Development and manufacture of release agents, color pastes, adhesives, paints and In-Mould-Coating systems for industry
Jakob KECK Chemie GmbH
Pirmasens · Alicante · IngwillerNew on Amplifa
About Jakob KECK Chemie
Jakob KECK Chemie GmbH, based in Pirmasens, is a medium-sized family business that has been developing, manufacturing and distributing chemical auxiliaries since 1900. The product range includes release agents for PU systems, rubber, polystyrene and EVA, PU color pastes for coloring polyurethane foams, solvent-based and water-based adhesives, finishes and leather care products, paints and coatings as well as In-Mould-Coating systems for coating PU molded parts directly in the mold. Customers are primarily from the footwear, automotive, plastics, furniture and technical industries. Products are tinted on request according to color systems such as RAL, Pantone, NCS and HKS; silicone-free, tin-free and UV-stabilized variants are also available. With subsidiaries in Alicante (Spain) and Ingwiller (France) as well as sales partners, the company is represented almost worldwide and operates its own testing laboratory equipped with a gas chromatograph, IR spectrometer, xenon tester, viscometer and color measurement device.
- Site
- Pirmasens
- Processes
- Release agents (manufacture/development, solvent-based, solvent-free, water-based,, PU color pastes (coloring of polyurethane foam, dosing via mixing head or batch process,, Adhesives (manufacture, solvent-based and water-based, for manual, roller or, Finish / shoe finish / leather care (solvent-based and water-based, leather repair paints,, Paints & coatings (external coating system, sprayable, brushable and dip-coatable, 1K and 2K, In-Mould-Coating (IMC, coating directly in the mold during PU molded part production, 1K and, Cleaners (hose, mold and screw cleaners for removing PU and, Development and manufacture of custom chemical products (R&D, tailored solutions,
- Materials
- Polyurethane (polyether), Polyurethane (polyester), Rubber, Polystyrene, EVA, TR, TPR, TPU
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, Ecovadis Gold Medal, Ecovadis Gold (Keck Chimie)
- Founded
- 1900
- Industries
- Footwear industry, Automotive industry, Plastics industry, Furniture industry, Technical industry, Leather processing industry
- 01
Research & development
- 02
Raw material purchasing (renowned manufacturers)
- 03
Manufacturing in Pirmasens
- 04
Quality assurance across the entire process
- 05
Application engineering support
- 06
Distribution via subsidiaries and partners
Products & Systems
Polyurethane (polyether and polyester)
Base material for release agents, color pastes, adhesives and In-Mould-Coating systems including flexible, cold and integral foam as well as RIM.
Rubber
Used in release agents and bonding agents for vulcanization bonding to shaft material.
Polystyrene and EVA
Materials for the application of release agents and external coating systems.
Thermoplastic sole and heel materials
Substrates for external paints and coatings of the footwear and plastics industry.
Leather
Material for finishing, repair and care systems.
Locations
Pirmasens
DEHeadquarters / production
- Lot size
- also smaller orders
- Materials
- Release agents, color pastes, adhesives, finishes, paints & coatings, IMC
- Gas chromatograph
- IR spectrometer
- Xenon tester
- Viscometer
- Color measurement device
Alicante
ESSubsidiary Keck Espana SA (production/sales)
Ingwiller
FRSubsidiary Keck Chimie S.A. (production/sales)
- Ecovadis Gold
Product Groups
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release agents (manufacture/development, solvent-based, solvent-free, water-based,Surface | – | – | – | smaller orders possible | PU systems (mono-polyester, 2-color polyester,, Rubber, Polystyrene, EVA, Integral foam, Cold foam, Flexible foam, RIM |
| PU color pastes (coloring of polyurethane foam, dosing via mixing head or batch process,Plastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane (polyether PU systems), Polyurethane (polyester PU systems), Polyol |
| Adhesives (manufacture, solvent-based and water-based, for manual, roller orJoining | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane (KECK-PUR), Polychloroprene (KECK-PREN), Polyurethane dispersions and latex (KECK-DIS), Polyester (hot-melt adhesives KECK-Thermo), Polyamide (hot-melt adhesives KECK-Thermo), Rubber (NBR, vulcanization bonding to shaft material), Leather |
| Finish / shoe finish / leather care (solvent-based and water-based, leather repair paints,Surface | – | – | – | – | Leather |
| Paints & coatings (external coating system, sprayable, brushable and dip-coatable, 1K and 2KSurface | – | – | – | – | PU, Rubber, TR, TPR, TPU, PVC, EVA, Polystyrene, ABS, Leather |
| In-Mould-Coating (IMC, coating directly in the mold during PU molded part production, 1K andSurface | – | – | – | – | Flexible foam (PU), Cold foam (PU), Integral foam (PU), RIM (PU) |
| Cleaners (hose, mold and screw cleaners for removing PU andSurface | – | – | – | – | PU, Release agent residues |
| Development and manufacture of custom chemical products (R&D, tailored solutions,Engineering | – | – | – | smaller orders | – |
| Quality assurance / testing laboratory (REACH-compliant, testing across the entire productionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas chromatograph | – | – | – | – | Pirmasens |
| IR spectrometer | – | – | – | – | Pirmasens |
| Xenon tester | – | – | – | – | Pirmasens |
| Viscometer | – | – | – | – | Pirmasens |
| Color measurement device | – | – | – | – | Pirmasens |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
Quality assurance extends across the entire production process from incoming raw material inspection to final inspection; all products comply with REACH requirements (1907/2006/EC). Modern analytical equipment includes a gas chromatograph, IR spectrometer, xenon tester, viscometer and color measurement devices.
| Evidence | Pirmasens |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 | |
| DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 | |
| Ecovadis Gold (Keck Chimie) |
History
- 1900
Founded in Pirmasens as a small company supplying auxiliary products for the footwear industry
- 1960er
Footwear industry boom; relocation to the current site on Zweibrücker Straße; expansion into release agents, coatings and later adhesives
- 1975
Foundation of the Spanish subsidiary Keck-Espana in Alicante
- 1980
Opening of the French subsidiary Keck Chimie in Ingwiller
- 1998
Initial certification to DIN EN ISO 9001