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Frequently Asked Questions — Target Chemicals

Find answers to the most common questions about Target Chemicals, our products, services, and capabilities. If your question is not covered here, contact us directly at +962-6-533-5888 or info@targetchemicals.com, or visit our Contact page

What Industries Does Target Chemicals Serve?

Target Chemicals serves manufacturers across eight major industry sectors, organised into three commercial clusters:

Consumer &** Ingredients Cluster:**

  • Food Ingredients & Additives — enzymes, cultures, sweeteners, starches, vitamins, flavors, and functional ingredients for bakery, dairy, beverage, confectionery, snacks, and processed foods (/markets/food-ingredients/)
  • Personal Care — conditioning agents, rheology modifiers, starch-based ingredients, silicones, and surfactants for hair care, skin care, and cosmetics (/markets/personal-care/)
  • Home Care & Institutional Cleaning — chelating agents, surfactants, polymers, antifoams, and enzymes for laundry detergents, surface cleaners, and industrial cleaning products (/markets/home-care/)

Materials &** Construction Cluster:**

  • Industrial Adhesives — hot-melt adhesives, engineering adhesives, surface treatments (/markets/industrial-adhesives/)
  • Coatings & Paint — wetting agents, dispersants, rheology modifiers, defoamers, surface additives, and epoxy curatives (/markets/coatings/)

Life Sciences &** Agriculture Cluster:**

  • Pharmaceuticals — gelatin, collagen, pharmaceutical-grade vitamins, excipients (/markets/pharmaceutical/)
  • Agrochemicals & Crop Protection — adjuvants, formulation chemicals, and biocontrol enzymes (/markets/agrochemicals/)
  • Animal Nutrition & Feed — vitamins, carotenoids, and custom feed premixes (/markets/animal-nutrition/)

View our complete Products Catalog (/products/) for the full range across all industries.

Our headquarters and main offices are located at:

Target Chemicals Est.

137 King Abdullah II Street, Masannat Plaza, 2nd Floor
P.O.Box 961079, Amman 11196, Jordan
Phone: +962-6-533-5888
Email: info@targetchemicals.com

We operate temperature-controlled warehouse facilities in Jordan and maintain a sourcing office in China. Our sales and technical teams serve customers across Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia.

Yes. Target Chemicals actively exports specialty chemicals across the Levant and broader MENA region. Our Regional Trade (DTR) engine manages cross-border supply including:

  • Export documentation and customs clearance
  • Compliance with destination country import regulations
  • Logistics coordination — land freight across Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the West Bank; sea freight for longer-distance shipments
  • Re-export fulfillment for customers who need materials shipped from Jordan to third-party destinations

 

Our current active export markets include Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia. If you are a manufacturer in another MENA country, contact us (/contact/) to discuss supply options — we are expanding our export capabilities and may already have logistics solutions for your location.

Yes. Target Chemicals holds direct authorized distributor agreements with 33 global chemical producers. We do not source through gray market channels or unauthorized intermediaries. Every product we supply comes through a verified chain of custody from the manufacturer.

Our authorized principal partnerships include:

Principal

Headquarters

Key Product Lines

Novonesis

Denmark

Food enzymes, laundry/home care enzymes, feed enzymes, BioAg biocontrol

Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Germany

Technomelt®, Loctite®, Bonderite®

DSM-Firmenich

Netherlands/Switzerland

DELVO® cultures, Vitamins (Quali®), MEG-3®, ROVIMIX®, Hy-D®, CAROPHYLL®, BREWERS CLAREX®

Tate & Lyle

United Kingdom

SPLENDA® Sucralose, modified food starches, HAMULSION stabilisers, maltodextrins, sweeteners

BYK / ALTANA

Germany

DISPERBYK®, RHEOBYK, BYK defoamers, BYK surface additives, personal care additives

