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BIO-SOFT® is a nonionic surfactant blend that is an excellent cleaner, degreaser, and detergent. It can be formulated into concentrates and ready-to-use products for household, industrial, and institutional applications. 

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POLYSTEP

STEPANTEX® is a cationic surfactant providing excellent softening, cold water dispersability and good rewetting properties. It is used in household and industrial fabric softeners. 

STEPANTEX

STEPFAC

AMMONYX® is an amphoteric surfactant finding application in personal care, HI&I applications as foam enhancers, viscosity builders and as emulsifiers and lubricants in textile applications. 

AMMONYX

Our butyl-based TOXIMUL® series are multifunctional polymeric surfactants that are excellent emulsifiers in oil-based systems and come in a range of high ethylene oxide (EO) content. Our product line of low pour point materials has been developed with a range of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) values, EO content and water solubility to enable formulators to find solutions for even the most challenging formulations.


TOXIMUL

STEPAN-MILD® is an mild surfactant blend with good foam quality and viscosity building. It is used for baby products, shampoos, bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shower gels and bath products.

STEPAN-MILD

STEPOSOL

STEPANPOL® polyester polyols are designed for use in a wide variety of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate applications. We offer a full range of polyols, including those for C.A.S.E. (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers), Flexible Foam, and Rigid Foam applications.

STEPANOL

STEPANATE® SCS-40 is a versatile solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant that is applicable in heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, dishwashing detergents, and the oil field and metalworking sectors. Holding kosher certification, it serves the home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

STEPANATE® SCS-40

STEPOSOL® MET-10U is a unique unsaturated di-substituted amide crafted from renewable sources through nobel prize-winning metathesis technology. With attributes like rapid soil-penetrating kinetics, excellent solvency, heat and hydrolytic stability, and low voc content, it finds its place in various applications, including agriculture and coatings.

STEPOSOL® MET-10U

STEPANTEX® VL 90 A stands as a diester fabric softener quaternary, delivering excellent softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. This cationic surfactant paste is applicable in household and industrial cleaners and finds a diverse range of applications, including metal cleaning and polishing compounds, cutting oils, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, water repellents, shoe polishes, emulsifiers, paper treatment, and clays.

STEPANTEX® VL 90 A

AMMONYX® LO is a lauramine oxide that finds applications in personal care, hi&amp;i applications as foam enhancers, viscosity builders, and as emulsifiers and lubricants in textile applications. It offers long-lasting foam. This product meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

AMMONYX® LO

STEPANTEX® VT-90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary, providing excellent softening, cold water dispersibility, and good rewetting properties. This cationic surfactant paste can be used to produce up to 25% solid dispersions in household and industrial fabric softeners. The product is biobased.

STEPANTEX® VT-90

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET presents a solution composed of steposol® met-10u, citrus terpenes, and emulsifiers, surpassing petroleum-based solvents in cleaning and solvency with minimal voc content and a bio-based source. It's applicable to various cleaner types, from home-market multi-surface cleaners to industrial cleaners.

STEPOSOL® CITRI-MET

STEPANTEX® DC 90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary that offers commendable softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. As a liquid cationic surfactant, it is particularly well-suited for creating formulations of fabric softeners intended for both household and industrial use. It falls within the chemical group of dialkyl quaternary esters and functions as a textile antistatic agent. Notably, this product is kosher-certified, can be cold-mixed, and does not necessitate heating during the formulation process.

STEPANTEX® DC 90

NACCONOL® 90G is a high-active sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, renowned for its high foaming, fast wetting, and emulsification attributes. It finds use in cleaning formulations where foam is desirable and is versatile enough to be used in high-active, powder formulations, as well as construction products like concrete admixtures, firefighting foams, and dust control additives.

NACCONOL® 90G

ONYXIDE® 3300 is a registered biocide with a unique saccharinate counterion, distinguishing it from conventional n-alkyl dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (adbac). While it has limited water solubility (&lt;0.01%), larger quantities can be solubilized by adding other surfactants or certain solvents (alcohols, glycols, or glycol ethers). It offers an alternative to traditional biocides with chloride counterions, thereby mitigating the severe metal corrosivity linked to them.

