Speciality Chemicals & Food Ingredients Division

What We Do

We supply a broad range of specialized performance chemicals, bulk commodity chemicals and food ingredients to manufacturing and food processing businesses nationwide.

We Have What You Need -- When You Need It

As one of the foremost specialty chemical distributors on the West Coast you can count on us to have what you need, when you need it.

- Our specialty chemicals are marketed to a variety of manufacturers for use in formulated products as diverse as industrial water treatment products, car care products, compounded household and industrial cleaning products, personal care products, and institutional cleaners such as dishwasher detergents for restaurants and hospitals.

- Our bulk commodity chemicals are available for immediate delivery in bulk or in totes on our dedicated fleet of trucks.  When you need commodity chemicals you can count on us to deliver.

- Our food ingredients are of the highest quality and are guaranteed to meet all applicable FDA regulations.  They can be provided with Kosher certification as required and are available in quantity at any time.

Our broad specialty chemical, commodity and food ingredient product lines include:

Surfactants

• Anionic surfactants -- lauryl sulfates and lauryl ether sulfates
• Personal care surfactants -- alkanolamides and specialty amphoterics
• Alkaline stable surfactants -- phosphate esters and specialty amphoterics
• Acid stable surfactants -- fatty amine ethoxylates and imidazolines
• Nonionic surfactants -- alkyl phenol ethoxylates, specialty alcohol ethoxylates, low-foam nonionics, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, polyethylene glycol fatty acid esters, polysorbates and sorbitan esters, and glyceryl esters and derivatives

Silicones

• Specialty wetting agents
• Linear fluids and cyclics
• Emulsions and defoamers

Performance Materials

• Defoamers
• Dispersants
• Polyacrylamides
• Specialty antiscalants
• Rust inhibitors

Bulk Commodity Chemicals

• Caustic
• Bleach
• Acids

Food Ingredients

• See our complete Food Ingredients List

With Specialty Chemicals, Technical Know-How Makes All the Difference

Armed with a level of expertise rare in today's chemical manufacturing industry, our technical service experts will work closely with you to determine the appropriate chemicals for your products. Because Shepard Bros. serves as a distributor as well as a manufacturer, we can locate or formulate just the right chemicals for your application. That includes even the most hard-to-find components. If you need them, we'll get them for you. And we can usually supply chemicals in any quantity that suits your requirements.

When you're formulating a specialty chemical, you may need help with complex issues such as cost-versus-performance tradeoffs. Just call on one of our technical experts to help you make sure you're getting optimum value as you develop your finished product.  Superior technical service and rapid follow-up support - it’s what we do best!

For more information, we invite you to Contact Us.