TOP 100 CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS
By Staff -- Purchasing, 5/6/1999
Sales data criteria Sales volume is for chemical distribution only; revenues from sales of manufactured products, agency/brokerage sales are not included. If a majority of a distributor's sales are of the following products, the distributor does not qualify for the rankings: refined oil products, agricultural chemicals, plastic resins, or swimming pool chemicals. Companies that did not provide product information were not included.1. Ashland Chemical Co.Dublin, OH
David J. D'Antoni, president
1998 Sales: $2.7 billion
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 48
Stocking locations: 123, 8 in Canada, 2 in Mexico
Employees: 2100
Products: Resins/plastic resins, solvents, esters, ketones, surfactants, plasticizers, pigments, alcohols, amines, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, polyglycols, chlorinated solvents, chlor-alkali, thickening agents, specialty quats, catalysts
Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, hazardous waste removal, technical training
Markets served: Plastics, paints/coatings, prim. chem processing, food & beverage, adhesives/sealants, pharmaceuticals, metals/auto, soaps & detergents, petroleum refining, agriculture, cosmetics/personal care prods, pulp/paper, textiles, electronics, tire/rubber
Storage: 3.5 million gal., 4,000,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 544 trucks, 28 vans, 456 trailers, 269 tankers, 197 railcars
2. Van Waters & RogersKirkland, WA
Paul H. Hough, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $1.923 billion
Stocking locations: 133, 23 in Canada, 3 in Mexico
Employees: 2996
Products: Chlor-alkali, solvents, surfactants, food additives, acids, inorganics, amines, chelating agents, glycol ethers, chlorinated solvents, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols, ketones, polyglycols, pigments, specialty quats, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, technical training, third party logistics, corporate account management, tank telemetry, electronic commerce
Markets served: Food & beverage, soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, petroleum refining, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, electronics, pulp & paper, metals & automotive
Storage: 17 million gal., 4,341,277 sq.ft.
Fleet: 555 trucks, 10 vans, 742 trailers, 297 tankers, 10 railcars
3. Ellis & Everard (US Holdings) Inc.Atlanta, GA
W.J. Gissendanner, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $900 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 20
Stocking locations: 65, 1 in Canada
Employees: 1375
Products: Chlor-alkali, resins/plastic resins, inorganics, acids, solvents, surfactants, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols, amines, ketones, esters, food additives, glycol ethers, chelating agents, fatty chemicals, aldehydes, specialty quats, polyglycols, plasticizers
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Plastics, prim. chem processing, pulp/paper, municipal, soaps/detergents, textiles, paints/coatings, food/beverage, cosmetics/personal care prods, adhesives/sealants, metals/auto, electronics, pharmaceuticals, glass, tire/rubber, petroleum refin., agri.
Storage: 14 million gal., 2.5 million sq.ft.
Update: Plans to continue growth by acquisition. Acquired Truesdale Co. and Peromance Polymers Co.
4. CHEMCENTRAL CorporationBedford Park, IL
D.W. Courtney, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $890 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 10
Stocking locations: 59, 3 in Canada, 3 in Mexico
Employees: 918
Products: Alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, inorganics, ketones, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins/plastic resins, solvents, surfactants, thickening agents
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, soaps & detergents, adhesives & sealants, plastics, cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, metals & automotive, tire & rubber, petroleum refining
Storage: 10 million gal., 750,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 180 trucks, 130 vans, 100 tankers
Update: Plans to continue on a very aggressive global path and to expand through joint ventures
5. Brenntag, Inc. (formerly SOCO)Reading, PA
Stephen R. Clark, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $850 million
Stocking locations: 64, 1 in Canada, 1 in Mexico
Employees: 1435
Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Primary chem processing, soaps, food/beverage, cosmetics/personal care prods, paints/coatings, adhesives/sealants, municipal, electronics, metals/auto, pharmaceuticals, textiles, tire/rubber, plastics, glass/refractory, petroleum refining, agri.
Storage: 13 million gal., 2,248,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 262 trucks, 489 trailers, 85 other vehicles
Update: Opened 14 stocking locations. Plans to continue growth through acquisition of distributors and new product lines, particularly specialties. Acquired Milsolv and Whittaker, Clark and Daniels
6. HCI USA Distribution Cos., Inc.Chesterfield, MO
Rodger F. Gilbert, group VP--USA
1998 Sales: $644 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 1
Stocking locations: 67, 15 in Canada, 5 in Mexico
Employees: 1521
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, alcohols, amines, solvents, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, ketones, inorganics, industrial gases, esters, surfactants, lubricants
Services: Manufacturing solvent reclamation, safety & technical training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research
Markets served: Petroleum refining, municipal, paints/coatings, primary chem processing, food/beverage, textiles, metals/ auto, pulp/paper, cosmetics/personal care products, agriculture, electronics, others
Storage: 41 million gal., 1,300,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 385 vehicles
Update: Opened 3 stocking locations. Plans to grow through acquisition and internally generated sales growth. Implementation of SAP. Acquired TAB Chemical in '98. Acquired Coastal Chemical and Baychem in '97
7. ICC Chemical CorporationNew York, NY
William Brunger, president
1998 Sales: $480 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 3
Stocking locations: 10
Employees: 65
Products: Solvents, chlorinated solvents, alcohols, ketones, polyglycols, fatty chemicals, acids, amines, plasticizers, inorganics, surfactants, resins/plastic resins, chlor-alkali
Services: Manufacturing
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, plastics, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, soaps & detergents, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass & refractory, pulp & paper, cosmetics/personal care products
Fleet: 3 railcars
Update: Plans to further develop North American marketplace with niche products of higher gross margin.
