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About Oxkem
Innovative, but with a tradition going back more than a century, Oxkem is now recognised as a leading manufacturer of trivalent chromium, vanadium, and aluminium compounds.
We maintain the highest standards in every aspect of production, distribution and service, satisfying the requirements of customers around the world. Manufacturing all our products in-house, and acting as a tolling partner if required, we work to the closest specifications and ensure consistency at every point.
Responsible, responsive and resourceful in everything we do, we will find ways to meet challenges and overcome obstacles while never compromising our rigorous standards.
About Oxkem
Innovative, but with a tradition going back more than a century, Oxkem is now recognised as a leading manufacturer of trivalent chromium, vanadium, and aluminium compounds.
We maintain the highest standards in every aspect of production, distribution and service, satisfying the requirements of customers around the world. Manufacturing all our products in-house, and acting as a tolling partner if required, we work to the closest specifications and ensure consistency at every point.
Responsible, responsive and resourceful in everything we do, we will find ways to meet challenges and overcome obstacles while never compromising our rigorous standards.
Oxkem History
Chromium III Chemicals have been manufactured in Reading for nearly 100 years. The business started in 1913 producing Guignets Green, for use as a pigment in paints.
In 1993 the business was sold to OXKEM, a privately owned, independent chemical company. OXKEM has increased its range of chemicals and now produces organic and inorganic metal salts which are used in areas as diverse as….
agriculture, catalysts, ceramics, electronics, leather, pigments and dyes, surface treatment, paper, textiles and university research.
The Company has steadily grown and, as well as having a strong presence in the UK market, it also exports to all areas of the world.
Our Products
Chromium Compounds
Oxkem Limited manufactures and supplies a wide range of Chromium salts. All our Chromium chemicals are produced through the reduction of high purity Chromium Trioxide in glass lined and titanium reactors.
Oxkem’s products are manufactured to an extremely high purity with careful quality control at all stages of the process.
Vanadium Compounds
Vanadium is a transition element and in common with other transition elements, exhibits several different valency states. In aqueous solution this can be observed as different colours, varying from yellow to blue, green and ultimately lilac.
Applications for Vanadium compounds in catalysts and batteries take advantage of this property.