World Headquarters
Velsicol’s world headquarters is located in a suburb of Chicago only minutes away
from O’Hare International Airport. The headquarters is home to our corporate staff
including sales, customer service and business management.
Memphis Plant
Products based primarily on cyclopentadiene are manufactured at Velsicol's Memphis
plant.
MEC
The Company’s Memphis Environmental Center (MEC) was formed in 1979 and has been
dedicated to the management of potential liabilities stemming from legacy environmental
issues.
Velsicol Chemical LLC is
the technology leader in industrial intermediates based primarily on cyclopentadiene
including hexachlorocyclopentadiene and chlorendic anhydride.
Since 1931, Velsicol has been known around the world for its quality products. Our
standard is conformance to customer requirements 100% of the time. To help ensure
consistent product quality throughout our operations, every Velsicol-owned manufacturing
facility is certified under ISO 9002. Additionally, we have committed all our facilities
to a continuing effort to improve its responsible management of chemicals.
Velsicol employees are dedicated to the values of safety, quality, service, social
responsibility and cost effectiveness. These values are demonstrated throughout
our company in the actions of our people, the management systems we establish and
the performance of our operations.
Velsicol Chemical is a subsidiary of Arsenal Capital Partners. Arsenal Capital Partners
is a private equity firm that makes investments in specialty industrial, healthcare
and financial services companies. Arsenal invests in sectors where the firm has
prior knowledge and experience, and targets businesses that have the potential for
further value creation by working closely with management to accelerate growth and
leverage the firm’s operational improvement capabilities. Arsenal currently has
$800 million of committed equity capital under management and maintains offices
in New York City and Shanghai, China. For additional information on Arsenal Capital
Partners, please visit www.arsenalcapital.com.