Kemira Oyj is a Finnish specialty chemicals company focused on water-intensive industries. It develops and supplies process and water treatment chemicals and related services for pulp and paper production, as well as municipal and industrial water applications. Its portfolio includes coagulants, flocculants, polymers, sizing and strength additives, deposit control and bleaching chemistries, and solutions for sludge and wastewater treatment, supported by application expertise and on-site service.
Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Helsinki, Kemira operates globally across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. The company is organized into two segments: Pulp & Paper and Industry & Water, and its shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Kemira’s operations emphasize resource efficiency, product safety, and regulatory compliance across its supply chain and manufacturing network.
chemXplore tracks 15 projects involving Kemira, of which 4 are active.
Kemira's role on them: Owner, Investor / Financier, Operator, Developer, and Offtaker.
3 new construction and 1 expansion.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 2 of these 4 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Carbon (2), Diiron tris(sulphate) (1)
Deal cleared by the German Federal Cartel Office; target is a coagulant producer with two German plants, EUR 40m revenue in 2025 and about 60 employees.
Pilot bridges lab and industrial scale to produce iron phosphate for LFP battery precursors, enabling customer testing, qualification and potential commercial scale-up to strengthen Western pCAM supply chains.
Pilot trials validated Kemira’s KemAlpha on UMV’s coating platforms, demonstrating OTR <1 and oil/grease resistance while assessing runnability and process compatibility for scale-up.
Adds thermal reactivation capability for spent activated carbon; REPUR had ~€5M revenue and 21 employees; purchase price undisclosed.
Acquires California-based provider of preventive pinhole corrosion protection for large buildings; 2025 revenue USD 8.5m and 19 employees; purchase price undisclosed.
Alpha Bio JV shifts its planned commercial-scale biobased materials plant to Hanko; EUR 130m investment, 50/50 ownership, commercial production now targeted for 2029.
Adds California boiler and cooling‑tower service business with 2025 revenue just over USD 3M and 12 employees; to be integrated into Water Solutions to expand industrial water treatment services in North America.
Raw material and logistics cost rises from the prolonged Iran war hit Q2 results, reducing 2026 operative EBITDA guidance to EUR 400–500m despite price increases.
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