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  • Houghton Chemical Corporation is a family-owned and operated distribution and manufacturing company headquartered in Boston, MA  with diversified but interrelated operations.

    For over 90 years we’ve built an enviable reputation for high quality and prompt, courteous service in chemicals and chemical-related products marketed on a national and international basis.

    Well-known for our profit sharing plan, Houghton Chemical provides quality employment and encourages all employees to be active participants in community activities at work and at home.

    My grandfather founded this company to satisfy a market need. He did so with success, supplying industrial chemicals and alcohols to New England industry, emphasizing honesty and service. His alcohol business in 1927 included our first introduction to servicing of automotive chemical needs. Ethanol was used to formulate the original automotive antifreeze.... Read More

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    Houghton Chemical, as a business and an employer, strives to be an active participant in encouraging growth and prosperity.

    Heat Transfer Fluids | Inhibited Glycol

    This cutting-edge department formulates innovative, premium, inhibited glycols and offers incomparable technical knowledge and delivery service.

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    Lead by the experience of an ASTM Fellow Chemist, our original department has top tier products and personnel eager to cater to your specific needs.

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    United States Cold Storage

    Glycol Color, NewsRandy Hunter
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    May 2021

    U.S. Cold Storage in Covington, Tennessee (TN) uses Houghton’s Inhibited Propylene Glycol in its hydronic system for keeping products, especially food and beverage items, at safe temperatures. The facility requested a special pink dye and unique concentrations for different system types. For more info on our products, see www.houghton.com/inhibited-propylene-glycol-fluids/

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    • 52 Cambridge St
      Allston (Boston), MA
      02134
      Serving: Massachusetts (MA), Maine (ME), Vermont (VT), New Hampshire (NH), Rhode Island (RI), Québec (QC)
    • 30 Amor Ave
      Carlstadt, NJ
      07072
      Serving: New Jersey (NJ), Connecticut (CT), New York (NY), Delaware (DE), Georgia (GA), Florida (FL), International: China (CN), Turkey (TR)
    • 705 Davis St
      Scranton, PA
      18505
      Serving: Pennsylvania (PA), Maryland (MD), Michigan (MI), Ohio (OH), Indiana (IN), Ontario (ON)
    • 100 Logans Ferry Rd
      New Kensington (Pittsburgh), PA
      15068
      Serving: Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC)
    • 13589 Main St
      Lemont (Chicago), IL
      60439
      Serving: Illinois (IL), Wisconsin (WI), Minnesota (MN), Iowa (IA), South Dakota (SD
    • 1000 Estes Ave
      Elk Grove (Chicago), IL
      60007
      Serving: Illinois (IL), Wisconsin (WI), Minnesota (MN), Nebraska (NE), North Dakota (ND)
    • 5555 8th Street East
      Tacoma, WA
      98424
      Serving: Washington (WA), Oregon (OR), Idaho (ID), California (CA), Alaska (AK), British Columbia (BC)
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