What INDCO Inc, NJ does

INDCO, Inc. is a 70-year-old private chemical manufacturer and toll-blender headquartered in Gloucester City, New Jersey, with a second operating site in Columbus, Ohio through related entity Aqua Science, Inc. The company provides custom liquid and powder chemical blending, packaging, warehousing, and nationwide distribution services to industrial customers across the United States. Its core production assets include dozens of modern liquid and powder blending machines in stainless steel, poly, and glass-lined configurations, plus temperature-controlled warehouses and a proprietary logistics network for shipping liquid and dry chemicals. INDCO holds FDA, EPA, NSF, USDA, ISO 9001, GMP, Kosher, and Halal certifications, positioning it to serve regulated end markets.

The company's commercial offering is structured around three revenue streams: (1) quote-based, multi-year custom chemical blending and toll-manufacturing contracts with enterprise clients; (2) custom packaging from end-user bottles through totes combined with warehouse and delivery management; and (3) transactional e-commerce sales of janitorial products (paper goods, gloves, branded cleaners from Clorox, 3M, and KIK) through an online shop. It serves nine primary verticals — industrial water treatment, I&I cleaning, janitorial/household cleaning, laundry chemicals, sanitizers/disinfectants, metal cleaning, car care/antifreeze, agrochemical, and food & beverage processing — using a sales-led go-to-market with direct consultation and a website contact funnel.

INDCO's most notable technical offering is the INDCO CIP Insight™ platform, a smart monitoring system for Clean-in-Place operations that delivers real-time data analytics, predictive maintenance alerts, and automated optimization tracking temperature, conductivity, flow rates, and chemical concentrations. The company's dedicated Food & Beverage Solutions business packages CIP systems, surface sanitizers, specialty cleaners, antimicrobials, defoamers, warewashing detergents, and odor control products aimed at meat, poultry, seafood, produce, brewery, winery, dairy, and food service processors. INDCO is privately held with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, M&A activity, or management team bios in the public sources reviewed.

Name

INDCO Inc, NJ

Legal name

INDCO, Inc.

Website

https://indcoinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Short description

INDCO is a 70-year-old private chemical manufacturer and toll-blender providing custom liquid and powder blending, packaging, warehousing, and nationwide logistics services to industrial and food-and-beverage customers from facilities in New Jersey and Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Chemical Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals (IMAEAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hard Surface & Multi-Purpose Cleaners (All-purpose, Floor, Bathroom, Kitchen) (CRADAKAG)

Keywords

• Custom chemical blending
• Toll blending services
• Chemical packaging
• Food beverage sanitation
• Industrial cleaning chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Gloucester City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Chemical Blending Services: Custom liquid and powder chemical blending services for various formulations using stainless steel, poly and glass-lined units. Includes toll-blending for businesses that need manufacturing capacity without capital investment.
2. Chemical Packaging & Logistics: Versatile packaging facility offering container options from end-user bottles to totes, along with warehouse and delivery management programs.
3. Janitorial Product Sales: E-commerce sales of janitorial supplies including cleaning products, paper products, and safety equipment directly to customers through their online shop.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

INDCO is a custom chemical manufacturer, toll-blender, and packager providing liquid and powder blending, chemical packaging, warehousing, and distribution services to businesses across the United States. The company formulates and manufactures EPA/FDA-compliant chemical products for industrial water treatment, food and beverage sanitation, janitorial, laundry, agrochemical, metal cleaning, and car care applications, complemented by a proprietary smart CIP monitoring platform and an e-commerce shop for janitorial supplies.

Product overview

INDCO is a chemical manufacturer, toll-blender, and packager with 70 years of experience serving industrial clients across the United States. The company operates as a platform providing custom liquid and powder chemical blending services combined with packaging and logistics capabilities. The core product portfolio includes food and beverage sanitation solutions (CIP Systems, Surface Sanitizers, Specialty Cleaners, Antimicrobials, Defoamers, Warewashing, and Odor Control products) supplemented by the proprietary INDCO CIP Insight technology platform for smart monitoring of cleaning operations. INDCO also operates an e-commerce shop for janitorial supplies including toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning chemicals (Clorox, 3M products), gloves, and specialty cleaning products. Services include liquid and powder blending, chemical packaging, warehousing, and logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INDCO CIP Insight: Smart monitoring system for CIP operations with real-time data analytics, predictive maintenance, and automated optimization

Products and services

• Liquid Blending Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% Chemical Savings
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hydrite Chemical Co. Hydrite Chemical is a U.S. chemical manufacturer and supplier with custom blending, toll manufacturing, packaging, and logistics capabilities. It is a close operating-model peer for INDCO's outsourced liquid and powder chemical manufacturing, particularly in water treatment and sanitation.
• Pilot Chemical Company: Pilot Chemical develops and manufactures specialty surfactants and formulations for cleaning, sanitization, and other industrial applications, including custom and toll manufacturing programs. It is a relevant product-and-capability peer, though more product-focused than INDCO's broad contract manufacturing platform.
• McGean: McGean is a specialty chemical manufacturer with custom formulation, toll manufacturing, and related processing capabilities. It overlaps with INDCO in value-added chemical production for cleaning, sanitation, and industrial applications.
• KIK Custom Products: KIK Custom Products is a contract manufacturer of consumer and institutional cleaning, household, and related chemical products, with formulation, blending, filling, and packaging capabilities. It is comparable to INDCO's custom chemical manufacturing and packager model, although it operates at significantly greater scale.
• MFG Chemical: MFG Chemical is a contract and toll manufacturer offering custom chemical synthesis, blending, and packaging for specialty chemical customers. It is comparable to INDCO's outsourced formulation and production capabilities.
• Tilley Chemical: Tilley Chemical provides custom chemical manufacturing, toll blending, private-label production, and packaging services. Its outsourced formulation and fulfillment model closely overlaps with INDCO's liquid and powder blending platform.

Broad incumbents

• Ecolab: Ecolab supplies cleaning, sanitation, and water-treatment chemicals and services, including technical support for institutional and industrial customers. It is a broad incumbent with substantial overlap in INDCO's sanitation and water-treatment end markets, but not the same toll-blending model.
• The Lubrizol Corporation: Lubrizol is a global specialty chemicals producer with custom and toll manufacturing and formulation capabilities across industrial and consumer applications. It competes for outsourced chemical programs but is much broader and more vertically integrated than INDCO.
• Diversey: Diversey provides cleaning, sanitation, warewashing, and food-service chemical solutions. It is a broad incumbent comparator for INDCO's food-and-beverage sanitation and janitorial portfolio, although it is primarily a solution provider rather than a contract manufacturer.
• Stepan Company: Stepan is an established specialty chemical manufacturer with custom manufacturing, surfactants, polymers, and related processing capabilities. It is a broad incumbent comparator for INDCO's formulation, blending, and sanitation chemical offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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