Chemicals
List of dealers in Africa and importers in Africa of chemicals. Database of chemical dealers in Africa listed in the Chemicals category of the Africa Business Directory
Sofap Ltd is the largest coatings manufacturer in Mauritius promoting the brands Permoglaze on the local market and Proluxe Coatings for exports. Sofap Ltd is an ISO 9001-2000 certified company since February 2003.Located on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Sofap Ltd is a member of the Cerena Group, a diversified Group with companies operating in four distinct business sectors:» Agrochemical» Building and Construction» Pharmaceutical» Fast moving consumer goodsAn accredited licensee of the world's largest coatings supplier, Akzo Nobel, the company was incorporated in August 1988. It manufactures and distributes paints under the PERMOGLAZE brand.Today, one of the largest paint and coatings manufacturers on the island, Sofap Ltd operates from a 4300 m² factory, designed with modern production equipment, laboratory facilities for both R&D, and quality control.The company manufactures and commercializes a wide range of quality coatings under brands such as PERMOGLAZE and its own brand Proluxe Coatings mainly for export markets.It also holds the sole distributorship of Sikkens car refinishes in Mauritius and has expanded its market share in the Specialty / Industrial sectors to include new generations of epoxy and polyurethane flooring systems, marine and wood coatings, as well as automotive lacquers. Also a supplier of construction additives for the building and construction industry, the company services this market in collaboration with Chryso (France), a renowned international player.Manned by a staff of 60 and 130 operatives, Sofap Ltd has a production capacity of 5M litres per year. At Sofap Ltd., we are committed to provide our customers with the highest quality products at the best value possible. We offer a complete range of coatings and auxiliary products which have been developed to suit the local climatic conditions. An accredited licensee of the world's largest coatings supplier, Akzo Nobel, Sofap Ltd. manufactures and distributes paints under the PERMOGLAZE brand. Sofap Ltd has also developed its own brand, Proluxe Coatings, which is mainly for the export market. In Mauritius, Sofap Ltd holds the sole distributorship of Sikkens car refinishes. Sikkens, a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel, is renowned to be the pioneer and one of the world's leaders in the car refinishes market. Sofap Ltd is also the official distributor of Chryso construction additives for the building and construction industry on the Mauritian market. A subsidiary of the Materis Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of speciality chemicals for the construction industry, Chryso puts its chemical expertise at the service of the construction and Civil Engineering professionals around the world.
When chemlog started its operation officially in mainly the manufacture and sales of liquid and powder detergents in 1983, we had just five workers including staff production and sales. All of them have put hands in hands in each section of the plant. We were having only one production for household and five for industrial purposes. We had one van to service all over the island. At the time we were the third company involved in this risky and exciting business. Shops were reluctant to buy our products. The managing director, who opened the business (having knowledge and expertise in detergents, laundry soaps and toilet soaps) has to be on the road to market our products.
Mauvilac Chemicals Ltd is the sole agent of BASF ( Germany ) and Everylight Chemical Industrial Corporation which supplies auxiliary chemicals and dyes respectively to the textile industry. Furthermore, the company markets chemicals, plastic, pigments and dispersions to the local industries and in the Indian Ocean Islands .
The chemicals division of Omnia, branded Protea Chemicals, is a well-known distributor of speciality, functional and effect chemicals and polymers in southern Africa. The company operates from 19 sites and is represented in all major business centres throughout southern Africa, from Nairobi to Cape Town. It has a presence in every sector of the broader chemical distribution market.ProteaÊSpecialty Chemicals is the agent for, stockist and distributor of a wide range of speciality chemical raw materials and additives on behalf of major international manufacturers, and this includes the following industries: Home Care, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical / Healthcare.The Chemicals and Coatings Division is one of the largest suppliers of chemical raw materials into the coatings, ink, adhesives and associated industries. In order to meet the needs of our customers, we provide a comprehensive product offering as well as national distribution. Product groups that we handle include pigments, resins and additives.Protea Speciality Chemicals Food and Beverage Division promises a comprehensive range of imported specialised food additives and vitamins for the bakery, dairy, confectionery, processed meat, breakfast cereal, soups/sauces, dessert and margarine industries.
