Stratus Chemical distributes commodity and specialty chemicals to manufacturers across the United States. Below is a representative list, if you don't see what you need, contact us. Our sourcing network reaches well beyond this catalog.
A mild aromatic solvent and broad-spectrum preservative used in personal care, pharmaceutical, coatings, and fragrance applications.
A fast-evaporating ketone solvent used in coatings, adhesives, cleaning, and chemical processing. Stratus supplies technical and industrial grades in drums, totes, and bulk for formulators and manufacturers.
A highly polar aprotic solvent that dissolves stubborn resins, polymers and cured paint residues. Used in industrial paint strippers and cleaners, and as a carrier solvent that allows higher active loading in pesticide and herbicide formulations. A low-toxicity replacement for NMP and methylene chloride.
A versatile cleaning and processing solvent used across electronics, pharmaceutical, and industrial cleaning applications. Available in technical grades and common concentrations.
A high-boiling polar aprotic solvent with strong solvency for resins, polymers, and cured coatings. Used in petrochemical extraction, electronics and battery electrode processing, agrochemical formulation, and industrial paint stripping. Occupational use in the US is the subject of a proposed EPA rule under TSCA, see the full guide.
A fast-evaporating ketone solvent with strong solvency for resins, nitrocellulose, and vinyl polymers. Used in coatings, printing inks, adhesives, and surface cleaning. Evaporates more slowly than acetone, which gives formulators better flow and leveling in coatings.
One of the most widely used organic acids in food, beverage, cleaning, and personal care. Stratus supplies anhydrous (FCC food grade and technical), monohydrate, and 50% liquid solution. For a full breakdown of grades, specifications, and applications, see our dedicated citric acid guide.
A naturally occurring acid used as an acidulant, pH regulator, and antimicrobial across food, personal care, and cleaning formulations. Supplied in food and technical grades at common concentrations.
A chelating agent and sequestrant valued in cleaning formulations, concrete admixtures, and water treatment for its strong sequestration of metal ions in alkaline conditions.
A clear, water-miscible glycol used as a humectant, solvent, and carrier. USP grade for food, personal care, and pharmaceutical use; industrial grade for antifreeze, heat transfer, and resins.
A co-product of biodiesel and oleochemical production, used as an energy ingredient in animal feed and as a feedstock for further refining and industrial processes. Supplied to spec on glycerin content and impurity limits.
A high-purity humectant and emollient used in personal care, pharmaceutical, and food applications, plus a range of industrial uses. Available in USP and technical grades.
A water-soluble polymer used as a thickener, lubricant, and excipient across personal care, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. Available in a range of molecular weights, including PEG 3350, 6000, and 8000.
A high-performance thickener, stabilizer, and viscosity modifier produced by fermentation. Stratus supplies food, industrial, and oilfield grades for applications ranging from sauces and dressings to drilling fluids.
A fundamental industrial alkali used in cleaning, water treatment, chemical processing, and pH adjustment. Available in flake/bead and liquid (typically 50%) forms.
The standard primary coagulant in drinking water and wastewater treatment. Dissolved in water it hydrolyses to aluminum hydroxide floc, which neutralises the charge on suspended colloids and sweeps turbidity, colour, natural organic matter, and phosphorus out of the water. Also used for rosin sizing in papermaking, as a mordant in textile dyeing, and as a fast-acting soil acidifier.
A boron source supplying roughly 17.5% B, used as a flux in borosilicate glass, glass fiber, ceramic frits and glazes, where it lowers thermal expansion and improves thermal shock resistance. Also used in metallurgical and brazing fluxes, flame retardant formulations, electroplating baths, and as a boron micronutrient in agriculture.
A chemically inert, high-density mineral used as a functional filler and extender in specialty coatings, plastics, and rubber, and as a weighting agent where density is the objective. Supplied to industrial specifications.
A mineral compound used in ceramics, glass, and brick manufacture, where it controls scumming and modifies melt properties. Supplied to industrial specifications.
A highly soluble, hygroscopic inorganic salt used widely in metal finishing, galvanizing and soldering fluxes and zinc electroplating, plus batteries, textiles, and chemical synthesis. Supplied anhydrous in moisture-tight packaging.
A granular oxidizing filter material used in municipal and industrial water treatment to remove dissolved iron, manganese, and hydrogen sulfide. The manganese dioxide surface catalyzes oxidation, converting these to insoluble forms that are held in the bed and removed on backwash. Supplied as granules in multiple assay grades.
A concentrated nitrogen fertilizer at approximately 46% N, the most concentrated dry nitrogen source. Also used as an industrial feedstock for resins, in NOx-reduction systems, and as a non-protein nitrogen source in ruminant feed.
A soluble zinc source used as a crop micronutrient to correct zinc deficiency in soils and foliar programs, and as a zinc supplement in animal feed. Also used in industrial and water-treatment applications.
