Riverland Industries

What Riverland Industries does

Riverland Industries is a privately held industrial toll manufacturing company founded in 1999 by Troy Kairdolf and Marty Nichols and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company provides custom material processing services for catalysts, adsorbents, and related specialty inorganic materials, serving petrochemical, chemical processing, air purification, water treatment, and food-grade customers. Core technical capabilities span size reduction (swing hammer mills, roll crushers, air classifier mills producing particle sizes from 23 microns down to 4 microns), size separation (60-inch vibratory screens to 200 mesh plus air classifiers), heat treating (fluid bed calciners, flash calciners up to 600°C, belt dryers up to 450°C, rotary kiln up to 815°C, and a 150°C ring dryer), impregnation and blending (double cone, paddle, and high shear mixers), forming (agglomeration to 1/16 inch spherical, granulation down to 1/100 inch, and extrusion of mixed-oxide cylinders), and in-house analytical testing (laser diffraction particle sizing, BET surface area, mercury and water porosimetry, ICP, XRD, and physical property testing).

The business operates from a 54+ acre industrial site adjacent to the Port of Greater Baton Rouge with direct barge, rail, and interstate highway access, supplemented by a second manufacturing site in Zachary, Louisiana opened in 2019. Riverland is ISO 9001 certified (since 2016), has grown from 2 to over 80 full-time employees, and most recently launched an in-house freight company in 2023 and entered a joint venture with Cavendish Energy in 2026 to build a 1,000 kilogram-per-day hydrogen production facility in Baton Rouge, facilitated by the Louisiana Future Energy initiative.

The revenue model is transaction-fee-based toll manufacturing: customers provide feedstock and Riverland processes it under customized, quote-based engagements priced by material specifications, volume, and processing complexity. Go-to-market is enterprise B2B field sales with direct customer engagement, supplemented by a corporate website and LinkedIn presence for inbound lead capture. Customer acquisition is relationship-driven, evidenced by a multi-decade anchor relationship manufacturing spherical alumina for a global production leader since 2005.

Name

Riverland Industries

Legal name

Riverland Industries

Website

https://riverlandindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Riverland Industries is a Baton Rouge-based, privately held toll manufacturer founded in 1999 that provides custom processing of catalysts and adsorbents—including size reduction, heat treating, forming, and impregnation—for petrochemical, chemical, air purification, water treatment, and food-grade industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Toll Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFABAIAJ

Formulation R&D, Scale-Up & Tech Transfer Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Agrochemical Formulation & Toll Manufacturing

SECONDARYAFABAIAI

Custom Synthesis & Technical Active Ingredient (AI) Manufacturing (intermediates, actives)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Agrochemical Formulation & Toll Manufacturing

SECONDARYAFABAIAL

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

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Agrochemical Formulation & Toll Manufacturing

SECONDARYAFABAIAK

Regulatory, Quality & EHS Compliance Services for Toll Manufacturing (QA/QC, SDS, REACH/EPA support)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Agrochemical Formulation & Toll Manufacturing

Keywords

• Toll manufacturing services
• Custom material processing
• Catalyst manufacturing
• Adsorbent processing
• Industrial chemical manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Toll Manufacturing Services: Riverland Industries generates revenue through toll manufacturing services where they process customer-provided materials using their facilities, equipment, and expertise. Customers pay for processing services based on material specifications, volume, and complexity of required operations including size reduction, heat treating, blending, forming, and testing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Riverland Industries provides toll processing and custom manufacturing of catalysts, adsorbents, and specialty inorganic materials. The company offers an integrated four-pillar service platform—Capacity (scalable infrastructure), Manufacturing (size reduction, size separation, heat treating, impregnation, blending, and forming), Testing (in-house analytical laboratory), and Logistics (warehousing, multimodal freight, and packaging)—for industrial and chemical enterprise customers needing custom material processing without owning dedicated production assets.

Product overview

Riverland Industries is an industrial toll manufacturing company offering a single integrated platform of services organized around four core pillars: Capacity (scalable infrastructure and real estate), Manufacturing (size reduction, size separation, heat treating, impregnation/blending, and forming), Testing (in-house laboratory with comprehensive analytical capabilities), and Logistics (warehousing, freight, and packaging). The company provides end-to-end custom material processing solutions, transforming raw materials into market-ready products for industrial sectors including petrochemical, chemical, food grade, air purification, and water treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Size Reduction Services
• Size Separation Services
• Heat Treating Services
• Impregnation & Blending Services
• Forming Services
• Testing and Quality Control Services
• Logistics Services
• Capacity and Infrastructure Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 25+ years of continuous expansion and evolution in toll manufacturing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Cavendish EnergyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Riverland Industries and Cavendish Energy launched a joint venture to build a commercial hydrogen production facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with capacity of 1,000 kilograms per day. This partnership leverages Riverland's manufacturing expertise and strategic location to expand into clean energy production.
• Louisiana Future Energy (LFE) InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LFE initiative facilitated the hydrogen production joint venture and has attracted over $93 billion in capital and helped create more than 37,000 jobs since 2024. LFE administers the FUEL program aimed at growing an innovation ecosystem of 100 to 150 companies with combined valuation of $2 billion over ten years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Matthey: Johnson Matthey is a global specialty chemicals and catalyst manufacturer with significant custom catalyst and process technology operations; comparable to Riverland as a major incumbent in catalysts and adsorbents serving refining and chemicals.
• CoorsTek: CoorsTek is a large-scale technical ceramics manufacturer with toll processing and custom material capabilities (forming, sintering, calcination) serving petrochemical, environmental, and industrial markets overlapping with Riverland's customer base.
• Clariant Catalysts: Clariant is a major specialty chemicals incumbent with a dedicated catalysts business serving petrochemical, refining, and emissions-control customers, overlapping with Riverland's end markets and process capabilities.
• UOP (Honeywell): UOP is a leading licensor and manufacturer of process technology, catalysts, and adsorbents for refining and petrochemicals — a broad incumbent whose custom catalyst and adsorbent manufacturing overlaps materially with Riverland's toll services.
• W.R. Grace & Co. W.R. Grace is a global specialty chemicals and materials company with catalyst, adsorbent, and silica-based product lines serving refining and petrochemical end markets, providing indirect but meaningful comparability to Riverland's toll services.
• BASF Catalysts: BASF's Catalysts division manufactures and customizes catalysts, adsorbents, and process chemicals for industrial customers globally; comparable to Riverland as a broad chemical manufacturer with overlapping toll and custom capabilities.

Direct peers

• Christy Catalytics: Christy Catalytics provides custom catalyst and adsorbent manufacturing services, including impregnation, drying, and calcination — closely matching Riverland's toll manufacturing service model for industrial chemical customers.
• Porocel International: Porocel is a direct competitor in activated alumina, adsorbents, and catalyst supports, offering toll and custom processing services for refining and petrochemical customers — directly comparable to Riverland's adsorbent toll manufacturing.
• Saint-Gobain NorPro: Saint-Gobain NorPro manufactures specialty catalyst supports, adsorbents, and ceramic materials using similar forming, calcination, and impregnation processes as Riverland, serving overlapping petrochemical and chemical customers.

Emerging players

• Zeolyst International: Zeolyst International manufactures zeolite-based catalysts and adsorbents for refining and petrochemical applications, with process technologies that intersect Riverland's catalyst-support and custom adsorbent offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/riverland-industries-inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/riverlandind

Compliance1 record

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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