Top 100 Chemical Distributors

Staff -- Supply Chain Management Review, 3/30/2002

1. Vopak Kirkland, Wash.

Darwin Simpson, president and CEO

2000 sales: $3.2 billion

Stocking locations: 186

Employees: 4,378

Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, others

Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research, technical training, e-commerce, others

Markets served: Food & beverage, soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, primary chemical processing, others

Storage: 22,768,983 gal., 7,646,533 sq ft

Fleet: 400 trucks, 400 vans, 400 tankers, 400 railcars, 45 other vehicles

Update: Combined sales of Van Waters & Rodgers with Ellis & Everard (U.S. Holdings). Opened six stocking locations in 2000

2. Ashland Distribution Co. Dublin, Ohio

David J. D'Antoni, Sen. VP & group operating officer

2000 sales: $2.967 billion

Stocking locations: 108

Employees: 2,500

Products: Acids, adhesives/sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors/fragrances, food additives, others

Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, Internet ordering, vendor-managed inventory, others

Markets served: Plastics and rubber, paints and coatings, primary chemical processing, food and beverage, adhesives and sealants, pharmaceuticals, others

Storage: 21,600,000 gal., 39,960,000 sq ft

Fleet: 444 trucks, 30 vans, 406 trailers, 252 tankers

Update: Opened one stocking location, added adhesives and silicone additives product lines

3. Brenntag, Inc. Reading, Pa.

Stephen R. Clark, president and CEO

2000 sales: $1.562 billion

Stocking locations: 132

Employees: 2,971

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, industrial gases, inorganics, others

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous-waste removal, others

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, soaps & detergents, food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care products, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, municipal, electronics, metals & automotive, others

Storage: 48.6 million gal., 3 million sq ft

Fleet: 445 trucks, 201 vans, 668 tankers and trailers

Update: Acquired HCI USA Distribution Co. in November 2000

4. CHEMCENTRAL Corp. Bedford Park, Ill.

David W. Courtney, president and CEO

2000 sales: $951 million

Stocking locations: 40

Employees: 1,015

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, inorganics, ketones, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, solvents, surfactants, thickening agents, lubricants

Services: Blending

Markets served: Paints/coatings, soaps and detergents, adhesives/sealants, plastics and rubber, primary chemical processing, cosmetics/personal care products, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, textiles

Storage: 12,500,000 gal., 600,000 sq ft

Fleet: 175 trucks, 125 trailers, 100 tankers

Update: Added Estron flow modifiers in 2000. Continues to work closely with eFodia e-commerce company

5. ICC Chemical Distribution New York, N.Y.

William Brunger, president

2000 sales: $489 million

Stocking locations: 10

Employees: 135

Products: Solvents, chlorinated solvents, alcohols, ketones, polyglycols, fatty chemicals, acids, amines, plasticizers, inorganics, surfactants, resins/plastic resins, chlor-alkali

Services: Manufacturing

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, plastics, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, soaps and detergents, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass and refractory, pulp and paper, cosmetics/personal care products

Storage: 400,000 gal, 300,000 sq ft

6. JLM Industries Inc. Tampa, Fla.

John L. Macdonald, president

2000 sales: $435 million

Stocking locations: 12

Employees: 57

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, food additives, inorganics, ketones, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, solvents, specialty quats, surfactants, thickening agents, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, customer product research, technical training, terminal services, tank storage

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food & beverage, plastics, metals and automotive, agriculture, cosmetics/personal care products, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, others

Storage: 8,800,000 gal., 90,000 sq ft

Fleet: 118 railcars

Update: Opened one new stocking location in 2000

7. GW International Portland, Ore.(formerly Great Western Chemical)

R.H. McCall, chairman

2000 sales: $254 million

Stocking locations: 30

Employees: 525

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, surfactants, thickening agents, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, hazardous-waste removal, technical training

Markets served: Food and beverage, electronics, mining, metals and automotive, pulp and paper, petroleum refining, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, soaps and detergents, municipal

Storage: 1.9 million gal., 962,000 sq ft

Fleet: 6 trucks, 1 van, 126 trailers, 68 tractors, 21 other vehicles

Update: Closed three stocking locations in 2000. Sold Canada distribution arm to Quadra

8. Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Kansas City, Kan.

Kevin G. Mirner, president & CEO

2000 sales: $244 million

Stocking locations: 28

Employees: 423

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, ketones, inorganics, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, pigments, others

Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training, customer and product research and development

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, cosmetics/personal care products, soaps and detergents, food and beverage, municipal, swimming pool chemicals, metals and automotive, electronics, agriculture, petroleum refining, plastics, tire and rubber, pulp and paper, textiles, paints & coatings

Storage: 3 million gal., 891,400 sq ft

Fleet: 75 trucks, 78 vans, 21 trailers, 23 tankers

9. Canada Colors & Chemicals Ltd. Don Mills, Ontario, Canada

Bernard West, president & CEO

2000 sales: $209 million

Stocking locations: 12

Employees: 350

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, ketones, lubricants, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, solvents, specialty quats, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training

Markets served: Food and beverage, plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, pulp and paper, tire and rubber, adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, primary chemical processing, petroleum refining, metals and automotive, textiles, others

