What We Do
African Chemicals is a leading provider of quality equipment and state-of-the-art manufacturing solutions for the Paints, Coatings, Building Materials, Inks, and Plastics industries working with high caliber suppliers of industrial equipment worldwide.
African Chemicals is the official agent for Wilhelm Niemann GmbH & Co. (Germany) for High Speed Dissolvers & Basket Mills, manufacturers of the world renowned Kreis Dissolver®; J. De Vree & Co. N.V. (Belgium) producers of high quality automatic and semi-automatic volumetric and gravimetric filling solutions
Mixaco Maschinenbau (Germany) for Container Mixers for the Powder Coatings and PVC industries; Tavil (Spain) leaders in packaging solutions; Personal Factory (Italy) supplying the unique Origami™ mini-plant solution for dry mix production; Powder Automation Solutions from AZO , Packing Equipment from Nannni Renato (Italy), and Solvent and Water Recovery solutions from IST (Italy), and others.
See Our PrincipalsEstablished in 1889, Wilhelm Niemann GmbH & Co. is considered the global leader for the manufacture of high quality high performance dispersing and mixing solutions for various industries including paints and coatings, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The KREIS-DISSOLVER®s, high performance dispersion machines with capacities of 2.2 – 315 kW, are suitable for mixing, dispersing, solving and evacuating medium to high-viscosity products. The KREIS-BASKET-MILL®s, high performance mills for fine grinding in batch operations, are suitable for the fine dispersion and fine grinding of products. Additionally the KREIS-DISSOLVER®-BUTTERFLYs, high performance dispersion machines with capacities of 5.5/15 kW - 22/90 kW, are suitable for the mixing, dispersion and evacuation of ultra high-viscous and thixotropic products.
Established in 1968, Mixaco's knowledge and expertise in engineering spans over 50 years and the company's know-how in delivering high performance mixing solutions to the powder coatings and PVC industries is second to none. Its patented equipment and solutions have made production processes easier for customers and have ensured greater efficiency in industrial workflows. Utilizing this know how back into the continuous development of products enables Mixaco to be innovative and deliver customized individual solutions for optimum mixing results.
For over 70+ years and with references in over 80 countries and an installed base of over 5000+ filling units, De Vree designs and manufactures state-of-the-art semi and fully automatic filling and packaging equipment for various fluids including paints, lacquers, varnishes, wood protectors, epoxies, tile adhesives, and more. In the paints and coatings sector De Vree is considered to be the leading manufacturer of fully automatic filling machines for containers up to 25 liters with manufacturing solutions providing the highest degrees of flexibility, quick size changes and short cleaning times.
Founded in 1973 Nannini Renato Machinery S.r.l. designs and assembles standard and customized packaging machines for high viscosity products in various pack sizes including cartridges, cans, pails, and drums. Nannini's equipment range includes complete packaging lines starting from the extrusion of products from drums and tanks of various capacities to in-line catalyzing and up to end-of-line automatic units applying nozzles and box cartridges.
Personal Factory is a cutting-edge innovative firm based in Simbario, Italy, that provides comprehensive solutions for the production of dry powder products including plasters, grouts, tile adhesives, waterproofing mortars, stamped concrete, and many more. The company, a winner of the Best Practices 2012 award, and with an investment of over 30% of its revenue into R&D has designed high tech solutions incorporating unique production equipment such as the Origami 5™ a patented plant for producing chemical premixes for the construction industry, state-of-the-art software solutions including CloudFab™, iNephos™, Tangram™, and CloudLab™, and pre-dosed chemical kits to make the manufacturing process of dry powder products more economical, efficient, traceable, and much more flexible.
Established in 1987 in Modena, Italy, IST designs, manufactures and supplies Water and Solvent Reclaimers, and Washing Systems for various industries including Paints, Coatings, Chemicals, and Inks. With over 27,000 installations worldwide IST has been a leader for over 30 years in providing ecologically sustainable, secure, cost saving solutions to industry.
Established in 1949, AZO has, for almost 70 years, supplied sophisticated automation solutions for powder handling to the Chemicals, Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Plastics industries, transporting raw materials such as bulk goods, additives, pigments, liquids, enzymes and fillers fully automatically into industrial production processes.
Process steps such as mixing, kneading, milling, dispersing, pressing, extruding, filling and packing are automated as much as possible. Future-proof process engineering and innovative process technology coupled with trend-setting process IT ensure the highest standards of product quality.
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The establishment of the Tavil Group in northeastern Spain dates back to 1925. The company which is set on a production site of 60,000 square meters specializes in the manufacturing of equipment and automatic lines for the packing, palletizing and handling of various products including Paints, Foods, Cosmetics, and others.
Tavil specializes in automatic loading solutions for flexible packaging, cans, cartons, bottles, and many more. Tavil's innovative multiple format solutions provide for instantaneous automatic changeovers allowing the equipment at the end of the line to be operational for different package designs and sizes in less than 4 seconds, delivering increased productivity, efficiency, cost savings, versatility in carton design, and flexibility to adapt to market demands.