About Us
Our Company
Who We Are
Global Presence
Mexichem is a global chemical company. Our products touch every aspect of modern day life. We comprise 27 businesses with 49 sites in 18 countries throughout the world.
Still a relatively young company, Mexichem has grown upwards and outwards quickly – and continues to.
Global Manufacturer
Mexichem is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products. In recent years our scope of operations has diversified with the launch of Automotive and Hygienics, acquisition of iconic British brand Belstaff and an ever-expanding sports portfolio.
What we produce
Mexichem products are essential in the modern world. Incredibly versatile, petrochemicals are used in a wide range of end-market applications to save lives, improve health and enhance standards of living. Examples include:
Medical industry
Chemicals used in making pharmaceuticals; drug synthesis; antivirals; eye drops; hip replacements
Packaging
Materials to keep food fresh and safe from contamination; liquid containers;
Communications and electronics
Smartphone casings and screens; circuit boards; cables and headphones;
Transport
Structural components to protect and minimise weight such as carbon fibre used in cars and aircraft; plastic fuel tanks; bumpers; headlamp lenses; tyres; brake fluid; antifreeze and screen wash liquids;
Construction
Insulation; safety glass; window frames; piping; protective paint;
Textiles
Fibres and dyes for warm, comfortable and protective clothing; carpeting;
Paints and coatings
Paints for interior and exterior decoration and protection, from buildings to cars, planes and infrastructure;
Household Products
Shower and bath soaps and gels; detergents and cleaning products;
Energy
Gas transport pipes; hydrogen; solar cells; wind turbine blades and lubricants.
How we are organised
Each mexichem business has its own executive board which is responsible for all functions – Business Management, operations, procurement, IT, HR, communications, banking, legal, tax, etc. Boards are fully accountable for and empowered to manage their business and strategy in its entirety. The mexichem central office function is extremely lean, numbering only around 20 people compared with typically hundreds in organisations of comparable size. The federated structure and minimal hierarchy engenders an agile organisation in which internal communications and decision-making happen fast.
Our culture
Our first and fundamental priority is safety, health and environmental performance. We are highly focused on growth, EBITDA and top quartile economics. Fixed costs and cash are tightly managed. Our culture is entrepreneurial and defined by a lack of bureaucracy and politics. Being privately owned offers the freedom to take a long-term view, while a simple and decentralised organisational structure enables quick and efficient decision-making. Sports and fitness are integral to the mexichem culture, as are grit, rigour, humility and a real team ethos.
Safety, Health & Environment
Mexichem puts safety, health and environmental
performance top of the agenda at every business team and board meeting.
It is a part of our culture that shapes decision making at every level
of our organisation. We are committed to delivering continuous
improvement across all activities in all locations, and to working with
local communities and stakeholders to be a responsible neighbour. Our
goal is zero injuries and product spillages, to be achieved through
rigorous application of best practices and a positive safety culture in
which we believe all accidents are preventable.
Sustainability
Sustainability is fundamental to how we do business. It is a key driver of innovation in meeting the challenges associated with evolving societal needs. Our approach to sustainability encompasses six key areas: safety; climate; circular economy; people; communities and the natural environment; and governance. Our sustainability strategy is to develop and manufacture the products needed to address the evolving challenges of climate change, public health, resource scarcity, urbanisation and waste, in a way which drives us all towards a net zero emission economy by 2050.