Storage: 1,250,000 gal., 280,000 sq ft

Fleet: 18 trucks, 3 vans, 15 trailers, 7 tankers

10. HELM (North America Cos.) Piscataway, N.J.

2000 sales: $199.2 million

Stocking locations: 20

Employees: 225

Products: Fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, food additives, feed supplements, industrial chemicals, alcohols, solvents, acids, resins, glycol ethers, amines, aldehydes

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, technical training, scientific support, registrations (e.g. FDA), quality control

Markets served: Agriculture, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, feed additives, primary chemical processing, paints & coatings, tire & rubber

Storage: 19.3 million gal., 85,000 sq ft

Fleet: 6 trucks, 17 vans

11. Hydrite Chemical Co. Brookfield, Wis.

John Honkamp, president

2000 sales: $185.1 million

Stocking locations: 10

Employees: 500

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlorinated solvents, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, industrial gases, inorganics, ketones, polyglycols, solvents, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous waste removal, customer product research, thickening agents

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pulp/paper, food/beverage, metals and automotive, paints/coatings, petrol refining, soaps and detergents, municipal, pharmaceuticals, electronics, cosmetics/personal care products

Storage: 7 million gal., 500,000 sq ft

Update: Opened one new stocking location in 2000

12. Aceto Corp. Lake Success, N.Y.

Leonard Schwartz, chairman, president, CEO

2000 sales: $184 million

Stocking locations: 48

Employees: 100

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, esters, flavors & fragrances, food additives, ketones, pigments and others

Services: Blending, contract manufacturing

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, petroleum refining, food & beverage, agriculture

Update: Opened two stocking locations in 2000

13. Interstate Chemical Co., Inc. Hermitage, Pa.

Albert R. Puntureri, president

2000 sales: $173.7 million

Stocking locations: 14

Employees: 270

Products: Alcohols, chlor-alkali, acids, solvents, ketones, esters, amines, others

Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, food, municipal, others

Storage: 15 million gal., 430,000 sq ft

Fleet: 105 trucks, 18 vans, 40 trailers, 110 tankers

14. Mays Chemical Co., Inc. Indianapolis, Ind.

William G. Mays, president

2000 sales: $172 million

Stocking locations: 8

Employees: 169

Products: Food additives, acids, inorganics, chlor-alkali, alcohols, glycol ethers, solvents, chlorinated solvents, others

Services: Solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, contract packaging, others

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, electronics, metals and automotive, soaps and detergents

Storage: 300,000 gal., 270,000 sq ft

Fleet: 8 trucks, 3 trailers, 16 railcars

15. Superior Solvents & Chemicals Indianapolis, Ind.

Gary S. Johnson, president

2000 sales: $131 million

Stocking locations: 8

Employees: 220

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, others

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, hazardous-waste removal, others

Markets served: Specialty cleaners, paints & coatings, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, others

Storage: 6.15 million gal., 300,000 sq ft

Fleet: 55 trucks, 65 trailers, 52 tankers

16. Quadra Chemicals, Ltd. Vaudrueil, Quebec

Tony Infilise, chairman & president

2000 sales: $125 million

Stocking locations: 43

Employees: 145

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, esters, others

Services: Blending, safety training, contract packaging, customer product research

Markets served: Primary chemicals processing, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, adhesives, paints, others

Storage: 3.96 million gal., 80,000 sq ft

Fleet: 24 trucks, 6 trailers, 18 tankers, 1 railcar

17. The C.P. Hall Co. Chicago, Ill.

George A. Vincent, president & CEO

2000 sales: $110 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 40

Products: Alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, customer product research, others

Markets served: Plastics, paints/coatings, adhesives/sealants, others

Update: Closing manufacturing at Carteret, N.J., and expanding production at Chicago, Ill.-facility

18. The KODA Distribution Cos. Leominster, Mass.

E.P. McDonald, president & CEO

2000 sales: $109 million

Stocking locations: 19

Employees: 144

Products: AG Chemicals, Process/White oils, acids, adhesives/sealants, others

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, technical training

Markets served: Paints & coatings, agriculture, plastics & rubber, pulp & paper, primary chemical processing, others

Storage: 500,000 gal., 325,000 sq ft

Fleet: 14 trucks, 20 trailers, 14 tankers, 2 other vehicles

19. Seegott Inc. Streetsboro, Ohio

Paul Seegott, president & CEO

2000 sales: $104.1 million

Stocking locations: 16

Employees: 138

Products: Adhesives & sealants, amines, catalysts, fatty chemicals, inorganics, pigments, thickening agents, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Plastics and rubber, adhesives and sealants, paints

Storage: 300,000 gal., 1 million sq ft

Fleet: 6 trailers, 4 tankers, 6 tractors

Update: Added silicone paint additives and silicone water repellents in 2000

20. K. A. Steel Chemicals Inc. Lemont, Ill.

Robert Steel, president

2000 sales: $100 million

Stocking locations: 12

Products: Acids, chlor-alkali

Services: Manufacturing, safety training

Markets served: Pulp & paper, metals/auto, food/beverage, pharmaceuticals, municipal, primary chemical processing, petroleum refining, textiles, paints/coatings, plastics, glass/refractory, adhesives/sealants, soaps/detergents, electronics, agriculture, cosmetics/personal care

Update: Opened three new stocking locations in 2000

21. Hawkins Chemical, Inc. Minneapolis, Minn.

John R. Hawkins, chairman & CEO

2000 sales: $97 million

Stocking locations: 11

Employees: 190

Products: Acids, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, food additives, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, polyglycols

