Since its founding in Cleveland in 1929, McGean has remained a privately held specialty chemical company with operations worldwide. Its Cleveland and Livonia plants support customers needing custom batch manufacturing, while the company’s quality system is certified to ISO 9001 and its U.S. operations also hold AS 9100:2016 certification.
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Pilot Chemical CompanySince its founding in 1952 by John Morrisroe, Pilot Chemical Company has grown as a privately owned, independent specialty-chemical manufacturer while remaining under third-generation Morrisroe family ownership. Based in West Chester, Ohio, Pilot is known for its proprietary sulfation technology and serves formulators and manufacturers in markets ranging from household and institutional products to personal care. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and participates in the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program.WEST CHESTER, OH
Ques Industries, IncSecond-generation Ques Industries has been blending chemicals for private-label customers since Quentin Meng founded the Cleveland company in 1983. Colton Meng took over in 2015, carrying the business into a 100,000-square-foot facility where it produces custom formulations for water-treatment and industrial customers. Most of Ques’s employees have stayed for more than 15 years, and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.BROOK PARK, OH
Barium & Chemicals, IncSince 1937, Barium & Chemicals, Inc. has manufactured inorganic specialty chemicals, growing from barium peroxide production in Willoughby into a 180,000-square-foot Steubenville operation producing more than 80 compounds. The family-owned company remains under third-generation leadership and is known for custom manufacturing, precise particle sizing, and military-specification work tailored to demanding applications. Its ISO 9001:2015 quality system supports customers from its Ohio River facility.STEUBENVILLE, OH
Chem Technologies, LtdChem Technologies, Ltd. manufactures custom rubber compounds, chemical dispersions, and customer-specified blends from its Middlefield, Ohio operations. Its blend and custom-mix work is integrated under one roof, backed by a management and technical team with more than 250 combined years of experience across six decades. The privately owned company has held ISO 9001 registration since September 2002 and is currently registered to ISO 9001:2015.MIDDLEFIELD, OH