Paradigm Labs

Founded in 1959, Reagent Chemical is a producer of various industrial chemicals. Based in St Gabriel, La., the company is one of the largest providers of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and caustic soda for various industrial applications such as steel pickling, oil well acidizing, food processing, bio-fuels production and mineral processing. It also offers associated services such as inspection and installation of protective rubber lining in railcars, stationary tanks/tank trucks; consulting, planning and engineering HCL streams. Reagent Chemical provides technical support regarding inventory management. Its clientele comprise Lexus, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar automobiles and the aeronautical industry. The company has a subsidiary, Calico Hardwoods, which is involved in producing walnut wood blanks for shotguns and rifles and burled veneers for automobile.

Olin Chlor Alkai Products has a mercury cell plant in St. Gabriel, La. The company manufactures and markets various products, including chlorine, sodium hydroxide and hydrogen. Its products are used in the water treatment, plastics, pulp and paper, detergents, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical disinfectants industries. Olin Chlor Alkali Products also formulates, produces, packages and distributes several chloro-alkali products and extracted products, including hydrochloric acid that is used in petroleum production and in mining and metal processing. The company's products are used in a range of manufacturing processes, including metal smelting, petroleum production and refining, pulp and paper production and paint manufacturing processes. Olin Chlor Alkali Products sponsors various noncontributory, defined benefit pension plans covering all union and nonunion employees.