Harcros Chemicals

Name

Harcros Chemicals

Legal name

Harcros Chemicals Inc.

Website

https://harcros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals Distribution and Manufacturing

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemicals & Petrochemicals (Non-Hazmat Specialized Handling) (TLAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contract Warehousing, Blending & Distribution for Agrochemicals (bulk handling, IBC/drum management) (AFABAIAL), Custom Synthesis & Technical Active Ingredient (AI) Manufacturing (intermediates, actives) (AFABAIAI), Cleaning Chemicals & Disinfectants Distribution (CRAOAGAB)

Keywords

• Chemical distribution services
• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• Toll manufacturing services
• Water treatment chemicals
• Surfactant and alkoxylation production

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Distribution: Distribution of commodity and specialty chemicals to manufacturers across multiple industries through a network of 29 distribution centers across 19 US states.
2. Toll Manufacturing: Custom manufacturing services for small companies to large multinationals, including R&D, custom synthesis, custom blending, scale-up services, private labeling, and custom packaging.
3. Distribution & Logistics Services: Transportation and logistics services including transloading, terminaling, bulk storage, packaging, and for-hire fleet operations.
4. Specialty Manufacturing: Specialty chemical manufacturing including custom synthesis, blending, and alkoxylation services for various industries.
5. Tank Monitoring Services: ChARMS tank monitoring and auto-replenishment services for bulk chemical inventory management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harcros Chemicals is a chemical distribution and specialty manufacturing company that distributes commodity and specialty chemicals to industrial customers across eight verticals (Agriculture, Auto Care, HI&I, Oil & Gas, Paint/Coatings, Personal Care, Pet Care, Water Treatment) through 29 U.S. distribution centers. The company also provides toll and custom manufacturing services including alkoxylation, custom synthesis, blending, and packaging, alongside the proprietary ChARMS tank monitoring and auto-replenishment system and a newly added LTDF graphene manufacturing line.

