Utility Chemicals

What Utility Chemicals does

Utility Chemicals is a privately held US manufacturer of professional-grade chemical products serving the plumbing, oil heating, HVAC, fire sprinkler, and janitorial/industrial trades. Founded in 1926 and headquartered at 700 Main Street, Westbury, New York, the company produces 94% of its 107 product lines in-house, encompassing more than 200 inventoried SKUs across five vertical categories. The portfolio spans drain and waste system products, plastic pipe cements and primers, solder fluxes (including the Polar Paste cold-weather formulation), putties and caulking compounds, furnace and specialty cements, boiler stop-leaks and heating system cleaners, fuel oil conditioners, coil cleaners, non-toxic anti-freezes and heat transfer fluids for fire sprinkler systems (NO-FREEZ, FIRE & ICE MASTER), industrial cleaners and degreasers (SOLVIT GREEN, D.G.T.), cutting and lubricating fluids, and miscellaneous maintenance materials (WRAGS hand towels, Wonder Zorb spill absorbent, ROOTAWAY root destroyer).

The company's technical foundation is proprietary chemical formulation with full vertical control from compounding to packaging and decoration, enabling custom product design and multiple size/packaging configurations on request. Notable branded lines include EPA-registered ROOTAWAY root destroyer, glycerin- and propylene glycol-based FIRE & ICE MASTER anti-freezes, and aluminum-safe Polar Grade NO-FREEZ concentrates, indicating specialty formulation capability across regulatory-compliant chemical categories.

Utility Chemicals operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model, selling through its own e-commerce storefront at utilitychemicals.com to professional contractors and trade technicians in the United States, with marketing supported by a Mailchimp newsletter and Google Analytics traffic tracking. The company has no disclosed institutional funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity in the source data, and appears to be independently owner-operated with a small (11-50) employee base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears to be transactional or on-request.

Name

Utility Chemicals

Legal name

Utility Chemicals

Website

https://utilitychemicals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Utility Chemicals is a privately held US manufacturer founded in 1926 that produces 94% of its 107 chemical product lines in-house, selling over 200 inventoried SKUs of professional-grade plumbing, oil heating, HVAC, fire sprinkler, and janitorial/industrial chemicals directly to trade contractors through its e-commerce site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Industrial Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (3259)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Oxidizers & Oxygen Bleach (Hydrogen Peroxide, Percarbonate) (CRAJAKAF)

Keywords

• Plumbing chemicals
• HVAC cleaning chemicals
• Fire sprinkler fluids
• Industrial janitorial chemicals
• Oil heating chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Westbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Product Sales: Utility Chemicals generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of professional-quality chemical products. The company sells over 200 inventoried items and sizes across 107 different product lines, controlling all aspects from formulation to packaging and decoration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Utility Chemicals manufactures professional-grade chemical products for the plumbing, oil heating, HVAC, fire sprinkler, and janitorial/industrial trades. The company produces 94% of its 107-product portfolio in-house at its Westbury, NY facility, maintaining more than 200 inventoried SKUs and selling directly through its own e-commerce website.

Product overview

Utility Chemicals is a manufacturer of professional quality chemical products for the plumbing, oil heating, HVAC, fire sprinkler, and janitorial/industrial trades. The company produces 94% of its 107 different professional quality products (over 200 inventoried items and sizes) in-house, controlling all aspects from formulation to packaging. The product portfolio includes drain and waste system products, thread compounds and leak detectors, plastic pipe cements and cleaners, solder fluxes, putties and caulking compounds, furnace and specialty cements, boiler cleaners and compounds, boiler stop-leaks, fuel oil conditioners and tank cleaners, coil cleaners, non-toxic anti-freezes and heat transfer fluids for fire sprinklers, industrial cleaners and degreasers, cutting and lubricating fluids, and various maintenance materials. The products serve professional contractors in plumbing, oil heating, HVAC, fire protection, and industrial maintenance sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polar Paste Soldering Flux: A cold weather formula soldering flux that remains brushable in freezing temperatures.
• SOLVIT GREEN
• NO-FREEZ
• FIRE & ICE MASTER
• Super Polar Grade NO-FREEZ
• EPOX-EASE
• RENUWELL
• WRAGS
• WONDER ZORB
• Wonder Guard FC
• ROOTAWAY
• D.G.T.
• D.G.T.+PLUS
• Lime Solv
• Clean-A-Coil
• Super Coil Cleanse
• Cutting Edge
• WONDER ZORB

Products and services

• Plumbing chemicals Professional-grade chemical products for plumbing trade use, sold to plumbing contractors and service companies.
• Oil heating chemicals Chemical products formulated for oil heating systems, targeted at oil heating service contractors and technicians.
• HVAC chemicals Chemical cleaning and treatment products for HVAC systems, sold to HVAC service contractors.
• Fire sprinkler chemicals Chemical fluids and related products for fire sprinkler systems, sold to fire protection contractors and service companies.
• Janitorial / industrial chemicals Janitorial and industrial-grade chemical products for cleaning and maintenance applications, sold to janitorial and industrial service buyers.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• RectorSeal: RectorSeal manufactures specialty chemical products for plumbing, HVAC, and fire protection applications, including thread sealants, leak detectors, and firestop products. Its portfolio directly overlaps Utility Chemicals' plumbing, HVAC, and fire sprinkler categories.
• Nu-Calgon: Nu-Calgon specializes in chemical products for HVAC and refrigeration maintenance, including coil cleaners, scale removers, and anti-freezes. Directly comparable to Utility Chemicals' HVAC and fire sprinkler chemical product lines.
• Oatey: Oatey is a leading manufacturer of plumbing chemicals including cements, primers, solder fluxes, putty, and pipe repair products. It is the closest direct competitor to Utility Chemicals in plumbing-focused specialty chemistry, serving the same professional plumber customer base.
• Hercules Chemical Company: Hercules Chemical is a long-established specialty chemical manufacturer focused on plumbing products such as cements, primers, and thread sealants. Comparable to Utility Chemicals in serving professional plumbing trades with formulated chemical solutions.
• Lubriplate Lubricants: Lubriplate manufactures specialty lubricants including cutting oils, penetrating oils, and bearing greases for industrial maintenance. Comparable to Utility Chemicals' cutting, penetrating, and lubricating fluids line targeting professional trades.

Broad incumbents

• Lawson Products: Lawson Products distributes maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies including specialty chemicals and lubricants to industrial customers. Comparable to Utility Chemicals in serving industrial maintenance customers with chemical products.
• Diversey: Diversey is a large-scale global manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene chemicals serving institutional, industrial, and janitorial markets. Overlaps with Utility Chemicals' janitorial/industrial and degreaser product categories but at much broader scale.

Emerging players

• J-B Weld: J-B Weld manufactures epoxy-based repair putties and adhesives for maintenance and repair applications. Overlaps with Utility Chemicals' EPOX-EASE and maintenance materials product categories, serving a similar DIY/trades customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/utility-manufacturing-co

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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