issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message chemoxy international ltd industry chemical headquarters teesside united kingdom products specialty chemicals revenue 45 million 2013 website chemoxy.com chemoxy international ltd is one of europe s leading providers of custom manufacturing services of chemical products . the company also produces a range of low toxicity solvents and undertakes environmentally friendly solvent recycling activities . chemoxy operates two manufacturing sites in teesside england . the company was previously owned by the dow chemical company and was acquired via a management buyout in december 2011 . chemoxy international ltd produces a range of low toxicity solvents which are used in coatings and cleaning products including coasol and estasol which are sold globally . chemoxy also provides solvent recovery services as well as toll manufacturing services based on a range of reaction chemistries combined with a high degree of fractionation . contents 1 history 2 products and services 3 references 4 external links history edit chemoxy international ltd s middlesbrough site has been carrying out distillation services since 1868 and the billingham site was added to the portfolio in 1994 . chemoxy international ltd began in 1868 in which it specialised in tar processing and the site was owned by sadlers since then it has undergone a couple of name changes as well as being acquired by a couple of different companies before being purchased by dow chemical company in 2001 . on the 31 december 2011 the management team led the buyout supported by the royal bank of scotland to acquire two firms from dow chemical that formerly operated as dow haltermann custom processing in north east england on undisclosed terms . 1 one of the tees valley s fastest growing chemical companies chemoxy international ltd is set to double the size of its billingham plant . the move is part of a 6 million expansion project being carried out by chemoxy with support from the regional growth fund . chemoxy has purchased an additional five acres of land which will house a range of equipment including a combined reaction and fractionation column and provide space for future planned expansions . commissioning at the newly acquired site is expected to begin in july 2014 . the expansion has resulted in the creation of 15 jobs including process operators support staff and those focused on business development bringing the number of people employed by chemoxy to 130 . the expansion comes just two years after the company was created following a management buyout of dow chemical company s two teesside custom processing plants and follows a major expansion in 2012 . chemoxy is one of europe s contract manufacturers providing manufacturing services to companies engaged in speciality chemicals petrochemicals oil and gas agrochemicals flavours and fragrances and household and personal care sectors . it has also developed its own portfolio of low toxicity solvents including the coasol range which are used in environmentally friendly paints industrial coatings and cleaning products and exports account for 60 % of sales . 2 the business is divided into three key areas . the middlesbrough site has been carrying out distillation since 1868 and the billingham plant was added to the portfolio in 1994 . the regional growth fund is a 3.2 billion fund designed to help companies in england to grow . so far 2.6 billion of funding has been allocated to support projects and programmes committed to deliver sustainable jobs and economic growth . products and services edit the company produces its own range of low toxicity solvents which are sold to paint companies all over the world . chemoxy is also one of the uk s solvent recyclers . these solvents have found application in paint industrial cleaners and oil field applications amongst others in blends or used independently . the products the company produces include coasol coasol 290 plus estasol 2eha 2 ethylhexyl acetate dach 99 1 2 diaminocyclohexane dma dimethyl adipate dnbe di n butyl ether dipa diisopropyl adipate egda ethylene glycol diacetate isoamyl alcohol isoamyl acetate chemoxy s core activity is custom processing solutions the company offers a range of equipment which includes 9 glass lined and stainless steel reactors from 9 m to 25 m with reaction temperatures to 230 c 9 distillation units with up to 50 theoretical stages and vacuum capability to 5 mm hg wide range of feed and side stream options . solid raw material addition . bulk methyl chloride and other difficult to handle raw materials . references edit chemoxy emerges from dow speciality chemicals magazine . specchemonline.com . 2012 02 01 . retrieved 2015 05 20 . coreena ford the journal external links edit official website nepic.co.uk rbsif.co.uk thenorthernecho.co.uk processindustrymatch.com icis.com maps.google.co.uk gazettelive.co.uk gazettelive.co.uk insidermedia.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chemoxy international ltd & oldid 713694119 categories chemical companies of englandcompanies based in teessidecompanies established in 18681868 establishments in englandhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from may 2015all articles lacking in text citationsorphaned articles from august 2014all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged 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