What We Distribute

Chemical Products We Supply

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.

Solvents

Solvents

Acetone Full guide →

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.

Grades

Technical, Industrial

Typical Uses

Coatings, adhesives, surface cleaning, resin processing

Packaging

Drums, totes, bulk (subject to availability)

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Solvents

Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)

A versatile cleaning and processing solvent used across electronics, pharmaceutical, and industrial cleaning applications. Available in technical grades and common concentrations.

Grades

Technical / industrial concentrations

Typical Uses

Cleaning, degreasing, formulation, processing

Packaging

Drums, totes, bulk

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Organic Acids & Derivatives

Organic Acids

Citric Acid Full guide →

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.

Grades & Forms

Anhydrous (FCC & technical), monohydrate, 50% liquid

Typical Uses

Acidulant, pH control, chelation, descaling, flavor

Packaging

25 kg bags, supersacks, liquid totes

Documentation

COA, spec sheet & SDS provided

Organic Acids

Lactic Acid Full 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.

Grades

Food grade, technical

Typical Uses

Acidulant, pH control, preservative, cosmetics

Packaging

Drums, totes

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Organic Acids

Sodium Gluconate Full guide →

A chelating agent and sequestrant valued in cleaning formulations, concrete admixtures, and water treatment for its strong sequestration of metal ions in alkaline conditions.

Grades

Technical, industrial

Typical Uses

Chelation, cleaning, concrete admixtures, water treatment

Packaging

25 kg bags, supersacks

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Glycols & Glycerin

Glycols & Glycerin

Crude Glycerin Full guide →

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.

Grades

Crude (by glycerin content)

Typical Uses

Animal feed energy source, industrial feedstock

Packaging

Totes, bulk tanker

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Glycols & Glycerin

Refined Glycerin (USP / Technical) Full guide →

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.

Grades

USP, technical

Typical Uses

Humectant, emollient, solvent, food & pharma applications

Packaging

Drums, totes, bulk

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Glycols & Glycerin

PEG 3350 (Polyethylene Glycol)

A water-soluble polymer used as a thickener, lubricant, and excipient across personal care, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications.

Grades

Technical, NF (subject to availability)

Typical Uses

Thickener, lubricant, binder, excipient

Packaging

Bags, drums

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Hydrocolloids

Hydrocolloids

Xanthan Gum Full guide →

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.

Grades

Food, industrial, oilfield

Typical Uses

Thickening, stabilizing, suspension, drilling fluids

Packaging

25 kg bags, supersacks

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Inorganics & Mineral Compounds

Inorganics

Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide) Full guide →

A fundamental industrial alkali used in cleaning, water treatment, chemical processing, and pH adjustment. Available in flake/bead and liquid (typically 50%) forms.

Forms

Flake / bead, 50% liquid

Typical Uses

Cleaning, water treatment, processing, pH control

Packaging

Bags, drums, totes, bulk

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Inorganics

Barium Carbonate & Barium Sulfate

Mineral compounds used in ceramics, glass, brick, specialty coatings, and as functional fillers. Supplied to industrial specifications.

Products

Barium carbonate, barium sulfate

Typical Uses

Ceramics, glass, brick, coatings, fillers

Packaging

Bags, supersacks

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Inorganics

Antimony Oxide (Antimony Trioxide)

A synergist used with halogenated flame retardants in plastics, textiles, and coatings, and as an additive in glass and pigments.

Grades

Technical / industrial

Typical Uses

Flame-retardant synergist, plastics, coatings, glass

Packaging

Bags, supersacks

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Inorganics

Zinc Chloride (Anhydrous) Full guide →

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.

Grades

Anhydrous, technical / industrial

Typical Uses

Galvanizing & soldering flux, electroplating, batteries, catalysis

Packaging

Moisture-tight bags, drums

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Specialty Chemicals & Amines

Specialty / Amines

Ethyleneamines — DETA, AEEA, TETA Full guide →

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.

Products

DETA, AEEA, TETA

Typical Uses

Epoxy curing, lube additives, chelants, corrosion inhibitors

Packaging

Drums, totes, bulk

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Specialty / Additives

EBS (Ethylene Bis-Stearamide)

A wax-like lubricant and dispersant used as a processing aid in plastics, rubber, coatings, and as an anti-caking and release agent.

Grades

Technical / industrial

Typical Uses

Lubricant, dispersant, release agent, anti-caking

Packaging

Bags, drums

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Specialty / Additives

Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂)

A solid lubricant prized for performance under high load and temperature, used in greases, coatings, and friction applications.

Grades

Technical / industrial

Typical Uses

Solid lubricant, greases, coatings, friction reduction

Packaging

Bags, drums

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Specialty / Textile

Resist Salt (m-Nitrobenzene Sulphonic Acid Sodium Salt) Full guide →

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.

Grades

Technical

Typical Uses

Reactive / vat / discharge printing, anti-reduction agent

Packaging

25 kg bags, supersacks

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Specialty / Additives

AMP-95 (2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol) Full guide →

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.

Grades

AMP-95 (95% active)

Typical Uses

Coatings neutralizer, pH adjuster, dispersion aid, corrosion inhibition

Packaging

Drums, totes

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

Oils & Surfactants

Surfactants

Sulfated Castor Oil (Turkey Red Oil)

An early anionic surfactant and wetting agent still used in textiles, leather, agriculture, and personal care for its emulsifying and dispersing properties.

Grades

Technical

Typical Uses

Wetting, emulsifying, textile & leather processing

Packaging

Drums, totes

Documentation

COA & SDS provided on request

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