Helena Industries

What Helena Industries does

Helena Industries, LLC is a U.S.-based contract chemical manufacturer founded in 1957 and headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, having been legally separated and rebranded from Helena Manufacturing in 2006 to enable growth beyond agricultural chemicals. Helena Industries provides toll manufacturing, formulation, packaging, warehousing, and supply chain management services to over 50 corporations producing branded and generic agricultural chemicals, home & garden products for large nationwide retailers, and industrial and commercial chemical applications, with exports reaching five continents.

The company's core technology infrastructure comprises four strategically located U.S. manufacturing plants (Des Moines, IA; Cordele, GA; Helena-West Helena, AR; Kerman, CA) plus an APPC packaging facility in Cimarron, KS, supported by nearly 100 separate processing units covering approximately 20 distinct formulation technologies including amination, bead milling, biocide processing, coatings, dry blending, emulsifiable concentrates, granule impregnation, liquid flowables, micro emulsion, suspension concentrate, wet milling, and wettable powder production. Quality control is performed at onsite laboratories with HPLC, GC, particle size, and biological testing capabilities; multiple sites hold ISO 9001 certification. The company manufactures over 1,000 different products across more than 2,600 active formulas, with packaging ranging from small containers to 20,000-gallon railcars. Operations are managed through SAP and Oracle systems, with Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning integrated directly into customer ERP environments.

The business model is B2B contract (toll) manufacturing on a quote-based pricing structure, where clients retain ownership of formulations and brands while Helena provides formulation, packaging, warehousing, and supply chain services for a fee. The company is anchored by captive demand from parent Helena Agri-Enterprises (500+ proprietary products) and generates external revenue from over 50 corporations. Distribution is direct, via enterprise field sales with phone-based engagement, supported by 1,000,000+ square feet of co-located warehousing through the Rapids Warehousing partnership, which claims up to 500% transportation cost savings over traditional warehousing. GTM is relationship-driven with long customer tenures reinforced by customer-conducted audits, deep ERP integration, and ISO-certified quality systems.

Name

Helena Industries

Legal name

Helena Industries, LLC

Website

https://helenaindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Helena Industries is a U.S. contract chemical manufacturer providing toll formulation, packaging, warehousing, and supply chain services to over 50 corporations across agricultural, home & garden, industrial, and commercial chemical markets, operating from four U.S. plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Warehousing, Blending & Distribution for Agrochemicals (bulk handling, IBC/drum management) (AFABAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Formulation R&D, Scale-Up & Tech Transfer Services (AFABAIAJ), Adjuvant & Tank-Mix Additive Manufacturing (surfactants, oils, drift control) (AFABAIAE), Regulatory, Quality & EHS Compliance Services for Toll Manufacturing (QA/QC, SDS, REACH/EPA support) (AFABAIAK)

Keywords

• Chemical toll manufacturing
• Contract formulation services
• Chemical packaging services
• Agricultural chemicals manufacturing
• Industrial chemicals blending

Headquarters

HQ city

Collierville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Toll Manufacturing Services: Contract chemical manufacturing services where Helena Industries provides formulation and packaging services using customer-provided formulations and specifications. Revenue is generated through service fees for manufacturing, formulation, packaging, warehousing, and supply chain management. Works with over 50 corporations providing more than 1000 different products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Helena Industries provides contract (toll) chemical manufacturing services to corporations of well-known brands. Its core offerings span chemical formulation across nearly 100 processing units, packaging of liquid and dry products ranging from a few ounces to bulk railcars, warehousing via the Rapids Warehousing partnership (over 1,000,000 sq ft), onsite quality-control lab solutions, and end-to-end supply chain management. The company manufactures more than 1,000 different products and 2,600 active formulas for over 50 corporations in agricultural, home & garden, commercial, and industrial chemical markets.

Product overview

Helena Industries is a service company specializing in contract chemical manufacturing, offering a unified portfolio of toll manufacturing and formulation services. The core offerings consist of Formulation Services (with nearly 100 processing units), Packaging Services (liquid and dry products from ounces to bulk shipments), Warehousing Services (via Rapids Warehousing partnership), Lab Solutions (quality control and analytics), and Supply Chain Management (using Oracle systems). The company manufactures over 1,000 different products across agricultural, home & garden, commercial applications, and industrial chemical industries. All services are delivered through four U.S.-based manufacturing facilities under a toll/contract manufacturing model where clients retain ownership of their formulations and brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formulation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 500% transportation cost savings through Rapids Warehousing proximity to manufacturing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rapids WarehousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive warehousing partnership with Rapids Warehousing providing over 1,000,000 square feet of warehouse space at or around Helena's manufacturing facilities. Partnership offers proximity to manufacturing plants, transportation savings up to 500% over traditional fees, inventory fee reduction through on-site storage, and reduced supply chain overhead. Rapids was launched specifically to support Helena's manufacturing services with experienced staff coordinating closely with manufacturing sites.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Loveland Products: Loveland Products (a subsidiary of Nutrien Ag Solutions) provides proprietary and contract-formulated crop input products including adjuvants, herbicides, fungicides, and nutritionals. It is the closest direct competitor to Helena Industries in toll and contract manufacturing for agricultural chemicals, serving similar branded and generic customers across North America.
• Innophos Holdings: Innophos is a specialty ingredient producer offering custom manufacturing and contract/toll manufacturing services for nutrition, health, and industrial markets. Like Helena, it operates production assets with broad formulation capabilities serving B2B customers under their own specifications.
• Vertellus: Vertellus is a specialty chemicals manufacturer producing intermediates and finished formulations for agriculture, personal care, and industrial applications, with significant contract manufacturing capabilities. It is comparable to Helena in offering toll and custom manufacturing of formulated chemical products to enterprise customers.
• MFG Chemical: MFG Chemical is a custom and toll manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals, serving customers in agriculture, personal care, oilfield, and industrial markets. It mirrors Helena's toll-manufacturing business model with multi-product formulation across diverse end markets.
• Stepan Company: Stepan is a specialty chemicals manufacturer producing surfactants, polymers, and specialty products for agricultural, cleaning, personal care, and industrial uses. Comparable to Helena in chemical formulation expertise, multi-segment customer base, and contract manufacturing services.

Broad incumbents

• Croda International: Croda is a global specialty chemicals company selling formulated ingredients and offering manufacturing services across personal care, crop care, and industrial markets. As a larger, publicly-listed incumbent, it competes with Helena in crop formulation and contract manufacturing, though at much greater scale and with proprietary branded products.
• BASF Corporation: BASF is one of the world's largest chemical companies with a major agricultural solutions segment and extensive formulation capabilities. While primarily a brand owner, BASF also outsources portions of its formulation and packaging to toll manufacturers like Helena, and competes indirectly through its own manufacturing footprint.
• FMC Corporation: FMC is a global agricultural sciences company manufacturing crop protection chemicals and formulations. It represents the type of large branded customer that Helena serves as a toll manufacturer, while also operating competing formulation assets globally.
• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva is a major agricultural input company with its own crop protection formulation and packaging operations. It is comparable to Helena both as a potential toll-manufacturing customer and as a competitor for branded formulation work in North America.

Emerging players

• Univar Solutions: Univar Solutions is a leading chemical and ingredient distributor with formulation and specialty services. While primarily a distributor, its chemical services segment overlaps with Helena's warehousing, blending, and supply-chain offerings, making it a tangential peer in the chemical services value chain.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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