Quad

What Quad does

Quad Chemical Corporation is a privately held specialty chemical distributor and marketer founded in 1991 and headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The company sources and distributes phosphate, sulfur, nitrogen, magnesium, and other basic and specialty inorganic chemicals — including purified phosphoric acid, ammonium phosphates (DAP, MAP), sulfuric acid variants, caustic soda, potassium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, and magnesium salts — to industrial buyers (pulp and paper, textiles, water treatment, soaps and detergents, ceramics, mining) and agricultural customers (fertilizer manufacturers, drip irrigation operators, specialty liquid mix producers). Product is stocked across company-owned warehouses in New Jersey, Maryland, and Belgium, with regional sales offices in Pittsburgh and Tucson and broader distribution reach spanning more than 20 US states and multiple international markets.

Quad's core competency is supply chain intermediation: the company matches supplier capabilities (including by-product and co-product streams) with customer quality specifications and logistics requirements, often positioning itself as a qualified "insured supplier" capable of absorbing demand surges and crisis-supply events. Since 1993, the firm has explicitly developed technology, market research, and specifications to commercialize by-products from supplier processes, converting effluents into sellable raw materials. It supports multiple chemical grades (commercial, technical, reagent) and emphasizes confidential, partnership-style engagements rather than transactional trading, leveraging independent sales representatives and technical specialists.

Revenue is generated through the transactional sale and distribution of industrial and agricultural chemicals on a quote-based B2B model; no subscription, licensing, or fee-based revenue model is disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led, supplemented by attendance at industry events such as the Southwest Fertilizer Conference and channel relationships with segment-specific sales specialists. No financial figures, funding rounds, headcount counts, or key leadership identities are publicly disclosed in the available material.

Name

Quad

Legal name

Quad Chemical Corporation

Website

https://quadchemical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quad Chemical Corporation is a privately held, Virginia Beach–based distributor and marketer of phosphate, sulfur, nitrogen, magnesium, and specialty inorganic chemicals, serving industrial and agricultural buyers through a multi-warehouse, multi-continent supply chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemical Distribution

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599)

SIC

Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Inorganic Commodity Chemicals (Acids, Alkalis, Salts) (IMAEAAAA), Secondary Materials Brokerage & Trading (Recovered Commodities) (BPALADAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial chemical distribution
• Phosphate compounds
• Sulfur compounds
• Agricultural chemicals
• Specialty chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Chemical Distribution: Quad Chemical distributes a wide range of chemical products including phosphate compounds, sulfur compounds, nitrogen compounds, magnesium compounds, and other basic and specialty compounds. Revenue is generated through the sale and distribution of these industrial chemicals to agricultural and industrial markets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Quad Chemical Corporation markets and distributes a portfolio of phosphate, sulfur, nitrogen, magnesium, and other basic and specialty chemical compounds to industrial and agricultural markets. The company sources products from a matrix of quality producers, optimizes logistics and supply chains, and commercializes supplier by-products into valuable raw materials. Its core activity is matching supplier capabilities with customer requirements across diverse end-uses including fertilizer manufacturing, water treatment, pulp and paper, and chemical synthesis.

