dispersion flocculants, vegetable oil based defoamers, and bio-polymer based cleaning additives. Substitutes hazardous ingredients including formaldehydes, solvents, mineral oils, acrylamides, and biocides.
• CHEMBION®

Products and services

• ADgreen® Advanced Paint Detackification Program INWACO's flagship green-chemistry paint detackification program for automotive and industrial painting wet scrubbers, combining biopolymer- and mineral-based detackifier formulations, water-soluble dispersion flocculants, vegetable-oil-based defoamers, and bio-polymer based cleaning and conservation additives; substitutes hazardous ingredients such as formaldehydes, solvents, mineral oils, acrylamides and biocides.
• CHEMBION® Advanced Water Chemicals Branded water and wastewater treatment chemical product line offering biopolymer-based coagulants, water-based flocculants, biodegradable defoamers, biopolymer-based bacteria control, and sludge-dewatering additives for industrial coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, flotation and sludge dewatering processes.
• Hydropurge Cleaning Technology Next-generation concentrated cleaner for painting equipment during colour changes of water-based paints; uses only about 10% of the amount required by traditional Polyglycol/Amine solutions, delivers over 90% less VOC than Butylglycol/Amine alternatives, is biodegradable, non-flammable and not classified as ADR3.
• Biopolymer-based Coagulants Customized natural-vegetable biopolymer-based coagulants, available either 100% biopolymer-based or blended with synthetic polymers and inorganic coagulants; improve environmental footprint, increase treatment performance and reduce total cost of operation.
• Water-based Flocculants Solvent- and surfactant-free water-dispersion flocculants (part of the range is acrylamide-free) covering cationic, anionic and amphoteric formulations with linear or cross-linked structures for sedimentation, flotation and dewatering applications; allow simpler make-down, direct dosing and shorter ageing time.
• Biodegradable Defoamers Wide range of mineral-oil-free, biodegradable defoamers for foam control in water-based paint systems and industrial water circuits.
• Biopolymer-based Bacteria Control Unique biopolymer-based micro-bio control chemistry combining synergies of approved biocides at very low concentrations of active ingredients; products are unclassified and environmentally friendly, prevent/remove biofilm, prevent bacterial resistance, and can reduce conventional biocide use by up to 80%.
• Flotation Systems (DAF and M-DAF) Conventional Dissolved-Air-Flotation (DAF) and Micro-Dissolved-Air-Flotation (M-DAF) systems used to separate coagulated paint and contaminants from process water in paint-shop and industrial water circuits.
• Filtration Systems Membrane filtration systems (Micro Filtration, Ultra Filtration, Nano Filtration, Reverse Osmosis) plus disk and pressure filters for water treatment and process-water recycling duties.
• Dosing Systems Customized dosing systems including pumps, mixing and control solutions, polymer make-down units and pilot units for chemical dosing in water-treatment processes.
• Sludge Treatment Equipment Sludge handling equipment including belt and screw conveyors, sludge thickeners and sludge dewatering systems for paint sludge and industrial waste streams.
• Aeration and Mixing Systems Aeration systems (submersible, surface aerators and diffusers) and mixing systems (submersible horizontal mixers and flow accelerators) for industrial water and wastewater treatment.
• Process Audit Service Complimentary on-site process audit for potential partners covering chemical, mechanical and operational aspects, used to identify performance issues and set optimization targets in customer operations.
• Laboratory Analysis and Pilot Testing Laboratory analysis and pilot testing services under real operating conditions to evaluate proposed chemical, mechanical or process modifications before full-scale implementation.
• Plant Engineering and Implementation Comprehensive engineering, full-scale implementation, installation and start-up services for industrial water and wastewater treatment systems.
• After-sales Maintenance and Training After-sales maintenance and operator training services supporting customers throughout the development and ongoing optimization of their water-treatment solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced hazardous chemicals usage, water consumption, wastewater creation, waste production, air pollution, energy consumption, service and maintenance needs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hygiene of SwedencoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 20 January 2023INWACO process solutions AB is global licence partner of Hygiene of Sweden for distribution of their unique environmentally friendly biopolymer based product range for microbio control in water treatment applications. This product range complements INWACO's unique innovative green product range including coagulation, dispersion, detackification, flocculation, foam control and microbio control chemicals. Benefits include non-dangerous products, substitution of hazardous biocides, prevention of biofilm, and prevention of bacteria resistance.
• RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Effective October 2021, INWACO becomes supplier for wastewater chemicals to RISE in Bors Sweden. The chemical program includes Bio-Polymer coagulant technology, Water-based ready to use flocculants, stabilistator and heavy metal precipitation.
• NorlexcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2020Effective April 2020, Norlex becomes exclusive global partner to distribute INWACO's innovative green paint detackification product line. The program includes bio-polymer based detackifiers/coagulants, water based flocculants, mineral oil free defoamers and bio-polymer based micro bio control additives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kemira: Finnish chemicals company focused on water-intensive industries, supplying coagulants, flocculants, and other process-water treatment chemistries. Highly comparable to INWACO in target customers (industrial water users) and product categories (coagulation/flocculation chemistry).
• Dürr AG: Global supplier of automotive paint shop technology, including wet-scrubber systems and paint-detackification chemistry. Comparable to INWACO because it sells integrated equipment-plus-chemicals solutions for automotive paint overspray and process water treatment at the same end customers.
• ChemTreat (Danaher): Industrial water treatment chemicals and service provider (part of Danaher's water platform) selling customized programs to industrial plants. Comparable to INWACO because it offers tailored chemical programs, dosing equipment, and on-site service to industrial water-treatment customers.
• SNF Floerger: World's largest producer of water-soluble polymers (flocculants, coagulants) used in industrial and municipal water treatment. Comparable to INWACO because water-based flocculants and biopolymer coagulants are core INWACO CHEMBION® offerings, putting the firms in direct product overlap.
• Solenis: Specialty chemical supplier focused on water-intensive industries (pulp & paper, mining, power, paint and coatings, food & beverage). Directly comparable to INWACO because it sells process-water treatment chemicals, including detackification/coagulation/flocculation products, into industrial customers through a similar chemicals-plus-service model.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese industrial water and wastewater treatment chemicals company with broad chemistry portfolios for process water, boiler/cooling, and effluent. Comparable to INWACO in selling coagulants, flocculants, and customized water-treatment chemical programs to industrial plants.
• Thermax Limited: Indian industrial conglomerate with a chemicals and water-treatment business supplying coagulants, flocculants, and wastewater treatment solutions to industrial customers. Comparable to INWACO in product scope (coagulation/flocculation chemicals and engineered systems) and customer profile.
• Chemetall (BASF Coatings division): Supplies surface treatment and paint-shop process chemicals, including detackifiers and paint-shop water treatment, to automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. Comparable to INWACO because it directly competes in ADgreen®'s core automotive paint detackification niche.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Large water-treatment solutions provider offering chemicals, equipment, and services for industrial process water and wastewater. Comparable to INWACO because it overlaps across INWACO's full stack (chemicals, engineered equipment, and service) for industrial customers.
• Ecolab (Nalco Water): Large diversified water, hygiene, and energy services company with a dedicated Nalco Water industrial water-treatment chemicals business. Comparable to INWACO as a broad incumbent that supplies coagulants, flocculants, and process-water programs to industrial customers globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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