The transaction includes customer lists, technology, patents and inventory. The sale does not include any of the physical assets at Olin's Brandenburg, KY site. Alkyl diphenyl oxide disulfonates are specialty anionic surfactants used in a range of industrial applications, including emulsion polymerization, textile dyeing, cleaning, detergents, mining and agriculture. Diphenyl oxide disulfonate chemistry has been identified by Pilot as a priority area for rapid global growth, and recent capacity expansions, along with continuing investments in applications technology development, support this aim. In a consolidating chemical industry, Pilot Chemical stands out as one of only a few privately owned, independent specialty surfactant manufacturers.
Pilot specializes in sulfonation and alkylation.
The Aristonate Guidebook is a guide to the use of sulfonates in industrial lubricant applications, with a special focus on metalworking fluids. The book covers the unique performance properties of the Aristonate range of oil soluble sulfonates, and advises formulators on how to make the best use of the products. There is also extensive information on the regulatory status of the products, and advice on handling and storage. The Aristonates, from Pilot, the first truly synthetic, custom-made sulfonates, have been used by lubricant formulators worldwide for over 25 years. In the past year, in light of significant changes in the availability of the natural by-product sulfonates from white oil production, synthetic sulfonates have assumed increasing importance.