A versatile copper source used in agriculture as a micronutrient and as the copper component of fungicides and algaecides, and as a copper supplement in animal feed.
Muriate of potash (MOP), a primary potassium fertilizer supplying potassium for crop nutrition. Also used in industrial and technical applications.
A concentrated magnesium source used in soil amendment and crop nutrition, and as a magnesium supplement in animal feed. Also used in industrial and environmental applications.
A widely used zinc source, valued in animal feed as a zinc supplement and in agriculture as a crop micronutrient. Also used in rubber, ceramics, coatings, and other industrial applications.
A soluble nitrogen source at approximately 25% nitrogen, used as a fertilizer for chloride-tolerant crops such as rice and coconut. Also used well beyond agriculture, in galvanizing and soldering fluxes, dry-cell batteries, fermentation nutrients, and in water treatment as the ammonia source for chloramine disinfection.
A concentrated phosphate fertilizer supplying both nitrogen and phosphorus. Its acidic reaction on dissolving keeps phosphorus available on calcareous and high-pH soils where alkaline sources tie up, and makes it safer than DAP in seed-placed applications. Water-soluble 12-61-0 grade is built for fertigation, foliar feeding, and hydroponics; granular grades go into dry blends and starter fertilizer.
A highly soluble magnesium and sulfur source used to correct magnesium deficiency through soil application, fertigation, and foliar spray. Supplied as the heptahydrate (Epsom salt) and the monohydrate (kieserite): the monohydrate carries more magnesium per ton, while the heptahydrate dissolves faster and suits foliar and fertigation programs.
Versatile amine intermediates used in epoxy curing agents, lubricant additives, chelating agents, fabric softeners, and corrosion inhibitors. DETA (diethylenetriamine), AEEA (aminoethylethanolamine), and TETA (triethylenetetramine) serve a wide range of synthesis and formulation needs.
A wax-like lubricant and dispersant used as a processing aid in plastics, rubber, coatings, and as an anti-caking and release agent.
A solid lubricant prized for performance under high load and temperature, used in greases, coatings, and friction applications.
A mild oxidizing (anti-reduction) agent used in textile dyeing and printing to protect dyes from reduction during fixation, preserving color yield and brightness. Also known as sodium m-nitrobenzenesulfonate.
A low-odor, multifunctional amino alcohol used as a neutralizer and pH adjuster in waterborne coatings and personal care, with added benefits in pigment dispersion and corrosion inhibition.
A strong oxidizing agent supplied as free-flowing crystals, suitable for NSF/ANSI 60 drinking water treatment applications. Used to oxidize dissolved iron and manganese, control taste, odor and hydrogen sulfide, and regenerate manganese greensand filters, plus air and gas purification, remediation and aquaculture.
A phosphonate scale and corrosion inhibitor and chelating agent used in cooling water, boilers, reverse-osmosis systems, detergents, and metal treatment. It sequesters metal ions and stays stable across a wide pH range.
A phosphonate scale inhibitor and chelating agent that prevents scale and stabilizes metal ions in circulating cooling water, boilers, and industrial cleaning. Effective at low dosages and stable under high hardness and temperature.
A water-soluble polymer produced by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate, used as an adhesive binder, paper and textile coating, protective colloid in emulsion polymerization, and water-soluble film. Grades are defined by degree of hydrolysis and solution viscosity.
A difunctional phenolic monomer made from phenol and acetone, used to manufacture epoxy resins and polycarbonate. The backbone of protective coatings, structural adhesives, composites, and electrical laminates.
Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, the highest-volume anionic surfactant, used in liquid detergents, industrial cleaners and degreasers, emulsifiers, oilfield fluids, and textiles.
An early anionic surfactant and wetting agent still used in textiles, leather, agriculture, and personal care for its emulsifying and dispersing properties.
The workhorse anionic surfactant of personal care and household cleaning, giving high foam and strong detergency with a milder skin feel than sodium lauryl sulfate. Used in shampoos, body washes, dish liquids, and hard-surface cleaners. Viscosity builds readily with salt and with an amphoteric co-surfactant.
The high-foam anionic surfactant used where strong detergency and dense lather matter more than mildness — toothpastes, powdered and bar cleansers, industrial and institutional cleaners, and as a wetting and dispersing agent. The non-ethoxylated counterpart to SLES, supplied as needles or powder and as a paste or solution.
An amphoteric secondary surfactant used to boost and stabilize foam, build viscosity, and cut the irritation of anionic systems such as SLES. Compatible across anionic, nonionic, and cationic formulations, which makes it the standard partner surfactant in mild cleansing bases.
Our sourcing network reaches well beyond this list. Tell us the product, grade, and volume, we'll come back with pricing and availability within one business day.
Request a Quote →