We are Archroma

Archroma is a global, diversified provider of specialty chemicals serving the branded and performance textiles, packaging and paper, and coatings, adhesives and sealants markets.

Who we are

Headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, the company operates a highly integrated, customer-focused platform that delivers specialized performance and color solutions in over 90 countries.

Archroma works with over 4,000 employees in 42 countries and with over 30 production sites.

Our Heritage

Archroma’s heritage traces back to when Kern & Sandoz was established in 1886 in Basel to produce textile dyes. In 1995 Clariant was formed, as a spin-off from Sandoz, and in 1997 acquired the specialty chemicals business of Hoechst.

SK Capital acquired the then Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties, and Emulsions businesses from Clariant Corporation in September 2013. The three divisions were combined into an integrated, market-focused, and collaborative company and renamed Archroma upon becoming an independent entity.

Through this direct lineage and acquisitions, Archroma has knowledge and experience of chemistry and industry spanning more than 160 years.

Growing a new leader

Archroma is a member of the SK Capital Partners group. We continue to grow with additional acquisitions.

In July 2015 we acquired the global textile chemicals business of BASF, and between 2014 and 2018, we acquired M. Dohmen, an international group specializing in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet and apparel sectors.

In December 2019, we acquired BASF's stilbene-based OBA business for paper and powder detergent applications which included an additional production site in located in India.

In February 2023, we acquired Huntsman Textile Effects. With this, we brought together two global leaders to lead our industry towards a more sustainable future for our customers and markets.

Our purpose

To lead our industry towards a more sustainable future for our customers and markets

We touch and color people’s lives every day, everywhere and this gives us a huge responsibility. That is why, at Archroma, we operate alongside the principles of "The Archroma way to a Sustainable World".

We are growing business by leveraging local entrepreneurship and our global organization in a collaborative way. We enable our customers to win in their market, we push limits to outperform and we never give up! We deliver specialized performance and color solutions to meet customers’ needs in their local markets and achieve a fair value for our shareholders and stakeholders in return.

Our passion: Delivering leading and innovative solutions, enhancing people’s lives and respecting our planet. It's our nature!

A deeper look at Archroma

We deliver specialized performance and color solutions to meet customers’ needs in their local markets, touching and coloring people’s lives every day, everywhere.

We know the key drivers and requirements for the whole supply chain. Our R&D, technical experts and product managers worldwide help companies to optimize production processes and enhance products.

From fiber to finish, Archroma’s Textile Effects division plays a key role throughout the entire textile supply chain, with special chemicals for pretreatment, dyeing, printing and finishing of textiles. Our R&D-enabled systems and solutions enhance the properties of apparel and other textiles in applications as diverse as high fashion, home textiles and special technical textiles.

Archroma‘s Packaging Technologies division provides expertise in the management of whiteness, coloration, coatings and strength for all kinds of applications such as packaging & paper, paint, adhesive and construction. By combining our focused product range with the application services of our experts around the globe, we enhance both the optical and functional properties of innumerable end products.