Solenis, formerly Ashland Water Technologies, is an American manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the

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, chemical processing,

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and municipal markets. Headquartered in

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington (Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

, in the United States, the company operates 47 manufacturing facilities located around the globe. Its product portfolio includes a variety of process, functional and water treatment chemistries, as well as monitoring and control systems.

History

*November 2021 :

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and

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sold Solenis for $5.25 billion to Platinum Equity. *2021 :

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announced its intent to acquire Solenis for $5.25 billion. *2019 : Solenis merged with BASF's Paper and Water Chemicals business with the merged entity to operate under the Solenis brand. * 2014–Present: Ashland Water Technologies was bought by private investment firm

(CD&R) from

Ashland Inc. Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc. is an American chemical company which operates in more than 100 countries. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company traces its roots back to the city of Ashland, Kentucky, where it was headquarter ...

on July 31, 2014, and rebranded as Solenis. * 2008-2014: Ashland purchased

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in 2008 for $2.6 billion to double earnings and gain chemicals used in papermaking, water treatment and construction. * 1998-2008: Hercules Inc. bought BetzDearborn in 1998 for $2.4 billion in an effort to grow the company in the specialty-chemicals market."Hercules to Buy BetzDearborn In $2.4 Billion Chemical Deal"
''New York Times'', July 1998 * 1996-1998: BetzDearborn, Inc. was formed and later sold to Hercules Inc. * 1957-1996: Betz Laboratories, Inc., was formed, with services developing in the paper and pulp-processing industries. In 1996 Betz Laboratories acquired Dearborn, and BetzDearborn, Inc., was formed. * 1925-1957: In

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, William H. and L. Drew Betz formed a partnership to sell their product, K-Gel. It was used to treat and purify water in industrial boilers. Its basic ingredient was sodium alginate, extracted from kelp. William and Drew's partnership dissolved in 1957 which allowed for the formation of Betz Laboratories. * 1887-1996:

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chemists, William H. Edgar and Frank E. Mariner, formed a partnership that prepared chemical compounds for removing and preventing scales in boilers. The following year, Edgar founded Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works, which was later sold to Betz Laboratories, Inc. in 1996. * 1882-1998: Hercules Inc. was established by gunpowder manufacturers DuPont and

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. Hercules diversified into chemicals and abandoned the explosives business in the 1950s and 1960s. The company later expanded into water process chemicals with the purchase of BetzDearborn in 1998.

Awards

Soyad Adhesives Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Soy-based adhesives are often used in the manufacturing of wood products such as plywood and medium density fiberboard, especially when environmental concerns for petrochemical-based resins are considered. As a result, Solenis developed a completely formulated soy adhesive for use in wood composites, which offers furniture manufacturers and consumers a safer alternative. Solenis' line of Soyad adhesives contains no formaldehyde and low

volatile organic compounds Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapour pressure at room temperature. High vapor pressure correlates with a low boiling point, which relates to the number of the sample's molecules in the surrounding air, a t ...

(VOCs). Typical interior wood products include urea formaldehyde (UF) in their adhesives. Over time, UF releases free formaldehyde into the air in a carcinogenic gaseous form, which can be inhaled by humans. Following legislation enacted to reduce formaldehyde emissions, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the United States' strictest emissions standards. Soyad adhesives meet both CARB Phase 2 standards and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria. As a result of this product development, Solenis (operating as Ashland Water Technologies at the time) was jointly awarded the

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's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award along with Columbia Forest Products and Kaichang Li, Ph.D., of Oregon State University.

Biobond. 2013 Breakthrough Technology of the Year

The Biobond. Improving the Sustainability of Paper Program is a program that improves sustainability and productivity for manufacturers of recycled paperboard. Biobond earned Solenis (operating as Ashland Water Technologies at the time) the 2013 Breakthrough Technology of the Year award from ''Pulp & Paper International''. The announcement was made during RISI's Global Outlook Conference held in December 2013 in Dubai.

ABTCP Best Chemical Supplier of the Year

On October 9, 2013, Solenis (operating as Ashland Water Technologies at the time) was honored as Best Chemical Supplier of the Year for the Pulp and Paper segment by the Brazilian Pulp & Paper Association (ABTCP). This was the second consecutive year that Solenis received the award.

Business

*Solenis is a specialized company which works in the oil and gas, paper-making, mining, chemical processing, and power marketing sectors. *Currently, the company has 6,300 employees from 118 countries. *Solenis has research centers located in Wilmington, Delaware, as well as in Krefeld, Germany. *The company also has Customer Application laboratories located in Wilmington, Delaware; Barendrecht, the Netherlands; Krefeld, Germany; Shanghai, China; and Leme, Brazil. *Solenis is not only a chemical supplier; they also help customers face challenges such as environmental impacts and assets. For example, to reduce the amount of chemical and water consumption, they provide a variety of products and options. For over 80 years Solenis has a profolio which includes a multitude of cost-effective products that improve pulping efficiency and pulp quality, including cooking aids, washing aids, pitch and scale control agents, brown stock defoamers and specialty programs. Taken together, these solutions enable pulp mills to enhance pulp performance, reduce organic and inorganic carryover and control a number of common problems that negatively affect productivity, pulp quality and chemical and energy use. *Markets in which Solenis targets include: biorefining, chemical processing, industrial water, mining and mineral processing, municipal, oil and gas, packing paper and board, power generation, printing and writing paper, pulp, tissue and towel and specialties and wood adhesives.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.solenis.com, Solenis official website Manufacturing companies based in Delaware 2014 establishments in Delaware Chemical companies of the United States Companies based in Wilmington, Delaware American companies established in 2014 Chemical companies established in 2014 Corporate spin-offs 2021 mergers and acquisitions Specialty chemical companies Private equity portfolio companies