Hydrite Chemical Co.
HEADQUARTERS:
300 N. Patrick Blvd.,
Brookfield,WI 53045
Tel: (262) 792-1450
Fax: (262) 792-8721
www.hydrite.com
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Hydrite Chemical Co. is a privately-held, diversified chemical
company that operates as a distributor and manufacturer.
Hydrite’s business segments include chemical distribution,
organic processing, graphic arts, foam control, food sanitation, food ingredients, pulp and paper, processed sulfur, water
treatment, waste management and compliance management.
Most recently Hydrite Chemical Co. entered the graphic arts
market by entering into an agreement with Rohm & Haas to
manufacture and market the Lucidene™ emulsions and
Morcryl™ solution resin product lines.
Additional Facilities:
• Milwaukee,WI
• Oshkosh,WI
• Wausau,WI
• Cottage Grove, WI
• LaCrosse, WI
• Waterloo, IA
• Terra Haute, IN
• University Park, IL
• Lake Zurich, IL
Graphic Arts Resins
Sales Contact:
Terry Chomniak
terry.chomniak@
hydrite.com
Graphic Arts Resins
Technical Contact:
Holly Anderson:
holly.anderson@
hydrite.com
Foam Control
Sales Contact:
Bruce Schimmel:
bruce.schimmel@
hydrite.com
Foam Control
Technical Contact:
Chris Crawford:
chris.crawford@
hydrite.com
Founded: 1929
PRODUCTS’ SCOPE:
Hydrite offers a complete line of Lucidene emulsions,
Morcryl solution resins and Suppressor foam control products used in graphic arts, paint, coatings, inks and adhesives.
MAJOR PRODUCTS:
• Graphic Arts – The Lucidene™ emulsions and
Morcryl™ solution resins have a long history in the water-based ink and coating market for quality and superb performance. Applications include pigment dispersion, paper,
paperboard, film inks and high gloss functional overprints.
Hydrite continues the tradition of meeting the needs of
flexo and gravure ink producers with a full range of
styrene/acrylic technologies.
• Foam Control – Hydrite offers a broad range of technologies and service to the paints, coatings and graphic arts
market to assist in production and processing. Chemistries
offered include silicone, organosilicone, mineral oil, synthetic and waterbased. Hydrite’s full-line of defoamers,
antifoams and air release agents is designed to help both small
market producers as well as large multi-national producers.
• Process Organics – A commercial toll processing facility which offers custom reactions and synthesis, as well as,
distillation and refining capabilities. Hydrite offers reactors sized from 2,500 to 11,000 gallon systems. We also
operate four packed distillation columns ranging from
5,000 to 10,000 gallon reboilers. We also offer multiple thin-film evaporators sized at 37 sq. ft. each.
• Distribution – Hydrite is the 8th largest chemical distributor in the United States. Products provided to industrial markets include organic and inorganic chemistry as
well as a full toll blending operation that is cGMP approved to
blend food and industrial type products. Aside from distribution,
Hydrite also offers waste management and recycling capabilities.
TECHNICAL AND R&D CAPABILITIES:
With a full service state of the art laboratory in Milwaukee,
WI, Hydrite supports all graphic arts customers on ink,
overprint or foam control projects. Hydrite provides solutions that make our customer’s products better. Hydrite
offers a high level of technical service expertise, multiple
process and chemistry technologies, and strong analytical
capabilities in support of the industry and new product
development.
QC CAPABILITIES AND ISO &
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS:
Hydrite's integrated quality, environmental, health, safety
and security Quality Management System ensures that the
requirements of all customers are met or exceeded.
Hydrite’s Cottage Grove East process organics facility is
registered by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. to the ISO
9001:2000 Quality Management System Standard.
CONCLUSION:
Hydrite Chemical Co. has a long history of responsive quality service to a variety of industries. Our commitment is to
carry this tradition into the graphic arts market with products that meet the needs of our valued customers.
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