First established in Lebanon in 1979, as agents for international chemical companies such as Shell, Solvochem has rapidly evolved to suit the ever-growing demands of present day. Capitalising on the availability of tank storage in Lebanon, Solvochem then initiated and developed an alternate transport and delivery system for the distribution of goods to other neighbouring countries. Thus assisting industrialists to convert to using road tank-car bulk deliveries instead of drummed liquid products, facilitating the complete work system. With the efficiency of this conversion Solvochem took the lead and expanded to establish independent bulk terminals in Aqaba, Jordan allowing them to serve the eastern part of the Levant in addition to another terminal in Adabiyah port to serve Egypt. Solvochem's success in those markets was extended through cooperation and joint ventures to establish a marketing presence in Africa in addition to a nucleus terminal in Kenya.Today Solvochem is continuously expanding the scope of its operations. It anticipates, and is well positioned to meet the increasing demand for competitive logistics and services, as the developing economies in the area continue to require more diversified products.
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Kapi Limited is a Kenyan company which has been manufacturing a range of eco-friendly Pyrethrum based insecticides since 1964, both under its own brand names and as contract manufacturer for international distributors and multinational pesticide companies. Located in the Rift Valley, right at the source of supply of the safest and most environmentally friendly insecticide, Kapi Limited has a direct and most privileged access to Pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is commonly used to control major insect pests in and around the home. First known for the quality of the mosquito coils it manufactures, Kapi Limited now offers a wide and comprehensive range of products to a growing number of demanding customers. Today, Kapi Limited has the largest mosquito coil production capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa, which makes it the most reliable source of supply. Kapi Limited is a market leader in Kenya and is also very much export orientated (in 1996/1997, over 75% of our turnover was realised abroad). We export our products to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Switzerland and Italy. New market opportunities are arising in neighbouring countries and on the European continent, where consumers are more than ever quality conscious.Our comprehensive range of environment and user-friendly natural Pyrethrum based products include: • Mosquito Coils: formulated with natural Pyrethrum flowers to kill and repel mosquitoes. • Mossi Chips: for use in electrical mosquito destroyer vapouriser. Volatilize natural pyrethrins to kill and repel mosquitoes. • Mosquito Sticks and Joss Sticks: fragrant incense sticks formulated with Kenyan natural Pyrethrum to kill and repel mosquitoes or just to perfume your environment pleasantly.• Flower DS 4%: a natural Pyrethrum Botanical Insecticide, with quick knockdown effects, no persistence in the environment, no residues and a proven safety to humans.• Home & Garden Insect Spray: a non-staining Pyrethrum water-based formulation incorporating a trigger sprayer. For easy spot control of household and garden insect pests. • Pet Shampoo: insecticidal, containing natural refined Pyrethrum for safe and effective control of fleas, ticks, lice, etc. on domestic animals. Kapi has a proven reputation for the manufacture of eco-friendly Natural Pyrethrum insecticidal products. Our brands are leaders on the local market and we have established long-term relationships with our customers, both locally and overseas, some dating back 30 years. We also manufacture insecticides under contract for leading multinational brand names.Our constant quest for product quality, customer service, research and development are major factors encouraging our partners to choose Kapi Limited as their source of supply. Kapi Limited is also engaged in the production of a unique range of high quality arts and crafts.
Kasese Cobalt company Ltd. (KCCL) was formed in 1992 as a corporate entity with the government of Uganda to recover cobalt metal from an unstable stockpile of a cobalt-rich sulphide concentrate (pyrite). It is located near Kasese town(30E,00"17N), 420 km west of Kampala, Uganda along the Kasese-Mbarara road. The project’s cost was US$153 million making it the largest foreign investment in Uganda. It has also attracted grants from international government agencies for environmental projects, health centres, roads, bridges and other community projects The project will process cobalt from existing cobalt-rich pyrite stockpiles at Kasese. Cobalt is extracted using a bioleaching process that is unique to the KCCL operation, the only cobalt bioleach operation in the world. The project is having an extremely positive impact in the surrounding area and eco systems by removing the threat of acid water runoff and contamination of Lake George and Queen Elizabeth National Park KCCL, in co-operation with the Ugandan government, regional and local stake holders, is a leading company in setting standards in corporate social responsibility, Human Resources management, safe efficient operations and contributes to the uplifting of social and economic conditions in Kasese and surrounding areas.