ONYXIDE® 3300

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AMPHOSOL® CDB-HP is an enhanced amphoteric surfactant designed for cold processing and easy handling. It functions as a secondary surfactant, contributing to viscosity building and foam boosting across an array of personal care applications. Its flexibility in preservation choice is a valuable feature for formulators.

AMPHOSOL® CDB-HP

BIO-TERGE® AS-90 BEADS is a high-active, spray-dried anionic surfactant that excels in wetting, foaming, and detergency. Its applications span household, personal care, and industrial contexts, including shampoos, liquid hand soaps, bath products, dust control, concrete and firefighting foams, suspension concentrates, suspoemulsions, and agricultural applications.

BIO-TERGE® AS-90 BEADS

BTC® 776 is a quaternary for formulation into a wide variety of institutional and industrial cleaning applications, including water treatment, gas and oil drilling muds and packer fluids, gas and oil recovery injection water systems, gas and oil fracturing fluid systems, and wood preservation. The product is kosher-certified.

BTC® 776

STEOL® CS-460 is a 60% active, synthetic 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate featuring excellent detergent and foaming properties. This anionic surfactant's ethanol content lends clarity and fluidity at room temperature. Its versatility spans shampoos, laundry detergents, h&amp;i cleaners, textile mill keir boiling and bleaching formulations, textile detergents, and various agricultural applications.

STEOL® CS-460

LATHANOL® LAL COARSE is a mild anionic surfactant providing foaming, wetting, and emulsification. It can be used in bubble baths, shampoos, and cleansing creams. Its primary function is as a foam booster. It can be used in bubble baths, shampoos, and cleansing creams. This product is bio-based, naturally derived, plant-derived, preservative-free, sulfate-free, and eo-po-free. It is kosher-certified.

LATHANOL® LAL COARSE

BIO-SOFT® N91-6 is a c9-11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point and high hlb, excelling in fast wetting, moderate foam, emulsification, and detergency. Applications include laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It satisfies the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N91-6

BTC® 1210-80% is a broad-spectrum quaternary that can be formulated into a wide variety of disinfectant, sanitizer, and fungicidal products for use in institutional and industrial cleaning formulations. This biocidal active is associated with a u.S. Epa-registered end-use formulation that meets the criteria for applications against emerging viral pathogens. End-use formulations meeting this criteria may be considered for use as hard surface disinfectants against sars-cov-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the disease covid-19. The product is kosher-certified.

BTC® 1210-80%

NINATE® 411 is an isopropyl amine salt of branched alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. It is an anionic surfactant used in the manufacture of latex. It also finds application in a variety of agricultural formulations and in oil- and solvent-based systems. It is kosher-certified.

NINATE® 411

STEPWET® DOS 70-EA is a high-quality wetting agent designed for use in aqueous systems and mineral dispersions. It offers strong emulsifying properties, particularly for creating oil-in-water emulsions. Due to these emulsifying capabilities, it finds applications in various fields, including emulsion polymerization and agricultural applications. This product is manufactured in North America, which can be an important consideration for customers seeking local sourcing and support. Its emulsifying and wetting properties make it valuable for industries that require effective dispersion of oil-based substances within water-based systems, as well as enhanced wetting of surfaces for improved coverage and performance.

STEPWET® DOS 70-EA

STEPANOL® MG is an anionic surfactant recognized for its impressive detergency and high foaming properties. It finds a wide range of applications in detergent and personal care products, including shampoo, bubble bath, body wash, personal cleansing, hand dishwashing detergents, all-purpose cleaners, general cleaners, rug shampoo, and upholstery cleaners.

STEPANOL® MG

STEPANTEX® TD-560 is a nonionic surfactant that acts as a low-foaming scouring and wetting agent in various hard surface cleaners. It belongs to the alcohol ethoxylates tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates chemical group and holds kosher certification, serving markets like home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning.