Services: Manufacturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, municipal, food and beverage, electronics, paper, others

Storage: 9.5 million gal., 300,000 sq ft

Fleet: 38 trucks, 12 trailers, 60 tankers

22. EMCO Chemical Distributors North Chicago, Ill.

Edward Polen, president & CEO

2000 sales: $94.8 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 215

Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, others

Services: Mfg., waste removal, others

Markets served: Paints/coatings, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal care, soaps & detergents, others

Storage: 800,000 gal., 325,000 sq ft

Fleet: 17 trucks, 1 van, 10 trailers, 21 tankers

23. PVS Chemicals Inc. Detroit, Mich.

James B. Nicholson, president & CEO

2000 sales: $86.7 million

Stocking locations: 11

Employees: 150

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, glycol ethers, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, hazardous-waste removal, safety training

Markets served: Metals and automotive, primary chemical processing, soaps

Storage: 2 million, 200,000 sq ft

Fleet: 59 trucks, 3 vans, 12 trailers, 57 tankers, 150 railcars, 3 other vehicles

24. Callahan Chemical Palmyra, N.Y.

Ted Burke, president

2000 sales: $73.1 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 76

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, food additives, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging, customer product research, others

Storage: 130,000 sq ft

Fleet: 17 trucks, 4 vans, 13 trailers, 4 tankers

25. Chemicals Inc., USA Fairfield, Ohio

Martin Wehr, president

2000 sales: $72.4 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 102

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging, solvent reclamation, safety training

Markets served: Metals and automotive, primary chemical processing, soaps and detergents, pulp and paper, others

Storage: 1.9 million gal., 160,000 sq ft

Fleet: 56 vehicles total

26. H.M. Royal, Inc. Trenton, N.J.

H.L. Boyer Royal, chairman

2000 sales: $70 million

Stocking locations: 10

Employees: 49

Products: Adhesives & sealants, pigments, plasticizers, resins, thickening agents, mineral fillers

Markets served: Plastics & rubber, adhesives & sealants, tire & rubber, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, pulp & paper, paints & coatings

Storage: 80,000 sq ft

Fleet: 20 vans, 6 trailers

27. E.T. Horn Co. La Mirada, Calif.

Gene E. Ailey, CEO

2000 sales: $68.5 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 76

Products: Amines, catalysts, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, food additives, lubricants, pigments, plasticizers, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics and rubber, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, electronics, cosmetics/personal care products, adhesives & sealants

Storage: 200,000 sq ft

28. George S. Coyne Chemical Croydon, Pa.

Thomas H. Coyne, president

2000 sales: $65.3 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 120

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, ketones, lubricants, plasticizers, polyglycols, solvents, specialty quats, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Blending, contract packaging, customer product research, others

Storage: 40,000 gal., 240,000 sq ft

Fleet: 20 trucks, 17 trailers, 15 tankers

29. Barton Solvents, Inc. Des Moines, Iowa

L.L. Casten, president, CEO, COB

2000 sales: $63 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 150

Products: Solvents, alcohols, ketones, glycol ethers, esters, surfactants, lubricants, plasticizers, resins, amines

Services: Solvent reclam., blending, contract packaging, waste removal

Markets served: Paints & coatings, tire and rubber, plastics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, soaps & detergents, others

Storage: 3.5 million gal., 160,000 sq ft

Fleet: 58 trucks, 29 vans, 44 tankers

30. Ulrich Chemical, Inc. Indianapolis, Ind.

Edward M. Pitkin, president

2000 sales: $61 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 175

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, industrial gases, others

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, others

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, municipal, metals & automotive, others

Storage: 944,000 gal., 288,000 sq ft

Fleet: 84 vehicles total

31(t). Ribelin Sales Inc. Dallas, Texas

Michael Ribelin, president & CEO

2000 sales: $60 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 75

Products: Pigments, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics and rubber

Storage: 225,000 sq ft

Fleet: 12 trucks, 3 vans

31(t). Wego Chemical & Mineral Great Neck, N.Y.

Bert Eshaghpour, president

2000 sales: $60 million

Stocking locations: 15

Employees: 40

Products: Acids, adhesives & sealants, water treatment, dyes, swimming pool, intermediates, esters, flavors & fragrances, food additives, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Textiles, pulp & paper, food & beverage, soaps & detergents, primary chemical processing, others

33. G.S. Robins & Co. St. Louis, Mo.

G. Stephen Robins, president

2000 sales: $57.5 million

Stocking locations: 9

Employees: 105

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, others

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, safety training, blending, others

Markets served: Food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care products, others

Storage: 1.2 million gal., 330,000 sq ft

Fleet: 16 trucks, 30 trailers, 4 tankers

34. Durr Marketing Associates, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pa.

David R. Durr, president

2000 sales: $56.3 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 30

Products: Catalysts, inorganics, pigments, plasticizers, resins, thickening agents

Services: Safety training, customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Plastics & rubber, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, glass & refractory, tire & rubber

Update: Added a line of organoclays, dropped a line of attapulgite clays

35. Westco Chemicals, Inc. North Hollywood, Calif.

Alan Zwillinger, president

2000 sales: $56.2 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 42

Products: Food additives, inorganics, acids, chelating agents, thickening agents, flavors & fragrances, chlor-alkali, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, electronics, metals & automotive, textiles, paints & coatings, others

Storage: 165,000 sq ft

Fleet: 8 trucks, 4 vans

36. M.F. Cachat Co. Cleveland, Ohio

Michael Cachat, president

2000 sales: $55.1

Stocking locations: 12

Employees: 48

Products: Adhesives & sealants, food additives, inorganics, pigments, polyglycols, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, plastics & rubber

Storage: 90,000 sq ft

Update: Opened three new stocking locations in 2000

37. Gallard-Schlesinger Industries, Inc. Garden City, N.Y.

Frank Voce, vice president

2000 sales: $55 million

Stocking locations: 33

Products: Food additives, inorganics

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, cosmetics/personal care products

Update: Added seven stocking locations in 2000 in Savannah, Ga.; Hanahan, La.; Paterson, N.J.; Chicago, Ill.; Laredo, Texas; Hutchinson, Kan.; and Kenansville, N.C.

