Protea Chemicals

Omnia's Chemical division, operating under the Protea Chemicals brand, is a longstanding and well- respected distributor of specialty, functional and effect chemicals and polymers in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Focused on providing customers with value-added chemical products and services, Protea Chemicals strives to be 'more than just a chemical supplier'​.

Protea Chemicals competes in almost every sector of the chemical distribution market, including personal care and cosmetics, food and beverages, water treatment, engineering, paints and inks, textiles, plastics, rubber, chemical manufacturing and formulation, petroleum and lubrication, packaging and paper, pharmaceuticals and healthcare and animal feeds.

The company operates from 21 sites located in all major industrial centers throughout Southern Africa, from Nairobi to Cape Town.