8. JLM MarketingTampa, FL
John L. Macdonald, president
1998 Sales: $305.7 million
Stocking locations: 22, 2 in Canada
Employees: 175
Products: Ketones, solvents, alcohols, inorganics, phenol, food additives, chlor-alkali, aldehydes, amines, flavors & fragrances
Services: Manufacturing, blending, terminalling
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, adhesives, food & beverage, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, textiles, municipal, pulp & paper, electronics
Storage: 18 million gal.
Fleet: 125 railcars
Update: Plans to continue aggressive acquisition strategy started in 1998 with acquisition of Browning Chemical, Tolson, Laquinosa and the joint venture with Solvia
9. Great Western Chemical Co.Portland, OR
R.H. McCall, vice chairman
1998 Sales: $263 million
Stocking locations: 33, 2 in Canada, 2 in Mexico
Employees: 400
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, food additives, fatty chemicals, inorganics, surfactants, hydrogen peroxide, solvents, glycol ethers, alcohols, amines, chlorinated solvents, esters
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, technical training
Markets served: Food & beverage, electronics, mining, metals & automotive, pulp & paper, petroleum refining, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents
Storage: 2 million gal., 962,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 100 trucks, 37 vans, 113 trailers, 112 railcars
Update: Plans to expand chemical management programs and continue industry focus and e-commerce program.
10. Harcros Chemicals Inc.Kansas City, KS
Kevin G. Mirner, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $233.5 million
Stocking locations: 27
Employees: 461
Products: Chlor-alkali, surfactants, bleach, acids, hydrogen peroxide, emulsifiers, inorganics, additives, chelating agents
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Prim chem processing, municipal, soaps/detergents, agriculture, metals/auto, food/beverage, paints/coatings, pulp/paper, cosmetics/personal care prods, tire/rubber, petroleum refin, adhesives, plastics, pharm., glass, textiles, electronics
Storage: 3 million gal., 800,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 72 trucks, 9 vans, 99 trailers, 22 tankers, 1 railcar
Update: Plans to emphasize specialty prod. sales. Capital improvements ongoing at numerous facilities
11. Aceto CorporationLake Success, NY
Leonard Schwartz, chairman, CEO, president
1998 Sales: $183 million
Stocking locations: 40
Products: Aldehydes, amines, catalysts, esters, flavors & fragrances, food additives, pigments, plasticizers, specialty quats, others
Services: Safety training, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
12. Helm New York Chemical Corp.Piscataway, NJ
Christian Torske, president
1998 Sales: $181 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 1
Stocking locations: 21, 6 in Mexico
Employees: 210
Products: Fertilizers, rubber chemicals, food additives, solvents, pharmaceutical raw materials, feed supplements, alcohols, amines, pigments, glycol ethers
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, technical training, scientific support, registrations, quality control
Markets served: Agriculture, petroleum refining, feed additives, pharmaceuticals, tire & rubber, food & beverage, primary chemical processing, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, plastics, metals & automotive
Storage: 38 million gal., 85,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 4 trucks, 14 vans
Update: Plans to expand distribution business in pharmaceuticals, feed/food as well as flavors and fragrances.
13. Hydrite Chemical Co.Brookfield, WI
John A. Honkamp, president
1998 Sales: $175.3 million
Stocking locations: 9
Employees: 400
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, inorganics, solvents, ketones, glycol ethers, food additives, esters, alcohols, chlorinated solvents, chelating agents, surfactants
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pulp & paper, food & beverage, metals & automotive, paints & coatings, others
14. Canada Colors & Chemicals Ltd., Don Mills, Ontario
Bernard West, president & COO
1998 Sales: $171 million
Stocking locations: 12
Employees: 300
Products: Acids, food additives, hydrogen peroxide, resins/plastic resins, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, glycol ethers, inorganics, ketones, others
Services: safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: food/beverage, plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, others
Storage: 260,000 sq. ft.