38. Southwest Solvents & Chemicals Houston, Texas

J.M. Clepper, president & CEO

2000 sales: $52.9 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 98

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, others

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, export packaging, others

Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, plastics & rubber, electronics, agriculture, municipal, others

Storage: 1.9 million gal., 125,000 sq ft

Fleet: 65 vehicles total

39(t). Rowell Chemical Corp. Hinsdale, Ill.

Nat J. Rowell, president & CEO

2000 sales: $51.5 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 65

Products: Acids, alcohols, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, inorganics, polyglycols, solvents, surfactants

Services: Contract packaging, manufacturing, safety training, others

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food and beverage, others

Storage: 6.2 million gal., 150,000 sq ft

Fleet: 8 trucks, 6 vans, 4 trailers, 12 tankers, 25 railcars

39(t). Pride Solvents & Chemical Holtsville, N.Y.

A.W. Dhom, Sr., CEO

2000 sales: $51.5 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 62

Products: Alcohols, amines, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, ketones, others

Services: Solvent reclamation, blending, contract packaging, others

Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, others

Storage: 375,000 gal., 85,000 sq ft

Fleet: 11 trucks, 6 vans, 6 trailers, 8 tankers

41. Haviland Enterprises, Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich.

E. Bernard Haviland, president

2000 sales: $51 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 148

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, lubricants, solvents, surfactants, others

Services: Manufacturing, solvent reclamation, hazardous-waste removal, others

Markets served: Metals & automotive, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, municipal, others

Storage: 350,000 gal., 275,000 sq ft

Fleet: 10 trucks, 20 trailers, 1 yard tractor

42. Solvents and Chemicals, Inc. Pearland, Texas

Gabriel Baizan, president

2000 sales: $49.9 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 100

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, plasticizers, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, others

Markets served: Paints & coatings, petroleum refining, plastics, others

Storage: 1.1 million gal., 200,000 sq ft

Fleet: 31 vehicles total

43. Gallade Chemical, Inc. Santa Ana, Calif.

Alfred E. Gallade, president

2000 sales: $47 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 85

Products: Acids, alcohols, chlor-alkali, polyglycols, solvents, thickening agents, reagents, electronics, others

Services: Total chemical management, others

Markets served: Aerospace, research, metal surfacing, pharmaceuticals, others

Storage: 100,000 gal., 485,000 sq ft

Fleet: 87 vehicles total

Update: Added Ferro's "Vista" powder coating products in 2000

44. Whitaker Oil Co. Atlanta, Ga.

Bart Whitaker, president

2000 sales: $46 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 71

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, flavors & fragrances, glycol ethers, others

Services: Blending

Markets served: Soaps & detergents, paints & coatings, primary chemical processing, textiles, adhesives others

Storage: 16 million gal., 109,000 sq ft

Fleet: 10 trucks, 5 vans, 4 trailers, 21 tankers, 19 railcars, 3 tank wagons

45. Prince Agri Products, Inc. Quincy, Ill.

Marvin Sussman, president

2000 sales: $45 million

Stocking locations: 5

Products: Other (not specified), flavors and fragrances.

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, mineral analysis

Markets served: Agriculture

Storage: 120,000 sq ft

Update: Added a line of direct-fed microbials in 2000

46(t). Seltzer Chemicals, Inc.Carlsbad, Calif.

Wayne T. Seltzer, president

2000 sales: $43 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 50

Products: Nutritionals (vitamins and amino acids), food additives, pigments, esters, specialty quats, surfactants, others

Services: Customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, cosmetics and personal care, food and beverage, others

Storage: 100,000 sq ft

Fleet: 1 truck, 1 van

46(t). Los Angeles Chemical South Forte, Calif.

David I. Miller, president

2000 sales: $43 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 120

Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols, surfactants, inorganics, food additives, glycol ethers

Services: Manufacturing, blending

Markets served: Petroleum refining, textiles, adhesives & sealants

Storage: 200,000 sq ft

Fleet: 48 vehicles total

Update: Opened one new stocking location in Imperial, Calif., in 2000

48. Tilley Chemical Co., Inc. Baltimore, Md.

John M. Tilley, president

2000 sales: $42.2

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 50

Products: Food additives (FD & C colors), fatty chemicals, surfactants, thickening agents, lubricants, solvents, polyglycols, inorganics, acids, others

Markets served: Food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, others

Storage: 120,000 gal., 90,000 sq ft

Fleet: 15 trucks, 9 vans, 15 trailers, 9 tankers

Update: Adding an additional 18,000 sq ft of storage space in 2001

49(t). D.H. Litter Co., Inc. Elmsford, N.Y.

