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Viable and reliable

Do you intend to focus on your core business and outsource part of your production? You can rely on our experience. Paramelt has proven many well-known partners that contract manufacturing is a viable and reliable alternative.

In our latest customer survey of key customers in both USA and Europe the highest ranked reasons for recommending Paramelt are secure, efficient and reliable.
customer service teams

our services

Our services cover a wide range of technologies including formulating thermoplastic products, solvent-based adhesives and aqueous emulsions, adhesives and coatings. Products can be supplied as granules, pastilles, prills, slabs as well as packaged or bulk liquid.

Processing and blending

  • GMP/HACCP/Halal/Kosher capabilities;
  • Low viscosity waxes or fatty acid derivates and surfactants;
  • High viscosity blends of EVA, APAO, thermoplastic block copolymers;
  • Mixing of rubber based compounds with medium to high viscosities;
  • Deodorizing, bleaching or fractionating of waxes and oils.

Finishing

  • Prilling to powder;
  • Pastillating of products with low to medium viscosities;
  • Granulating of products with medium to high viscosities (max. 150.000 mPa.s);
  • Slabbing of products with low to medium viscosities.

Processing and blending

  • State of the art fully automated plant build according the latest safety standards;
  • Blending of solvents with rubber-based compounds, polyols, isocyanates, additives and fillers;
  • High viscosity blends;
  • Paste adhesives.

Finishing

  • Drum and IBC filling;
  • Small quantities filling line for cans ranging from 0.25 – 30 kg.

Processing and blending

  • GMP environment suitable for food contact applications;
  • Atmospheric, direct and indirect pressure emulsions of waxes, resins or polymers;
  • Homogenization;
  • Blending of water based coating and adhesive formulations;
  • Production of aqueous solutions and slurries.

Finishing

  • Bulk storage capacity;
  • Supply in tanktruck, IBC/totes, drums and hobbocks
  • We have state of the art analytical capabilities, including DSC, FTIR, GC and GC-MS, rheology and SALS laser particle sizing;
  • Our development laboratories have comprehensive suite of application testing facilities such as mechanical properties, surface analysis, heat seal as well as pilot facilities for wax injection, surface coating and process development;
  • Our production departments are supported by fully equipped QC laboratories;
  • Process development is underpinned with pilot production facilities for e.g. blending, emulsification, dispersion and fractioning

We produce in food safe facilities

why paramelt

Our operations offer a secure, efficient & reliable alternative.

We have implemented coherent Quality Systems across our global operations to ensure compliance with all market required standards (our certifications).

  • Europe  : ISO 9001:2015, FSSC 22000 (Heerhugowaard), Halal and Kosher capabilities
  • USA       : ISO 9001:2015
  • China    : ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2009, FSSC 22000 (Wang Jiang Road)

2021 Customer survey results on customer satisfaction and Net Promoter Score NPS:

  • Europe  : 8,4   -   NPS: 43
  • USA       : 9,1    -   NPS: 68

In 2018 Paramelt was awarded the Customer Experience Award for highest NPS in the sector Manufacturing & Trade.

Thanks to our global presence we are able to maintain a comprehensive, worldwide raw material sourcing network.

Our size enables us to take advantage of scale economies in strategic raw materials.

We can provide full service for specialties e.g. small batches and unique raw materials as well as large volume high throughput processes.

As a large sized, privately owned company we have the independence and autonomy to enable us to invest in process modification where needed.

Paramelt is a financially stable company with D&B rating 1.

In Europe and the USA we operate highly protected sites in both Heerhugowaard and Muskegon achieving FM Global HPR status for reliability and operational continuity.

We ensure the appropriate manufacturing environments to secure regulatory compliance such as GMP and HACCP.

Our extensive global supply chain allows us to guarantee continuity of supply, even in times of material shortages.

Our operations are supported by secure Process Management Systems.

  • Oracle E-business suite
    fully integrated systems from order to invoice, specialization in formulating industry;
    formulations, specifications and process routings;
    full traceability and lot genealogy.
  • Aurea CRM
    Controlled management of complaint handling as well as internal deviations;
    Management of Change.
  • WMS warehouse management system
    Stock management.
rely on our experience

our dna

Paramelt is global leader in specialty waxes, adhesives and coatings. For more than 125 years we are essentially wax formulators and are an independent, privately owned company.
Paramelt heritage

Paramelt
Dutch, since 1898
revenue 2023: €263 mln
# employees 2023: 502
owned by Ter Group

Ter Group
German, since 1908
revenue 2023: €910 mln
# employees 2023: 1140
owned by Westphal family

As the recognized wax specialists, we harbor industry experts and rank # 1 or 2 positions in our core markets. We continue to invest in process technology leadership and consolidation in these core wax markets and grow by offering ‘value for money’. Over time this position has enabled us to grow strongly in adhesives and dispersions markets. Value is our driver and custom-made products the norm.
Specialists (niche player)

Top 3 reasons to
recommend Paramelt*)
– reliable supplier
– consistent quality
– value for money
*) Customers survey Europe and USA

# active formulas
~2750

We are specialists, but are always open to complementary opportunities. We have direct decision making and short communication lines, our people throughout the organization take ownership and with a can-do attitude we make it happen. The annual re-investment rate is high and the company’s financial mass can underpin substantial investments.
With an entrepreneurial attitude

Annual re-investment rate
~10%

Technology drives our thinking. We combine long term strategic product and process research with flexible and responsive product development. We are inquisitive and challenge conventions which can result in ‘blue sky investments’. We are recognized by our knowledge leadership in core markets.
Driven by technology and innovation

# laboratory requests
> 1000 last year

# new commercial products
~ 110 last year

‘Batch-to-batch consistency is our constant goal’: this is our focus both for investment casting waxes used for aerospace parts and our food grade waxes and adhesives produced in our FSSC/ISO 22000 sites. This is why our customers rely on us.
Delivering security and consistency

Financial stability
D&B rating 1

From our 8 manufacturing sites we can address regional differences and trends and provide product equivalence with local sourcing. We have our own regional sales and technical staff and have a specialized and knowledgeable distributor network for ‘selected market niches’.
With a global reach and local service

manufacturing sites
Europe : 3
USA      : 3
China   : 2

customers in
87 countries

At the core of our performance lies a team of experienced and knowledgeable employees. We build long-term partnerships and are responsive, flexible, committed and loyal.
Building on people and partnership

Average employee retention
> 12 years

Paramelt = ‘knowledge & experience’
recognized by > 85% customers
(Customers survey Europe and USA)

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With 8 production facilities delivering in more than 80 countries, we have truly global perspective and local service.

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