Founded in 1983 by the Dequenne family, DEQUACHIM is a Belgian company with extensive expertise in the production and marketing of aluminium salts (aluminium sulphate, sodium aluminate, potassium aluminate), boehmites, aluminium oxide and potassium nitrate.
Our 7-hectare site is in an ideal location in the heart of Europe, between Brussels and Lille and on the Nimy-Blaton canal.
Together with our industrial partners from a wide range of sectors and market segments, we co-create and develop high-quality products.
The board of directors, chaired by Philippe Delaunois since 2016, is composed of family and independent directors.
DEQUACHIM is ISO 9001-certified and has been licensed for more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical and water purification industries.
Since 2004, DEQUACHIM has been recognised by the Walloon Region as a recovery centre for hazardous and non-hazardous waste containing aluminium. After a technical and economic feasibility study, the by-products generated are given a second life.
In 2007, the spin-off company DEQUENNE CHIMIE was founded with a view to diversifying the Group’s products and markets.
In 2020, it incorporated the activities of the DEQUACHIM Group.
Today, our company has about 40 employees and exports more than 70% of its production, mainly to Europe but also around the world.
“Together, we act with the right intensity, at the right time and in a coordinated manner”
As a family-owned company in the chemical industry, DEQUACHIM develops worldwide long-lasting partnerships with industrial customers from all over the world.
Its desire is to ensure a sustainable future for all.
We take our commitment as a reliable partner seriously. This includes acting with honesty and integrity and strictly adhering to commitments.
We adopt a process of continuous improvement at all levels of our organisation in order to meet the specific and complex needs of our customers.
We ensure respect for the environment, people, requirements and regulations applicable to us in an absolute pursuit of quality, safety and the well-being of every stakeholder.
We provide the best possible service, constantly seek to improve, anticipate the needs of our customers and are demanding both of ourselves and of our partners.
We favour an approach based on human relations, both with our customers and with our employees and suppliers.This is reflected in the maintenance of a family spirit and the most open dialogue possible.
DEQUACHIM is a member of the Belgian professional federation of chemistry Essenscia and the Walloon Competitiveness Cluster for mechanical engineering PoleMecatech