Michael A. Granito, president

2000 sales: $40 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 31

Products: Adhesives and sealants, amines, chlorinated solvents, inorganics, lubricants, pigments, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics & rubber, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal care products, others

Storage: 100,000 sq ft

49(t). Hubbard-Hall Inc.Waterbury, Conn.

Charles Kellogg, chairman & CFO

2000 sales: $40 million

Stocking locations: 4

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, ketones, polyglycols, solvents, surfactants

Services: Manufacturing, safety training, hazardous-waste removal

Storage: 350,000 gal., 100,000 sq ft

Fleet: 14 trucks, 3 vans, 30 trailers, 2 tankers

49(t). Archway Sales, Inc. St. Louis, Mo.

John T. Baumstark, Sr., president

2000 sales: $40 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 50

Products: Alcohols, amines, catalysts, fatty chemicals, food additives, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Paints & coatings, plastics, soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, tire & rubber, others

Storage: 5,000 gal., 30,000 sq ft

Update: Added line of Penn specialty chemicals in 2000

52. Coleman Chemical, Inc. Channahon, Ill.

James H. Taylor, president & CEO

2000 sales: $39.5 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 47

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, others

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, hazardous-waste removal

Markets served: Paints & coatings, soaps, cosmetics, others

Storage: 750,000 gal., 175,000 sq ft

Fleet: 15 trucks, 23 trailers, 18 tankers

53. Ideal Chemical & Supply Co. Memphis, Tenn.

Sam Block, Jr., president

2000 sales: $39 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 110

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Pulp and paper, agriculture, soaps and detergents, primary chemical processing, others

Storage: 1 million gal., 170,000 sq ft

Fleet: 15 trucks, 20 trailers, 2 tankers

54. Cole Chemical & Distributing Inc. Houston, Texas

Donna Fujimoto Cole, president & CEO

2000 sales: $38.2 million

Stocking locations: 14

Employees: 24

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, inorganics, others

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Metals and automotive, petroleum refining, chemical processing,

Storage: 50,000 gal., 100,000 sq ft

Fleet: 1 truck, 1 van

Update: Opened 11 stocking locations

55. Dorsett & Jackson Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.

Don Witteman, president

2000 sales: $38 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 30

Products: Amines, food additives, inorganics, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Plastics and rubber, paints & coatings, adhesives and sealants, lube & grease, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals

Storage: 35,000 sq ft

Fleet: 1 truck, 1 van

56(t). Charkit Chemical Corp. Darien, Conn.

Charles A. Hinnant, president

2000 sales: $36 million

Stocking locations: 13

Employees: 27

Products: Water treatment, photographic, inorganics, alcohols, food additives, flavors & fragrances, acids, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging, toll manufacturing

Markets served: Water treatment, photographic, processing, metals, others

Storage: 150,000 sq ft

Update: Added to food additives and personal-care product lines in 2000

56(t). Astro Chemicals Inc.Springfield, Mass.

William P. Cunningham, Sr., CEO

2000 sales: $36 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 49

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, glycol ethers, others

Services: Bonding, contract packaging

Markets served: Electronics, printing graphics, paints and coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, others

Storage: 60,000 gal., 60,000 sq ft

Fleet: 25 vehicles total

58. Van Horn Metz & Co., Inc. Conshohochen, Pa.

H. Morgan Smith, president

2000 sales: $32.5 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 30

Products: Amines, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, inorganics, pigments, plasticizers, resins, surfactants, thickening agents, containers

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Paints and coatings, plastics, adhesives and sealants, textiles, primary chemical processing

Storage: 120,000 sq ft

59. Webb Chemical Service Corp. Muskegon Heights, Mich.

Robert N. Hilleary, president

2000 sales: $31 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 50

Products: Acids, alcohols, aldehydes, inorganics, plasticizers, solvents

Services: Safety training, blending

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, pulp & paper, municipal, metals & automotive, paints & coating, petroleum refining

Storage: 121,800 gal., 56,000 sq ft

Fleet: 14 trucks, 1 van, 6 trailers, 19 tankers

60. Brown Chemical Co., Inc. Oakland, N.J.

Douglas A. Brown, president

2000 sales: $30.2 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 18

Products: surfactants, others

Services: Blending, contract packaging, customer product research

Storage: 30,000 sq ft

Fleet: 3 trucks, 1 van, 4 trailers

Update: Opened one new stocking location in 2000

61(t). Tanner Industries, Inc. Southampton, Pa.

S. Brad Tanner, president & COO

2000 sales: $30 million

Stocking locations: 18

Employees: 100

Products: Anhydrous ammonia, ammonium hydroxide, others

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, ammonia response

Markets served: Power industry, food & beverage, primary chemical processing, metals & automotive, pulp and paper, others

Storage: 1 million gal., 90,000 sq ft

Fleet: 61 trucks, 7 trailers, 68 tankers, 10 railcars

61(t). Independent Chemical Corp. Glendale, N.Y.

