Efficient process chemistry: MELFLOCK® products from Alzchem
Alzchem offers high-performance polymers based on dicyandiamide in its MELFLOCK® product line. These are characterized by high cationic charge density and enable effective use in a variety of industrial processes.
A key advantage of MELFLOCK® products is their pH-independent effectiveness: even under alkaline conditions (pH > 7), the products remain stable and efficient.
This makes them ideal for demanding applications in wastewater treatment and in the paper and textile industries.
The areas of application at a glance:
- Flocculants in wastewater treatment
The cationic polymers neutralize negatively charged particles such as organic substances and promote their agglomeration into larger flocs. This facilitates filtration and improves cleaning performance. - Fixing aids in the paper and textile industry
MELFLOCK® products support, among other things, the fixation of dyes in the textile sector. The cationic charge improves adhesion and increases color stability. In the paper industry, MELFLOCK® is an important aid, for example for screen conditioning (maintenance of screens in the paper machine -> prevention of deposits)
Customers benefit from high efficiency at low dosages and reliable performance under variable process conditions.
The low application quantity contributes to cost reduction and minimizes chemical consumption.
Despite a challenging market environment, Alzchem is holding its own in the European market. With its focus on sustainable and high-performance solutions, the company is once again underlining its role as a reliable and innovative partner in process chemistry.
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About Alzchem
Alzchem is a globally active specialty chemicals company that is one of the market leaders in most of its fields of activity. Alzchem offers answers to various global developments such as climate change, population growth and increasing life expectancy. We deliver solutions through brands and products of the highest quality and through a sustainable vision to help shape global developments.
The company sees interesting growth prospects for itself in the areas of human and animal nutrition and agriculture in particular. As a result of population growth, it is necessary to achieve efficient food production. Pharmaceutical raw materials and creatine products can contribute to a healthy old age as life expectancy increases. Alzchem is facing up to the goal of sustainability arising from climate change in the field of renewable energies and across the entire company. The fields of fine chemicals and metallurgy offer just as great a perspective.
Alzchem Group AG’s broad product range includes dietary supplements, precursors for PCR tests and pharmaceutical raw materials. These offerings are the company’s response to global trends and developments. Alzchem is ideally positioned in this respect and considers itself well prepared for an environmental future and global developments.
The company employs around 1,730 people at four production sites in Germany and a plant in Sweden, as well as three sales companies in the USA, China and England. Alzchem generated Group sales of EUR 554.2 million and EBITDA of EUR 105.3 million in 2024.