Fleet: 18 trucks, 3 vans, 15 trailers, 7 tankers
15. Interstate Chemical Company, Inc., Hermitage, PA
Albert R. Puntureri, president
1998 Sales: $152.7 million
Employees: 260
Products: Alcohols, chlor-alkali, acids, solvents, ketones, glycol ethers, institutional maintenance, esters, amines, others
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Paints/coatings, primary chem processing, adhesives/sealants, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, others
Storage: 15 million gal., 430,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 80 trucks, 16 vans, 40 trailers, 98 tankers
16. Mays Chemical Co., Inc.Indianapolis, IN
William Mays, president
1998 Sales: $127 million
Stocking locations: 6
Employees: 150
Products: Food additives, acids, inorganics, chlor-alkali, alcohols, glycol ethers, solvents, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, others
Markets served: Metals & automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, others
Storage: 500,000 gal., 220,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 3 trailers, 16 railcars
17. Superior Solvents & ChemicalsIndianapolis, IN
Gary S. Johnson, president
1998 Sales: $112 million
Stocking locations: 8
Products: Solvents, ketones, alcohols, esters, glycol ethers, surfactants, plasticizers, chelating agents, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, blending, hazardous waste removal, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, metals & automotive, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, others
Storage: 5 million gal., 130,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 46 trucks, 2 vans, 52 trailers, 43 tankers
18. The C.P. Hall CompanyChicago, IL
George A. Vincent, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $105 million
Stocking locations: 10
Employees: 150
Products: Plasticizers, acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, polyglycols, others
Services: Manufacturing, blending, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Tire & rubber, plastics, cosmetics/personal care products, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, primary chemical processing, others
19. Monson Companies, Inc.Leominster, MA
E.P. McDonald, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $97.4 million
Stocking locations: 11
Employees: 125
Products: Surfactants, process/white oils, plasticizers, agricultural chemicals, acids, inorganics, chlor-alkali, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, agriculture, pulp & paper, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 500,000 gal., 150,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 13 trucks, 20 trailers, 14 tankers, 2 other vehicles
20. Hawkins Chemical, Inc. Minneapolis, MN
Dean L. Hahn, chairman & CEO
1998 Sales: $94.7 million
Stocking locations: 11
Employees: 156
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, food additives, inorganics, surfactants
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Food & beverage, municipal, pulp& paper, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, electronics, primary chemical processing, agriculture, soaps & detergents, textiles, metals & automotive, others
21. EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc., North Chicago, IL
Edward Polen, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $86.3 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 190
Products: Alcohols, catalysts, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, solvents, acids, amines, chlor-alkali, others
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, others
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, others
Storage: 800,000 gal., 325,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 16 trucks, 1 van, 10 trailers, 20 tankers
22. PVS Chemicals, Inc.Detroit, MI
James B. Nicholson, CEO
1998 Sales: $85.5 million
Stocking locations: 10
Employees: 110
Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, surfactants, inorganics, hydrogen peroxide, glycol ethers, polyglycols, specialty quats
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal
Markets served: Soaps & detergents, metals & automotive, primary chemical processing, municipal, others
Storage: 3 million gal., 200,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 45 trucks, 3 vans, 57 trailers, 4 tankers, 150 railcars, 3 other vehicles
23. Seegott Inc.Streetsboro, OH
Paul Seegott, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $77.6 million
Stocking locations: 14
Employees: 81
Products: Resins/plastic resins, adhesives & sealants, pigments, amines, plasticizers, thickening agents, surfactants, inorganics, lubricants, esters
Services: Contract packaging
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, electronics, plastics, tire & rubber, soaps & detergents
Storage: 250,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 1 truck, 1 trailer
24. GFI Chemicals LPSudbury, MA
Frans Cramer, president
1998 Sales: $72 million
Stocking locations: 15
Employees: 27
Products: Chlor-alkali, surfactants, acids, chlorinated solvents, polyglycols, ketones, glycol ethers, adhesives & sealants, hydrogen peroxide, and others
Services: Safety training, blending, technical training
Markets served: Pulp & paper, textiles, soaps & detergents, municipal, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, others
Storage: 12 million gal., 110,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 5 trucks, 5 tankers, 40 railcars
25. Callahan Chemical CompanyPalmyra, NJ
Ted Burke, president
1998 Sales: $70.6 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 74
Products: Thickening agents, polyglycols, solvents, surfactants, glycol ethers, resins/plastic resins, plasticizers, inorganics, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, paints & coatings, others
Storage: 125,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 12 trucks, 13 trailers, 4 tankers
*Plans to acquire a small distributor in '99
26. H.M. Royal, Inc.Trenton, NJ
H.L. Boyer Royal, chairman
1998 Sales: $65 million
Stocking locations: 12
Employees: 48
Products: Minerals, pigments, lubricants, resins/plastic resins, thickening agents
Services: Technical training
Markets served: Tire & rubber, plastics, adhesives & sealants, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products
Storage: 200,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 7 trucks, 1 van, 15 trailers
*Interested in consolidation with other regional complimentary companies
27. Barton Solvents, IncDes Moines, IA
L.L. Casten, chairman, CEO & president
1998 Sales: $63 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 150
Products: Solvents, alcohols, ketones, glycol ethers, esters, surfactants, lubricants, plasticizers, resins/plastic resins, amines, chlorinated solvents, blends
Services: Solvent reclamation, blending, hazardous waste removal, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, tire & rubber, plastics, pharmaceuticals, others
Storage: 4 million gal., 160,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 58 trucks, 29 vans, 44 tankers
28. Ulrich Chemical, Inc.Indianapolis, IN
Edward M. Pitkin, president
1998 Sales: $61 million
Stocking locations: 7
Employees: 177
Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, prim. chem processing, municipal, metals/auto, soaps/detergents, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 280,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 32 trucks, 7 vans, 34 trailers, 11 tankers
29. G.S. Robins and CompanySt. Louis, MO
G. Stephen Robins, president
1998 Sales: $60.9 million
Stocking locations: 9
Employees: 120
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, food additives, hydrogen peroxide, surfactants, inorganics, fatty chemicals, chelating agents, alcohols, glycol ethers, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food & beverage, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 260,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 17 trucks, 45 vans, 7 tankers
30. Rowell Chemical Corp.Hinsdale, IL
Nat J. Rowell, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $59.4 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 66
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, industrial gases, inorganics, flavors & fragrances, hydrogen peroxide, food additives, others
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, metals & automotive, others
Storage: 6 million gal., 110,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 10 trucks, 3 vans, 5 trailers, 11 tankers, 25 railcars
31. Westco Chemicals, Inc.North Hollywood, CA
Alan Zwillinger, president
1998 Sales: $58.2 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 45
Products: Food additives, inorganics, acids, chelating agents, thickening agents, flavors & fragrances, chlor-alkali, resins/plastic resins, fatty chemicals, pigments, surfactants
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, electronics, metals & automotive, textiles, paints & coatings, others
Storage: 125,000 sq.ft.