Stanley Spielman, president

2000 sales: $30 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 65

Products: Hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, surfactants, specialty quats, chelating agents

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Textiles, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and personal care food and beverage, soaps and detergents, municipal and electronics

63. Lidochem, Inc. Hazlet, N.J.

Don J. Pucillo, president

2000 sales: $29.3 million

Stocking locations: 11

Employees: Outside contractors

Products: Acids, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, food additives, surfactants

Markets served: Food and beverage, metals and automotive, agriculture, soaps and detergents

Storage: Public warehousing

Fleet: 12 railcars

Update: Added phosphoric acid and catalyst metals product lines in 2000

64. AerChem, Inc. Bloomington, Ind.

Michael Jeffers, president

2000 sales: $28.8 million

Stocking locations: 12

Products: Food additives, pigments, and pharmaceutical intermediates

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract manufacturing

Markets served: Food ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, food & beverage

Storage: 40,000 sq ft

Fleet: 1 truck, 1 van

65. Matteson Ridolfi Inc. Riverview, Mich.

Jack Westerbeek, CEO & treasurer

2000 sales: $28.2 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 17

Products: Amines, catalysts, flavors/fragrances, pigments, resins, solvents, specialty quats, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, plastics, soaps & detergents, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, glass and refractory, metals and automotive

Storage: 40,000 sq ft

Fleet: 2 trucks, 2 trailers

66. Tarr, Inc. Portland, Ore.

Skip Tarr, president

2000 sales: $28 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 70

Products: solvents, alcohols, lubricants, polyglycols, inorganics, surfactants, ketones, food additives, chlor-alkali, amines

Markets served: Paints and coatings, printing inks, food and beverage, high-purity solvents

Storage: 500,000 gal.

Fleet: 18 trucks, 3 vans, 4 trailers

67. John R. Hess & Co., Inc. Cranston, R.I.

Peter Hess, president

2000 sales: $27.8

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 27

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, inorganics, ketones, plasticizers, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, others

Markets served: Soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, paints & coatings, plastics & rubber, textiles, primary chemical processing

Fleet: 4 trucks, 4 trailers

68. Gehring-Montgomery, Inc. Warminster, Pa.

Lawrence D. Biss, managing director

2000 sales: $25.4 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 36

Products: Resins, food additives, surfactants, acids, inorganics, chelating agents

Services: Contract packaging

Markets served: Paints and coatings, food and beverage, soaps and detergents, tire and rubber, metals and automotive, plastics

Storage: 15,000 gal., 47,000 sq ft

Fleet: 6 trucks, 6 trailers, 2 tankers

69. Captree Chemical Corp. Amityville, N.Y.

Ernest P. Gonzalez, president & CEO

2000 sales: $25 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 35

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, inorganics, ketones, lubricants, polyglycols, resins, solvents, surfactants

Services: Contract packaging

Markets served: Cosmetics/personal care products, pharmaceuticals, power generation, food and beverage, electronics

Storage: 20,000 sq ft

70. McCullough & Benton Atlanta, Ga.

George L. McCullough, president

2000 sales: $24.5 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 26

Products: Fatty chemicals, inorganics, pigments, plasticizers, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Technical training

Markets served: Paints & coatings, petroleum refining, plastics, soaps & detergents, metals & automotive

Storage: 80,000 sq ft

Update: Added polyamides, pigment dispersions and additives product lines in 2000

71. E.W. Kaufmann Co. Southampton, Pa.

Donald F. Denny, president

2000 sales: 22.5 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 83

Products: Resins/plastics, pigments, thickening agents, fatty chemicals, surfactants, plasticizers

Markets served: Paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, plastics, tire and rubber, primary chemical processing, cosmetics and personal care, pharmaceuticals, others

Storage: 350,000 gal., 150,000 sq ft

Fleet: 12 trucks, 17 trailers, 3 tankers

72. Chemisphere Corp. St. Louis, Mo.

Robert Schwent, president

2000 sales: $22 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 23

Products: Solvents, alcohols, ketones, glycol ethers, esters, chlorinated solvents, institutional maintenance

Services: Manufaturing, safety training, blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Paints and coatings, cosmetics and personal care, others

Storage: 1.1 million gal., 65,000 sq ft

Update: Opened one new stocking location in 2000

73. ChemOne Ltd. Houston, Texas

Clare L. Welker, president

2000 sales: $21.2 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 22

Products: Acids, chlor-alkali, food additives, inorganics

Services: Wholesaling, inspection, consolidating, compliance issues

Markets served: Agriculture, soaps and detergents, municipal, food and beverage, petroleum refining

Storage: 55,088 sq ft

Update: Added sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, sodium thiosulfate

74. TransChemical Inc. St. Louis, Mo.

W.F. Stovall, president

2000 sales: $21 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 24

Products: Alcohols, chlorinated solvents, esters, glycol ethers, ketones, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending

Markets served: Paints and coatings, metals & automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, tire & rubber, cosmetics/personal care

Storage: 1.1 million gal., 60,000 sq ft

Fleet: 4 trucks, 1 van, 3 trailers, 9 tankers, 3 railcars

75. The Chemical Co. Jamestown, R.I.

Linda V. Roach, CEO

2000 sales: $20.3 million

Stocking locations: 8

Employees: 11

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, catalysts, flavors and fragrances, food additives, plasticizers, others

Services: Blending

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, plastics, primary chemical processing, paints and coatings, textiles, adhesives and sealants, pulp and paper

Storage: 60,000 sq ft

76. TR International Trading Co. Seattle, Wash.

Anthony M. Ridnell, president

2000 sales: $20.1 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 30

Products: Solvents, polyglycols, resins/plastics, glycol ethers, alcohols, plasticizers, chlorinated solvents, food additives

Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics and personal care, adhesives and sealants, food and beverage

Storage: 410,000 gal., 26,000 sq ft

Fleet: 8 trucks, 12 trailers

77(t). TCR Industries, Inc. La Palma, Calif.

