MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDS LIMITED
Company number 01572669 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Limited stands as a strategically significant UK manufacturing hub for the global Orbia group, leveraging deep historical roots and substantial capitalization to operate well above typical industry SME benchmarks. The company is favorably positioned within the high-value, specification-grade segment of the polymer compounding sector, particularly through its Low Smoke Halogen Free (LSHF) and TPU offerings which align with tightening fire safety regulations. While its global parentage provides formidable raw material security and R&D capabilities, its primary vulnerability lies in the structural cost pressures associated with UK-based chemical manufacturing and energy pricing.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1981-07-06
- Registered office
- C/O Mexichem 8 Beler Way, Leicester Road Industrial Estate, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0DG
- Postcode
- LE13 0DG
- Capital
- 16,935,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-30
- Next due by
- 2027-09-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20160 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms
- 22290 Manufacture of other plastic products
Officers 5 current · 34 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 5 years on the registry.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB222741 (Tier 1), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
Alphagary, an Orbia business provides various compounds formulated from PVC, PO including Low Smoke Halogen Free, TPU and other polymers. Alphagary also provides stabilizers and plasticizers for vinyl compounds. Recently, Alphagary acquired a fumaric acid business.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ALPHAGARY LIMITED | 2016-02-15 |
| LAPORTE ALPHAGARY LIMITED | 1999-08-26 |
| EVODE PLASTICS LIMITED | 1997-04-28 |
| ERIELAKE LIMITED | 1981-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 9
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O MEXICHEM UK LIMITED, THE HEATH BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL PARK RUNCORN, CHESHIRE, WA7 4QX | 2017-05-11 |
| C/O C/O ROOCKWOOD ADDITIVES LIMITED, MOORFIELD ROAD WIDNES, CHESHIRE, WA8 3AA, UNITED KINGDOM | 2011-01-31 |
| 10 UPPER BANK STREET, LONDON, E14 5JJ | 2009-11-06 |
| 200 ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 4JJ | 2003-08-30 |
| NATIONS HOUSE 9TH FLOOR, 103 WIGMORE STREET LONDON, W1U 1QS | 2000-12-21 |
| NATIONS HOUSE 9TH FLOOR, 103 WIGMORE STREET LONDON, W1U 1QS | 2000-12-21 |
| NATIONS HOUSE 103 WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W1H 9AB | 2000-08-16 |
| 3 BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, WC1B 3RA | 1997-09-24 |
| COMMON ROAD, STAFFORD ST16 3EH | 1993-04-02 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 107 similar companies in LE — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1981
The class of 1981
65%
of the 14,492 companies incorporated in 1981 are still active today; 29% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2020-03-19
- Where
- Derbyshire (2), Leicestershire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY543710 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2020-03-19 | — |
| DY509722 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2019-04-04 | — |
| LT303204 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2007-07-12 | — |
| LT357069 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 1998-07-29 | — |
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