ems-togo corporation

What ems-togo corporation does

EMS-Togo Corporation, operating commercially as EMS-EFTEC (legal entity EFTEC AG), is a Switzerland-headquartered B2B supplier of engineered materials and application systems for the global automotive industry. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG, a publicly listed Swiss conglomerate, and operates as part of its Performance Polymers business area. EFTEC's product portfolio is organized around five core categories — bonding (adhesives based on polyurethane, rubber, acrylate, epoxide, and plastisol chemistries), coating (anti-corrosion underbody and cavity preservation systems), sealing (seam, flange, and hem sealants), damping (acoustic and NVH materials including sprayable LASD/SAM systems), and engineering (robotic application equipment, wax machines, and complete application lines). Together, these products address structural bonding, corrosion protection, weather sealing, and acoustic damping functions in passenger vehicle body construction.

The company's business model is direct B2B sales to automotive OEMs and tier-one system suppliers, conducted through a global network of 25+ wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, the UK, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, India, China, Thailand, Singapore, the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. Application engineering and equipment are co-developed and co-sold alongside the chemical formulations, enabling highly automated robotic dispensing on OEM production lines. Revenue is generated primarily through product sales of process materials and capital equipment; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated under typical automotive multi-year supply agreements.

EMS-EFTEC's customer base includes essentially every major global automotive OEM — among them Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Volvo, Chrysler, PSA, Renault, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, Jaguar, Seat, and Skoda — reflecting 40+ years of domain specialization in automotive body construction. The company's intellectual property is anchored in patent-protected seam sealing technologies, and EFTEC AG has been awarded the top D&B credit rating (top 2% of Swiss companies). Its growth path has been driven substantially by acquisitions of regional operations, including India (2012), Central/Eastern Europe (2013), and Mexico (2014), integrated into the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG corporate structure.

Name

ems-togo corporation

Legal name

EFTEC AG

Website

https://eftec.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EMS-Togo Corporation (EMS-EFTEC / EFTEC AG) is a Switzerland-based B2B supplier of automotive adhesives, sealants, coatings, damping materials, and matched robotic application systems, selling directly to global OEMs across 25+ wholly-owned locations worldwide as part of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Process Chemicals

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Aftermarket Fluids, Lubricants & Chemical Products Manufacturing (Oils/Coolants/Additives/Cleaners) (IMACANAK)

Keywords

• Automotive adhesives
• Automotive sealants
• Protective coatings
• Acoustic damping materials
• Application equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Romanshorn

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Automotive OEM Supplies: B2B direct sales of process materials and application systems to automotive OEMs. Products include bonding agents, sealants, coatings, and damping materials along with application equipment and engineering services. Revenue is generated through product sales and related services to the automotive manufacturing industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMS-Togo Corporation (EFTEC AG) manufactures and supplies process materials — bonding adhesives, protective coatings, sealants, and acoustic damping materials — along with custom application equipment and engineering services for the global automotive industry. The company sells directly to automotive OEMs and system suppliers, combining proprietary chemical formulations with robotic and semi-automatic application systems used in vehicle body construction.

Product overview

EMS-EFTEC operates as a materials and application systems provider for the automotive industry, offering five core product categories: Bonding (adhesives), Coating (protective coatings), Sealing (sealants), Damping (acoustic materials), and Engineering (application equipment). The product portfolio includes chemical formulations (polyurethane, rubber, acrylate, epoxide, plastisol, elastomer-based materials) and application technologies (robotic systems, wax machines, spray equipment). Products serve original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system suppliers in the automotive sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EMS-EFTEC: Primary brand name for the automotive supplier division specializing in bonding, coating, sealing, and damping solutions
• EFTEC Engineering

Named customers22 records

Segments1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EMS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985EMS-EFTEC has been a member of the worldwide active EMS Group since 1985. Under the EFTEC brand, the company is the leading international supplier for adhesives, sealants, coatings and application equipment for the automotive industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Henkel AG: Henkel's Adhesive Technologies division is a leading global supplier of automotive adhesives and sealants, competing head-to-head with EMS-EFTEC in structural bonding, windshield bonding, and industrial bonding applications for OEMs.
• Sika AG: Swiss-based Sika is a major direct competitor in automotive bonding, sealing, damping, and reinforcing solutions, supplying many of the same OEMs with structural adhesives, seam sealants, and acoustic damping systems.
• Bostik (Arkema): Bostik, the adhesives arm of Arkema, competes directly with EFTEC in automotive OEM adhesives, sealants, and specialty bonding tapes for vehicle assembly applications.
• H.B. Fuller: H.B. Fuller is a global industrial adhesives manufacturer with a significant automotive OEM and tier-1 customer base, competing directly with EFTEC in structural and assembly adhesives.
• PPG Industries: PPG is a major global coatings supplier with a strong automotive OEM coatings portfolio — including underbody, seam, and protective coatings — directly overlapping with EFTEC's coating product line.
• Tesa SE (Beiersdorf): Tesa is a direct specialist competitor in automotive bonding tapes and adhesive solutions for OEMs, addressing similar surface-protection, masking, and assembly bonding applications as EFTEC.

Broad incumbents

• 3M: 3M's Automotive and Industrial Solutions divisions sell structural adhesives, sealants, damping materials, and tapes to OEMs, overlapping with EFTEC's portfolio as part of 3M's broader diversified industrial catalog.
• BASF SE: BASF's Coatings division and automotive materials portfolio compete with EFTEC in OEM coatings and acoustic/damping materials, though BASF's automotive participation is one segment within a much larger chemicals conglomerate.
• Dow Inc. Dow's automotive adhesives, sealants, and polyurethane systems serve the same OEM customers as EFTEC, with broader chemical-portfolio resources but less automotive-specialized focus.
• ITW (Illinois Tool Works): ITW's automotive OEM segment supplies engineered adhesives, sealants, and application equipment through brands like Permatex and Plexus, overlapping with EFTEC's combined materials-plus-equipment offering across multiple OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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