Established in 1938 to serve Ohio River power plants, The National Colloid Company now toll-manufactures and custom-blends specialty chemicals for water and waste treatment from its Steubenville, Ohio, facilities. The company has adapted from its original powdered boiler treatments to offer formulation, repackaging, labeling, and technical support for several hundred customers across North America. Its second site, acquired in 2012, brings total production and warehousing capacity to more than 150,000 square feet.
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Chemstream, IncEstablished in 1997, Chemstream, Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based specialty chemical company known for pairing manufacturing with hands-on technical support. Its 12-location footprint and in-house laboratory help the company develop tailored solutions for industrial customers nationwide, particularly where water treatment is central to daily operations.325998HOMER CITY, PA
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
Clean Waters, IncSince 2003, Clean Waters, Inc. has built its reputation around practical, relationship-based support for water and wastewater treatment facilities. The Plessis, New York company serves municipal and industrial customers with specialty chemicals and technical help, including onsite troubleshooting when treatment systems fall short.PLESSIS, NY
AP Tech GroupFounded in 1999 by chemist Jim Heimert, West Chester’s AP Tech Group manufactures concentrated solid-chemistry water treatment solutions and related equipment. The company began commercial solid-chemistry manufacturing in 2002 as an alternative to heavy liquid chemicals, and now works with more than 200 water-treatment partners supporting over 20,000 installations worldwide. Its 8,600-square-foot Ohio office and laboratory houses in-house research and quality-control work alongside U.S. manufacturing.WEST CHESTER, OH