Nouryon

Netherlands

Ethylene amines, Armocare®, Dissolvine®, Adsee® adjuvants

MEGGLE

Germany

Whipping agents (Edifett HWP), emulsifiers (Edifett SCP), WPC 80, coffee creamer

Emsland Group

Germany

Emjel® starches, Emflake® potato flakes, Empure® pea products

AROMSA

Turkey

Flavors, extracts, sauces, fruit powders, caramel colorants

Dr. Suwelack

Germany

Freeze-dried instant coffee, skimmed milk yoghurt powder

Darling Ingredients / Rousselot

USA/Global

Pharmaceutical gelatin, food gelatin, Peptan® collagen peptides

Dow

United States

DOWSIL™ sealants, construction chemicals, personal care silicones, home care antifoams

FOI

United Kingdom

Specialty fragrance oils for personal care, home care, fine fragrance

Jungbunzlauer

Switzerland

Citric acid, xanthan gum, lactic acid, gluconates

EOC Surfactants

Belgium

Mild surfactants for household and personal care

Gelymar

Chile

Carrageenan hydrocolloids for dairy, confectionery, meat

Kalsec

United States

Natural spice extracts, rosemary antioxidants, natural colors

Vink Chemicals

Germany

Biocide preservatives for household, personal care, coatings, and industrial applications

Rikevita

Japan

Distilled monoglycerides, food emulsifiers

Interfiber

Germany

Natural dietary fibers — wheat fiber, bamboo fiber

J&K Ingredients

United States

Bred-Mate natural mold inhibitor for bakery

Eckart / ALTANA

Germany

Metallic effect pigments for coatings, inks, cosmetics

Industrial Physics

United States

TQC Sheen coatings test instruments

Sudarshan

India

Color pigments for coatings, plastics, printing inks

Synthomer

United Kingdom

Emulsion polymers for coatings and construction

Sasol

South Africa

Pharmaceutical excipients — LIPOXOL PEGs, fatty alcohols

Fiber Star

United States

Citri-Fi® functional citrus fibers for clean-label food applications

Solar Comercio

Brazil

Egg albumen powder, egg yolk powder for bakery and food manufacturing

Inter-Harz

Germany

Paraben preservatives for personal care and cosmetic formulations

Alteqo

Europe

Glycasol solvent for personal care/home care, Glycamal EP for pharmaceutical/veterinary

DIC

Japan

ACRYDIC acrylic resins for coatings and paint applications

Hexion

United States

EPIKOTE epoxy resins, EPIKURE curing agents for protective coatings

Kimix

Turkey

Titanium dioxide, calcined kaolin clay for paints and coatings

Each principal regularly audits our facilities and trains our teams. This authorized status means our customers receive genuine products with full manufacturer support, warranty coverage, and access to the latest formulations.

Yes — technical support is central to our business model. Our team of approximately 24 professionals includes pharmacists, chemical engineers, food scientists, adhesive application engineers, coating chemists, and regulatory specialists. We provide:

  • Application Trials: We conduct pilot-scale and bench-scale trials in our laboratory to demonstrate product performance before you commit to production-scale adoption.
  • Formulation Support: Our chemists and food scientists work with your R&D team to develop new formulations, optimize existing ones, and solve production challenges.
  • Competitor Matching: When you need to evaluate alternatives to your current materials, we conduct systematic side-by-side comparisons and provide data-driven recommendations.
  • Product Reverse Engineering: We analyze competitor products and develop matching or superior formulations using materials from our portfolio.
  • On-Site Support: Our application engineers visit customer facilities for equipment setup, process optimization, and troubleshooting — particularly for adhesive bonding and coating applications.
  • Training: We organize product training sessions, application workshops, and technical seminars — both at our offices and at customer facilities.

Learn more about our capabilities on the About Us (/about-us/) page.

Requesting a sample is straightforward:

  • Contact us by phone (+962-6-533-5888), email (info@targetchemicals.com), or through our Contact page .
  • Tell us your application, the product you are interested in, and the quantity you need for evaluation.
  • Our technical team will confirm product suitability, prepare the sample with full documentation (TDS, SDS, CoA), and arrange delivery.
  • For enzyme and culture products, we can also provide dosage recommendations and application guidelines for your specific production process.

