Technical Industries

Founded in 1837, the Borden & Remington Corp. is one of southeastern New England s leading chemical distributors. One of its main products is concrete, and one of its main services it provides is bring premixed concrete to job sites. When concrete slump is a factor, Borden products are used instead of water to increase this slump for more ease of placement. Many of its mixes are designed with high cement factors, low slump and correspondingly low water-cement ratios. The Borden & Remington Corp. has offices in Fall River, Mass.

In operation for more than 20 years, Twin Rivers Technologies is one of the largest oleo chemical producers in the United States. It operates fatty acid and glycerin production facilities. The company provides fractional distillation, crystallization, and partial and complete hydrogenation processing services. Twin Rivers Technologies maintains a fleet of more than 400 railcars and trucks that offer shipping, transportation, loading and distribution services. It features hydrolizer and distillation systems that produce kosher, coconut, tallow, vegetable fatty acids, glycerin and lipids. The company also manufactures biofuel products that serve the energy and environment sectors. Twin Rivers Technologies also offers Envirodiesel, which is a vegetable oil-based biodiesel.