Chem-Tech

What Chem-Tech does

Chem-Tech Ltd. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of insecticides serving the animal and food industries. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, the company operates with a small workforce of 11-50 employees, positioning it as a focused, niche-market participant rather than a diversified specialty chemicals platform. The company maintains a web presence at chemtechlimited.com and operates as a for-profit, non-public entity.

The supplied source material does not document Chem-Tech's specific product portfolio, formulation technology, EPA registration set, manufacturing capacity, pricing mechanics, distribution channels, customer roster, executive team, or recent strategic activity. The technology, marketing, and product detail present in the input pertains to Neogen Corporation (a separate, larger public company headquartered in Lansing, Michigan), whose Prozap, SureKill, Catchmaster, and StandGuard brands overlap thematically with Chem-Tech's animal-and-food insecticide focus; however, that data has been excluded from this analysis because Chem-Tech's connection to Neogen is not stated in the source material.

Revenue, funding history, ownership structure, M&A activity, partnerships, awards, and leadership changes for Chem-Tech are all unrecorded in the available data. Any deeper assessment of Chem-Tech's product breadth, R&D pipeline, regulatory footprint, channel mix, or competitive positioning cannot be grounded in the supplied evidence and is therefore omitted from this profile.

Name

Chem-Tech

Legal name

Neogen Corporation

Website

https://chemtechlimited.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chem-Tech Ltd. is a private Des Moines, Iowa-based manufacturer of insecticides for the animal and food industries, founded in 1979 and operating with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Health Insecticides

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Insecticides (AFABAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

Keywords

• Insecticide manufacturing
• Animal health products
• Pest control chemicals
• Food industry pesticides
• Specialty chemical manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chem-Tech Ltd. is a manufacturer of insecticides formulated for the animal and food industries. The company produces chemical pest control products intended for use in livestock, agricultural, and food-related operating environments where insect management is required to protect animal health and production.

Product overview

Neogen Corporation offers a comprehensive insect control portfolio under multiple sub-brands including Prozap®, SureKill®, and Catchmaster. The product lineup includes pour-on insecticides, backrubbers, foggers, aerosols, dust formulations, liquid concentrates, gels, and mechanical fly traps for farm, home, ranch, and professional pest control settings. Key products target livestock (beef cattle, dairy, horses, swine) and companion animals, addressing insects that transmit diseases, contaminate stored food and feeds, and cause stress and health concerns. The portfolio includes EPA registered solutions such as StandGuard® Pour-On for horn flies and lice, Protectus Pour-On with IGR for multi-species flies, and professional-grade SureKill® products with deltamethrin-based formulations offering up to 90-day residual control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prozap®: Insect control solutions for farmers, ranchers, and homeowners providing solutions to control insects affecting livestock, horses, and homes.
• SureKill®
• Catchmaster
• StandGuard®
• Igenity®
• Megazyme®
• Petrifilm®
• Clean-Trace®
• Soleris® Next Generation
• Colitag™
• Reveal®
• Veratox® VIP
• AccuPoint® Advanced
• Neogen® Analytics
• Neogen® Molecular Detection System
• D3®X Needles
• Ramik®
• InfiniSEEK®

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90-day residual control of listed pests with SureKill Evolve SC

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Direct peers

• MGK (McLaughlin Gormley King): Independent U.S. manufacturer of pyrethrin, pyrethroid, and botanical insecticide concentrates used in both agricultural and professional pest control formulations — competes with Chem-Tech at the active-ingredient and contract-manufacturing layer.
• Central Garden & Pet: Owns the Catchmaster and Starbar brands of insect-control products (including traps and aerosols) sold through farm, home, and professional pest control channels — directly overlapping Chem-Tech's product formats, active ingredient classes, and customer verticals (livestock, equine, PMP).
• Y-TEX Corporation: Specialty manufacturer of insecticidal ear tags, pour-ons, and dust bags for beef and dairy cattle. Competes head-on with Chem-Tech's Prozap and StandGuard pour-on and backrubber SKUs in the livestock insecticide segment.
• Durvet Inc. Distributor and formulator of animal-health insecticides, wound care, and livestock pharmaceuticals sold through farm-store and veterinarian channels. Comparable to Chem-Tech in go-to-market (farm/ranch distribution), product class (livestock pour-ons, premise sprays), and customer base.
• Farnam (Central Garden & Pet brand): Equine and companion-animal insecticide brand covering fly sprays, premise treatments, and pour-ons — directly comparable to Chem-Tech's equine fly control and companion animal offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Zoetis: Global animal-health leader offering parasiticides and livestock insecticides alongside its larger pharma portfolio. Represents the broad-incumbent tier Chem-Tech competes against for distributor shelf space and producer contracts.
• Neogen Corporation: Public food-safety and animal-safety company that holds the Prozap, SureKill, Catchmaster, StandGuard, and Ramik brands associated with Chem-Tech's portfolio. Operates the same livestock insecticide product lines through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, making it the most directly comparable anchor for Chem-Tech's brand and distribution model.
• Phibro Animal Health: Diversified animal-health and nutrition company with nutritional specialties and a meaningful livestock-health product portfolio targeting the same cattle, poultry, and swine producers served by Chem-Tech.
• Bayer Animal Health (now Elanco): Previously a standalone Bayer division with a deep legacy in livestock parasiticides and premise insecticides; now part of Elanco, it remains a benchmark for Chem-Tech on active ingredient depth and label breadth in food-animal segments.
• Elanco Animal Health: Animal-health major with parasiticides, livestock insecticides, and a substantial farm-channel sales force. Sets pricing and contract norms in the livestock insecticide category that Chem-Tech must navigate.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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