Most standard samples ship within 3–5 business days from our Amman warehouse. Specialty items or custom formulations may require additional lead time — our team will confirm timelines when you place your request.

There is no charge for standard evaluation samples. For larger trial quantities, we provide competitive trial pricing.

Yes. Regulatory support is a core part of our service portfolio. Our regulatory specialists manage:

  • JFDA Registration: Product registration and notification with the Jordan Food and Drug Administration for food additives, processing aids, pharmaceutical excipients, and other regulated materials.
  • Pharmaceutical Documentation: Dossier preparation, DMF (Drug Master File) support, and pharmacopoeial compliance verification (Ph. Eur., USP-NF, JP, ChP) for pharmaceutical raw materials.
  • Import Permits: Customs documentation, import license management, and regulatory clearance for controlled and regulated chemical imports.
  • Export Documentation: Certificates of Origin, Free Sale Certificates, and destination-market regulatory documentation for cross-border shipments.
  • Halal Certification: We maintain and supply valid Halal certificates for all applicable products from accredited certification bodies.
  • CoA Verification: Every batch we supply includes a manufacturer Certificate of Analysis. We verify specifications and lot traceability before releasing any shipment.

Minimum order quantities (MOQs) vary by product, principal, and delivery mode:

  • Local Stock Products: For products we hold in our Amman warehouse, MOQs are typically as low as a single case, drum, or bag — depending on the product’s standard packaging unit. This allows customers to start with manageable quantities for trials or small-batch production.
  • Direct Import Orders: For products ordered directly from our principals’ factories, MOQs depend on the principal’s shipping terms. These typically range from a single pallet to a full container, depending on the product and origin.
  • Custom Blends and Premixes: For DSM-Firmenich vitamin premixes and other custom-blended products, MOQs are determined by the blending facility’s minimum batch size — typically 100–500 kg depending on complexity.

Our team will confirm exact MOQs, lead times, and pricing when you inquire about a specific product. For first-time orders, we often arrange smaller introductory quantities to support your evaluation process.

Quality assurance runs through every step of our supply chain:

  • Authorized Sourcing Only: Every product comes directly from the manufacturer through our authorized distributor agreements — no unauthorized channels or third-party intermediaries.
  • Temperature-Controlled Storage: Our warehouses maintain controlled temperature zones for heat-sensitive products including enzymes, dairy cultures, vitamins, and pharmaceutical excipients. All storage follows GDP (Good Distribution Practice) guidelines.
  • FIFO Inventory Management: First In, First Out stock rotation ensures customers always receive the freshest product available with maximum remaining shelf life.
  • Batch Traceability: Full lot number tracking from manufacturer to customer. Every product can be traced back to its production batch, manufacturing date, and quality release documentation.
  • CoA with Every Shipment: Certificate of Analysis from the manufacturer accompanies every batch delivery, confirming the product meets its published specifications.
  • Principal Audits: Our facilities and processes are regularly audited by our principals — Henkel, Novonesis, DSM-Firmenich, MEGGLE, and others conduct periodic on-site assessments.

Target Chemicals was established in 1990 in Amman, Jordan. For over 30 years, we have specialized exclusively in specialty chemical distribution — not general trading or commodity chemicals. Key milestones:

  • 1990: Founded in Amman, Jordan as a specialty chemical distributor
  • Pioneered technical distribution in the Levant — building a model based on application expertise rather than transactional trading
  • Expanded from a single principal partnership to 33 authorized global supplier relationships
  • Grew geographic coverage from Jordan to Iraq, Lebanon, the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, and China (sourcing office)
  • Built a team of ~24 professionals including pharmacists, engineers, food scientists, and regulatory specialists
  • Developed laboratory and application trial capabilities for formulation support and competitor matching

Read our full story on the About Us page.