STEPANTEX® TD-560

STEPANQUAT® ML is a quaternary compound intended for use in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions include conditioning, static control, and emulsification for both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. It finds application across various markets including Food &amp; Nutrition, Household, Industrial &amp; Institutional Care, and Personal Care.

STEPANQUAT® ML

MAKON® NF-12 is a nonionic surfactant renowned for its low foaming characteristics and excellent wetting capabilities. Its versatility is evident in applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

MAKON® NF-12

MAKON® OP-9 is a nonionic surfactant with versatile applications in agricultural, dilutable hard surface cleaners, and industrial formulations. It operates as an emulsifier, detergent, dispersant, and wetting agent, catering to a wide range of needs. Belonging to the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates, its functions encompass acting as an emulsifier, an adjuvant, and a wetting agent. It's important to note that this product is also certified as kosher.

MAKON® OP-9

AMPHOSOL® CG-50 is a 37% active form of cocamidopropyl betaine derived from coconut oil. This high-active, mild amphoteric surfactant functions as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder across personal care products, hard surface cleaning, vehicle care, and specialty foaming applications. It aligns with the surfactant screen of the u.S. Epa safer choice program and is listed on cleangredients.

AMPHOSOL® CG-50

STEPOSOL® M-10 belongs to a unique class of disubstituted amides, finding application in household, industrial, and institutional cleaning and degreasing. It showcases a broad range of properties, such as excellent solvency, low voc content, and stability against heat and hydrolysis.

STEPOSOL® M-10

BIO-SOFT® S-120 is a c12.0 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. Its anionic surfactant attributes include excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. Its high 2-phenyl content aids in maintaining clarity in liquid formulations with higher salt and active levels. Designed for a variety of hi&amp;i cleaners, including acidic formulations, it extends its application to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within the agricultural sphere.

BIO-SOFT® S-120

STEPAN-MILD® SL3-BA is a 30% active disodium salt of a 3-mole ethoxylated lauryl sulfosuccinate. It stands as a mild cleansing agent that finds its way into shampoos, hand soaps, baby shampoos, bubble baths, cleansing products, creams, lotions, and even the manufacture of latexes.

STEPAN-MILD® SL3-BA

BIO-SOFT® S-118 is a c11.8 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, serving as an anionic surfactant with remarkable detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. Its low 2-phenyl content contributes to higher viscosities in liquid formulations with lower salt and active levels. Its extensive use spans various hi&amp;i cleaners, including acidic formulations. Moreover, it can find application in emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within the agricultural sector.

BIO-SOFT® S-118

ZELEC® UN is a powerful agent that combines antistatic properties with mold release capabilities. Its use spans metalworking, textile applications, and pultrusion molding. In metalworking, it aids in polyester resin molding operations involving external heat, like matched metal die, compression, and pultrusion processes.

ZELEC® UN

NINATE® 401-A offers a 60% active non-aqueous calcium alkylbenzene sulfonate composition. This anionic surfactant's role involves partnering with nonionic surfactants to form effective emulsifier systems, making it a valuable asset in a range of agricultural formulations. Additionally, it has relevance in hi&amp;i oil- and solvent-based systems.

NINATE® 401-A

ALPHA-STEP® MC-48 is an anionic surfactant derived from oleochemicals, serving as a hydrotrope for solubilizing highly active systems. It exhibits favorable performance in hard water conditions, showcasing tolerance and lime soap dispersing ability. It is a readily soluble liquid with a ph range of 4 to 9, finding applications in household and industrial products.

ALPHA-STEP® MC-48

MAKON® NF-12 E is a nonionic surfactant valued for its low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It's employed across applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

MAKON® NF-12 E

STEPANTEX® CO-40 is a castor oil ethoxylate renowned for its utility as a lubricating and emulsifying agent in metalworking applications. It finds application in various sectors, including body scrubs, body washes, dilutable and ready-to-use hard surface cleaners, kitchen cleaners, and textile applications, across markets such as home care, industrial products, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care.