Product overview

Harcros Chemicals is a chemical distribution and manufacturing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of commodity and specialty chemicals alongside manufacturing and logistics services. The core product offerings span across major chemical categories including acids, solvents, surfactants (alcohol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, amine ethoxylates, amphoteric surfactants), foam control products (antifoams/defoamers), water treatment chemicals (Aquacros blended phosphates, biocides, H-PAC coagulants, permanganates, polymers), and ammonia compounds. These chemical products are complemented by a suite of manufacturing services including Specialty Manufacturing (custom synthesis, blending, alkoxylation), Toll Manufacturing, and the proprietary ChARMS tank monitoring system. The company also recently entered the advanced materials market through its LTDF Graphene license agreement with Avadain. Services include distribution and logistics (transloading, terminaling, bulk storage), with operations spanning 29+ US distribution centers and manufacturing facilities across North America and Asia. Key specialty products include the H-Quest chelating agents and T-Det surfactant product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemical Distribution and Warehousing Distribution of commodity and specialty chemicals to thousands of manufacturers across multiple industries (agriculture, auto care, HI&I, oil & gas, paint/coatings, personal care, pet care, water treatment) through a network of 29 distribution centers across 19 U.S. states, with warehouse and bulk storage services for industrial customers.
• Toll Manufacturing Contract chemical manufacturing services for small companies to large multinationals, including R&D, custom synthesis, custom blending, scale-up services, private/white labeling, and custom packaging. SQF Certified Food Grade Storage is available at toll manufacturing facilities.
• Specialty Manufacturing (Custom Synthesis, Blending, Alkoxylation) Specialty chemical manufacturing including custom synthesis, blending, toll services, quality control, R&D, and scale-up alkoxylation services across multiple chemistries including ethoxylation, propoxylation, copolymerization, esterification, phosphation, sulfonation, polymerization, and specialty silicone.
• ChARMS (Chemical Asset Resource Management System) Tank Monitoring & Auto-Replenish Proprietary web-based tank telemetry and remote inventory management system that monitors customer bulk chemical tank levels in real time, triggers programmable alerts, records product usage history, supports adjustable reorder points, and drives automatic replenishment via Harcros-owned tank telemetry equipment.
• Distribution & Logistics (Transloading, Terminaling, For-Hire Fleet) Chemical transportation and logistics services including transloading, terminaling, hazardous material management, bulk storage, custom blending and dilution, packaging, and for-hire fleet operations covering dry van, LTL, and liquid bulk shipments through a private fleet of over 200 trucks.
• LTDF Graphene (Large, Thin and Defect Free Graphene Flakes) Large, Thin and Defect Free graphene flakes manufactured under license from Avadain. Marketed as the world's lightest, strongest, and most electrically and thermally conductive additive material, 200 times stronger than steel, harder than diamond with 1/1000th the weight of paper, for high-performance applications including battery and supercapacitor industries.
• H-Quest Chelating Agents and Cement Retarders High-performance, environmentally friendly chelating agents and cement retarders including H-Quest L 50 (Sodium Glucoheptonate) and H-Quest C 100 (Sodium D-glycero-D-gluo-heptonate), used in agriculture, oilfield cementation, water treatment, cosmetics, and construction. Harcros is Lead REACH registrant.
• T-Det Surfactant Product Line T-Det branded alkylphenol ethoxylate and alkoxylate surfactants (T-Det N Series, T-Det O Series, T-Det DD Series) used as wetting agents, cleaning agents, emulsifying agents, detergents, and stabilizers across industrial cleaning, agricultural, and HI&I formulations.
• Water Treatment Chemicals (Aquacros Phosphates, Biocides, H-PAC Coagulants, Permanganates, Polymers) Industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment chemical portfolio including Aquacros Blended Phosphates, oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides, polyaluminum chloride and polyDADMAC coagulants, sodium/potassium permanganates, and cationic/anionic/non-ionic flocculant polymers for corrosion control, scale prevention, disinfection, and turbidity removal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Upper 30th percentile ranking from EcoVadis sustainability assessment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AvadaincoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2025Harcros signed a license agreement with Avadain to become the first company to commercially manufacture Large, Thin and Defect Free (LTDF) graphene flakes using Avadain's globally patented technology. Harcros will sell this world-class additive material to transform thousands of US-made products by making them lighter, stronger and more conductive. The license agreement is aimed at supplying US companies with LTDF graphene for high performance applications including battery and supercapacitor industries.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Barentz International: Global specialty ingredients distributor serving personal care, HI&I, pharma, and food markets with a value-added technical sales and formulation model. Comparable business model to Harcros in vertical specialization and supplier representation.
• Univar Solutions: Major North American chemical distribution and specialty ingredients company, owned by Apollo Global Management. Direct overlap with Harcros in commodity/specialty chemical distribution across industrial, HI&I, personal care, and food ingredients end-markets.
• Pilot Chemical Company: US-based specialty chemicals manufacturer focused on surfactants, antimicrobial actives, and toll manufacturing — directly comparable to Harcros' specialty manufacturing division (alkoxylation, sulfonation, custom synthesis) serving HI&I, personal care, and industrial markets.
• ICC Chemical Corporation: Mid-sized US-based chemical distribution and trading company with a global supplier network, serving industrial and specialty chemical customers. Comparable mid-market US distribution scale and product breadth to Harcros.
• Caldic: Specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with operations across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, focused on life sciences and industrial markets. Comparable distributor-plus-formulation-services profile to Harcros.
• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical distribution (~$16B revenue) with deep presence across commodity and specialty chemicals, distribution, and value-added services. Closest direct competitor to Harcros' chemical distribution and toll manufacturing business, though at materially larger scale.
• Azelis: Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with operations across Europe, Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Comparable focus on specialty distribution with technical sales, formulation support, and lab-based application services overlapping Harcros' model.
• IMCD N.V. Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor with strong formulation and technical sales capabilities serving personal care, HI&I, coatings, and industrial markets. Highly comparable business model to Harcros' specialty distribution + formulation support motion.

Broad incumbents

• Stepan Company: Public specialty and intermediate chemicals manufacturer producing surfactants, polymers, and specialty products for personal care, HI&I, agricultural, and industrial markets. Overlaps with Harcros' surfactant portfolio and specialty manufacturing but at a much larger scale and broader product line.

Regional players

• Quality Distribution / QC Energy Resources: Asset-based bulk chemical trucking and logistics services provider across North America. Comparable to Harcros' private for-hire fleet and transloading/terminaling services for liquid bulk chemicals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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