32. Chemicals Inc., USAFairfield, OH
Martin Wehr, president
1998 Sales: $56.5 million
Stocking locations: 4
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, inorganics, solvents, hydrogen peroxide, chelating agents, glycol ethers, metal, others
Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Soaps & detergents, metals & automotive, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 135,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 10 vans, 12 trailers, 4 tankers
33. Schweizerhall Inc.Piscataway, NJ
Ron Vitali, president
1998 Sales: $55 million
Stocking locations: 9
Employees: 60
Products: Food additives, flavors & fragrances, chelating agents, thickening agents, inorganics, institutional maintenance
Services: Manufacturing, blending, technical training
Markets served: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, soaps & detergents
Storage: 50,000 sq.ft.
34. Coyne ChemicalCroydon, PA
Thomas H. Coyne, president
1998 Sales: $54.5 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 100
Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, ketones, lubricants, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, others
Storage: 40,000 gal., 225,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 10 trucks, 10 vans, 10 trailers, 10 tankers
35. Walsh & Associates, Inc.St. Louis, MO
Robert F. Walsh, chairman
1998 Sales: $54 million
Stocking locations: 6
Employees: 50
Products: Resins/plastic resins, surfactants, pigments, chelating agents, thickening agents, specialty quats, mineral fillers, fatty chemicals
Services: Safety training, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, soaps & detergents, plastics, cosmetics/personal care products, others
Storage: 250,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 4 trucks, 2 trailers
36a. Archway Sales IncSt. Louis, MO
John T. Baumstark, president
1998 Sales: $53 million
Stocking locations: 8
Employees: 50
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins, amines, inorganics, plasticizers, polyglycols, esters, catalysts, thickening agents, fatty chemicals, others
Services: Safety training, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, adhesives & sealants, soaps & detergents, primary chemical processing, cosmetics/personal care products, others
Storage: 140,000 sq.ft.
36b. E.T. Horn CompanyLaMirada, CA
Gene E. Alley, CEO
1998 Sales: $53 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 78
Products: Resins/plastic resins, pigments, food additives, thickening agents, polyglycols, fatty chemicals, adhesives & sealants, catalysts, amines, others
Services: Manufacturing, safety training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, food & beverage, plastics, others
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 5 trucks, 1 trailer
38. Southwest Solvents & Chemicals
J.M. Clepper, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $52.4 million
Stocking locations: 6
Employees: 103
Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, chlorinated solvents, esters, glycol ethers, inorganics, ketones, others
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 2 million gal., 125,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 23 trucks, 16 trailers, 18 tankers, 10 railcars
39. Haviland Enterprises, Inc.Grand Rapids, MI
H. Richard Garner, CEO
1998 Sales: $51 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 135
Products: Chlor-alkali, acids, inorganics, alcohols, solvents, surfactants, metal finishing
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, others
Markets served: Metals & automotive, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, pulp & paper, others
Storage: 300,000 sq.ft.
40. Ribelin Sales Inc.Garland, TX
Michael Ribelin, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $49.5 million
Stocking locations: 8
Employees: 86
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins, containers
Services: Safety training, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics
Storage: 220,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 6 vans
41. Pride Solvents & Chemical Co.Holtsville, NY
Arthur W. Dhom, Sr., CEO
1998 Sales: $46.5 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 62
Products: Alcohols, esters, ketones, glycol ethers, solvents, surfactants, others
Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, adhesives & sealants, soaps & detergents, pharmaceuticals, glass & refractory, others
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 10 trucks, 4 vans, 12 trailers, 8 tankers
42. Durr Marketing Associates, Inc.Pittsburgh, PA
David R. Durr, president
1998 Sales: $46 million
Stocking locations: 7
Employees: 25
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins, catalysts, thickening agents
Services: Safety training, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, tire & rubber, adhesives & sealants
43. Continental Industrial Chemicals, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Dennis Lowery, CEO & chairman
1998 Sales: $44 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 83
Products: Chlor-alkali, alcohols, surfactants, amines, inorganics, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, polyglycols, lubricants, solvents, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training, others
Markets served: Textiles, primary chemical processing, soap, others
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 12 trucks, 7 trailers, 3 tankers
44a. Gallade Chemical, Inc.Santa Ana, CA
Alfred E. Gallade, president
1998 Sales: $43 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 70