Product overview

Quad Chemical is a privately held chemical and agricultural products distributor and marketer offering a portfolio of industrial and specialty chemicals. The company's product portfolio encompasses five main chemical compound categories: Phosphate Compounds (including Purified Phosphoric Acid, DAP, MAP, and liquid ammonium phosphates), Sulfur Compounds (including recovered, smelter, and sulfur-burned sulfuric acids plus elemental sulfur and oleum), Magnesium Compounds (Light Magnesium Carbonate and Magnesium Nitrate), and Other Basic & Specialty Compounds (Caustic Soda, Potassium Hydroxide, Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Hydrofluoric Acid). The company serves industrial and agricultural markets, acting as a strategic supply chain partner to connect quality chemical producers with customers requiring consistent, high-quality product supply and logistics solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Purified Phosphoric Acid 75% A purified phosphoric acid providing a nearly clear source of 75% H3PO4, suited for use in drip irrigation systems and specialty liquid mixes. Targets agricultural buyers and specialty chemical formulators.
• Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) A phosphate compound used in fertilizer manufacturing and agricultural applications.
• Mono-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP) 11-52-0 A wide-range agronomic phosphate product with analysis of 11-52-0 providing nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition for all crops.
• Mono-Ammonium Phosphate Sulfate 16-20-0 A homogeneous product containing up to 300 pounds of sulfate sulfur per ton, providing both phosphorus and sulfur nutrition for crops.
• Liquid Ammonium Phosphate 10-34-0 and 11-37-0 Liquid phosphate fertilizers providing nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition for agricultural applications.
• Recovered Sulfuric Acid 70%, 72%, 74%, 93% By-product sulfuric acid materials at various concentrations for industrial applications including ore processing, fertilizer manufacturing, and chemical synthesis.
• Smelter Sulfuric Acid 93% to 98% High-quality virgin sulfuric acid produced from smelting operations, used in oil refining, wastewater processing, and chemical synthesis.
• Sulfur Burned Sulfuric Acid 93% – 99% Sulfuric acid produced by burning sulfur, used in fertilizer manufacturing, oil refining, and other industrial processes.
• Elemental Sulfur (Molten, Granular, Prill) Elemental sulfur available in multiple physical forms (molten, granular, and prill) for various industrial applications including sulfuric acid production and agriculture.
• Oleum Sulfuric Acid (Fuming) — Oleum 20 Fuming sulfuric acid consisting of SO3 dissolved in 100% H2SO4, used in the manufacture of explosives and poly-phenylene terephthalamide.
• Light Magnesium Carbonate 42.5% An inorganic salt produced as flat platelets of 3.2 MgCO3 · Mg(OH)2 · 3.2H2O with typical assay of 42.5% MgO, low moisture, and 325 mesh size, suitable for industrial and de-icing applications.
• Magnesium Nitrate ACS Hexahydrate 98% to 102% A white crystalline hygroscopic salt (Mg(NO3)2 · 6H2O) with typical 99.0% Mg assay and very low impurities, suited for specialty chemical synthesis.
• Caustic Soda (NaOH) 50% Liquid — Diaphragm & Membrane Caustic soda solutions produced by membrane and diaphragm cells at 50% concentration, used in pulp & paper, alumina, soaps, detergents, water treatment, and general industrial processes.
• Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) 45% & 50% Membrane Liquid Liquid potassium hydroxide in 45% and 50% concentrations produced via membrane technology, used in batteries, fertilizers, soaps, and industrial manufacturing.
• Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Crystal & Flake Solid forms of potassium hydroxide used as a strong base for pH regulation, food thickening, and industrial processes.
• Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) 20° & 22° Bé — 30% & 34% Aqueous hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) at various concentrations, used in production of organic compounds including vinyl chloride for PVC and MDI/TDI for polyurethane.
• Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) A chemical compound used in various industrial applications including water treatment and chemical synthesis.
• Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) 49% & 70% An aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride used as a precursor to almost all fluorine compounds including pharmaceuticals such as fluoxetine (Prozac) and PTFE (Teflon), and for pickling and passivation of stainless steel.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IMCD: Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor focused on industrial and consumer applications. Comparable to Quad in its distribution-led model and customer diversification, but with a stronger specialty tilt and broader geographic footprint.
• Azelis: Global specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with strong presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Comparable to Quad in distribution-led model and customer focus on industrial and agricultural end-markets, though weighted toward specialty rather than commodity products.
• Univar Solutions: Major North American and global chemical and ingredient distributor serving industrial and agricultural end-markets. Comparable to Quad in customer base and product categories (acids, alkalis, phosphates, sulfur), but with significantly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical and ingredients distribution across industrial and specialty chemicals. Highly comparable to Quad as a multi-product, multi-region industrial chemical distributor, but operates at materially greater scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• Nexeo Plastics: Global plastics and chemicals distributor serving industrial customers. Overlaps with Quad in industrial chemicals distribution and US distribution network, though more focused on polymers and plastics rather than acids, alkalis, and phosphates.
• Trecora (formerly Trecora Resources): Specialty petrochemical producer and distributor headquartered in Texas, focused on industrial chemicals including sulfuric acid. Comparable to Quad in sulfuric acid distribution and industrial customer base, though Trecora owns manufacturing assets Quad does not.

Regional players

• Helm AG: German-based global distribution and marketing company for chemicals, fertilizers, and specialty products. Comparable to Quad in chemical distribution model and product range (fertilizers, industrial chemicals), though with stronger European roots and broader specialty focus.

Direct peers

• Tricon Energy: Privately held global chemical distributor of industrial chemicals, fertilizers, and intermediates. Comparable to Quad as a private, mid-sized, multi-region industrial chemicals distributor with overlapping product categories and a similar relationship-driven GTM model.
• ICC Chemical Corporation: Mid-sized US-based chemical distributor specializing in industrial chemicals and fertilizers with global sourcing. Closely comparable to Quad in scale, product portfolio (acids, fertilizers, specialty), and target customer segments, making it a direct near-peer.
• Hawkins, Inc. US-based specialty chemical distributor handling water treatment, agriculture, and industrial chemicals including acids and alkalis. Closely comparable to Quad in product mix (caustic soda, acids, fertilizer inputs), customer segments, and mid-sized distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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