Anchor Chemicals (Pty) Ltd is a manufacturer of speciality chemicals that service the rubber and adhesives industries. We are ISO 9001:2000 accredited and we assure quality, service and a focus to customer needs.

Anchor Chemicals established the Pietermaritzburg Factory in 1985, producing materials for use in the rubber industry. In 1994 Anchor Chemicals was acquired by Carst & Walker (Pty) Ltd (C&W) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Through C&W, Anchor Chemicals supplies to all segments of the South African rubber industry, and also exports it’s products to Europe, Australia and Africa.

At Anchor Chemicals, we are committed to preserving our Environment, Health and Safety ideals. We are a responsible chemical manufacturer, with due regard to the wellbeing of our employees, the community and the environment and drive this through the responsible care initiative, environmental management and safety management systems. We are a signatory to the Responsible Care initiative and are accredited as an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 listed company.

The manufacturing facility in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa produces a wide variety of products serving the rubber industry in areas as diverse as rubber-to-metal bonding, adhesive intermediates, anti-tack solutions, powder dispersions, factice and other rubber processing aids. Our products have particular importance in the manufacture of rubber-to-metal bonded parts and in the manufacture of rubber goods.

We are structured to meet the changing needs of our customers and are able to custom mix products and provide a pre-dispersion service. To this end, we toll manufacture products for the textile coating and ink industries and have the expertise and capacity to extend into other markets.

Anchor chemicals is a manufacturing plant established in which produces rubber processing aids and rubber-to-metal bonding agents. It was acquired by Carst & Walker in 1994 becoming part of a global group of companies with a presence in Africa, Europe and Australia.