
Distribution of specialty chemicals, ingredients and food additives with sourcing, logistics and product development
TER Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG
Hamburg · Flörsheim am MainNew on Amplifa
About TER Chemicals
TER Chemicals is a leading distributor and trader of specialty chemicals and food additives, managed by the parent company TER HELL & CO GMBH, founded in 1908 and based in Hamburg. The company supplies industries ranging from technical applications such as adhesives, plastics, rubber, coatings and lubricants to construction, home care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food and feed. The service portfolio includes purchasing including annual contingents, currency hedging and credit insurance, sales with key supplier and account management, and logistics via decentralized warehouses with just-in-time and direct shipments. Additional services include repackaging into small containers (partly GMP-compliant), reboxing with customer-specific labels, product refinement through crushing, mixing, grinding and agglomeration, as well as mixed pallet assembly. At the application laboratory in Flörsheim am Main, application engineers and product developers offer formulation consulting, product samples, product trials, prototypes and customer tests. Through a network of branches at over 20 locations worldwide, TER Chemicals delivers products in consistently high quality, at stable prices and on schedule.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Purchasing/sourcing (including annual contingents, currency hedging, credit insurance Euler Hermes), Sales/market development (Key Supplier Management, Product Management, Account Management), Logistics (decentralized warehouses, just-in-time delivery, direct shipment, fine distribution), Repackaging into small containers (partly GMP-compliant), Reboxing with customer-specific labels, Product refinement (crushing, mixing, grinding, agglomeration), Mixed pallet assembly, Product development/formulation consulting and development (application laboratory Flörsheim am
- Materials
- Specialty Chemicals, Food Additives, Cosmetic Ingredients
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001, AEO F, HACCP, FAMI-QS, EcoVadis Platinum, Responsible Care, Organic Certificate (DE-ÖKO-003), BRCGS Agents & Brokers, Organic Certificate DE-ÖKO-003
- Industries
- Adhesives, Plastics, Rubber, Coatings, Construction, Lubricants
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Supplier audits and quality management
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Warehousing in decentralized warehouses
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Repackaging into small containers (partly GMP-compliant)
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Reboxing with customer-specific labels
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Product refinement (crushing, mixing, grinding, agglomeration)
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Mixed pallet assembly
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Formulation consulting and development (application laboratory)
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Just-in-time delivery, direct shipment and fine distribution
Products & Refinement
Specialty Chemicals
Distribution of raw materials and specialty chemicals for technical and life science applications.
Food Additives
Additives for Food & Nutrition and Animal Nutrition with HACCP- and FAMI-QS-certified processes.
Cosmetic Ingredients
Ingredients and formulation support for Beauty & Personal Care including draft-frame formulations.
Locations

Hamburg
DEHeadquarters, registered office and port location (Börsenbrücke 2)
- Materials
- Specialty chemicals, food additives
- Warehouses of LZ Logistik GmbH

Flörsheim am Main
DEApplication laboratory
- Application laboratory equipment for product trials and prototypes
Product Areas


Inside the production



Industries
Additional services
Quality & Compliance
Management introduced a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 in 1993; compliance is demonstrated through regular internal system audits and external audits. Supplier audits, a modern hazardous materials management system and a Chemical Compliance team (REACH, CLP, BPR) ensure legally compliant products and hazard communication throughout the supply chain.
| Evidence | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| AEO F | |
| HACCP | |
| FAMI-QS | |
| BRCGS Agents & Brokers | |
| Organic Certificate DE-ÖKO-003 | |
| EcoVadis Platinum | |
| Responsible Care |
History
- 1908
Founding of parent company TER HELL & CO GmbH in Hamburg
- 1993
Introduction of a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001
- 2011
AEO certification
- 2014
Acquisition of LZ Logistik GmbH as the group's own logistics company
TER Chemicals has been active in chemical trading for over 100 years