Alchemy Chemicals Ltd. was formed in 1995, by four executives originating from marketing roles in global-based chemical companies.
With a strong emphasis on specialty and functional chemistry, the business developed quickly to become a major chemical importer and distributor, representing major producers overseas.

In 2004, the holding Company, The Alchemy Group of Companies, was formed, and subsequently purchased the business of International Food Agencies, (IFA), a key importer of food ingredients and additives. IFA had itself been operating since 1984.
This acquisition allowed the Company to diversify its distribution base into the dynamic New Zealand food manufacturing business, and presented a marketing platform for existing suppliers who also had investments in the food ingredients sector.

In 2006 Alchemy Agencies Pty Limited was established in Australia. The business was formed following requests by key agencies to offer similar representation in Australia and continues to grow strongly.

In 2011 International Food Agencies Ltd (IFA) and Alchemy Chemicals Ltd are merged in New Zealand to form a new company called Alchemy Agencies Ltd. The business operates out of modern premises located in the Central Business District of Auckland City.


Alchemy: 1. A type of chemistry, especially from about 1100 to 1500, which dealt with trying to find a way to change ordinary metals into gold and with trying to find a medicine which would cure any disease. 2. A process so effective that it seems like magic.

(Pictured - detail from The Alchymist, by Pietro Longhi, 1661)


Back to the top