International Chemical Corp.

What International Chemical Corp. does

International Chemical Corp. is presented in firmographic records as a small specialty chemical entity founded in 1988, headquartered in West Melbourne, Florida with 12 employees. The substantive operational data supplied, however, describes a substantially larger specialty chemical operation branded as DuBois Chemicals — a specialty chemical manufacturer and supplier founded in 1925, headquartered in Sharonville, Ohio, with a century-long operating history under a single-source supplier model. The data suggests International Chemical Corp. may be a related entity, distributor, or successor operation drawing on DuBois-era capabilities; this entity overlap is unresolved in the source material.

The product portfolio spans industrial chemistry across multiple verticals: metalworking fluids and cleaners, water treatment chemistry, food and beverage sanitation, parts washing, and aerospace/transportation cleaning. The company markets several proprietary branded technologies including TREO, DryTrac, and NexShield. Its business model is built on a single-source supplier proposition, combining direct sales with an authorized distributor network and dedicated customer and distributor login portals that formalize recurring order flows.

Go-to-market spans both direct industrial accounts and distributor channels, with a bilingual English/French website indicating active North American cross-border presence. Customers appear to be mid-sized industrial buyers across aerospace, automotive, transportation, food and beverage, and general manufacturing. No named customer logos, revenue figures, or recent funding events are disclosed, and the firmographic record conflicts with the operational description, indicating a meaningful data quality gap around company size and scale.

Name

International Chemical Corp.

Legal name

DuBois Chemicals

Website

https://internationalchemicalcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Chemical Corp. is a specialty chemical supplier operating in industrial chemistry segments including metalworking, water treatment, sanitation, and aerospace, serving industrial buyers across North America via direct sales and distributor channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599), Chemical Manufacturing (325), All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL), Stainless Steel & Metal Surface Cleaners & Polishes (CRAJACAF)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Industrial cleaning solutions
• Metalworking fluids
• Water treatment chemicals
• Heat treatment chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Sharonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemical Products: DuBois Chemicals generates revenue through the sale of specialty chemical formulations across multiple industrial segments including maintenance cleaners, heat treatment, metalworking fluids, water treatment, rust preventatives, and process chemicals. The company offers equipment solutions alongside chemical products, suggesting bundled product and service revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DuBois Chemicals manufactures and supplies specialty chemical formulations for industrial customers across multiple verticals, including maintenance cleaners, heat treatment chemicals, metalworking fluids, water treatment solutions, rust preventatives, quenchants, zinc plating, zirconium, pitch and stickies control, and process chemicals. Products are sold direct to end users and through distributor networks, supported by application equipment and local field technical service.

Product overview

DuBois Chemicals operates as a single-source specialty chemical supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial chemical solutions across multiple verticals. The product portfolio is organized into six main categories: Food & Life Sciences (including DryTrac™, TREO®, and food processing solutions), Industrial Solutions (metalworking fluids, quenchants, heat treatment, rust preventatives, dust suppression, maintenance oils, zinc plating, and zirconium), Water Treatment (inhibited glycol, wastewater treatment, water safety, and water treatment solutions), Paper Processing (NexShield™ for protective coatings, pitch and stickies control), Transportation (auto wash products, detailing products, fleet wash solutions), and Specialty Offerings (process chemicals and tolling services). The company combines advanced chemistry, equipment solutions, manufacturing process knowledge, and local technical service to deliver value to customers in target industries including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, energy, mining, paper, pulp, and transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DryTrac™: Product solution for dry tracking applications
• TREO®
• NexShield™

