Premier Chemicals

What Premier Chemicals does

Premier Chemicals & Services LLC is a privately-held chemical distributor founded in 1999 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company distributes commodity and specialized chemicals to industrial customers across the chemical, energy, water treatment, refinery, municipal, oil and gas, and food manufacturing sectors throughout the South-Central United States. Operations are anchored by a 60,000 square foot warehouse and toll blending facility at Port Manchac in Akers, Louisiana, where liquid and dry chemical formulations are custom-blended to customer specifications and repackaged into rail cars, trucks, totes, drums, or pails with custom labeling.

The company's product portfolio spans industrial, agricultural/feed, and food-grade chemical lines, plus the Purus Solutions sub-brand for sodium hypochlorite (bleach) with on-site laboratory testing and per-batch Certificates of Analysis. Beyond core distribution, Premier operates an owned fleet of flat bed, tanker, and hot shot trucks supplemented by barge and rail transfer capabilities for bulk deliveries, supported by a 24/7 logistics team. Ancillary recurring-revenue services include polyethylene tank placement at customer sites (with lease-to-own options), trailer rentals, and warehouse storage.

Revenue is generated through a mix of transactional chemical distribution sales, professional services fees for toll blending and custom repackaging, managed services for warehouse storage, and subscription/recurring revenue from tank and trailer rentals. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with standard industrial distribution practices. The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

Premier Chemicals

Legal name

Premier Chemicals & Services LLC.

Website

https://premierchemicals.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Premier Chemicals & Services is a privately-held chemical distributor founded in 1999 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving refineries, water treatment, energy, municipalities, and food manufacturers across the South-Central United States with commodity and specialty chemicals, toll blending, and integrated logistics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemical Distribution

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Tank Farms & Bulk Liquid Chemical Storage (TLALAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

Keywords

• Chemical distribution
• Toll blending services
• Sodium hypochlorite supply
• Industrial chemical logistics
• Bulk chemical warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

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, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Chemical Distribution: Distribution of commodity and specialized chemicals to industrial customers including chemical, energy, water treatment, refineries, municipalities, oil and gas, and food manufacturing sectors.
2. Toll Blending Services: Custom blending and repackaging services at their Port Manchac facility, blending customer formulations to specification and repackaging into rail cars, trucks, totes, drums, or pails.
3. Warehouse Storage: 60,000 square foot warehouse storage at Port Manchac with tanks, shelves, and storage room for chemical inventory warehousing.
4. Tank Rental and Placement: Polyethylene tank placement at customer job sites with lease-to-own options or tank pricing included in chemical pricing.
5. Trailer Rental: Trailer rental services for product storage and transportation flexibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Premier Chemicals & Services is a Baton Rouge-based chemical distributor that sells commodity and specialized chemicals to refineries, energy, water treatment, municipal, oil and gas, food manufacturing, and general industrial customers across the South-Central United States. The company also produces and distributes the Purus Solutions sodium hypochlorite line, performs toll blending, and provides tank placement, warehouse storage, trailer rental, and owned-fleet logistics including barge and rail bulk transfers.

Product overview

Premier Chemicals & Services is a chemical distributor operating since 1999, offering a portfolio of commodity and specialized chemicals through its core distribution business and Purus Solutions sub-brand. The company distributes industrial, agricultural, feed, and food-grade chemical products, with Purus Bleach (Purus Solutions) as a dedicated sodium hypochlorite product line for water treatment and disinfection. Beyond distribution, the company provides integrated logistics, toll blending, tank placement, and warehouse storage services. Products are available in multiple shipping container formats (tote, drum, pail). The distribution operations are supported by the company's own fleet of trucks, a 60,000 sq ft warehouse at Port Manchac, and a toll blending facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Purus Solutions: A sub-brand focused on sodium hypochlorite products (bleach) serving water treatment facilities, power generation facilities, food services, and commercial fisheries. Products are distributed exclusively through sister company Premier Chemicals and Services.

