Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Pennsylvania based Chemical companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Chemical industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Pennsylvania Chemical Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
PMC Crystal
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PMC Crystal specializes in the development and manufacturing of formulated specialty additive chemicals for a wide range of markets.
The Marketing Audit
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The Marketing Audit offers food & beverage, insurance, logistics, telecommunications, transportation, and oil & gas services.
EW Kaufmann
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EW Kaufmann is a distributor of chemicals and raw materials products.
HAPSITE ER
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HAPSITE ER is the only person-portable Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) that requires minimal training to deliver qualitative.
O.C. Lugo
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O.C. Lugo manufactures sodium chlorate-based chemical oxygen generators.
Patriot Pharmaceuticals
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Patriot is engaging in pharmaceutical industry.
ICx Agentase
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ICx Agentase develops and implements biocatalysts used in such applications as pesticide remediation, water treatments, and ointments.
M.A. Bruder & Sons
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M.A. Bruder & Sons manufactures architectural, commercial, and industrial coatings for professional and do-it-yourself markets.
Langeloth Metallurgical Company
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Langeloth Metallurgical Company is a mining and metals firm. It is dedicated to operating as an environmentally responsible producer.
A.B. Colby
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A.B. Colby is a distributor of zeolites for UOP LLC.
Weiser Industries
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Weiser Industries is a supplier of tetra-etch to prepare fluoropolymer coating.
PQ Corporation – Performance Materials
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PQ Corporation – Performance Materials is a provider of specialty catalysts, services, and performance materials.
Air Products and Chemicals – Performance Materials Division
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Specialty & Coating Additives business
Vexcon Chemicals
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Vexcon Chemicals is a chemical industrial company located in Philadelphia.
BioChemInsights
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BioChemInsights provides in-depth advisory services and customized analyses to help customers.
Polymer Phases
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Polymer Phases is a research chemical company for manufacturers of plastic articles, construction products, coatings and adhesives.
Water Treatment Services
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Water Treatment Services is a First Defense provides a wide-range of facility management services.
Polymeric Systems
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Polymeric Systems is a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants for the construction industry, OEM applications and the DIY market.
Bartco Tech
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Bartco Tech offers precision quality coolant and lubrication systems.
Neo-Solutions
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Neo Solutions function to solve their problems and help them to deliver on their production and financial commitments.
Earthworks
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Earthworks is a manufactures carbon based dry and liquid fertilizers for the turf and ornamental industry.
Montgomery Chemicals
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Montgomery Chemicals is a leader in Borohydride reducing agents for use in the pulp and paper, pharmaceutical.
Ralph Schugar Funeral Chapel
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Ralph Schugar Funeral Chapel is a family-owned & operated funeral home providing professional, dignified, and compassionate service.
Potters-Ballotini
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Potters-Ballotini manufactures silicate, silica hydrogels, and zeolites for automotive, water treatment, and cleaning industries.
Air Liquide America Specialty Gases
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Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC produces and supplies specialty pure gases and gas mixtures to monitor air quality.
Erie Plating Company
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Erie Plating Company manufactures fabricated metal specializes in plating, polishing and industrial metal finishing services.
Phoenixx
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Phoenixx supplies and markets chemical-grade commodities, minor, and non-ferrous metals with a focus on quality and on-time delivery.
Cloud Chemistry
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Cloud Chemistry provides custom e-liquids for the sophisticated vaper.
Kop-Coat
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Kop-Coat is a supplier of chemical and building material products, wood preservations, farm and forest protection.
BioTronics
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BioTronics offers medical equipment repair service, preventative maintenance and quality assurance programs.
King Coatings
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King Coatings specialize in powder coating motorcycles, automotive parts, outdoor furniture, and specialty fabricator for industrial.
Chemical Concepts
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Chemical Concepts is a business to business distributor of adhesives, silicone, specialty chemicals and fasteners.
American Fuels
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American Fuels is a provider of home heating oil, fuel delivery, central air conditioning repairs and installation services.
Mann Release Technologies
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Mann Release Technologies for Mold Making and Casting Solutions.
Goodall Rubber
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Goodall Rubber is distributes hoses and industrial rubber products.
Chem Service
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Chem Service is the largest independent supplier, providing companies and educational institutions with analytical reference materials.
Advanced Plasma Solutions
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Advanced Plasma Solutions offers gas processing, analysis, process modeling, surface treatment, chemical treatment & sterilization services.
Northeast Plastic Supply
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Northeast Plastic Supply is a stocking distributor of polymer shapes.
Micromanagement
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Micromanagement provides microbial control solutions for potable water systems.
eCO2Dye
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eCO2Dye has developed a waterless textile dyeing process and equipment for dyeing.
Norquay Technology
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Norquay Technology is a chemical and custom materials manufacturing company.
LabChem Inc
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LabChem’s vision has always been to be the best manufacturer in the solutions business.
MinSec
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MinSec is a private company that operates for the treatment of chemical dependency and mental health disorders.
August Research Systems
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August Research Systems develops advanced material solutions for coating, sealant and elastomer applications.
Ranbar Electrical Materials
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Ranbar is a custom developer and manufacturer of specialty resins, varnishes, and coatings materials.
Blendco Systems LLC
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Blendco Systems LLC manufactures and supplies cleaning products for the professional carwash industry.
White Engineering Surfacesrporation
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White Engineering Surfaces Corporation is a chemical engineering company located in Newtown.
Qorpak
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Qorpak is a manufactures packaging products for the pharmaceutical, chemical, petroleum, environmental, and educational markets.