Products: Acids, alcohols, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, ketones, hydrogen peroxide, glycol ethers, others
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Electronics, aerospace, research, primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, others
Storage: 400,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 50 trucks, 6 vans, 13 trailers, 4 tankers
44b. Prince Agri Products, Inc.Quincy, IL
Marvin Sussman, president
1998 Sales: $43 million
Stocking locations: 4
Products: Unspecified other, flavors & fragrances
Services: Blending, contract packaging, others
Markets served: Agriculture
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
Update: Plans to increase product lines, exports, market penetration
44c. Seltzer Chemicals, Inc.Carlsbad, CA
Wayne T. Seltzer, president
1998 Sales: $43 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 50
Products: Nutritionals (vitamins and amino acids, food additives, pigments, esters, specialty quats, surfactants, chelating agents
Services: Customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals/nutritionals, food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care products, animal feed, others
Storage: 100,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 1 truck, 1 van
47. Tilley Chemical Co., Inc.Baltimore, MD
John M. Tilley, president
1998 Sales: $41 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 47
Products: Food additives, fatty chemicals, surfactants, thickening agents, lubricants, solvents, polyglycols, inorganics, acids, alcohols, amines, others
Services: Contract packaging
Markets served: Food & beverage, primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, others
Storage: 90,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 14 trucks, 9 vans, 14 trailers, 8 tankers
48. Hubbard-Hall Inc.Waterbury, CT
Charles T. Kellogg, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $40.3 million
Stocking locations: 5
Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, solvents, alcohols, amines, ketones, others
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, hazardous waste removal, technical training, others
Storage: 15,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 20 trucks, 5 vans, 30 trailers, 4 tankers
49. Ideal Chemical & Supply Co.Memphis, TN
Sam Block, Jr., president
1998 Sales: $40 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 115
Products: Chlor-alkali, solvents, alcohols, surfactants, acids, chlorinated solvents, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Primary chem processing, pulp & paper, textiles, adhesives & sealants, municipal, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 170,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 13 trucks, 15 trailers, 2 tankers, 4 railcars
50. M.F. Cachat CompanyCleveland, OH
Michael F. Cachat, president
1998 Sales: $39.3 million
Stocking locations: 12
Employees: 42
Products: Resins/plastic resins, thickening agents, pigments, adhesives & sealants, inorganics, surfactants, food additives
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, tire & rubber, food & beverage, pulp & paper, cosmetics/personal care products, glass & refractory
Storage: 210,000 sq.ft.
51. TR-Metro Chemicals Inc.Avenel, NJ
Chris J. Moreton, president
1998 Sales: $38.6 million
Stocking locations: 8
Employees: 30
Products: Alcohols, solvents, flavors & fragrances, surfactants, ketones, amines, aldehydes, inorganics, food additives, glycol ethers, acids
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, paints & coatings, food & beverage, adhesives & sealants, others
Storage: 26,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 12 trailers
52. Whitaker Oil CompanyAtlanta, GA
Bart Whitaker, president
1998 Sales: $38.3 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 57
Products: Solvents, resins/plastic resins, surfactants, alcohols, amines, chlorinated solvents, ketones, others
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, soaps & detergents, paints & coatings, agriculture, textiles, others
Storage: 15 million gal., 60,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 10 trucks, 5 vans, 2 trailers, 13 tankers, 17 railcars
53. Charkit Chemical CorpDarien, CT
Charles A. Hinnant, president
1998 Sales: $38 million
Stocking locations: 9
Employees: 26
Products: Water treatment, photographic, inorganics, alcohols, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, pigments, amines, acids, chelating agents
Services: Blending, contract packaging, toll manufacturing
Markets served: Water treatment, photographics, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, electronics, others
Storage: 100,000 sq.ft.
54a. D.H. Litter Co., Inc.Elmsford, NY
Michael A. Granito, president
1998 Sales: $37 million
Stocking locations: 6
Employees: 33
Products: Pigments, resins, inorganics, thickening agents, surfactants, food additives
Services: Customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, plastics, ink, cosmetics/personal care products, tire & rubber, textiles, food & beverage
Storage: 98,000 sq.ft.
54b. Solvents and Chemicals, Inc. Pearland, TX
Gabriel Baizan, president
1998 Sales: $37 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 70
Products: Solvents, ketones, alcohols, glycol ethers, esters, amines, surfactants, chlorinated solvents, plasticizers, polyglycols, chlor-alkali
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research
Markets served: Paints & coatings, petroleum refining, plastics, soaps & detergents, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 120,000 sq.ft.
