
DYNAMISM, WIDE DIVERSIFICATION, TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL is a medium-sized, independent company (Turnover over 100 M US $).
Established in 1932 its business is to develop, to produce and to market chemical and biochemical specialities for manufacturers in the chemical and other industries through a large number of subsidiaries.
Since it was first established, it has been able to maintain a strategy of commercial, technological and geographical diversification.
A continuous policy of internationalization has enabled PROTEX INTERNATIONAL to reach the situation where today over 80% of its sales are achieved outside France.
MARKETS
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL serves a wide variety of markets including :
In order to meet the demand from its customers, PROTEX INTERNATIONAL has developed a broad spectrum of know-how ranging from chemical synthesis to polymerization, formulation and microbiology.
A WIDE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Established in a large number of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the United States, PROTEX INTERNATIONAL has a wide network of industrial and commercial subsidiaries and also agents which enable it to diversify its activities according to market conditions, and to undertake extensive research work in order to be better equipped to respond to the needs of users, thus ensuring the future of both the company and its customers.
CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES OF PROTEX INTERNATIONAL
The PROTEX INTERNATIONAL GROUP produces a wide variety of products for solving users' problems.
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL produces numerous synthetic chemicals based on a great number of reactions including : Acylation, Alkoxylation, Alkylation, Amidation, Amination, Ammoniation, Cannizarro, Carboxylation, Chloromethylation, Chlorosulphonation, Condensation, Cyanoethylation, Cyaniding, Diels-Alder, Epoxidation, Esterification, Etherification, Fermentation, Friedel & Crafts, Grignard, Hydrolysis, Maillard, Mannich, Methylation, Neutralization, Nitrilation, Oxydation, Phosphatization, Phosphorylation, Polymerization (Vinyls, Acrylics, Methacrylics, in mass, in solution or dispersed), Anionics non ionics or cationics, as well as Aminoplastics, Phenolics, Epoxies, Polysiloxanes, Polyurethanes, Polyamides...). Quaternization, Saponification, Sulphation, Sulphonation, Wittig... and utilizes critical raw materials to carry out these processes : PCl3, POCl3, HCN, CO3CHl, SO4 (CH3)2, SOCl2,...
MEN AND TRAINING
Above all, enterprises depend on the quality and the determination of the men and women who work in them.
By its policy of motivation and promotion within the company, PROTEX INTERNATIONAL has always been known to attract men and women who are competent, responsible, and actuated by a common goal : guarantee the development and as a consequence the future of the company.
The foremost desire of PROTEX INTERNATIONAL is to maintain its reputation as a firm where people come first. They are the catalysts of PROTEX INTERNATIONAL's success.
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL continually seeks to increase the expenses devoted to personnel training with the objective of improving the security and efficiency of each member of the company culture and a common language.
Twenty-five percent of the staff are graduates and Executives assigned to production, research, management, sales and marketing.
PROTEX AND ITS FUTURE
PROTEX INTERNATIONAL has a reserve of expertise which leads it to be confident in the pursuit of its development. This confidence is based on the extensive internationalisation of its activities and the great diversity of products which it manufactures.
An average growth rate of 15% per year encourages PROTEX INTERNATIONAL to pursue its internal and external development (by acquisition of synergistic chemical companies).