Alder, which became part of the Fantoni Group in 2024, is a chemical industry company founded in 1963 by Dr. Luciano Luciani, who at the time already held a patent for the production of formaldehyde. Over more than 50 years of activity, Alder has established itself as an important global player in technology transfer for formaldehyde and derivative production plants.
Formaldehyde and Derivates Production
Alder produces and sells to the market Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde (in free-flowing flakes or powder forms) on its own engineered and manufactured production lines.
Iron-Mo oxide Catalyst Production
Alder produces also the Iron-Molybdenum catalyst (MOC5) which is used in the formaldehyde production lines for the selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde in presence of an excess of air in fixed bed converters. It can be used pure (MOC5O) or diluted with an inert (MOC5I) or in a bed by a mixture of pure and diluted catalyst.
Coastal Storage and Marine Terminal
The port of Trieste, situated at the northernmost point of the Adriatic Sea where the Mediterranean cuts most deeply into the European mainland, is the natural place for loading and unloading seagoing goods directed to, or coming from, the middle European countries. Alder has installed, at Trieste Harbor, a well-equipped storage terminal for methanol and other liquid chemicals.
Plant engineering and selling
Since 1967 Alder has been engaged in design and selling its own processes to produce formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde and ureic and melamine-based resins.
Up to now, more than 90 plants have been designed and supplied to Customers in more than 19 countries around the world.
Tons of Formaldehyde produced per year
Cubic meters of Storage Capacity
Tons of methanol discharged per year