56. Dorsett & Jackson Inc.Los Angeles, CA
Don Witteman, president
1998 Sales: $35.2 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 15
Products: Resins/plastic resins, pigments, thickening agents, amines, inorganics, surfactants, others
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, lubricant, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal-care products
Storage: 43,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 1 truck, 1 trailer
57. Coleman Chemical, Inc.Channahon, IL
James H. Taylor, president & CEO
1998 Sales: $34.2 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 50
Products: Surfactants, solvents, alcohols, ketones, esters, glycol ethers, amines, fatty chemicals, chlorinated solvents, chelating agents, others
Services: Blending, hazardous-waste removal
Markets served: Paints/coatings, soap, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 125,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 15 trucks, 19 trailers, 14 tankers
58. Brown Chemical Co., Inc.Oakland, NJ
Douglas A. Brown
1998 Sales: $34 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 30
Products: Surfactants
Services: Blending, contract packaging, customer product research
Storage: 76,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 6 trucks, 5 vans, 6 trailers, 2 tankers
Update: Plans to open 1 stocking location in 1999
59a. Astro Chemicals Inc.Springfield, MA
William P. Cunningham, chairman
1998 Sales: $32 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 46
Products: Inorganics, solvents
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Electronics, photographic, pulp, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food/beverage, primary chem processing, textiles, adhesives, paints/coatings, plastics, soaps/detergents, metals/auto, tire & rubber, municipal, agriculture, glass
Storage: 60,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 11 trucks, 12 trailers, 2 tankers
59b. Los Angeles ChemicalSouth Forte, CA
David I. Miller, president
1998 Sales: $32 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 95
Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols, surfactants, inorganics, food additives, glycol ethers
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: Petroleum refining, textiles, adhesives & sealants
Storage: 2 million gal., 120,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 11 trucks, 1 van, 12 trailers, 4 tankers
61. Webb Chemical Service CorpMuskegon Heights, MO
Robert N. Hilleary, president
1998 Sales: $31.7 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 57
Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, amines, ketones, alcohols, esters, solvents, glycol ethers, aldehydes, inorganics
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous-waste removal, others
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 63,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 17 trucks, 1 van, 8 trailers, 20 tankers
62. Independent Chemical Corp.Glendale, NY
Stanley Spielman, president
1998 Sales: $30 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 50
Products: Hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, surfactants, specialty quats, chelating agents
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Textiles, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, municipal, electronics
Storage: 200,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 6 trucks, 2 vans, 8 trailers
63. AerChem, Inc.Bloomington, IN
Michael G. Jeffers, president
1998 Sales: $28.8 million
Stocking locations: 12
Employees: 32
Products: Food additives, pharmaceutical intermed., pigments
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, biochemicals
Storage: 40,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 1 van, 1 trailer
Update: Opened 1 stocking location, closed 3 in 1998.
64. Van Horn Metz Co. Inc.Conshohocken, PA
H. Morgan Smith, president
1998 Sales: $28.5 million
Stocking locations: 7
Employees: 26
Products: Resins/plastic resins, inorganics, pigments, surfactants, thickening agents
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, ink, plastics, adhesives/sealants, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, cosmetics/ personal care products, others
Storage: 100,000 sq.ft.
65. Tanner Industries, Inc.Southampton, PA
Stephen Brad Tanner, president & COO
1998 Sales: $27.3 million
Stocking locations: 18
Employees: 100
Products: Anhydrous and aqua ammonia
Services: Safety training, blending, technical training, refrigeration pump out service
Storage: 1 million gal.
Fleet: 48 trucks, 1 van, 10 trailers, 70 tankers, 100 railcars
Update: Plans to expand to West Coast. Open new markets through acquisitions
66. Cole Chemical & Distributing Inc., Houston, TX
Donna F. Cole, president
1998 Sales: $26 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 25
Products: Alcohols, solvents, acids, amines, chlor-alkali, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, surfactants fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, inorganics, surfactants, others
Markets served: Metals/auto, primary chem processing, petroleum refining, food/beverage, pulp/paper, others
Storage: 96,000 sq.ft.
67. John R. Hess & Co., Inc.Cranston, RI
Peter Hess, president
1998 Sales: $25.7 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 24
Products: Surfactants, glycol ethers, polyglycols, amines, solvents, chelating agents, ketones, specialty quats, plasticizers, thickening agents
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging,
Markets served: Soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, others
Storage: 50,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 4 trucks, 4 trailers
68. Matteson Ridolfi Inc.Riverview, MI
Jack Westerbeek, CEO & treasurer
1998 Sales: $25.5 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 14
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins, thickening agents, catalysts, amines, flavors & fragrances
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, primary chemical processing, plastics, pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, tire & rubber
Storage: 30,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 2 trucks, 2 trailers
69. Chem-Solv, Inc.Roanoke, VA
L.G. Austin, president
1998 Sales: $23.5 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 57
Products: Metal working fluids, alcohols, plasticizers, solvents, surfactants, acids, chlor-alkali, glycol ethers, others
Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, others
Markets served: Metals & automotive, tire & rubber, plastics, paints & coatings, soaps & detergents, others
Storage: 1million gal., 125,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 11 trucks, 3 vans, 17 trailers, 5 tankers
70. Hall Technologies Inc. (formerly WESKEM-HALL) St. Louis, MO
Robert J. Lienhop, CEO
1998 Sales: $23 million
Stocking locations: 7
Employees: 23
Products: Resins/plastic resins, pigments, thickening agents, fatty chemicals, lubricants, esters, food additives
Services: Safety training, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, tire & rubber, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, plastics, primary chemical processing
Storage: 100,000 sq.ft.
71. United Mineral & Chemical Corp., Lyndhurst, NJ
Nurhan Becidyan, president
1998 Sales: $22.9 million
Stocking locations: 28
Employees: 19
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins, other, inorganics, chlor-alkali
Services: Customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, electronics, plastics, primary chemical processing, municipal, pulp & paper, adhesives/sealants
72. Gehring-Montgomery, Inc.Warminster, PA
Lawrence D. Biss, managing director
1998 Sales: $22.5 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 36
Products: Resins/plastic resins, food additives, surfactants, acids, inorganics, chelating agents
Services: Contract packaging
Markets served: Paints & coatings, food & beverage, soaps & detergents, tire & rubber, metals & automotive
Storage: 32,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 6 trucks, 1 van, 4 trailers, 1 tanker
73. E.W. Kaufmann Co.Southampton, PA
Donald F. Denny, president
1998 Sales: $21.9 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 23
Products: Resins/plastic resins, pigments, thickening agents, fatty chemicals, surfactants, plasticizers
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, plastics, tire & rubber, primary chemical processing, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals
Storage: 28,000 sq.ft.
