Arch Chemicals, Inc., now part of Lonza, had more than $1 billion in sales in 2010.  We take pride in making products that help make people's lives better, safer and healthier. Arch and its subsidiaries have leadership positions in two business segments:  Biocides Products and Performance Products.  But at heart, we are a Biocides company.   We're a global leader in providing innovative, chemistry-based solutions to selectively destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes. Our focus is in water treatment, hair and skin care products, wood treatment, preservation and protection applications

such as for paints and building products, and health and hygiene applications.  Our Biocides portfolio includes four businesses within our core Biocides Products business segment:

Water Products.   Arch's sanitizers and related treatment chemicals destroy harmful, even life-threatening microbes in recreational pool and spa water, drinking water, and water used in commercial and industrial applications, such as food disinfection and beverage bottle cleaning operations.

Wood Protection. Our advanced preservatives protect wood from, among other things, fungal decay and insect damage.

Industrial Biocides and Health and Hygiene Products. Our biocides are incorporated into industrial, commercial and consumer products worldwide to provide protection against fungus, bacteria, viruses, algae and other harmful microbes.  For instance, Arch supplies biocides for use in paints and other building products to deter the growth of mold and mildew, leading causes of the Sick Building Syndrome.

Personal Care Products. Our biotechnological active ingredients, botanicals, preservatives and other cosmetic ingredients provide healthful benefits in hair and skin care products.  Arch's zinc Omadine®, for example, is the world's most popular active antidandruff shampoo agent.

The core competencies distinguishing these businesses are:

• Superior chemical formulation skills. We excel at developing new products and finding new applications for existing ones.
  
  
• Regulatory and toxicological expertise. In fact, we see a highly regulated environment to ensure human health and safety as a key competitive advantage for us!
  
  
• In-depth marketplace knowledge and technical customer support capabilities.

For additional insights into all of our Biocides products, click on Biocides Products.

Our Performance Products business segment encompasses a variety of specialty chemicals, including performance polyols for coatings, adhesives, sealant and elastomers; glycols for antifreeze, cleaning products and consumer goods; and hydrazine propellants and hydrates.

At Arch, we specialize in serving technically demanding world leaders in a diversity of fields and helping them excel through intimate customer alliances.  Want to get some chemistry going?  Please Contact Us online or contact us through one of our Worldwide Locations.