Aries Chemical

What Aries Chemical does

Aries Chemical, Inc. is a privately held, Beaver Falls, New York-based water treatment specialist founded in 1985, operating with 11–50 employees across three integrated lines of business: specialty chemicals, engineered treatment systems and equipment, and technical services. Its chemical portfolio spans coagulants, flocculants, magnesium hydroxide (Aries 100), heavy metal precipitants (PrecipMet, Chembreak), defoamers, antiscalants, oxygen scavengers, biocides, sizing agents, wet/dry strength additives, filter aids, and AriKleen cleaners — many available with NSF, FDA, and GRAS certifications. The equipment line includes dissolved air flotation clarifiers, inclined plate and gravity clarifiers, recessed chamber filter presses, rotary drum vacuum filters, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, micro/ultrafiltration, evaporators, chemical feed/control systems, pumps, mixers, and storage tanks, assembled or specified in-house for projects ranging from 50,000 gpd biological systems to 2 MGD industrial installations and closed-loop zero-discharge plants. Revenue is generated through direct sales-led motion (phone, contact forms) targeting industrial and municipal buyers across pulp & paper, food & beverage, dairy, metal plating, microelectronics, mining, oil & gas, power generation, healthcare, aerospace, chemical processing, commercial laundries, and pharmaceuticals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; deal structure combines one-time chemical and equipment sales with professional services revenue from system design, lab/pilot studies, and ongoing technical support. The company has no external funding, no parent, and no disclosed M&A, partnerships, or international operations, with all activity currently domestic (USA).

Name

Aries Chemical

Legal name

Aries Chemical, Inc.

Website

https://arieschem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aries Chemical is a privately held U.S. water treatment specialist selling specialty chemicals, engineered treatment systems, and technical services to industrial and municipal customers across pulp & paper, food & beverage, metal plating, microelectronics, mining, and related verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Chemicals and Equipment

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAC), Coagulants, Flocculants & Dewatering Aids (IMAEAJAM), Municipal Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Water treatment chemicals
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Industrial water treatment
• Municipal water treatment
• Pulp paper process chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaver Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Chemicals: Sale of specialty chemicals including coagulants, flocculants, antiscalants, defoamers, cleaners, pH control chemicals, and pulp and paper processing aids. Products are sold directly to industrial and municipal customers for application in water and wastewater treatment processes.
2. Water Treatment Systems and Equipment: Design, build, and installation of complete water and wastewater treatment systems including clarification, filtration, reverse osmosis, evaporation, and biological treatment systems. Systems range from single components to turnkey installations.
3. Technical Services: Technical services including on-site support, process and system design, laboratory and pilot studies, system evaluation, installation supervision, and ongoing operational support for water treatment systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aries Chemical manufactures and supplies specialty water and wastewater treatment chemicals, designs and builds complete water treatment systems and equipment (clarifiers, filter presses, RO, ion exchange, evaporators), and provides on-site technical services for industrial and municipal customers. Its product portfolio spans coagulants, flocculants, magnesium hydroxide, heavy metal precipitants, antiscalants, biocides, sizing/strength additives, and cleaners/sanitizers used across industries such as pulp and paper, food and beverage, metal plating, mining, and pharmaceuticals.

Product overview

Aries Chemical is a water treatment company offering a comprehensive portfolio of chemicals, systems, equipment, and technical services for industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment. The product portfolio includes core chemical products such as wastewater treatment chemicals, potable water treatment chemicals, boiler and cooling water treatment chemicals, membrane treatment chemicals, pulp & paper industry solutions, and industrial cleaners & sanitizers. Specialized chemical products include coagulants, flocculants, magnesium hydroxide, heavy metal precipitants, defoamers, antiscalants, oxygen scavengers, biocides, wet and dry strength additives, sizing agents, filter aids, and AriKleen cleaners. Equipment offerings encompass treatment systems including dissolved air flotation clarifiers (DAF), inclined plate clarifiers, gravity clarifiers, recessed chamber filter presses, rotary drum vacuum filters, reverse osmosis systems, ion exchange filtration, micro & ultra filtration systems, evaporator systems, chemical feed & control systems, pumps, mixers, storage tanks, and pure water systems. The company also provides technical services including system design, waste characterization, chemical treatability studies, and bench/pilot/full scale evaluations. These products work together as an integrated solution approach where chemicals optimize treatment processes and equipment provides the physical treatment infrastructure, supported by technical expertise for system design and optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment Chemicals
• Potable Water Treatment Chemicals
• Boiler Water Treatment Chemicals
• Cooling Water Treatment Chemicals
• Membrane Treatment Chemicals
• Pulp & Paper Industry Solutions
• Industrial Cleaners, Sanitizers & Degreasers
• Recessed Chamber Filter Press
• Zero Discharge Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems and Equipment
• Technical Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced chemical costs by over 50% when switching from caustic soda to magnesium hydroxide - a chicken processing plant required only 260 gallons/day of magnesium hydroxide vs. 550 gallons/day of 50% caustic soda
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Solenis: Specialty chemicals manufacturer with strong presence in pulp & paper and water treatment. Direct competitor in paper machine chemistries, process aids, and water/wastewater treatment where Aries also operates.
• ChemTreat: Industrial water treatment chemicals and services company serving similar industrial and municipal customers. Direct competitor in cooling, boiler, and wastewater treatment chemistries with comparable custom-application approach.
• SNF Group: World's largest polyacrylamide flocculant producer supplying water treatment and mining applications. Directly competes with Aries' polymer flocculant line and is a key supplier/competitor in coagulants and dewatering aids.
• Hydrite Chemical: US-based specialty chemicals manufacturer and distributor with strong Midwest presence serving food processing, water treatment, and industrial customers. Comparable integrated chemicals-and-services approach serving similar regional markets.
• US Water Services: US-focused industrial water treatment company providing chemicals, equipment, and service to manufacturing and municipal customers. Comparable scale and integrated chemicals-equipment-services model in the Midwest.
• Dubois Chemicals: Specialty chemicals company providing cleaning, sanitization, and water treatment chemistries to food & beverage, metal finishing, and industrial customers. Overlaps directly with Aries' AriKleen cleaner line and industrial cleaners segment.

Broad incumbents

• Nalco Water (Ecolab): Largest industrial water treatment chemicals and services provider globally, with extensive 3D TRASAR digital monitoring offering. Competes across all of Aries' core verticals but at much greater scale and with bundled digital services.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water treatment incumbent offering chemicals, equipment, and services to municipal and industrial customers. Competes with Aries in zero-discharge, RO, ion exchange, and wastewater treatment system design.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese-headquartered water treatment chemicals and equipment company with growing North American presence. Competes in boiler, cooling, and process water treatment chemistries across semiconductor and industrial customers.
• Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies: Operating unit of Veolia focused on engineered water treatment systems (RO, ion exchange, clarification). Competes with Aries' system design/build business for larger municipal and industrial water reuse projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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