The company started operating in 1994 and has since quadrupled its manufacturing, blending, and storage facilities. The premises now boast 1100m2 of the working area under roof with still ample area for expansion. Mandlachem South Africa is managed by Tshepo Ramonyalioa, Rodney Burnett, Kyle Burnett, and Carly Burnett.

Mandlachem South Africa is a Black-owned, proudly South African business with Level-1 B-BBEE accreditation. The company has supplied Conveyor Lubrication, CIP (Clean-in-Place) chemicals, bottle washing, environmental cleaners, and water treatment chemicals directly to leaders in the industry such as AB-InBev, CCBSA, Tiger Brands, Pioneer Foods (PepsiCo), Country Bird Holdings, and the Government of South Africa, among many other clients.