Anthony S. Rumfola, chairman & CEO

2000 sales: $20 million

Stocking locations: 4

Products: Catalysts, esters, food additives, inorganics, pigments, resins, solvents, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Paints & coatings, composites, adhesives & sealants, plastics, electronics, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage

Storage: 60,000 sq ft

77(t). G.J. Chemical Co., Inc. Newark, N.J.

Robert Masci, president

2000 sales: $20 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 15

Products: Solvents, esters, reagent ACJ solvents, USP/NF solvents, ketones, alcohols, plasticizers, glycol ethers, amines, chlorinated solvents, surfactants

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, pharmaceuticals

Storage: 40,000 gal., 40,000 sq ft

Fleet: 4 trucks, 3 vans, 6 trailers

77(t). SARCOM AEPcolloids Div. Greenfield, N.Y.

Stephen Strouse, president

2000 sales: $20 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 3

Products: Flavors and fragrances, thickening agents

Services: Blending, customer product research

Markets served: Food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care, paints and coatings

Storage: 20,000 sq ft

80. Norman, Fox & Co. City of Commerce, Calif.

Herb Norman, chairman

2000 sales: $18.7 million

Stocking locations: 7

Employees: 38

Products: Amines, chelating agents, esters, fatty chemicals, food additives, specialty quats, surfactants, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food and beverage, metals and automotive, agriculture, textiles, others

Storage: 400,000 gal., 50,000 sq ft

Fleet: 3 trucks, 3 trailers, 2 tankers

Update: Added methyl esters in 2000

81. Quaker City Chemicals Philadelphia, Pa.

Lee Metzman, president

2000 sales: $18.6 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 60

Products: Alcohols, amines, chelating agents, esters, ketones, solvents

Services: Blending, contract packaging

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, adhesives & sealants, cosmetics/personal care products, metals & automotive

Storage: 75,000 gal., 35,000 sq ft

Fleet: 7 trucks, 1 tanker

82. Seeler Chemical Distribution Joliet, Ill.

Joseph Seeler, chairman

2000 sales: $18.5 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 54

Products: Acids, amines, chlor-alkali, esters, hydrogen peroxide

Services: Manufacturing, blending, customer product research, contract packaging, technical training, safety training

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food and beverage, paints and coatings, soaps and detergents

Storage: 345,000 gal., 300,000 sq ft

Fleet: 3 trucks, 3 vans, 5 trailers, 3 tankers

83(t). Chemical Distribution, Inc. Bensonville, Ill.

Lawrence I. Hayes, chief executive

2000 sales: $18 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 20

Products: Chlor-alkali, disinfectants, biocides, surfactants, amines, chelating agents, fatty chemicals, others

Services: Blending, contract manufacturing, contract packaging

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, plastics and rubber, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care, pulp and paper, adhesives and sealants, soaps and detergents, others

Storage: 100,000 gal., 28,000 sq ft

83(t). T.H. Hilson Co. Wheaton, Ill.

Terry Hilson, CEO

2000 sales: $18 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 23

Products: Catalysts, inorganics, thickening agents, pigments, resins, surfactants, others

Markets served: Paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, graphic arts, metal working, cosmetics and personal care

Storage: 25,000 sq ft

Update: Added several lines of resins in 2000. Will add new lines of lubricants in 2001

85(t). Revelli Chemicals Inc. Greenwich, Conn.

Gerard Revelli, president

2000 sales: $17 million

Stocking locations: 13

Products: Pigments, resins

Markets served: Paints & coatings, concrete, plastics & rubber

85(t). Schibley Chemical Co., Inc. Elyria, Ohio

Kris B. Schibley, president

2000 sales: $17 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 15

Products: Alcohols, amines, catalysts, chelating agents, esters, fatty chemicals, glycol ethers, ketones, pigments, others

Services: Safety training, blending, hazardous-waste removal, technical training

Markets served: Paints/coatings, plastics, soaps/detergents, others

Storage: 10,000 gal., 50,000 sq ft

Fleet: 4 trucks, 8 trailers, 1 tanker

Update: Plans to open one stocking location in 2001

87. Industrial Chemicals Corp. Arvada, Colo.

Gary W. Biesemeier, CEO

2000 sales: $16.7 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 29

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, solvents

Services: Safety training, blending, contract packaging, others

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, soaps & detergents, municipal, others

Storage: 580,000 gal., 30,000 sq ft

Fleet: 9 trucks, 2 vans, 10 tankers

88. Alchem Chemical Atlanta, Ga.

Bart Whitaker, president

2000 sales: $15.5 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 18

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, chlorinated solvents, esters, food additives, glycol ethers, specialty quats, others

Services: Blending, customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Soaps & detergents, primary chemical processing, paints & coatings, textiles, municipal, others

Storage: 90,000 gal., 30,000 sq ft

Fleet: 3 trucks, 3 tankers

89. Kohl Marketing, Inc. Roswell, Ga.

Robert L. Niccol, president

2000 sales: $15.4 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 20

Products: Fatty chemicals, inorganics, lubricants, pigments, plasticizers, resins, surfactants, thickening agents

Markets served: Plastics & rubber, paints/coatings, adhesives & sealants, textiles, pharmaceuticals, soaps & detergents, primary chemical processing, food & beverage, others

Storage: 30,000 sq ft

Update: Opened one new stocking location in Atlanta, Ga., in 2000

90(t). Vivion, Inc. San Carlos, Calif.