Products and services

• Chemical Distribution Distribution of commodity and specialized chemicals (industrial, agricultural/feed, food-grade) to chemical, energy, water treatment, refining, municipal, oil and gas, and food manufacturing customers across the South-Central United States.
• Purus Bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite) Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) products for water treatment, disinfection, power generation, food services, and commercial fisheries; produced with on-site laboratory batch testing and Certificate of Analysis per shipment.
• Logistics Services (Own Fleet Delivery) Chemical industry logistics service using Premier's own fleet of flat bed, tanker, and hot shot trucks, plus barge and rail transfer capability for bulk chemical deliveries, with 24/7 logistics team support.
• Toll Blending Services Custom blending of customer chemical formulations to specification at the Port Manchac facility, including custom labeling and repackaging into rail cars, trucks, totes, drums, or pails.
• Warehouse Storage 60,000 sq ft warehouse at Port Manchac (Akers, LA) with tanks, shelves, and storage room used for managed chemical inventory warehousing.
• Tank Placement Polyethylene tank placement at customer job sites, available with lease-to-own options or as part of bundled chemical pricing.
• Trailer Rental Trailer rental services supporting product storage and transportation flexibility for chemical customers.
• Industrial Product Line Industrial chemical products distributed to chemical, energy, refining, oil and gas, and related industrial customers.
• Agriculture & Feed Product Line Agricultural and feed chemical products distributed to agricultural and feed-industry customers.
• Food Product Line Food-grade chemical products including sodium hypochlorite distributed to food manufacturers and food services operators for disinfection and food handling.

Quantifiable outcome

• On-time deliveries through owned logistics fleet
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Purus SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPurus Solutions is a sister company to Premier Chemicals. Products are distributed exclusively through Premier Chemicals and Services. This partnership provides access to Premier's 25+ years of chemical distribution experience, established supply chain network, and third-party carrier relationships for 24/7 delivery service including holidays and weekends. Premier's facility in Akers, LA handles Purus's custom blending and repackaging operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hydrite Chemical: Regional U.S. chemical distributor and manufacturer of specialty chemicals serving food, water treatment, and industrial customers with blending capabilities. Closely comparable as a regional distributor with value-added services.
• Tricon Energy: Global specialty chemical and commodity distributor focused on industrial customers. Comparable product mix and customer base in industrial chemical distribution.
• ICC Chemical: Mid-sized chemical distributor offering commodity and specialty chemicals with logistics services. Comparable business model of distribution plus logistics support to industrial customers.
• Charkit Chemical: Specialty chemical distributor supplying personal care, food, water treatment, and industrial customers with toll manufacturing and custom blending. Comparable mid-tier chemical distributor with value-added services.
• Harcros Chemicals: U.S. chemical distributor headquartered in the Kansas City area with regional warehouses and toll blending/tank farm operations serving industrial, water treatment, and energy end markets. Most comparable regional specialty chemical distributor.
• Seeler Industries: Regional chemical distributor with warehousing, blending, and logistics services serving industrial customers in the U.S. Midwest. Comparable mid-sized commodity and specialty chemical distributor with integrated services.

Broad incumbents

• Univar Solutions: North American-focused chemical and ingredient distributor serving industrial, energy, and water markets. Directly comparable business model of warehousing, blending, and delivering chemicals; represents the dominant scale competitor.
• Azelis: Global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with U.S. operations. Comparable distribution of specialty chemicals to industrial and food industry customers, though at much larger scale.
• Brenntag: Global chemical and ingredients distributor serving industrial, water treatment, and food customers across the U.S. Comparable to Premier as a broad-line chemical wholesaler, but with vastly larger scale, broader geographic reach, and broader supplier credit lines.
• Barentz: Global specialty ingredients and chemical distributor with North American presence serving life sciences, personal care, and industrial markets. Comparable distribution model but with broader product and customer portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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