Surpass Chemical

What Surpass Chemical does

Surpass Chemical Company, Inc. is a privately held chemical manufacturer, contract formulator, and specialty chemical distributor founded in 1914 in Albany, New York by chemist Irwin J. Smith and textile dyer Harry B. Smith. The company manufactures sodium hypochlorite at its Bridge Street plant (continuous process, in operation since 1965 with over 80 years of cumulative manufacturing experience) and complements in-house production with a distribution catalog of over 400 industrial and specialty chemicals sourced through a 16-partner supplier network that includes Olin, Univar, Cargill, Kemira, PotashCorp, and PVS Chemicals. Asset base includes 55,000 square feet of warehouse space and a company-owned fleet with railway access, supporting logistics for its primary northeastern US geography (New England, New York, Northern New Jersey).

The core technology stack is rooted in continuous sodium hypochlorite manufacturing and patented cellulose-bleaching methods (US and foreign patents covering oxygen and hypochlorite compounds for cellulose bleaching). Beyond manufacturing, Surpass offers liquid and dry custom blending, packaging services, contract formulation, an in-house professionally staffed laboratory for quality control, and 24-hour emergency technical support. The portfolio is organized around functional use cases — water and wastewater treatment (primary segment), semiconductor high-purity process and waste water chemicals, agriculture/dairy sanitation, food and beverage cleaning and raw materials, pulp and paper, swimming pool chemicals/feeders/control equipment, plus roughly 14 additional industrial verticals including chemical processing, coatings, compounders, health and beauty, HVAC/plumbing, janitorial, laundry, leather, metal finishing, pharmaceutical, repackers, surface finishers, and textile.

Commercially, the company operates a sales-led, direct-to-customer model with a single dedicated Sales Account Manager handling new business development across the northeastern United States; pricing is opaque and quoted on a contact basis with a stated 48-hour response window. There is no digital commerce channel, no app, no public API, and no disclosed enterprise customers; revenue, employee count direction, and ownership structure are not publicly disclosed and the company shows no funding events, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available data. Surpass is a stable, privately held industrial chemicals business operating in a regional distribution niche.

Name

Surpass Chemical

Legal name

Surpass Chemical Company, Inc.

Website

https://surpasschemical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Surpass Chemical Company is a privately held Albany, NY-based manufacturer and distributor of sodium hypochlorite and over 400 industrial specialty chemicals, serving water/wastewater, semiconductor, dairy, food and beverage, and other industrial customers across the northeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals Manufacturing and Distribution

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180), Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (32518)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAC), Municipal Wastewater & Sewage Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAB), Pulp & Paper Process & Water Chemicals (IMAEAJAH), Oxidizers & Oxygen Bleach (Hydrogen Peroxide, Percarbonate) (CRAJAKAF)

Keywords

• Industrial chemical manufacturing
• Sodium hypochlorite production
• Water treatment chemicals
• Chemical blending distribution
• Specialty chemical formulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Product Sales: Sale of industrial and water treatment chemicals including sodium hypochlorite, with over 400 chemicals in stock and 300+ products warehoused. Revenue generated through direct sales of specialty chemicals, contract formulation, and distribution of industrial chemicals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Surpass Chemical Company manufactures sodium hypochlorite at its Bridge Street plant and distributes over 400 industrial and specialty chemicals to commercial customers. The company also provides custom liquid and dry blending, packaging, warehousing, technical support, and 24-hour emergency response for water treatment, semiconductor, dairy, food and beverage, pulp and paper, swimming pool, and other industrial applications.

Product overview

Surpass Chemical Company, Inc. is a chemical manufacturing, blending, and distribution company offering over 300-400 industrial and specialty chemicals. The company's core operations include sodium hypochlorite manufacturing, custom blending and packaging services (both liquid and dry), transportation via company-owned fleet with railway access, laboratory analysis for quality control, warehousing with 55,000 square feet of space, and technical support with 24-hour emergency services. The company serves diverse industries including water/wastewater treatment, semiconductor, agriculture/dairy, food and beverage, pulp and paper, swimming pool, chemical processing, coatings, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and metal finishing. The product portfolio is organized around their manufacturing capabilities (sodium hypochlorite), blending/packaging services, and distribution of 300+ chemical products sourced from 16 listed vendor partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sodium Hypochlorite Manufacturing State-of-the-art continuous sodium hypochlorite manufacturing at the Bridge Street plant, drawing on more than 80 years of production experience, for water treatment, industrial, and sanitation customers.
• Industrial and Specialty Chemicals Distribution (400+ chemicals, 300+ products) Distribution of more than 400 industrial and specialty chemicals and 300+ warehoused products sourced from a network of 16 chemical vendor partners (including Univar, Olin, Cargill, Kemira, PotashCorp, and others) for use across water treatment, semiconductor, dairy, food and beverage, pulp and paper, swimming pool, and other industrial verticals.
• Custom Liquid and Dry Blending and Packaging Custom contract blending of liquid and dry chemical formulations and packaging to customer specifications, supporting manufacturers and processors that need tailored chemistries or packaged formats.
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Products and Services
• High-Purity Semiconductor Process and Wastewater Chemicals
• Dairy and Agriculture Sanitation Products and Technical Service
• Food and Beverage Raw Materials and Cleaning Products
• Pulp and Paper Industry Chemicals
• Swimming Pool Chemicals, Feeders, and Control Equipment
• Laboratory Quality Control and Technical Support Services
• Warehousing and Distribution Services (55,000 sq ft, company-owned fleet with rail access)

