RSC Chemical Solutions is a privately held

automotive products Automotive Products, commonly abbreviated to AP, was an automotive industry components company set up in 1920 by Edward Boughton, Willie Emmott and Denis Brock, to import and sell American-made components to service the fleet of ex-military truc ...

company based in

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, with a manufacturing headquarters in

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. It is one of the nation's top automotive products producers and the second-largest producer of ancillary

radiator Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in cars, buildings, and electronics. A radiator is always a ...

products in the

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and

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. The firm is currently based in a facility in Indian Trail. It has a total employment of approximately 250 people. Its current President and CEO is Mike Guggenheimer. The company was founded as Radiator Specialty Company in 1924 by I.D. Blumenthal, who began marketing a product called Solder Seal to fix leaky car radiators. He was joined by his younger brother Herman Blumenthal in 1933.Laureate: Herman Blumenthal (1915 - October 28, 2001)"
at North Carolina Business Hall of Fame (accessed November 12, 2011). RSC's makes Gunk, a line of

degreaser Parts cleaning is essential to many industrial processes, as a prelude to surface finishing or to protect sensitive components. Electroplating is particularly a sensitive to part cleanliness, since molecular layers of oil can prevent the adhesi ...

s, Gunk, which has been described as an "instrument shampoo," was developed by Gunk Chicago Co. Originally, RSC was a regional distributor for Gunk. RSC also produces Liquid Wrench, a line of lubricants marketed as "application-specific" competitors to

WD-40 WD-40 is an American brand and the trademark of a penetrating oil manufactured by the WD-40 Company based in San Diego, California. The formula for WD-40 was invented for the Rocket Chemical Company as early as 1953 before it evolved into ...

. The company adopted the name RSC Chemical Solutions in 2010. The Blumenthal family have been responsible for significant philanthropic efforts in North Carolina, including substantial funding for the

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Blumenthal Performing Arts (also NC Blumenthal Center and NCBPAC) is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in 1992 and is named in honor of the people of the state of North Carolina and the Blumenthal Foundation established by I.D. ...

in Charlotte."Friday Lends Name To Program"
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'', February 9, 1995.

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