GFS Chemicals, Inc.Innovation and Commercialization through Chemistry ISO 9001:2008 Certified
• Batch Manufacturing for R&D through Commercialization• Flexible Production Capabilities for over 80 years• Inorganic and Organic Manufacturing Expertise• Extensive Expertise in Manufacturing Technologies and Chemistries • Exceedingly Responsive to Customer Inquiries – Confidential• Achieving Accurate and Reliable Production Deadlines
• Semi-Custom Chemistry to Meet Tight Customer Specifications• Problem Solving Chemists Complement Your Project Team• Supporting Major Industry Around the Globe• Manufacturing High Quality Chemicals up to metric tons• Custom Packaging, Drying and Production Competence• Your Global Sourcing Partner
Steel HutchinsonPresident, GFS Chemicals
Industries Served
• Environmental• Semiconductor• Pharmaceutical• Flavor & Fragrance• Superconductivity• Petrochemical• Agricultural• Automotive• Defense • Biotechnology• Power and Energy (Fuel
Cells, Batteries, etc)
Industries Served
• Environmental• Semiconductor• Pharmaceutical• Flavor & Fragrance• Superconductivity• Petrochemical• Agricultural• Automotive• Defense • Biotechnology• Power and Energy (Fuel
Cells, Batteries, etc)
Industries Served
• Electronics• Chemicals• Aerospace• Polymers• Coatings• Catalysts• Optics• Contract Manufacturing• Water treatment and
Analysis• Beverage/Dairy• Quality Control Laboratories
Industries Served
• Electronics• Chemicals• Aerospace• Polymers• Coatings• Catalysts• Optics• Contract Manufacturing• Water treatment and
Analysis• Beverage/Dairy• Quality Control Laboratories
Innovation and Growth1928 1940’s 1960’s 1970’s 1980’s
Founded, Columbus Ohio. Perchlorate salts defined early business
Development of trace metal acids (ppt grade acid)
Rare Earth products introduced (CAN) Development of heteroaromatic ligands
Acquisition of Karl Fischer product line
Collaboration on first chrome etchants
Innovation and Growth
Heavy acquisition period includes quaternary salts, sodium biphenyl & Farchan acetylenics
Perchloric acid plant built($2.5M US)
ISO 9000 certification
Aquisition of APS Analytical Standards for turbidimeters, colorimeters and spectrophotomers
New organic production facility built ($3.5M US)
1990’s 1997 1997 2001 2003
Innovation and Growth
Perchloric Acid expansionInorganic and Organic research labs built
UDRI Chrome IV Replacement Project
Beta Phase Tri-Calcium Phosphate - Artificial Bone Scaffold
Purchase of Catalog Distribution Center, Private Labelling Operation and Laboratory Reagents Manufacturing
SOCMA Chem Steward Tier II Certification Ammonia Borane Manufacturing Partnership
2004 2007 2008 2009 2010
Safety and Environment
• GFS is a Tier II Chem Stewards organization focused on safety improvement practices and waste minimization, recovery policies and controls
• Selected Employees are DOT, IATA and IMO certified to support all modes of material logistics to ensure safe and legal shipments world wide.
Safety and Environment
• GFS is a Tier II Chem Stewards organization focused on safety improvement practices and waste minimization, recovery policies and controls
• Selected Employees are DOT, IATA and IMO certified to support all modes of material logistics to ensure safe and legal shipments world wide.