STEPANTEX® CO-40

STEPANATE® PTSA-C is a crystalline p-toluene sulfonic acid used as an intermediate in fine chemical manufacture, dye and pigment manufacture, metalworking, and catalyzing crosslinking reactions. Holding kosher certification makes it applicable in industrial products and institutional and industrial cleaning markets, particularly in cutting fluids and foundry catalysts.

STEPANATE® PTSA-C

STEPANOL® DX-AS165N is a high-active anionic surfactant with excellent foaming properties. It contributes to formulations like bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shampoos, bath products, and detergents. Derived from natural and plant-based sources, it holds kosher certification and caters to markets encompassing home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care.

STEPANOL® DX-AS165N

AMPHOSOL® CG-UN is an amido-type betaine derived from refined coconut oil, providing foam boosting and viscosity building across applications like shampoos, automatic dishwashing detergents, baby care products, bathroom cleaners, body scrubs, and more, in markets like home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, personal care, and vehicle care.

AMPHOSOL® CG-UN

LATHANOL® LAL FLAKE stands as a gentle anionic surfactant boasting foaming, wetting, and emulsification properties. It boasts applicability in an array of personal care products, including 2-in-1 shampoo, body scrubs, body wash, facial cleansers, hand soaps, men's grooming, shampoos, shower gel, and soap bars. The product finds its niche within the personal care market. Notable attributes encompass being bio-based, kosher (certified), naturally derived, plant-derived, preservative-free, sulfate-free, and eo po-free.

LATHANOL® LAL FLAKE

STEPANOL® AM is an anionic surfactant recognized for its exceptional foam and viscosity properties. It finds utility in various applications including liquid hand soaps, bath products, carpet and upholstery cleaners, textile wet processing and scouring, as well as metalworking processes. Some of its key features include ease of handling, foam enhancement, and high purity.

STEPANOL® AM

STEPANQUAT® 1010 is a quaternary compound with a specific role in deodorization and odor control, especially in dilutable hard surface cleaners. Belonging to the quaternary compound chemical group, it serves markets like home care and institutional and industrial cleaning. Its application extends to hard surface cleaners (dilutable and ready-to-use) and kitchen cleaners.

STEPANQUAT® 1010

MAKON® 12 functions as a high-active nonionic surfactant of great utility across agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. MAKON® 12's role encompasses being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. The product bears kosher certification.

MAKON® 12

BTC® 835 is a quaternary that can be formulated into a variety of applications, similar to btc® 824. This product is kosher-certified and finds use in applications including algaecides, deodorizers, disinfectants, fungicides, preservatives, sanitizers, and water treatment. It serves the antimicrobial market as well as the home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning sectors.

BTC® 835

BIO-SOFT® EC-690 is a nonionic surfactant that provides stability in both acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions. It offers moderate and stable foam along with high detergency. Tailored for laundry and various cleaning applications, including household, institutional, and industrial hard surface cleaners, BIO-SOFT® EC-690 complies with the u.S. Safer choice surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® EC-690

ACCOSOFT® 501 is a diamidoamine fabric softener quaternary tailored for household and commercial fabric softeners. This cationic surfactant paste boasts excellent storage stability. It can be easily formulated into dispersions with varying concentrations (2.5% to 25% solids) that exhibit instant cold water dispersibility and favorable rewetting characteristics.

ACCOSOFT® 501

BIO-TERGE® AS-40K is an anionic surfactant prized for its excellent viscosity, foam characteristics, and mildness. This makes it particularly well-suited for personal care applications such as liquid hand soaps, shampoos, facial cleansers, body washes, and even hard surface cleaning. It meets the stringent requirements of the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40K

MAKON® TD-12 is a nonionic surfactant that finds its place in a wide array of agricultural formulations. Serving as both an hlb variable and fulfilling roles in emulsification, adjuvant, and wetting, it is certified kosher. Its application spans areas like capsule suspensions (cs), concentrated emulsions (ew), dry cleaning, and emulsifiable concentrates (ec) within the agricultural solutions, home care, and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

MAKON® TD-12

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