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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries) is a specialty chemicals company that offers tailored formulations and custom contract manufacturing. The company provides products including functional surfactants and performance defoamers, and develops custom aqueous coatings and advanced chemical solutions. Ascent Industries also manufactures intermediates, including bio-based alternatives and specialized industrial blends. The company’s products are used in a variety of applications and industries, such as oil and gas, personal care, household cleaning formulations, paper, agrochemical formulations, industrial textiles, wastewater treatment, graphic printing applications, food processing, mineral processing, and other industries. It operates through production facilities in Cleveland, Tennessee; Fountain Inn, South Carolina; and Danville, Virginia in the US. Ascent Industries is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the US.
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Products and Services
| Products | Services |
|---|---|
| Specialty Chemicals: | Brands: |
| Aqueous Coatings | Ascent |
| Defoamers | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ | |
| XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Divestiture | In June, the company sold American Stainless Tubing LLC to First Tube LLC, a provider of steel products and processing services. |
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In March, the company entered into an agreement to sell all of the assets of Bristol Metals, LLC to Ta Chen International, Inc. |
| 2022 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In August, the company announced to change its name from Synalloy Corporation to Ascent Industries Co effective August 10, 2022. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Ascent Industries Co | Olympic Steel Inc | Webco Industries Inc. | FutureFuel Corp | Colonial Chemical Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| City | Schaumburg | Highland Hills | Sand Springs | Clayton | South Pittsburg |
| State/Province | Illinois | Ohio | Oklahoma | Missouri | Tennessee |
| No. of Employees | 197 | 2,181 | - | 493 | - |
| Entity Type | Public | Private | Public | Public | Private |
Key Financial Charts
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Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Rosenzweig | Chairman | Executive Board | 2022 | 41 |
| J. Bryan Kitchen | President; Chief Executive Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | 52 |
| Ryan Kavalauskas | Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | 42 |
| Nicole Moye Durham | Chief Human Resources Officer | Senior Management | 2024 | - |
| Kimberly Portnoy | Vice President - Regulatory and Government Affairs; General Counsel | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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