What APAC Chemical does

APAC Chemical Corporation is a privately held chemical importer and distributor headquartered in Monrovia, California (Los Angeles County), with an additional mailing address in Arcadia, CA. Founded in 1999 by Stan Chang and led today alongside President Emily Chang, the company focuses on a deliberately narrow portfolio of food additives, industrial chemicals, and agricultural materials — anchored by potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, citric acid anhydrous, and potassium hydroxide flake, in which it ranks among the top three US importers and distributors. APAC is certified as a woman- and minority-owned business.

Operationally, APAC backs its distribution with proprietary "APAC Sorbates" produced under branded manufacturing partnerships at two China-based joint-venture facilities: Nantong APAC Best Biochemical (operational since 2006; up to 4,000 MT/year) and Linyi APAC Van Food Ingredients (formed 2012; 8,000 MT/year of combined potassium sorbate and sorbic acid). Distribution is executed from ten strategically located US warehouses covering the Midwest, East Coast, Southeast & Texas, California & Southwest, and Pacific Northwest, supporting same-day or next-day shipments and just-in-time delivery.

The company's go-to-market is a regional enterprise field sales model — five named territory-based account executives handling Midwest, East Coast, Southeast & Texas, California & Southwest, and Pacific Northwest — selling on quote-based pricing into four primary use-case segments: Food & Beverage manufacturers, Nutrition & Supplements, Industrial Cleaning & Manufacturing, and Feed & Fertilizer. APAC markets compliance depth across BRC, FSSC 22000, HACCP, OK Kosher, IFANCA Halal, FCC, USP, FDA GRAS, and Non-GMO Project, and serves multinational customers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The company has no external institutional investors or funding rounds and remains family-owned.

Name

APAC Chemical

Legal name

APAC Chemical Corporation

Website

https://apacchemical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APAC Chemical Corporation is a privately held, woman- and minority-owned US chemical distributor and importer, founded 1999 and headquartered in Monrovia, California. It distributes a focused portfolio of food additives (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, citric acid, potassium hydroxide) via ten US warehouses to food, nutrition, industrial, and agricultural customers across five continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Chemical Distribution

NAICS

Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (32519), Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Monomers & Feedstocks (e.g., Methanol, Ethylene Oxide) (IMAEAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Packaging, Filling & Repacking Services (bottling, bagging, relabeling) (AFABAIAG)

Keywords

• Chemical distribution
• Food additives
• Industrial chemicals
• Agricultural inputs
• Sorbate preservatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Monrovia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Distribution and Resale: APAC Chemical imports and distributes food additives, industrial chemicals, and agricultural chemicals. The company generates revenue through the markup on products sold to customers in various industries including dairy, baking, beverage, pet food, food processing, and industrial/agricultural sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

APAC Chemical is a B2B chemical distributor that imports and resells food additives (such as potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, citric acid, sodium benzoate), industrial chemicals (caustic soda, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, phosphates), and agricultural materials (fertilizer minerals, feed ingredients). The company combines China-based manufacturing partnerships for branded sorbates with 10 US warehouse locations to deliver just-in-time logistics, regulatory documentation, and technical support to food & beverage, nutrition, industrial cleaning, and feed/fertilizer manufacturers.

Product overview

APAC Chemical is a chemical distribution company offering a focused portfolio of food additives, industrial chemicals, and agricultural materials. The core product offering includes preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate), acids (Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Fumaric Acid, Malic Acid), and specialty chemicals (Potassium Hydroxide, Caustic Soda, Propylene Glycol). The company also distributes nutritional ingredients (Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Citrate, Magnesium Citrate, Potassium Citrate), starches (Tapioca Starch, Dextrose), and industrial compounds (Xanthan Gum, Phosphates, Calcium Chloride). These products serve multiple industries including Food & Beverage, Nutrition & Supplements, Industrial Cleaning & Manufacturing, and Feed & Fertilizer. APAC differentiates through manufacturing partnerships for sorbates (producing at Nantong APAC Best Biochemical and Linyi APAC Van Food Ingredients facilities) combined with warehousing and logistics services across 10 distribution centers in the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APAC Sorbates: APAC branded potassium sorbate and sorbic acid products manufactured to company specifications including particle size requirements, certifications, packaging standards, and distinctive three-year shelf life.

Products and services

• Potassium Sorbate

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 3 importer and distributor in US for potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, citric acid anhydrous, and potassium hydroxide flake

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Linyi APAC Van Food Ingredients, Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Joint venture partnership formed in 2012 to manufacture APAC sorbates. Located in Shandong Province, China, within 100 miles of several major ports. APAC's capital investments led to significant improvements in plant equipment and manufacturing processes. The facility's combined potassium sorbate and sorbic acid production capacity is currently 8,000 MT per year.
• Nantong APAC Best BiochemicalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturing partnership producing high-quality sorbates. Located in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. Maximum annual production capacity of 4,000 MT. Facility has been operational since 2006 with consistent high production standards through ongoing equipment upgrades and process improvements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hawkins, Inc. US-focused chemical distributor with blended specialties (water treatment, food, industrial) and a similar blend of proprietary manufacturing and bulk distribution; comparable in serving regional industrial accounts and operating a network of branch warehouses.
• Barentz International: Specialty ingredients distributor serving food, nutrition, and personal-care markets; overlaps with APAC on food preservatives, acids, and nutritional ingredients distributed to manufacturers.
• TER Chemicals: Specialty chemical distributor serving food, feed, and industrial markets globally with focus on organic acids, preservatives, and additives; closely comparable product mix and customer types.
• Prinova Group: Global supplier of nutrition and food ingredients including preservatives and acids; comparable B2B distribution model to nutrition, supplement, and food-manufacturing customers.
• ICC Chemical: Specialty chemical distributor focused on organic chemicals, intermediates, and food-grade products; direct overlap with APAC on commodity organic acids and preservatives distributed into industrial and food customers.
• Azelis Group: Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with global operations; competes most directly with APAC in food-grade preservatives, acids, and specialty additives, and runs a similar value-added technical sales model.

Broad incumbents

• Brenntag SE: World's largest chemical distributor with deep food-ingredients and industrial-chemicals coverage; competes with APAC on food additives and preservatives while offering broader geographic and category reach.
• Univar Solutions: Global chemical distribution incumbent with strong North American footprint across food ingredients, industrial chemicals, and specialty products; directly comparable distribution model and customer overlap.
• Tate & Lyle PLC: Global food-ingredients platform with significant citric-acid and specialty-food-additives businesses; comparable customer base in food and beverage manufacturers and overlapping acidulant and preservative categories.

Emerging players

• Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG: Major global producer of citric acid, sorbates, and other organic acids — a direct upstream competitor to APAC's core sorbate and citric-acid franchises, often a benchmark customer or supplier for distributors in this space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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