Arch Chemicals, Inc.

Arch Chemicals, Inc., a biocides company, provides chemistry-based and related solutions to destroy or to selectively inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms. The company concentrates in the areas of water treatment, personal care, health and hygiene, industrial preservation and protection, and wood treatment. It offers industrial biocides that are chemicals used to control the growth of microorganisms in paints, architectural coatings, and metal working fluids; arch biocides for marine paint applications; and cosmetic ingredients for the producers of cosmetic finished products, including skin care, hair care, and makeup. The company also provides industrial wood preservatives and fire retardants for leisure and landscaping projects, utility poles, and marina docks and pilings; and arch wood treatment products. In addition, it offers water treatment products for municipal drinking water and food processing industries, and commercial and residential swimming pools; and hydrazine propellants and hydrates. Further, the company provides reliable hydrazine propellant and industrial water treatment products to remove dissolved oxygen from boiler water. It offers its products to customers in Brazil, China, South Africa, India, and internationally. The company offers its products through home improvement and construction supply stores. Arch Chemicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut. It has manufacturing and customer-support facilities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Arch Chemicals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Lonza Group AG.