74a. Captree Chemical Corp.Amityville, NY
Ernest Gonzalez, president
1998 Sales: $20 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 35
Products: Solvents, acids, chlor-alkali, alcohols, fatty chemicals, lubricants, inorganics, surfactants, chlorinated solvents, institutional maintenance
Markets served: Cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, electronics, textiles, soap
Storage: 15,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 3 trucks, 2 trailers
74b. G.J. Chemical Co., Inc.Newark, NJ
Robert Masci, president
1998 Sales: $20 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 36
Products: Solvents, esters, reagent ACJ solvents USP/NF solvents, ketones, alcohols, plasticizers, glycol ethers, others
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, pharmaceuticals, plastics, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 22,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 4 trailers, 20 tankers
74c. TCR Industries, Inc.La Palma, CA
Anthony S. Rumfola, chairman
1998 Sales: $20 million
Stocking locations: 4
Products: Resins/plastic resins, pigments, inorganics, esters, adhesives & sealants, food additives, lubricants, additives
Services: Customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, adhesives & sealants, electronics, textiles, agriculture, soaps & detergents, food & beverage, tire & rubber, municipal
Storage: 75,000,000 sq.ft.
77. Chemisphere CorporationSt. Louis, MO
Robert Schwent, president
1998 Sales: $19.3 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 23
Products: Solvents, alcohols, ketones, glycol ethers, esters, chlorinated solvents, institutional maintenance
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, adhesives & sealants, metals & automotive, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 35,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 11 trucks, 2 trailers, 25 tankers
78. Chem One CorporationHouston, TX
Clare L. Welker, president
1998 Sales: $18.5 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 19
Products: Inorganics, food additives, acids
Services: Wholesaling
Markets served: Agriculture, soaps & detergents, municipal, food & beverage, petroleum refining
Storage: 36,450 sq.ft.
79. Quaker City ChemicalsPhiladelphia, PA
Larry Metzman, president
1998 Sales: $18.1 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 50
Products: Alcohols, esters, amines, glycol ethers, ketones, plasticizers, solvents
Services: Blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, metals & automotive, electronics, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings
Storage: 32,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 8 trucks, 1 van, 1 tanker
80a. Industrial Chemicals Corp. Arvada, CO
Gary W. Biesemeier, CEO
1998 Sales: $18 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 30
Products: Solvents, acids, alcohols, chlor-alkali, polyglycols, glycol ethers, surfactants, chlorinated solvents, chelating agents, amines, esters, others
Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, other, primary chemical processing
Storage: 1 million gal., 40,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 10 trucks, 2 vans, 12 tankers
80b. SARCOM Inc.Greenfield, NY
Stephen Strouse, president
1998 Sales: $18 million
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 2
Products: Food additives, flavors & fragrances, thickening agents
Services: Blending, customer product research
Markets served: Cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage
Storage: 10,000 sq.ft.
Update: Plans addition of new food ingredient lines
82a. C.L. Zimmerman Co.West Chester, OH
John Stephens, president
1998 Sales: $17 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 20
Products: Pigments, fatty chemicals, surfactants, thickening agents, fillers
Services: Safety training, contract packaging, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal care products, soaps & detergents, plastics, primary chemical processing, food & beverage, glass & refractory, pharmaceuticals, tire & rubber, pulp & paper
Storage: 50,000 sq.ft.
82b. Ruger Chemical Co.Irvington, NJ
Sanford Grobman, president
1998 Sales: $17 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 50
Products: Surfactants, polyglycols, inorganics, fatty chemicals, esters, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, catalysts, acids, alcohols, others
Services: Safety training, contract packaging, customer product research
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage
Storage: 60,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 3 trucks
84. Kohl Marketing, Inc.Roswell, GA
John M. Behon, president
1998 Sales: $16.7 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 11
Products: Pigments, thickening agents, plasticizers, polyglycols, lubricants, resins/plastic resins
Markets served: Plastics, paints & coatings, metals & automotive, tire & rubber
Storage: 10,000 sq.ft.
85a. Revelli Chemicals Inc.Greenwich, CT
Gerard Revelli
1998 Sales: $16 million
Stocking locations: 12
Products: Pigments, resins/plastic resins
Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, others
Update: Plans to increase sales reps across the country and add additional products to line
85b. Seeler Chemical DistributionJoliet, IL
Joseph Seeler, chairman
1998 Sales: $16 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 53
Products: Hydrogen peroxide, acids, chlor-alkali, amines, esters
Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food & beverage, paints & coatings, soaps & detergents
Storage: 300,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 3 trucks, 3 vans, 5 trailers, 3 tankers
85c. TransChemical Inc.St. Louis, MO
Fletcher Stovall, president
1998 Sales: $16 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 30
Products: Alcohols, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, chlorinated solvents, solvents, surfactants
Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, others
Storage: 1 million gal., 75,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 3 trucks, 2 vans, 2 trailers, 5 tankers, 2 railcars
88. TR International, Inc.Seattle, WA
Anthony M. Ridnell, president
1998 Sales: $15.9 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 13
Products: Solvents, polyglycols, resins/plastic resins, glycol ethers, alcohols, plasticizers, chlorinated solvents, food additives
Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, adhesives & sealants, food & beverage
89. Deeks and CompanyCincinnati, OH
Gordon L. Overbey, chairman
1998 Sales: $15 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 18
Products: Pigments, resins, inorganics, specialty additives, surfactants, specialty quats, thickening agents
Services: Customer product research, technical training, technical applications
Markets served: Paints/coatings, adhesives/sealants, soaps/detergents, plastics, cosmetics/personal care products, pulp/ paper, tire/rubber, textiles, municipal, glass, others
Storage: 50,000 sq.ft.