Chemical and Allied Products PLC evolved from the world-renowned British multinational Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, which formalized its Nigerian operations in 1957 under ICI Exports Limited. In 1962, ICI Paints was also incorporated to manufacture Dulux paints. In 1965, ICI Exports Limited changed its name to ICI Nigeria Limited and in 1968 it subsumed the paints company. Today, CAP PLC is a Nigerian Company operating in Coatings Business.CoatingsThe coating business is subdivided into Paints and Flameguard Nigeria. Paints Business a) The paints business manufactures and distributes wide range of architectural paints, protective coatings and auto paints. CAP paints can be applied to buildings, furniture, industrial plant and machinery and ships. b) CAP Decorators CAP Decorators provide the unique service of minor renovation works and application of architectural paints/coatings to residential and industrial properties.Flameguard NigeriaFlameguard Nigeria markets and distributes HCA range of fire protective coatings under license from Flameguard B.V. of the Netherlands. The HCA products are classified as fire retardant/heat resistant coatings, fire stopping materials and extinguishing products. ÊPaintsDulux - Caplux Flame Guard - Fire retardants - Fire retardant coatings - Fire stopping materials - Fire extinguishing products
ODEX CHEMICALS LTD is a market-leading Kenyan manufacturer of industrial hygiene chemicals, commercial sanitizers, and Clean-In-Place (CIP) cleaning solutions headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Committed to elevating biosecurity and hygiene standards, Odex Chemicals develops specialized formulations for the food, beverage, and hospitality sectors. Our advanced chemical manufacturing catalog includes heavy-duty CIP caustic detergents, acid descalers, and peracetic acid (PAA) sanitizers for dairy processing and soft drink bottling plants. We also manufacture brewery tank cleaners, commercial laundry washing powders, quaternary ammonium disinfectant sanitizers, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, industrial degreasers, and kitchen hygiene chemicals. All Odex chemical formulations are manufactured in accordance with strict ISO 9001 quality management systems and certified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), meeting international food-contact safety and microbiological sanitation benchmarks. Our hygiene chemicals are utilized by commercial dairy processors, beverage bottling plants, meat processing abattoirs, commercial breweries, five-star hotel chains, hospitals, and institutional facilities throughout East Africa. Our modern blending facility in Nairobi features high automated liquid and powder blending capacity, packaging in 5L, 20L, 200L drums, and 1,000L IBC containers with prompt nationwide dispatch. ODEX CHEMICALS LTD provides customized hygiene sanitation plans, automated chemical dosing equipment installation, staff hygiene training, and regular microbiological swab audits, ensuring spotless industrial hygiene.
CONTEK CHEMICALS is an established paint raw materials importer, coatings chemical distributor, and pigment supplier based in Nairobi, Kenya. Catering to paint manufacturers, ink formulators, and construction chemical blenders, Contek Chemicals provides essential formulation ingredients. Our specialized raw materials lineup features titanium dioxide (TiO2 rutile and anatase grades), pure acrylic and styrene-acrylic polymer emulsions, and short/medium/long oil alkyd resins. We also supply organic and inorganic color pigments (iron oxides, phthalocyanine blue/green, chrome yellow), micronized calcium carbonate, talc powder, coalescing solvents, defoamers, in-can biocides, and cellulose thickeners (HPMC / HEC). Contek Chemicals sources exclusively from ISO-certified global chemical manufacturers, ensuring excellent whiteness, high tinting strength, superior weatherability, and optimal rheological control for decorative and industrial coatings. We supply decorative architectural paint factories, industrial protective coating blenders, printing ink manufacturers, adhesive producers, and construction chemical formulators across Kenya and East Africa. Operating a centrally managed chemical warehouse in Nairobi, Contek Chemicals ensures constant availability of core formulation raw materials in bulk bags and liquid drums. CONTEK CHEMICALS provides experienced technical paint formulation support, raw material cost optimization, and dependable logistics, helping East African coatings manufacturers produce durable, high-opacity paints.