History
Explore Shrieve's History
Jim Shrieve started Shrieve Chemical Company in 1978 with a vision to provide market-leading industrial chemicals across the United States. For more than 40 years, Shrieve has been a leading value-added chemicals distributor serving attractive markets and end-use applications globally. Today, Shrieve continues to fulfill that same vision.
Yet for customers, employees and suppliers, Shrieve is much more than that.
Shrieve seeks out market inefficiencies and turns them into market wins for customers and suppliers. Using their knowledge network, Shrieve finds the best match between customer need and product application. As more customers come under the Shrieve umbrella, they attract more suppliers seeking out new applications for their products.
Through organic growth and strategic acquisitions over the years, Shrieve now operates globally in four distinct business groups: Chemical Distribution, Specialty Lubricants and Enhancers, Custom Packaging, and Energy Products and Services.
2024 · TLC Ingredients
Acquisition
Shrieve Chemical Company acquires TLC Ingredients, a premier distributor of food ingredients, industrial chemicals, and phenolic resins based in Crest Hill, Illinois.
2023 · Gilbert & Jones Acquisition
Shrieve Chemical Company acquires Gilbert & Jones, a distributor of industrial chemicals throughout North America, serving a range of industries and applications, including aerospace, water treatment, fasteners, automotive, electronics, and more.
2023 · Chem One
Acquisition
Shrieve acquires Chem One, a distributor of an extensive line of dry chemicals to a diverse array of attractive end markets, including water treatment, animal feed, micro-nutrients, oil and gas, and general industrials based in Houston, Texas.
2022 · Independent Contract Packaging Acquisition
Shrieve acquires Independent Contract Packaging (ICP) based in Conroe, Texas to enable industry-leading blending packaging capabilities.
2020 · CLP Chemicals Acquisition
Shrieve acquires the styrene business unit and other assets from CLP Chemicals, a market-leading industrial chemical distributor based in Houston, Texas.
2019 · Gemspring Capital Investment
Gemspring Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce an affiliate has completed an investment in Shrieve Chemical Company.
2018 · 40 Years of Great Chemistry
The Shrieve Group celebrates 40 years of great chemistry since Jim Shrieve established the business in 1978.
2017 · Miami Chemical Acquisition
Shrieve acquires Miami Chemical, which strengthens its national presence in specialty chemicals and low-VOC products.
2013 · Marlin Facilities Established
Shrieve establishes strategically placed production and services facilities in Texas to better serve customers in the Oil and Gas markets.
2013 · Shrieve Technology Center
Shrieve Technology Center is opened in The Woodlands, TX.
2010 · Bigler Chemicals Acquisition
Chemical distribution business strengthened through the acquisition of Bigler Chemicals in North America.
2008
Shrieve establishes a China operation in Shanghai serving the Asia Pacific specialty products markets.
2004
Shrieve’s EMEA and U.S. operations entered into an exclusive agreement for the distribution of AC&R grade PAGs from Cognis.
1999
EMEA operation established in the UK following the acquisition of Chevron’s European ZEROL® and PROGILINE® businesses.
1995
Shrieve’s Oilfield Chemicals division is established serving the oil and gas markets around the world.
1988
Specialty Products Division formed, following the acquisition of Chevron’s ZEROL® AC&R lubricants business.
1978
Shrieve Chemical Company is founded by Jim Shrieve marketing sulfur and sulfuric acid across the U.S.