Chemical Industries

Name

Chemical Industries

Legal name

Chemical Industries (Alberta) Inc.

Website

https://chemind.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals for Road Maintenance and Dust Control

NAICS

Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Lubricants, Fluids & Chemical Products Distribution (Oils, Coolants, AdBlue/DEF, Cleaners) (TLAKAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aftermarket Fluids, Lubricants & Chemical Products Manufacturing (Oils/Coolants/Additives/Cleaners) (IMACANAK), Cleaning Chemicals & Disinfectants Distribution (CRAOAGAB)

Keywords

• Magnesium chloride dust control
• Road maintenance chemicals
• Snow melting agents
• Asphalt patching products
• Industrial dust suppression

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dust Control Products: Sale of End Dust™ Magnesium Chloride Flake in bulk quantities (2000-lb totes and 45-lb bags) for dust suppression and road stabilization. One-time transaction-based sales with pricing that includes shipping and delivery costs. Minimum order of 2 totes or 1 skid of bags.
2. Snow Control Products: Sale of Snow Shield 2000 anti-ice coating and Canadian Arctic Melt™ snow melting agent in various packaging sizes (20L pails, 200L drums, 1000L totes). Transaction-based product sales.
3. Road Repair Products: Sale of Instant Asphalt Patch and Rubber Crack Filler for road maintenance. Available in various pail sizes. One-time purchase model.
4. Janitorial Products: Sale of janitorial supplies including hand soaps, sanitizers, cleaners, degreasers, disinfectants, and mold/mildew removal products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Chemical Industries (Alberta) Inc. manufactures and distributes bulk specialty chemical products for road maintenance, dust suppression, and ice/snow control. Its primary product, End Dust™ Magnesium Chloride Flake, is sold in 2000-lb totes and 45-lb bags and is used on unpaved roads, mining and forestry sites, oil & gas facilities, construction projects, and equestrian arenas. The company complements this with ice melting agents, anti-ice coatings, asphalt patching, crack filler, and janitorial products, shipping directly to customers across Canada and the United States.

Product overview

Chemical Industries (Alberta) Inc. is a specialty chemical products company offering a portfolio of road maintenance and industrial products. The core product line centers on End Dust Magnesium Chloride Flake for dust control applications across roads, industrial sites, and riding arenas. Complementary product lines include ice and snow management products (Canadian Arctic Melt Snow Melting Agent and Snow Shield 2000), road repair solutions (Instant Asphalt Patch and Rubber Crack Filler), and janitorial products. The company positions itself as North America's leading bulk supplier of magnesium chloride flakes for dust control, serving customers throughout Canada and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• End Dust™: Magnesium chloride flake product line for dust control applications including roads, industrial use, and riding arenas.
• Canadian Arctic Melt™
• Snow Shield 2000

Products and services

• End Dust™ Magnesium Chloride Flake Primary dust suppressant and road base stabilizer for unpaved road surfaces; magnesium chloride flakes with binding agents that hold soil particles together and reduce maintenance costs. Available in 2000-lb totes and 45-lb bags for industrial, mining, forestry, oil & gas, construction, agricultural, and equestrian buyers.
• Dust Control for Industrial Use Industrial-grade magnesium chloride dust control product applied to mining operations, coal-fired power plants, quarries, gravel pits, landfills, forestry access roads, oil and gas sites, and construction sites for soil stabilization and dust suppression.
• Dust Control for Riding Arenas Magnesium chloride flake dust control product marketed for feedlots, farms, ranches, stables, race tracks, rodeo grounds, and indoor/outdoor riding arenas; safe for animals and compatible with sand, rubber, clay, limestone screenings, and fiber footing additives.
• Canadian Arctic Melt™ Snow Melting Agent Fast-acting ice melting product effective in temperatures down to -32C, combining Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, and Magnesium Chloride with anti-corrosive and non-tracking properties. Available in 2200-lb totes and 45-lb bags for roads, parking lots, sidewalks, and pedestrian areas.
• Snow Shield 2000 Clear liquid protective coating that prevents ice and snow from adhering to metal, steel, and aluminum surfaces; applied to tandem trucks, end dump trucks, belly dump trucks, and loader buckets. Available in 20 L pails, 200 L drums, and 1000 L totes.
• Instant Asphalt Patch Ready-to-use cold patch for potholes, cracks, and cuts in asphalt or concrete pavement; contains adhesive resins and oils with graded aggregates and can be applied year-round from -40C to +45C. Available in 21kg and 6.3kg pails or 50 gallon drums.
• Rubber Crack Filler Pourable, rubberized pavement crack sealer made of emulsified asphalt with rubber and selected fillers; seals cracks up to 6mm (1/4 inch) in cement, concrete, and asphaltic pavements. Cold applied with 58% solids content.
• Janitorial Products Line of janitorial and cleaning supplies including hand soaps, hand sanitizers, cleaners and degreasers, disinfectants and deodorizers, drain and sewage treatments, and mold and mildew removal products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Single application under normal traffic conditions; 2 applications recommended for heavier traffic
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cypher Environmental: Dust control and soil stabilization technology company producing magnesium chloride-based products for mining, haul roads, and construction sites. Overlapping product chemistry and industrial customer profile.
• Tiger Calcium Services: Canadian-headquartered producer of calcium chloride-based dust control and deicing products. Direct competitor in the North American dust suppression and winter road maintenance market, particularly in Western Canada.
• Midwest Industrial Supply: US-based supplier of dust control and road stabilization products including magnesium chloride and calcium chloride formulations. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base (mining, construction, unpaved roads) and similar direct-distribution go-to-market.
• EnviroTech Services: Specialty supplier of magnesium chloride and calcium chloride products for dust control and deicing applications. Closely comparable chemistry, packaging formats (totes, drums), and industrial customer segments.
• Dustkill: Canadian dust control product supplier offering magnesium chloride and calcium chloride for unpaved roads and industrial sites. Direct competitor in the Canadian market with comparable product offering.

Others

• SNF Group: Global specialty chemical manufacturer focused on water-soluble polymers with adjacent relevance to industrial chemical markets. Comparable as an upstream specialty chemicals supplier but not a direct competitor in dust control or deicing.

Broad incumbents

• Compass Minerals International: Large publicly-traded producer of deicing salt and specialty plant nutrition products. Overlaps on chloride-based deicing and road maintenance chemicals, but operates at significantly larger scale with a broader product portfolio.
• Tetra Technologies: Diversified specialty chemicals and oilfield services company that produces calcium chloride and magnesium chloride products. Overlaps with Chemical Industries' chloride chemistry but serves a broader industrial customer base.
• K+S AG: Global salt producer with significant North American deicing salt footprint. Comparable in end-product chemistry (chloride deicers) but operates as a diversified mining and chemicals conglomerate at much greater scale.
• Cargill (Salt Division): Major industrial salt supplier including deicing and water treatment grades. Overlaps with Chemical Industries' chloride-based snow melting products but Cargill operates a vastly larger diversified commodity portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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