Pittsburgh Iron Oxides (PIROX)
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Pittsburgh Iron Oxides LLC (“PIROX”) manufactures 98%+ pure synthetic magnetite (SuperMagnetite TM)
Norac Additives
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Norac Additives develops, manufactures and markets metallic stearates, calcium, zinc heat stabilizers and lubricant products.
Jerith Aluminum Fence
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Jerith Aluminum Fence is a supplier of aluminum fencing for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
Coyne Chemical
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Coyne Chemical specializes in custom manufacturing and packaging of chemicals for a wide range of industries.
Grasshopper Lawns
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Grasshopper Lawns is a family owned and operated professional company that offers lawn care services.
Bulk Chemicals
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Bulk Chemicals manufactures and supplies metal pretreatment chemical products, like metal cleaners, conversion coatings & rust inhibitors.
Astatech Inc
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AstaTech is one of earliest chemistry CRO companies in the United States and continues to grow.
Paint Sundry Brands Corp.
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Paint Sundry Brands marketer and manufacturer of high quality paint brushes and rollers for professional contractors.
JR Peters
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JR Peters is the original exhibit supplier and manufacturer, offering a complete portfolio of fertilizer products for various industries.
ESL Electro Science
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ESL ElectroScience and ESL Europe manufacture screen-printable pastes such as thick-film paste conductors, dielectrics and resistors.
Tastepoint
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Tastepoint is a food flavor company that provides sensory evaluation and testing for product development.
Neville Chemical Company
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Neville Chemical Company is recognized as a pioneer and major manufacturer of Hydrocarbon Resins.
ProSim
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ProSim is a leading European chemical engineering software company delivering process simulation solutions to process industries.
Harry Miller Corp
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Harry Miller Corp specializes in the development and manufacture of chemical solutions as well as oils and greases for various industries.
Gaia Enterprises
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Gaia Enterprises is a manufacturing company that produces pet-safe and environment-friendly winter products.
Fluorous Technologies
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Fluorous Technology is a platform for synthesis – purification – enrichment – immobilization of molecules.
Geochemical Testing
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Geochemical Testing is an analytical laboratory that specializes in energy, environmental, coal, ash, oil, gas analysis & sampling services.
SilcoTek
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SilcoTek is the provider of Game-Changing Coatings applied by chemical vapor deposition.
Cattie Adhesives
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Cattie Adhesives is a strategic adhesive manufacturer and supply partner to companies of all sizes and from many industries
Valtechrporation
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Valtech Corporation is a global specialty chemical and materials manufacturing company
MPD Chemicals
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MPD Chemicals is a provider of advanced materials to the specialty chemical, technology, and life sciences industries.
Lanxess US
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Lanxess US develops, manufactures and markets chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics.
Stoner
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Stoner Inc manufactures high-performance cleaners and facility maintenance industries as well as consumer products and selling automotive.
Puritan Products, Inc.
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Puritan Products is a supplier and manufacturer of high-purity chemicals.
Lamberti
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Lamberti is a manufacturer of acids, oils and ester products for agrochemicals, leather, mining and paper industries.
Interstate Chemical Company
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Interstate Chemical Company is a manufacturer and distributor chemical company.
OHP
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OHP is a provider of technology based pesticide solutions.
Callery
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Callery is in alcoholates, borane derivatives and other highly reactive chemistries.
Aescit
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Aescit is an industrial and government service provider that specializes in providing EPC, O&M, decommissioning, and turnaround solutions.
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer
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Miller Chemical & Fertilizer manufactures and distributes crop protection and nutritional agrichemical products.
Pressure Chemical
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Pressure Chemical Company provides chemical process development, piloting, custom chemical and toll manufacturing services to manufacturers.
Inolex
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Inolex is an independent, global specialty chemical company focused on the cosmetic ingredient and industrial lubricants markets.
Gardner Cryogenics
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Gardner is the world’s leading supplier of large liquid helium storage vessels.
McLube
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McLube manufactures mold release agents, anti-tack coatings, assembly lubricants, and other process aid for rubber, plastic, composite & PU.
Silberline
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Silberline manufactures aluminum pigments for various industries like automotive, graphic arts, plastics and industrial coatings.
Penreco
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Penreco is dedicated to providing unique chemical specialties.
Houghton International
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Houghton International is in delivering advanced metalworking fluids and services for the automotive.
TERRO
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Offering information on ant baits, ant sprays, insect killers and traps, TERRO offers total protection for you.
WAM Systems
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WAM Systems, a developer of supply chain planning solutions exclusively for the chemical industry.
Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center
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Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center is a company for providing medicinal chemistry and chemical biology support to basic research programs.
CRC Industries
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CRC Industries is a global leader in the production of specialty chemicals.
INDSPEC Chemical Corporation
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INDSPEC manufactures and markets resorcinol, resorcinol-based resins, and other resorcinol derivatives in North America.
AGC Chemicals Americas
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AGC offers fluorochemicals and fluoropolymers with a personal touch.
Restek
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Restek is a developer and manufacturer of chromatography products.
Dumond Chemicals, Inc.
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Environmentally safe solutions in the areas of coatings and graffiti removal, stone & masonry care, lead abatement & encapsulating products.
Premier Specialties
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Premier Specialties. Inc. is an International Manufacturer of Fragrance & Flavor Compounds with world class Natural & Sustainable materials.
Reaction Biology
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Reaction Biology is an industry leader and innovator specializing in assay services and protein production for early-stage drug discovery
Tower Products
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Tower Products is the market leader in providing safer, more environmentally sound pressroom chemistry for printers worldwide.
Trinseo
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Trinseo, formerly known as Styron until February 2015
ChemADVISOR, Inc.
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ChemADVISOR is a chemicals company that provides regulatory compliance software and EHS management solutions.
