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ICF — Industrias Químicas del Flúor
ICF (Industrias Químicas del Flúor S.A.) is a Spanish specialty fluorine chemical company headquartered in Barcelona. ICF produces sodium fluoride (NaF), sodium monofluorophosphate (MFP), potassium fluoride, and aluminum fluoride at its manufacturing site in Tarragona (Catalonia). ICF is a significant supplier of MFP specifically — sodium monofluorophosphate for oral care — and is one of very few non-Chinese producers of MFP outside of multinationals like Solvay/Syensqo. ICF supplies European toothpaste manufacturers directly, providing an EU-based alternative to Chinese MFP sources. MFP is used in classic fluoride toothpastes (Aquafresh, Sensodyne, many store-brands).
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Sodium Monofluorophosphate (MFP)
45%Sodium Fluoride (NaF)
30%Potassium & Aluminum Fluoride
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Origin2023
ICF (Industrias Químicas del Flúor) is located in Tarragona, Catalonia — the center of Spain's largest petrochemical industrial cluster, known as "Chemical Tarragona" or the "Chemical Park of Tarragona" (PTQ). Tarragona hosts the refinery and petrochemical operations of Repsol, BASF, IQOXE, and numerous specialty chemical companies, with more than 30 chemical plants in the area processing approximately 65% of Spain's annual petrochemical output. ICF operates in this cluster as a specialty fluoride chemical producer, making sodium monofluorophosphate (MFP) — the active fluoride ingredient in classic toothpaste formulations (Aquafresh, Sensodyne, many EU store brands). ICF is one of the few remaining non-Chinese independent MFP producers in the world: the global MFP market is dominated by Chinese manufacturers who supply volume at low cost, and ICF survives by offering European supply chain security, EU regulatory compliance, and technical grade MFP to European oral care companies that cannot or choose not to source from China. The Spanish company's competitive position is entirely based on geopolitical supply chain resilience — European brands willing to pay a premium for European supply, particularly after COVID supply chain lessons.
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