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In any Civil Engineering work, the foundations are the basis of the entire construction process. Foundations are in direct contact with the ground and support the construction of all other elements, with stability and safety, for long periods of time. Our partner,...
Flame retardants play a fundamental role in preventing fires, by inhibiting ignition and delaying the spread of flames. Our partner KMT is specialized in developing and producing magnesium hydroxide-based flame retardants, including precipitated and hexagonal...
Today, November 14th, is Portugal’s National Day for Equal Pay. In Portugal, on average, women earn 13.2% less than men, but at Salmon we apply policies and practices regarding Equal Pay that make no distinction between women and men. We are pleased to receive the...
Salmon's partnership with Super Glanz reinforced Salmon's commitment to the textile sector. For Salmon, it is a return to a sector where it previously had a strong presence, including in manufacturing, with its joint venture Têxtil Fremaux. In its new approach to the...
KMC is a Danish company that supplies potato-based materials, focusing on the food industry. KMC began its history as a cooperative of Danish potato producers and remains so to this day. Its great competitive advantage over some starch producers lies in its control...
Water is an indispensable resource, and it sustains life on our planet. In a world where water is becoming increasingly scarce, its preservation and treatment are crucial for future generations. In industry, where intensive use of water is a reality, optimizing...
More safety, with activated carbon in purification. Activated carbon is a highly porous material, with a large contact surface: for example, a teaspoon of activated carbon has the same surface area as a football field! This gives it a high adsorbing power whose main...
Salmon was recognized with the accolade PME Excelência 2022. It is a source of pride for the entire team. However, this distinction was only possible due to the trust that our more than 1000 customers place in Salmon every day, as have so many other customers done...
Climate change is increasingly impacting our daily lives, resulting predominantly from environmental pollution and the destruction of ecosystems that are fundamental to the planet, such as coral reefs or tropical forests. By using recycled plastic, can encourage the...
Salmon has enjoyed a commercial relationship of more than 15 years with one of the largest European potato processors - the Belgian group Mydibel (through its company Gramybel), and this allows us to bring to national food processing industry and our customers various...
Ascotec is a French company, based in Saint-Etienne, that has spent 20 years dedicated to the production and development of anti-corrosion additives. Through the liquid ASCOTRAN® and ASCONIUM® product ranges, they are able to respond to the vast majority of...
CITE, the Portuguese Commission for Equality in Work and Employment, has distinguished Salmon for its good practices in promoting gender equality, certifying Salmon as a COMPANY THAT PROMOTES EQUAL PAY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN 2022. This certification is particularly...
Probiotics are bacteria that live in our intestines, and a healthy population will ensure a balance on intestinal flora, and ensure normal intestinal functioning when we have diarrhea, are taking antibiotics, are under stress or do not have a balanced diet. In these...
Salmon carried out in 2022 a Customer Satisfaction Survey. The aim of our Quality Management System is to identify where we can improve, to keep our commitment of always doing more and better. We are very happy to share the results of the Survey, which reports that...
On September 20th and 21st 2022, Kraiburg and Salmon partnered up to organize intimate events to present the latest innovations in the TPE market, to which Kraiburg is exclusively dedicated. The first event took place in Leiria, with the participation of the following...
Soy belongs to the same family as beans, lentils and peas. Its use as food goes back at least 4000 years, as recorded in China and Japan.
Flame retardants (FR) are used in plastic components to make them fire resistant. Their use is critical when plastic is in contact with electric currents over 24 volts, as they inhibit combustion in case of a short circuit, or when it is exposed to live flames. There...
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) assures whiteness, opacity and shine to paints and other coatings. Due to its central role in these industries, Salmon has strengthened its position as a key TiO2 distributor in Portugal. We have partnered with Shandong Jinhai Titanium...
The growing demand for protein sources over the last decades has put enormous pressure on the livestock sector, whose carbon footprint is increasing.
Life Impetus was a project coordinated by LNEC (Portugal’s National Laboratory of Civil Engineering) that aimed to assess the usefulness of activated carbon in removing pharmaceutical contaminants in Faro’s wastewater treatment plant.
Salmon in 2020 sent out to our Client Satisfaction Survey, as per our Quality Management System.
Salmon was recently recognized as a Top10+ Sectorial company: https://toppme.pt/salmon/. This initiative was promoted by SCORING, a management and organizational development concultancy company. This award centers on Salmon’s financial solidity in recent years. We...
In 2018, 8,040 companies were awarded with PME Líder status, a distinction given to SMEs with strong financial performance. These companies represented roughly 15% of Portugal’s GDP. For the third straight year, Salmon’s performance has enabled us to enter the list of...
Salmon has become Polyram Group’s distributor in Portugal. Europe is the Group’s most important market, with 30% share of sales, so we are excited to represent their wide range of engineering polymers nationally. Polyram has very advanced competencies in customizing...
Regulation of quality-related processes in the food sector have grown considerably more demanding the last few years, having started in the production process and now increasingly in the whole supply chain. Available information about products, their composition and...
The Business Year (TBY) is an international media group that specializes in economy and markets. Operating in over 35 countries, it is responsible for publishing the magazine called The Business Year. In 2018, TBY and CIP (Portuguese Business Federation) worked...
In 2017, for the second consecutive year, Salmon was awarded the status of PME Líder by IAPMEI (Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation), for the year 2016. PME Líder is attributed to SMEs that are in full compliance with all fiscal, social and legal...
Salmon announces that, as of today the 1st of June 2018, we have completed the merger (by incorporation) of Globalcor into our operations. Globalcor, as of today, is fully integrated into Salmon and no longer exists. The integration process started in October 2017,...
Simple Green® has revolutionized the market for industrial cleaning products, becoming an excellent alternative to products that require dangerous solvents and other chemicals, and that are environmental hazards. Simple Green® is a biodegradable cleaner and degreaser...
The Portuguese food industry has been growing over the last few years, as companies and other stakeholders modernize and adapt to the changing needs of an increasingly demanding and complex market. Some traditional business areas have reinvented themselves by...
Strengthening of position in Coatings and Adhesives seen as a priority for the company, with an increase of product portfolio and of its commercial team. Salmon has recently strengthened its position in one of its key business areas, Coatings and Adhesives, with the...
One of the dominant issues for industry in the last couple of years has been the price evolution of some raw materials. The coatings industry is one that has been severely impacted, namely because of the steep increase in the costs of titanium oxide (TiO2). There are...
