OxyChem

Name

OxyChem

Legal name

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Website

https://oxycalciumchloride.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals (Calcium Chloride)

NAICS

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Calcium chloride manufacturing
• Snow and ice melting
• Industrial deicing chemicals
• Road stabilization chemicals
• Specialty chemical production

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Bulk calcium chloride product sales via distributors: Primary revenue stream: sales of PELADOW®, LIQUIDOW®, DOWFLAKE® Xtra, BRINERS CHOICE®, COMBOTHERM®, WellCal®, food-grade and other calcium chloride SKUs through authorized distributors (e.g., CAL-CHLOR CORPORATION, UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC). Recurring/ongoing purchase orders from commercial customers.
2. Direct and export calcium chloride sales: Direct B2B sales to commercial and export accounts obtained via the website's Obtain Product form. Export requires a full container load (20 MT) minimum subject to destination-country SDS/labeling compliance. Domestic (U.S./Canada) and international sales.
3. Retail/private-label calcium chloride supply: Supply of calcium chloride ice-melt products that are sold to consumers via big-box and hardware stores under private-label brands such as Prestone® Driveway Heat®, Qik Joe® Hot Stuff, and Super-Melt™. Indirect revenue through retail channel partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OxyChem manufactures and sells calcium chloride (CaCl2) products in multiple grades and physical forms — solid anhydrous mini-pellets, pellets, briquettes, flakes, granules, liquid solutions, and clear brine fluid — produced at its Ludington, Michigan facility using locally sourced naturally occurring brine. The portfolio is sold to commercial and industrial customers across three primary use cases: winter maintenance (ice melting on roads, highways, sidewalks, parking lots), road improvement (dust control, base stabilization, full-depth reclamation), and industrial/specialty applications (concrete acceleration, drilling fluid additive, food processing, hydrocarbon dehydration, refrigeration, tire weighting, pool & spa, water treatment).

Product overview

OxyChem's product offering is a single-line specialty chemicals portfolio rather than a modular software platform: all offerings are calcium chloride (CaCl2) products manufactured at the company's Ludington, Michigan facility and sold worldwide across three principal application areas — winter maintenance (ice melting on roads and sidewalks), road improvement (dust control, base stabilization, full-depth reclamation), and other industrial uses (concrete acceleration, drilling fluid additive, food processing, hydrocarbon dehydration, refrigeration, tire weighting, pool & spa, water treatment). The portfolio is structured around physical product forms and grades: solid anhydrous mini-pellets (Anhydrous 94-97%, BRINERS CHOICE®, Food Grade Anhydrous 94-97%, PELADOW® DG briquettes), flake and granulated grades (DOWFLAKE® Xtra, Granulated 83-87%), liquid solutions (LIQUIDOW® Food Grade, LIQUIDOW® Tech Grade), ice-melt blends (COMBOTHERM®), the flagship snow-and-ice-melter brand (PELADOW® Premier, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025), and oilfield brine (WellCal®). Supporting the products are pre-purchase tools (Distributor Locator, calculators, spreader calibration guides), product documentation (SDS, sales specs, certificates, white papers), and the Melt Responsibly® application-guidance campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PELADOW® Premier: Snow & Ice Melter calcium chloride product; celebrating 75 years in 2025.
• PELADOW® DG
• LIQUIDOW®
• BRINERS CHOICE®
• COMBOTHERM®
• DOWFLAKE® Xtra
• WellCal®

Products and services

• Anhydrous Calcium Chloride 94%-97% Mini-Pellets Anhydrous calcium chloride in mini-pellet form at 94-97% concentration, used across deicing, dust control, road stabilization, concrete acceleration, and industrial processing applications for commercial and industrial customers.
• BRINERS CHOICE® Anhydrous Calcium Chloride Pellets BRINERS CHOICE® brand anhydrous calcium chloride pellets marketed for brine-making, salt-generation, food processing, and industrial brine applications.
• COMBOTHERM® Blended Deicer COMBOTHERM® calcium-chloride-based blended deicer for ice melting on roads, sidewalks, and other paved surfaces, sold to commercial and municipal winter maintenance customers.
• DOWFLAKE® Xtra 83-87% Calcium Chloride Flakes DOWFLAKE® Xtra 83-87% calcium chloride flake product used in ice melting, concrete acceleration, and industrial applications.
• Food Grade Anhydrous 94%-97% Calcium Chloride Pellets Food-grade specification of OxyChem's anhydrous calcium chloride mini-pellets for use as a food additive, manufactured under an audited SQF food safety program and certified Kosher.
• Granulated Calcium Chloride 83-87% Calcium chloride in granulated form at 83-87% concentration used for ice melting, dust control, and general industrial applications.
• LIQUIDOW® Food Grade Calcium Chloride Solution LIQUIDOW® Food Grade liquid calcium chloride solution for food processing applications, including as a brining agent.
• LIQUIDOW® Tech Grade Calcium Chloride Solution LIQUIDOW® Technical Grade liquid calcium chloride solution for ice melting on roads and highways, dust control on unpaved roads, concrete acceleration, and refrigeration applications.
• PELADOW® DG Calcium Chloride Briquettes PELADOW® DG dense granular/briquette form of calcium chloride used primarily in industrial and oilfield applications.
• PELADOW® Premier Snow & Ice Melter PELADOW® Premier premium calcium chloride snow & ice melter for sidewalks, parking lots, and roads, sold to commercial, municipal, and retail customers via distributors and big-box private-label brands.
• WellCal® Clear Brine Fluid WellCal® high-purity calcium chloride clear brine fluid for use in oil and gas well drilling and completion operations, sold in multiple density grades (11.2, 11.6, 12.0 lb/gal).

