Chemical products for surface treatment – development, production and analytics to customer specifications
Foster Chemicals GmbH
Jüchen · Production facilities Europe · USA · IndiaNew on Amplifa
About Foster Chemicals
Foster Chemicals GmbH is a medium-sized chemical company based in Jüchen that manufactures a broad range of products for surface treatment. The product portfolio includes degreasing and cleaning products for metal strip made of steel, aluminium and non-ferrous metal, neutral derusting and descaling agents, pickling products such as hydrochloric acid cleaners for hot-dip galvanizing, as well as cleaning and disinfection products for the food processing industry. The in-house laboratory develops products specifically to customer specifications under technological and economic aspects; in addition, surface analytics, technical equipment and support by the technical field service are offered. At the Jüchen headquarters, research, development and production for Western and Eastern Europe take place on a fully automated, wastewater-free plant with a volume of 70,000 liters per day. Further production facilities in Europe, the USA and India ensure worldwide availability. Since 1996, spent solvent-containing products have been environmentally friendly reprocessed in an in-house distillation plant.
- Site
- Jüchen
- Processes
- Manufacture of products for surface treatment (degreasing, cleaning), Degreasing and cleaning of metal strip at low temperatures, Derusting and descaling, Pickling products for hot-dip galvanizing (hydrochloric acid cleaners), Analytics of surfaces, Product development to customer specifications, Technical equipment, Technical field service / application support
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminium, Non-ferrous metal
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Employees
- 11–50
- Industries
- Automotive industry and suppliers, Metal processing industry, Steel, aluminium and non-ferrous metal industry, Pickling and paint stripping companies, Food processing industry
- 01
Product development to customer specifications in the laboratory
- 02
Production on a fully automated, wastewater-free plant
- 03
Analytics of surfaces
- 04
Technical equipment and field service support
- 05
Distillation-based reprocessing of spent solvent-containing products
Materials & Processes
Steel
Material for degreasing, cleaning, derusting as well as pickling products for hot-dip galvanizing.
Aluminium
Material for low-temperature degreasing and cleaning of metal strip.
Non-ferrous metal
Material for degreasing and cleaning products, in particular for strip treatment.
Locations
Jüchen
DEHeadquarters, R&D, production for Western and Eastern Europe
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminium, Non-ferrous metal
- Fully automated, wastewater-free production plant (70,000 liters/day)
- Distillation plant (since 1996)
Products & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of products for surface treatment (degreasing, cleaning)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium, Non-ferrous metal |
| Degreasing and cleaning of metal strip at low temperaturesSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium, Non-ferrous metal |
| Derusting and descalingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pickling products for hot-dip galvanizing (hydrochloric acid cleaners)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Analytics of surfacesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Product development to customer specificationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully automated, wastewater-free production plant | – | 1 | 70,000 liters production volume per day | – | Jüchen |
| Distillation plant | – | 1 | – | 1996 | Jüchen |
Additional services
Quality
Technical equipment and services relating to surface analytics complement the product portfolio; the technical field service supports product use in customers' plants.
| Evidence | Jüchen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1996
Commissioning of the distillation plant for environmentally friendly reprocessing of spent solvent-containing products