Costa Rica

Químicos Holanda Costa Rica

Químicos Holanda Costa Rica, S.A. is one of the subsidiaries of the Brenntag Corporation Latino America, established since 1978 as part of the HCI Group. Our main activity is the distribution of industrial chemicals, being the leader in the market of Costa Rica.  We are committed to the improvement of quality, diversification of products and excellent customer service.

Since 2004 we hold the ISO 9001-2000 ISO certification.  Likewise we operate following the guidelines of the CASA (CALIDAD, SEGURIDAD Y AMBIENTE, i.e., Quality, Safety and Environment) established by our headquarters at a worldwide level, which has allowed us to exceed local standards.

Our labor force is comprised of 32 people of whom 60% work in the area of Sales and Administration and the remaining 40%, in the area of operations.

The Sales, Administrative and Logistics offices are located in the city of Heredia, in a total area of 10,000 square meters, 2,200 square meters of warehouse and 12 tanks of liquids with a total capacity of 317 cubic meters.  One fertilizer plant operates in the locality of Cartago to assist our clients in the agricultural sector of the country.

We have a storage warehouse operating in Barranca110 kilometers from the city of San Jose and near Puerto Calder (Pacific Sector). This covered area of 2,500 square meters is dedicated to the handling of sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate.

In the Puerto de Moin (Atlantic Sector), we have 5,350 cubic meters of storage for liquids (32 tanks). This location is used for storage, pumping and loading of solvents and sodium hydroxide. Storage and the management of other products are also offered to third parties.

Commercial activity is divided into IBU’s (Unidades Industriales de Negocios, i.e. International Business Units), the most important being products related to personal care and detergents; paints and varnishes. These two represent nearly 67% of the annual sales of the company.

As our primary activity is the distribution of industrial chemicals, we also dedicate ourselves to equally important activities, as are storage services, direct or indirect sales, personalized compounds mixed to the clients’ specifications, production of liquid fertilizers and the development of specialized chemicals.

Sodium hydroxide in liquid form, solvents and mixtures, sodium sulfate, and sodium carbonate are among the principal products that we sell.