- CEO
- Armando Santacruz González
- Full Time Employees
- 1,608
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- Manuel Reyes Veramendi No. 6 Mexico City DF Mexico 11850
- IPO Date
- Apr 30, 1996
- Business
- Grupo Pochteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: POCHTECB) operates as a holding company engaged in the marketing, distribution, and responsible commercialization of industrial raw materials and supplies, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food additives, plastics, solvents, coatings, lubricants, and paper products. The company serves diverse sectors such as water treatment, paints and coatings, mining, food, automotive, oil exploration and drilling, personal and home care, cleaning and sanitizing, metal-mechanical industries, and others; its core offerings encompass generic chemicals, inorganic and specialty chemicals, plastic resins, special compounds and polymers, ingredients and additives for the food industry, specialty chemicals for coatings and paints, Shell and Castrol lubricant brands, paper, cardboard, stationery, graphic arts products, logistics services including storage, delivery, maquilas, unloading, local distribution and consolidated freight, and environmental solutions such as waste management. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Mexico City at Gob. Manuel Reyes Veramendi No. 6, Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, the company maintains operations across Mexico with 30 branches and 7 sales offices, plus international presence in Central and South America including Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Ecuador. Shares have traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1996.
Recent developments include the June 2025 launch of a MXN 350 million trade receivables securitization program facilitated by Finacity, funded by a Mexican bank and covering receivables from subsidiaries Pochteca Materias Primas and Pochteca Papel, rated local AAA with stable outlook, aimed at diversifying funding, optimizing working capital, and supporting growth plans; this follows the 2022 opening of commercial activities in Ecuador and builds on the 2020 acquisition of Ixom Latam's operations in Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil, alongside U.S. commercial expansion for Latam Chemicals. The company continues to hold distributor roles for Shell Lubricants in Mexico and Castrol Lubricants, maintains certifications including ISO 9001:2015, NACD Responsible Distributor, FSC for paper, and SARI for key subsidiaries, and operates an online store for raw materials and paper launched in 2020. In its 2023 integrated annual report, management highlighted investments in research and development for eco-friendly solutions, inventory normalization from prior high-price acquisitions, anticipated margin improvements into 2024-2025, and strategic diversification of customers and product portfolio amid commercial efforts.