Target Chemicals — Specialty Chemical Distribution
in Amman, Jordan since 1990

Target Chemicals is a specialty chemical distribution company headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Since 1990, we have served manufacturers across the food, pharmaceutical, adhesive, coating, personal care, and agricultural industries with high-quality raw materials, technical expertise, and reliable supply chains. Our own multidisciplinary technical team — chemists, engineers, food technologists and pharmacists — works alongside yours from the first sample to full-scale production, turning the chemistry of the world’s leading principals into formulations that perform.

We are the authorised regional distributor for more than 30 world-class chemical producers, including Novonesis (formerly Novozymes), Henkel Adhesive Technologies, DSM-Firmenich, BYK (ALTANA), Tate & Lyle, Nouryon, MEGGLE, Emsland Group, AROMSA, Dr. Suwelack, Darling Ingredients (Rousselot), Dow, FOI, Jungbunzlauer, EOC Surfactants, Gelymar, Kalsec, Vink Chemicals, Rikevita, Interfiber, J&K Ingredients, Eckart (ALTANA), Industrial Physics, Sudarshan, Synthomer, Sasol, Fiber Star, Solar Comercio, Inter-Harz, Alteqo, DIC, Hexion, and Kimix. Every product we supply comes through a verified chain of custody, backed by Certificates of Analysis and stored in GDP-aligned, temperature-controlled warehousing.

Our Story: From 1990 - Today
Company Heritage and Market Position

Target Chemicals was established in 1990 in Amman, Jordan, at a time when most chemical supply in the region was handled by general trading companies with no technical depth. Our founder saw a gap: manufacturers in Jordan and the broader Levant needed more than a source of raw materials. They needed a partner who understood their formulations, their production constraints, and the regulatory requirements of their end markets.

From the beginning, Target Chemicals focused exclusively on specialty chemicals — not commodity bulk trading. That decision shaped everything that followed. We built a team of technically trained professionals, established direct partnerships with global chemical producers, and invested in laboratory and warehousing infrastructure that could support the quality standards our customers required.

Over 35 years, we have grown from a single-principal relationship to a portfolio of more than 30 global principals. We have grown from serving food manufacturers in Amman to supporting production facilities across Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia. Our sourcing office in China allows us to manage supply chain complexity for customers who need materials from both Western and Asian origins.

Today, Target Chemicals operates from our offices at Masannat Plaza on King Abdullah II Street, Amman, and manages temperature-controlled warehouse facilities across the region. We have shipped to every major industrial zone in Jordan and maintain active supply relationships in five countries.

Vision

where we are going

To be the most trusted and technically capable specialty chemical partner in the markets we serve.

Mission

why we exist, what we do

Target Chemicals believes the Levant and MENA should make more of what the world needs — so we put world-class chemistry and hands-on technical expertise within reach of the region’s manufacturers, and stand with them as they build it.

Guiding Principles and Values

 

Value

What it means

1

Honor Commitments

We do what we say, and we deliver it with rigour.

2

Own the Outcome

We step up, take responsibility, and see issues through to resolution.

3

Do Right

We act fairly, tell the truth, and protect trust even when it costs us.

4

Raise the Bar

We keep learning, improving, and challenging ourselves to perform better.

5

Develop People

We respect people, grow capability, and help others become stronger contributors.

6

Safeguard the Future

We protect the business, its reputation, its resources, and its long-term ability to win.

Our technical laboratory services and custom formulation capabilities are key business development drivers, enabling us to provide solutions that reduce cost and complexity for clients.

Geographic Presence and Operations

Target Chemicals maintains a strategic presence across the Levant region with multiple operational facilities

Markets We Serve

 

Life Sciences & Agriculture

Operational Infrastructure

Syria represents a major future growth opportunity once sanctions are officially lifted.

Core Services and Value Proposition

Target Chemicals has built an added-value approach to distribution through deep specialty knowledge. Our service portfolio includes:

Agility and Responsiveness

Our compact technical team enables fast cross-collaboration, early trend identification and rapid market response.

Service
Excellence

A service model built on direct access to our technical and supply teams, from first sample to full-scale production.

Technical
Expertise

Evolving laboratory capabilities that provide real value-added services for customers through custom formulation and technical support.

Family Company Flexibility

As a family-run business, Target Chemicals can invest for the long term — in stock, people and laboratory capability — with the flexibility to act quickly when a customer needs it.

Strategic Partnerships

Target Chemicals is the authorised distributor for global principals including:

Fiber Star, Alteqo, Synthomer, Emsland Group, BYK (ALTANA), Novonesis (Novozymes), FOI (Fragrance Oils International), Jungbunzlauer, MEGGLE, Tate & Lyle, Nouryon, AROMSA, Dr. Suwelack, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Interfiber, Darling Ingredients (Rousselot), Gelymar, Kalsec and Dow

These partnerships span both regional Levant-wide arrangements and country-specific agreements, giving our customers a diverse and reliable supply base.