WSWater Solutions
Water Solutions (WS)
Chemtrade’s Water Solutions team operates an extensive North American manufacturing network, producing both industrial chemicals and customized solutions for municipal and industrial customers. Our water treatment products consist primarily of inorganic salts used as coagulants in the treatment of drinking water and wastewater* — helping provide clean, safe, and reliable water supplies across North America. In addition to water treatment chemicals, the team produces a line of poultry litter amendments that help growers control ammonia volatilization, supporting improved bird health and productivity. For information regarding product selection, purchasing, safety, or technical support for our Water Solutions products, please contact your Chemtrade representative.
The acquisition of Polytec in November 2025 enhanced Chemtrade’s Water Solutions segment by adding differentiated, value-added capabilities to its water treatment portfolio. With this addition, Chemtrade now offers integrated water solutions, including specialized chemicals, equipment, and services, to better serve food processing, industrial, and municipal customers.
*Chemtrade’s NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 60-certified drinking water treatment chemicals are listed on the NSF International website. NSF International is a leading independent organization that develops standards and certifies products for public health and safety.
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Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrochloric Acid – HCl
Chemtrade synthesizes Hydrochloric Acid at our North Vancouver, British Columbia facility by combining Chlorine and hydrogen in a method that produces a very pure, ‘clean’ product. Our North Vancouver facility is ideally located to serve the oil and gas market, local steel producers and various chemical producers and distributors in Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
HCl is used in the steel industry to clean (or “pickle”) the steel to remove scale prior to further processing. It is also used in the chemical industry to produce water treatment chemicals such as Polyaluminum Chloride and ferric chloride, and in industrial processes for pH control and ion exchange regeneration.
Hydrochloric Acid is an alternative to Hydroflouric Acid (HF) in the production of graphite anodes for the EV Battery industry. For more information, please visit our EV Battery chemicals page.
The oil and gas industry also uses HCl to help increase the production rate of oil wells by dissolving blockages that may be restricting flow and/or to create new flow paths to the wellbore.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for Chemtrade products can be found here.