Edward Poleselli, president

2000 sales: $15 million

Stocking locations: 5

Employees: 25

Products: Acids, alcohols, amines, chelating agents, chlor-alkali, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors & fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, hydrogen peroxide, others

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics/personal care products, food & beverage, water treatments, plastics, metals & automotive, agriculture, others

Storage: 50,000 sq ft

Fleet: 2 trucks, 3 vans, 2 trailers

90(t). J.H. Calo Co., Inc. Westbury, N.Y.

Catherine Canavan, president

2000 sales: $15 million

Stocking locations: 3

Employees: 17

Products: Resins, esters, pigments, fatty chemicals, plasticizers, solvents, aldehydes, amines, acids, adhesives and sealants, alcohols, flavors and fragrances, lubricants, surfactants

Services: Safety training, customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Fragrances, adhesives, sealants, paints, others

Storage: 5,000 sq ft

Fleet: 1 truck, 1 trailer, 1 tanker

92. Dunleary Inc. Towson, Md.

David Behan, president & CEO

2000 sales: $14.8 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 15

Products: Catalysts, food additives, inorganics, pigments, plasticizers, resins, specialty quats, surfactants, others

Services: Safety training, research

Markets served: Primary chemical processing, food and beverage, plastics and rubber, glass and refractory, others

Storage: 350,000 sq ft

Update: Added two new stocking locations in 2000

93. DeWolf Chemical, Inc. East Providence, R.I.

Hank DeWolf, president

2000 sales: $14 million

Stocking locations: 1

Employees: 12

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, amines, chelating agents, esters, fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, food additives, others

Services: Blending, customer product research

Markets served: Soaps & detergents, cosmetics/personal care products, others

Storage: 600,000 sq ft

Update: Added Akzo Nobel's surface chemistry product lines in 2000

94. Chem/Serv Inc. Minneapolis, Minn.

Harry Fischman, president

2000 sales: $12.9 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 13

Products: Chelating agents, fatty chemicals, food additives, hydrogen peroxide, pigments, polyglycols, surfactants, thickening agents

Services: Customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Food and beverage, pulp and paper, adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, others

Storage: 6,000 gal., 40,000 sq ft

Fleet: Contract carriers

95. A.G. Layne, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif.

Michael D. Lee, president

2000 sales: $11.7 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 23

Products: Alcohols, chlorinated solvents, esters, solvents, glycol ethers, ketones, lubricants, solvents, surfactants, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending, contract packaging, technical training

Markets served: Paints & coatings, cosmetics/personal care products, metals & automotive, primary chemical processing, graphic arts

Storage: 40,000 gal., 20,000 sq ft

Fleet: 7 trucks, 2 tankers

96. Morre-Tec Industries, Inc. Union, N.J.

Len Glass, president

2000 sales: $10.8 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 18

Products: Acids, adhesives and sealants, food additives, others not specified

Services: Blending, contract packaging, grinding

Markets served: Pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, metals and automotive, primary chemical processing, cosmetics/personal care products

Storage: 25,000 sq ft

97. Deeks and Co. Cincinnati, Ohio

G. Neal Overbey, president & CEO

2000 sales: $10 million

Stocking locations: 2

Employees: 13

Products: Adhesives and sealants, catalysts, esters, food additives, inorganics, lubricants, pigments, others

Services: Customer product research, technical training

Markets served: Paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, plastics and rubber, primary chemical processing, tire and rubber, pulp and paper, food and beverage, metals and automotive

Storage: 50,000 sq ft

98. O'Brien Products/Zincan Enterprises Twinsburg, Ohio

K.J. Zincan, president

2000 sales: $9.25 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 40

Products: Alcohols, glycol ethers, surfactants, fatty chemicals, institutional maintenance chemicals, chelating agents, inorganics, wastewater treatment products, others

Services: Manufacturing, blending

Markets served: Institutional and industrial plastics, mining, food and beverage, metals and automotive

Storage: 40,000 gal., 26,000 sq ft

99. K.I.C. Chemicals, Inc. Armonk, N.Y.

Edward Kort, president

2000 sales: $9 million

Stocking locations: 6

Employees: 8

Products: Fatty chemicals, flavors and fragrances, food additives, acids, plasticizers, solvents

Markets served: Food and beverage, cosmetics and personal care, soaps and detergents, pharmaceuticals, primary chemical processing, paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants

Storage: 150,000 sq ft

100. P.A.T. Products, Inc. Bangor, Maine

Leo Coyle, president

2000 sales: $4 million

Stocking locations: 4

Employees: 10

Products: Adhesives & sealants, esters, pigments, plasticizers, resins

Markets served: Plastics & rubber, paints & coatings, metals & automotive, primary chemical processing, petroleum refining, food & beverage, footwear

Storage: 50,000 sq ft

Update: Added a line of plasticizers in 2000

Sales data criteria Sales volume is for chemical distribution only; revenues from sales of manufactured products, agency/brokerage sales are not included. If a majority of a distributor's sales are of the following products, the distributor does not qualify for the rankings: refined oil products, agricultural chemicals, plastic resins, or swimming pool chemicals. Companies that did not provide product information were not included.