Products and services

• TREO® Proprietary specialty chemical technology offered within DuBois' food and life sciences portfolio for industrial processors requiring food-grade chemistry.
• DryTrac™ Specialty chemical solution for dry tracking prevention in industrial food and life sciences applications.
• NexShield™ Protective coating solution for paper processing applications, used for pitch and stickies control.
• Food Processing Chemicals Specialty chemicals designed for food processing and life sciences industry applications.
• Maintenance Cleaners Industrial cleaning solutions for maintenance applications across food processing, manufacturing, and other industries.
• Dust Suppression Chemical solutions for controlling dust in industrial and commercial environments such as mining, bulk handling, and manufacturing.
• Heat Treatment Chemicals Specialty chemicals used in heat treatment processes for metalworking and manufacturing, supporting controlled metallurgical outcomes.
• Maintenance Oils Industrial maintenance oils for machinery and equipment protection in manufacturing environments.
• Metalworking Fluids Specialty fluids for metalworking operations including cutting, grinding, and forming used by manufacturers and fabricators.
• Quenchants Heat treatment quench solutions for controlling cooling rates in metal processing for aerospace, automotive, and commercial heat treaters.
• Rust Preventatives Chemical solutions for preventing corrosion and rust on metal surfaces in manufacturing, storage, and shipping.
• Zinc Plating Chemicals Specialty chemicals for zinc plating and surface treatment processes used in metal finishing operations.
• Zirconium-based Chemicals Zirconium-based chemical solutions for industrial surface treatment and process applications.
• Inhibited Glycol Glycol-based heat transfer fluids with corrosion inhibitors for industrial cooling and process systems.
• Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Chemical treatment solutions for wastewater processing and environmental compliance in industrial facilities.
• Water Safety Chemicals Chemical solutions ensuring water safety standards in industrial and commercial applications.
• Water Treatment Chemicals Comprehensive water treatment solutions for industrial process and cooling systems used by facilities operators.
• Pitch and Stickies Control Specialty chemicals for controlling pitch and stickies in paper and pulp processing operations.
• Auto Wash Products Vehicle washing solutions for automotive wash operators, car washes, and detailing businesses.
• Detailing Products Professional detailing products for automotive appearance care used by auto wash and detailing operators.
• Fleet Wash Solutions Fleet washing solutions for commercial vehicle fleets and transportation cleaning operations.
• Process Chemicals Custom process chemicals formulated for specialized industrial manufacturing requirements.
• Tolling Services Contract manufacturing and tolling services for chemical processing, allowing customers to outsource chemical production.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 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 moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Zep Inc. Specialty cleaning and maintenance chemicals supplier serving industrial, institutional, and transportation cleaning customers, comparable to DuBois's Transportation and Maintenance Cleaners lines.
• Innospec: Specialty chemicals company with performance chemicals and oilfield services divisions, comparable in scale and product breadth to DuBois across industrial and process chemical applications.
• Quaker Houghton: Global leader in industrial process fluids including metalworking fluids, heat treatment quenchants, and rust preventatives — directly overlapping DuBois's largest product category (Industrial Solutions).
• Stepan Company: Specialty and intermediate chemicals manufacturer serving cleaning, personal care, agricultural, and industrial process markets, with comparable specialty surfactant and formulation capabilities.
• Pilot Chemical: Privately held specialty chemical manufacturer producing surfactants, antimicrobial products, and performance chemicals for industrial and institutional cleaning — comparable mid-market specialty formulator.
• Solenis: Specialty chemicals supplier for paper and pulp processing including pitch and stickies control, directly mirroring DuBois's NexShield™ and Paper Processing product line.
• ChemTreat: Specialty water treatment chemicals and programs for industrial and commercial customers, directly comparable to DuBois's Water Treatment portfolio (inhibited glycol, wastewater treatment, water safety).

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Large diversified specialty chemicals and services company with overlapping industrial cleaning, water treatment, and food and beverage sanitation offerings, though serving a much broader customer base globally.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water treatment chemicals and services provider competing against DuBois's Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment solutions for industrial customers.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with broad industrial chemicals, water treatment, and surface treatment portfolios that overlap with multiple DuBois categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DuBoisChemicals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-chemical-corp.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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