Quantifiable outcome

• Response to customer inquiries within 48 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AssmannminorOthersAssmann is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• AxiallminorOthersAxiall is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• CargillminorOthersCargill is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing salt and chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• ChemtrolminorOthersChemtrol is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• Hubbard HallminorOthersHubbard Hall is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• JungbunzlauerminorOthersJungbunzlauer is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• KemiraminorOthersKemira is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• LaMotteminorOthersLaMotte is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• NorfalcominorOthersNorfalco is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• OlinminorOthersOlin is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• Phoenix ChemicalminorOthersPhoenix Chemical is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• PotashCorpminorOthersPotashCorp is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• PulsafeederminorOthersPulsafeeder is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• PVS ChemicalsminorOthersPVS Chemicals is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• Reagent ChemicalminorOthersReagent Chemical is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.
• UnivarminorOthersUnivar is listed as a vendor/supplier partner providing chemical products to Surpass Chemical.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Univar Solutions: Large global chemical distributor with a broad industrial and water treatment chemical portfolio. Comparable because Univar is both a vendor supplier of chemicals to Surpass and a competitor in regional chemical distribution with similar product lines across water treatment, food, and industrial customers.
• Olin Corporation: Major integrated chlor-alkali producer and chemical manufacturer with a leading position in chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and caustic soda production. Listed as a Surpass vendor partner but also a direct upstream competitor in sodium hypochlorite manufacturing and distribution to overlapping industrial customers.
• Brenntag: World's largest chemical distribution company serving industrial, water treatment, and specialty chemical markets globally. Comparable as a broad-line chemical distributor with overlapping product categories and customer verticals (water/wastewater, food, pulp & paper).
• ChemTreat (Veolia Water Technologies): National water and process treatment chemicals and services provider owned by Veolia. Comparable as a water treatment chemicals specialist serving industrial and municipal customers with overlapping chemistry (sodium hypochlorite, scale inhibitors, biocides) and overlapping verticals.
• Solenis: Global specialty chemical manufacturer focused on water-intensive industries including pulp & paper, food & beverage, and industrial water treatment. Comparable to Surpass because of overlapping chemistry (oxidizers, bleach compounds) and customer verticals (pulp & paper, food/beverage, water treatment).

Direct peers

• PVS Chemicals: Detroit-based chemical manufacturer and distributor producing inorganic and specialty chemicals for water treatment, industrial, and food customers. Comparable as a regional inorganic chemical manufacturer with overlapping water treatment and industrial product lines; also listed as a Surpass vendor partner.
• Hydrite Chemical Co. US-based chemical manufacturer and distributor of specialty and industrial chemicals including water treatment, food, and industrial cleaning chemistries. Comparable to Surpass because of the integrated manufacturing-plus-distribution model, similar customer verticals, and comparable regional scope.
• George S. Coyne Chemical Co. Northeast US regional chemical distributor serving water treatment, food, and industrial customers. Comparable to Surpass due to similar regional focus (Northeast/Mid-Atlantic), overlapping product portfolio of industrial and water treatment chemicals, and similar customer base of municipal and industrial accounts.
• Hubbard-Hall Inc. Northeast US specialty chemical manufacturer serving metal finishing, water treatment, and industrial cleaning. Listed as a Surpass vendor partner and operates as a regional competitor with overlapping chemistries and customer verticals (industrial cleaning, metal finishing, water treatment).
• Seeler Industries: Midwest US specialty chemical distributor serving coatings, adhesives, plastics, and industrial markets. Comparable as a regional specialty chemical distributor with similar contract blending, warehousing, and multi-vertical customer coverage business model.

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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