Aqua Ben Corp

Hydrosorb, inc. TM, a division of Aqua Ben Corporation, a specialty chemical company in business since 1976, was founded in 1999 to provide solutions to the escalating federal and state regulated environmental problems plaguing the agriculture, horticulture and construction industries. Since its founding, Hydrosorb, inc. has expanded its scope of business to encompass a broader mission including cleaner air, cleaner water, better soil and smarter business practices. Our products are designed to provide water and soil conservation ; reduce sediment and stormwater runoff ; provide erosion control, dust suppression and infiltration enhancement ; promote soil structure improvement ; increase yield, and seal ponds and canals. They are suitable for use in production agriculture, on construction sites and unpaved roads, at wholesale nurseries and vineyards, in landscaping and gardening, hydroseeding, and Department ofTransportation projects.

Based in the Western United States, Hill Brothers Chemical Company sales in recent years have been in excess of $45 million. Hill Brothers provides a variety of chemical products to the industrial and construction markets. Its specialty is the marketing and sales of specialty and/or commodity products into a variety of markets. Hill Brothers supports and is a member, both regionally and at a corporate level, of a variety of trade associations, including Chemical Industry Council of California, Chemical Marketing Association and Ammonia Safety Training Institute. Hill Brothers was established in 1923. Headquartered in Orange, Calif., Hill Brothers Chemical Company operates from facilities in Arizona, California and Utah.

Nearly 40 years after it was established as a one-product chemical specialty company, Venus Laboratories has grown to become a leader in the private-label chemical specialty industry. The company manufactures a variety of chemical products for restroom care, odor control, floor and carpet care, automotive care, patch and repair kits, fuel oil additives and waterless cleaning. These products, which have garnered more than 10 patents, are used in the janitorial, marine, government, retail, hospital and natural health industries. In addition to the headquarters in Wood Dale, Ill., Venus Laboratories has four ISO 9001 certified manufacturing plants strategically located throughout the United States. Venus employs more than 130 full-time employees, including seven chemists, and its products are shipped to Canada, Europe, Central America, South America and Asia.