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cheese wax is in our dna

Paramelt has been active in the cheese wax industry from the very beginning since the founder of Paramelt Mr. Dirk de Wit developed the concept of cheese wax coatings in the early 1900's.
Paramelt heritage

Paramelt
Dutch, since 1898
revenue 2024: €265 mln
# employees 2024: 490
owned by Ter Group

Ter Group
German, since 1908
revenue 2024: €920 mln
# employees 2024: 1105
owned by Westphal family

With many years in the market Paramelt has grown to be the global market and technology leader in cheese waxes. We continue to invest in process technology and offer the broadest range of cheese waxes for different cheese types and application process requirements. Performance is our driver and custom-made products the norm.
Wax specialists (niche player)

# active formulas
~100 products

We are specialists, but are always open to complementary opportunities. We have direct decision making and short communication lines, our people throughout the organization take ownership and with a can-do attitude we make it happen. The annual re-investment rate is high and the company’s financial mass can underpin substantial investments.
With an entrepreneurial attitude

Re-investment rate
~10%

Technology drives our thinking. We combine long term strategic products and process research with flexible and responsive product development. Paramelt was the first to introduce vegetable wax based cheese coatings in early 1990’s and the only cheese wax supplier with an in-house color development and production capability.
Driven by technology and innovation

# laboratory requests
24 last year

# new cheese waxes
14 last year

We manufacture our Paradip™ cheese waxes in an FSSC 22000 certified food safe production environment in order to meet the demanding hygiene requirements of the dairy industry. ‘Batch-to-batch consistency is our constant goal’: this is why our customers rely on us.
Delivering security and consistency

Financial stability
D & B rating 1

Top 3 customer recommendations*)
reliable supplier;
consistent quality;
value for money
*) Customers survey Europe and USA

FM Global rating 2018
Highly Protected Site

From our 8 manufacturing sites we can address regional differences and trends and provide product equivalence with local sourcing. We have our own regional sales and technical staff and have a specialized and knowledgeable distributor network for ‘selected market niches’.
With a global reach and local service

Manufacturing sites
Europe : 3
USA      : 3
China   : 2

global reach
52 distributors
in 39 countries

At the core of our performance lies a team of experienced and knowledgeable employees. We build long-term partnerships and are responsive, flexible, committed and loyal.
Building on people and partnership

Average employee retention
> 12  years

Paramelt = ‘knowledge & experience’*)
recognized by > 85% customers
*) Customers survey Europe and USA

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Our locations

With 8 production facilities supplying to more than 80 countries, we truly combine a global perspective with local service.

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