The product portfolio of Kolb Distribution Ltd. includes non-ionic surfactants based on natural and synthetic alcohols, fatty alcohol ethoxylates, sorbitan esters and many other Oleo Chemical products.
Wetting agents, emulsifiers or low-foaming and foam-free surfactants are sold under well-known trade names such as Imbentin & Greenbentin. The products have a wide range of applications in the detergent and cleaning agent industry such as wetting, emulsification, foam control or viscosity modification and stabilization.
Fatty acid esters and ethoxylates as well as sorbitan esters are used as emulsifiers and solubilizers in the cosmetics industry under the trade names Kotilen, Kosteran & Sympatens.
The KLK Tensachem S.A. product portfolio includes alkylbenzenesulfonic acids and their salts, alcohol sulfates and ether sulfates. The products under the trade names Tensaryl, Tensagex, Tensomild, Tensopol and Tensianol also find a wide range of applications in the cosmetics, detergents and cleaning industries.
In addition to the cosmetics, detergent and cleaning industries, the versatile products of Kolb Distribution Ltd. & KLK Tensachem S.A. are used in many other industries.
The STOCKMEIER Group and the KLK OLEO Group already have a long-term and successful partnership in Germany. With the expansion of the partnership for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Kemtan AG is extending its range of specialty chemicals and further expanding its portfolio of interesting products.
Dirk Seidel, Managing Director of STOCKMEIER Chemie and Kemtan AG, is looking forward to the expansion of the cooperation: "We are already working successfully with Kolb Distribution Ltd. and also KLK Tensachem S.A. in Germany. I am very pleased that we can now expand this successful cooperation in Switzerland. The products complement our growing portfolio for the Swiss market perfectly."
Dr. Anja Vonderhagen, Executive Business Director of Kolb Distribution Ltd. looks forward with great expectations to the newly created partnership and adds: "This strategic cooperation sustainably strengthens our market presence in Switzerland. Together we want to write another success story and further expand our offering."
About Kolb & KLK Tensachem
Kolb Distribution Ltd. and KLK Tensachem S.A. are both part of the KLK Group and work closely and successfully with the oleochemical division of KLK OLEO. KLK OLEO is an integrated producer/supplier in the European surfactant market, offering a synergistic product portfolio of sustainable palm oil derivatives with RSPO certification.
Delivering traceable, segregated and mass-balanced certified oleo-based products enables KLK OLEO to continue to grow as the most trusted global partner for oleo-based products and solutions. No deforestation and no new peatland development are the fundamental commitments that all oleochemicals produced are sustainable.
Kolb & KLK Kolb produces surfactants as well as paper process chemicals and other chemical specialities. Our main products are fatty alcohol and acid ethoxylates, fatty amine ethoxylates, phosphate esters, alcohol sulphates and sulphonates, esterquats, triglyceride ethoxylates, sorbitan esters and other chemicals used for wetting, emulsifying, low foaming, solubilising, viscosity modification and viscosity stabilisation. The company processes natural and synthetic raw materials into high-quality products at three production sites in Switzerland and the Netherlands and employs around 480 people.
KLK Tensachem S.A. has been a European manufacturer of anionic surfactants used in the personal care and home care sectors for more than 50 years. The product portfolio is widely used in hair care, skin care, body cleansing and oral hygiene, including pharmaceutical excipients, as well as in the home care sector for liquid and powder detergents. Thanks to its integration into the KLK Group, KLK Tensachem S.A. is one of the largest manufacturers of anionic surfactants in Europe.