90. J.H. Calo Company, Inc.Westbury, NY
Catherine H. Canavan, president
1998 Sales: $14.5 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 18
Products: Resins/plastic resins, esters, pigments, fatty chemicals, plasticizers, solvents, aldehydes, amines
Markets served: Flavor & fragrances, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage, soaps & detergents, pharmaceuticals, text, tire & rubber, primary chemical processing
91a. T.H. Hilson CompanyWheaton, IL
Terry Hilson, president
1998 Sales: $14 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 16
Products: Thickening agents, pigments, specialty raw materials
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, graphic arts, cosmetics/personal-care products, metal working
Storage: 15,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 5 trucks
91b. Vivion, Inc.San Carlos, CA
Edward Poleselli, president
1998 Sales: $14 million
Stocking locations: 5
Employees: 23
Products: Inorganics, food additives, fatty chemicals, chelating agents, polyglycols, solvents, surfactants, specialty quats, flavors & fragrances, hydrogen peroxide
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, cosmetics/personal-care products, agriculture, others
Storage: 50,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 3 trucks, 2 vans, 2 trailers
93. Schibley Chemical Co., Inc.Elyria, OH
L.M. Schibley, CEO
1998 Sales: $13.5 million
Stocking locations: 3
Employees: 15
Products: Catalysts, pigments, surfactants, plasticizers, fatty chemicals, chelating agents, resins/plastic resins, lubricants, esters, specialty quats, others
Services: Safety training, blending, technical training
Markets served: Paints/coatings, plastics, prim. chem processing, soaps, cosmetics/personal care prods, others
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 6 trucks, 1 van, 6 trailers
94. The Chemical CompanyJamestown, RI
Linda V. Roach, CEO
1998 Sales: $13 million
Stocking locations: 8
Employees: 9
Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, alcohols, catalysts, flavors & fragrances, food additives, plasticizers, resins/plastic resins, others
Services: Blending
Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, plastics, primary chemical processing, paints & coatings, textiles, adhesives & sealants, food & beverage, municipal, pulp & paper, others
Storage: 40,000 sq.ft.
95. DeWolf Chemical, Inc.East Providence, RI
Hank DeWolf, president
1998 Sales: $12 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 10
Products: Surfactants, latex additives, chelating agents, esters, fatty chemicals, acids, pigments, specialty quats, inorganics, amines, flavors & fragrances, food additives
Services: Customer product research
Markets served: Latex, soap, cosmetics/personal care products, textiles, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, primary chemical processing, others
Storage: 100,000 sq.ft.
96. Eagle Chemical Co.Reading, PA
James R. Pacific
1998 Sales: $10.6 million
Stocking locations: 1
Employees: 15
Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, inorganics, hydrogen peroxide
Services: Contract packaging
Markets served: Textiles, electronics, municipal, food & beverage, soaps & detergents, pharmaceuticals, metals & automotive
Storage: 40,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 4 trucks, 3 vans, 6 trailers
97. A.G. Layne, Inc.Los Angeles, CA
Michael D. Lee, president
1998 Sales: $10 million
Stocking locations: 2
Employees: 23
Products: Alcohols, ketones, solvents, lubricants, glycol ethers, others
Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training
Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal care products, electronics
Storage: 30,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 5 trucks, 2 tankers
98. O'Brien Products/Zinkan Enterprises, Twinsburg, OH
K.J. Zinkan
1998 Sales: $8.5 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 1
Stocking locations: 4
Employees: 10
Products: Alcohols, glycol ethers, surfactants, fatty chemicals, institutional maintenance, chelating agents, inorganics, waste water treatment products
Services: Manufacturing, blending
Markets served: Institutional industrial plastics, mining, food & beverage, plastics, metals & automotive
Storage: 2 million gal., 100,000 sq.ft.
Fleet: 1 truck, 2 vans, 2 tankers
99a. KIC Chemicals, IncArmonk, NY
Edward Kort, president
1998 Sales: $8 million
Plastic resin sales as % of total: 1
Stocking locations: 7
Employees: 8
Products: Fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, acids, plasticizers, solvents
Markets served: Soaps & detergents, food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, pulp & paper, agriculture
Storage: 150,000 sq.ft.
99b. Morre-Tec Industries, Inc.Union, NJ
Len Glass, president
1998 Sales: $8 million
Stocking locations: 2
Products: Specialty chemicals, food additives, acids
Services: Blending, contract packaging
Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, food & beverage
Storage: 35,000 sq.ft.
Update: Plans to open 1 stocking location in 1999.
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