Compliance and Quality
• GFS organic production operations are a zero discharge facility compliant with all local and federal EPA regulations
• We adhere to ISO 9001:2008 standards for quality practices and have been ISO certified since 1997
Organic Manufacturing
Leaders in the development and commercialization of specialty alkynes and derivatives
Product Offering
• GFS Chemicals remains focused on a core set of synthetic methodologies
• In support of alkyne production, we offer down
stream intermediates such as olefins, heteroaromatics and heterocycles
• We offer over 2000 organic chemicals in our product base
Core Synthetic Chemistry
Na & Li/Liquid Ammonia Chemistry– Alkylations– Aminations– Reductions (Birch, trans)– Ethynylations
Halogenations– Brominations– Chlorinations– Iodinations
Core Synthetic Chemistry
Alkyne Chemistry– Eliminations– Ethynylations– Sonogashira– Glaser Coupling– Cadiot-Chodkiewicz– Click Chemistry
Core Synthetic Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry– Grignard– Alkyl lithium– Coupling (Suzuki, Stille,
Negishi, Kumada)– Heck Reaction– LI/NA Amide– Cis-reductions
Core Synthetic Structures
• Alkynes– Aromatic– Terminal– Internal– Alcohols– Ketones– Acids– Conjugated
• Olefins– Cis/trans– En-yne– Cyclic– Grignards– Vinyl– Aryl– Alkyl
Core Synthetic Structures
• Halogenated Organics– Aklynes (Spelling??)– Olefins– Alkyl– Aromatic
•Heteroaromatic– Quinolines – Indoles– Pyrimidines– Bipyridines– Phenanthrolines– Terpyridines
Inorganic Bulk Manufacturing
U.S. Based Inorganic Product Development and Manufacturing
Inorganic Specialties
• Perchloric acid & Salts• Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (Etchants & Catalysis)• Purified compounds for metal complexes• Ultra dry salts for moisture sensitive applications• Rare Earths, Lithium, Sodium and Magnesium salts
& solutions• Precious metal ion exchange resins
Bulk Inorganic Salts
• Nitrates • Sulfates• Chlorides• Perchlorates• Carbonates• Periodates
• Oxalates• Acetates• Formates• Phosphates• Citrates
Specialty Inorganics
• Rubrene (OLED & Dye) • Anhydrous Cerous Chloride (Fuel Cell & Grignard
Initiator)• Hydroxyquinoline, Aluminum Salt (OLED)• Polyoxometalate complexes
Bulk Inorganics
• Lithium Perchlorate (Battery Electrolyte & Organic Catalyst)
• Lithium Carbonate, 99.998% (Lithium Crystals & Organic Catalyst)
• Lithium Iodide (Battery Electrolyte & Organic Catalyst• Precious Metal Salts (Silver Nitrate)• Ammonium Borane (OSU & EBA &D)
In-House Quality Control Support
• Full wet chemisty lab• Karl Fischer• Florescence
spectrophotometer• Ion Chromatograph• pH & Conductivity• Six New Lab Suites, dedicated
to new product and process development
• XP environment in two suites• PhD and Masters level chemists
supporting operations
• Gas Chromatography• Coulometric and Volumetric
Karl Fischer Systems• HPLC• GC/MS• UV VIS• FT IR • Wet Chemistry lab• IC• Melting Point• ICP• AA
What’s New
• Expanded Inorganic drying capacity/capability• Expanded Organic and Inorganic distillation capacity• Development of Organic Iodides/Iodoalkanes• High purity organic acids for etchants• Acquisition of novel nanosphere polymer technology• New Product Development Labs for Inorganic and
Organic Compounds • FDA inspected production suite• R&D Lab expansion• Dry Room for ultra low moisture product
handling/packaging• Specialty Grignard reagents
Dry Room Capabilities
• < 1% Relative Humidity• - 45° C Dew Point• Customized anhydrous material
handling• Custom packaging capabilities• Supporting materials < 100 ppm
H2O• Designed for Battery Grade and
Fuel Cell Grade materials
Robust Distillation Capabilities
• Increased capacity:– Single pass distillation– Fractional distillation
• High vacuum capability• Wiped film distillation for heat-
sensitive compounds• Extensive glass equipment for
handling corrosives• Low trace metal impurities
Customer Metrics
On time delivery (NEED TO SAY SOMETHING HERE)
Inventory Availability Lead Time Accuracy Product QualityTimely DeliveryProduct Information/KnowledgeCustomer Satisfaction
International Operations
• Sourcing Operations in Shanghai China• Serving over 80 countries
worldwide• www.GFSInternational.com– Japanese– German– French– Spanish
GFS Catalog Operations
• 70,000 Sq Ft. Operation, Manufacturing and Distribution Center
• Repack and Fulfillment Center• Private Label Operation• Amco Clear Water Analysis Division• Bottling Operations• Quality Control Labs• Manufacturing and Sourcing over 4000
Analytical Reagents