Quantifiable outcome

• Top-three U.S. manufacturer in polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali, and chlorinated organic chemicals
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CN (Canadian National Railway)minorOthers · 6 May 2026OxyChem was recognized as a 2025 CN Safe Handling Award recipient under CN's Responsible Care Program operating in Canada and the U.S. — one of 194 rail shippers honored for safe loading and transportation of regulated products.
• Union Pacific RailroadminorOthers · 27 April 2026OxyChem was recognized as a 2025 Union Pacific Pinnacle Award recipient — one of 138 companies honored for safely transporting hazardous materials by rail and achieving zero non-accident releases of regulated hazardous materials shipments.
• Occidental Petroleum CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Former parent company of OxyChem. Occidental sold OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion in cash, using approximately $6.5 billion of proceeds to reduce principal debt below $15 billion. Berkshire remains Occidental's largest shareholder with a roughly 28–29% stake, plus preferred shares and warrants. Occidental's third-quarter 2025 results reported $661 million in net income and $2.8 billion in operating cash flow ahead of the sale.
• CAL-CHLOR CORPORATIONcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of OxyChem calcium chloride products surfaced through the public Distributor Locator Tool. Offers LTL (less-than-truckload) service; contact 1-800-CHLORIDE / [email protected]; website www.cal-chlor.com.
• UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of OxyChem calcium chloride products surfaced through the public Distributor Locator Tool. Offers LTL service; contact 1-800-CHLORIDE / [email protected].
• American Chemistry Council (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxyChem participates in the ACC's Responsible Care® program and has been a four-time winner of the ACC's top safety performance award and previously recognized as Responsible Care® Company of the Year. In 2022, OxyChem received 37 awards from the ACC for safety and environmental performance. OxyChem also participates in the ACC's Responsible Care® & Sustainability Future Leaders (RCSFL) Program.
• Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA)coreOthersIn 2002, OxyChem's Ludington calcium chloride manufacturing plant earned STAR status in MIOSHA's Voluntary Protection Program — the first chemical manufacturing plant in Michigan to do so — and successfully renews STAR status every three years through rigorous onsite evaluation by MIOSHA safety and health experts. MIOSHA VPP STAR is the state's highest honor for workplace safety and health.
• The Vinyl InstituteminorOthersOxyChem is a member/participant in The Vinyl Institute's annual health, safety, and environmental awards program. In 2025, The Vinyl Institute recognized 26 manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada for outstanding HSE performance based on OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory data.
• Prestone® (Driveway Heat®)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOxyChem's calcium chloride ice-melt products are sold at big-box and hardware stores under Prestone's private-label "Driveway Heat®" brand. Residential consumers with home addresses are directed to retail locations carrying these private-label brands via the Sample Request page.
• Qik Joe® (Hot Stuff)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOxyChem's calcium chloride ice-melt products are sold at big-box and hardware stores under the Qik Joe® "Hot Stuff" private-label brand.
• Super-Melt™coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOxyChem's calcium chloride ice-melt products are sold at big-box and hardware stores under the Super-Melt™ private-label brand.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tetra Technologies: U.S.-based specialty chemicals company producing calcium chloride and brominated products for oilfield, industrial, and water-treatment end markets. Directly comparable to OxyChem in CaCl2 supply to oil & gas drilling fluids and industrial processing customers.
• Tiger Calcium Services: North American producer of calcium chloride products focused on oilfield, deicing, and industrial applications. Comparable to OxyChem as a regional CaCl2 specialist with overlapping end markets in deicing and upstream energy.
• Compass Minerals: Producer of deicing salt, road maintenance products, and plant nutrition nutrients. Directly comparable to OxyChem in winter deicing and road improvement applications, with overlapping municipal and DOT customer bases.
• Hawkins, Inc. U.S. specialty chemicals distributor and formulator serving water treatment, deicing, food, and industrial end markets. Comparable to OxyChem in serving similar mid-market customers with CaCl2 and adjacent specialty chemistries, though via distribution rather than primary production.

Broad incumbents

• Westlake Corporation: Integrated U.S. producer of PVC, chlor-alkali, and building products with comparable scale in the chlor-alkali value chain. Broad incumbent overlap with OxyChem's PVC and chlor-alkali operations and similar North American footprint.
• Olin Corporation: Major U.S. chlor-alkali producer and epoxy resins manufacturer. Comparable to OxyChem in chlor-alkali scale, integrated production economics, and exposure to commodity chlor-alkali pricing dynamics.
• Orbia Advance Corporation: Mexico-headquartered global specialty chemicals company with polymer solutions (Vestolit PVC) and fluorinated specialties. Comparable to OxyChem across the PVC and chlor-alkali value chain and on geographic exposure to the Americas.
• Dow Inc. One of the largest U.S. chemical producers with broad chlor-alkali, polyurethanes, and packaging plastics exposure. Broad incumbent with significant overlap in chlor-alkali scale and integrated production economics versus OxyChem.
• Solvay: Belgian-headquartered specialty chemicals producer with soda ash, silica, and specialty polymer operations following the Syensqo separation. Broad incumbent with chlor-alkali heritage and overlapping industrial customer base to OxyChem.
• K+S AG: Global salt and deicing-products producer with European and North American operations. Directly comparable to OxyChem in winter road deicing applications, serving similar municipal and contractor customers with complementary salt-based products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OxyCalciumChloride
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calcium-chloride-activities-club

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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