Merichem Company:
A Tradition of Excellence in the Specialty Chemicals Business
Top-Quality Specialty Chemicals, since 1945
A World Leader in Refinery & Process Technology
World-Scale Chemical Plants
ISO Registered Facilities
Environmentally Friendly Company
Dedicated Team Working to Meet Your Requirements
Merichem Company is a privately owned holding company with over 50 years experience in the specialty chemical business. Since 1945, Merichem Company has served the worldwide refining and chemical industries by acquiring refinery phenolic caustic solutions and processing them into high purity phenol and cresylic acids in an environmentally sound manner at its plant in Houston, Texas, USA. Refinery sulfide solutions are purchased, processed and marketed through the caustic services business of Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC (MCRS).
In 1974, Merichem formed the process technology business to supply its proprietary processing technology and equipment to the refining and chemical industries worldwide, including locations such as Japan, Sweden, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.
In 1983, Merichem added a second chemical processing plant located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, for manufacturing naphthenic acids utilizing refinery caustic solutions. Merichem is the world抯 largest producer of a full spectrum of naphthenic acids, from the highly refined grades used in paint driers and tire cord adhesion promoters, to grades used in wood preservatives, corrosion inhibitors and other products.
Our most recent technological advance is the production of copper naphthenate wood preservative. This preservative is used in the treatment of utility poles, sign posts, pilings and beams, as well as for remedial treatment.
Effective July 1, 2001, Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC acquired Gas Technology Products (GTP) from US Filter, a Vivendi Water company. GTP, headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, is a leader in its field of sulfur removal systems.
As an integral part of Merichem's family, GTP provides a broad line of desulfurization technologies to sweeten gas and air streams containing most levels of hydrogen sulfide or mercaptans. GTP has over 25 years of proven performance in hydrogen sulfide removal with the LO-CAT and LO-CAT II processes, and recently expanded its technology offerings to include Sulfur-Rite and THE ELIMINATOR. Other applications include odor control systems, chelating agents, CO2 purification, enhanced oil recovery, and other purification technologies.
In 1997, an alliance was formed between the two companies to maintain production of GTP's high-quality ARI family of catalysts used in Merichem's processes. This synergy allows for optimized mercaptan oxidation processes and reduced operating costs.
To learn more about how Gas Technology Products can help in your desulfurization needs, click on the Gas Technology Products button to link to their web site.
Merichem Company maintains a Research, Development and Engineering Center in Houston, Texas, USA, for the development of specialty chemicals and processes. Our team of chemical experts is constantly monitoring and improving products for customers through technology, and developing new products and processes.
Merichem抯 products are marketed worldwide. Merichem Japan, Ltd., is located in Tokyo, Japan, and markets industrial chemicals and process technology in Asia.
In 1997, Merichem Company structured its operations into two subsidiary operating companies: Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC (MCRS) and Merisol USA LLC.
Merisol USA LLC manufactures all phenolic products, including phenol, cresols, cresylic acids and their derivatives.
Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC:
A 100% Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Merichem Company
Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC (MCRS) is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Merichem Company. MCRS serves the refinery and coal processing industries with feedstock outlets for secondary products and technology.
Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC has five business units:
Caustic Management Services
Copper Naphthenate
Gas Technology Products
Naphthenic Products
Process Technology (ProTech)
Merichem Company Founded in 1945 with a Good Idea that Keeps Getting Better
Merichem Company was founded in 1945 with a good idea: recovering and manufacturing cresylic acids from refinery coproducts. By 1949, the small chemical firm was producing cresylic acids and sodium sulfides at a facility near the ship channel in Houston, Texas, USA. Previously available only from coal tar, these important intermediate chemicals rapidly won wide market acceptance because of their high performance.
Today, Merichem is considered a world leader in the production of high specification chemical intermediates and innovative process technology and engineering. Utilizing chemical coproducts as raw materials, Merichem not only manufacturers high quality intermediates, but demonstrates daily that a chemical company can be profitable and operate in an environmentally sound manner
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