Chase Corporation Company Profile

Chase Corporation, founded in 1946, is a leading manufacturer of protective materials for high-reliability applications. Our strategy is to maximize the performance of our core businesses and brands while seeking future opportunities through strategic acquisitions. We are organized into two operating segments, an Industrial Materials segment and a Construction Materials segment. The segments are distinguished by the nature of the products we manufacture and how they are delivered to their respective markets. The Industrial Materials segment includes specified products that are used in, or integrated into, another company’s product, with demand typically dependent upon general economic conditions. The Construction Materials segment is principally composed of project-oriented product offerings that are primarily sold and used as "Chase" branded products. Our manufacturing facilities are distinct to their respective segments with the exception of our O’Hara Township, PA and Blawnox, PA facilities, which produce products related to both operating segments.

Our principal products are specialty tapes, laminates, sealants, coatings and chemical intermediates that are sold by our salespeople, manufacturers representatives and distributors. In our Industrial Materials segment, these products consist of:

insulating and conducting materials for the manufacture of electrical and telephone wire and cable, electrical splicing, and terminating and repair tapes, which are marketed to wire and cable manufacturers;


laminated film foils, including EMI/RFI shielding tapes used in communication cables;


moisture protective coatings, which are sold to the electronics industry for circuitry manufacturing including circuitry used in automobiles and home appliances;


laminated durable papers, including laminated paper with an inner security barrier used in personal and mail-stream privacy protection, which are sold primarily to the envelope converting and commercial printing industries;

pulling and detection tapes used in the installation, measurement and location of fiber optic cables, water and natural gas lines, and power, data, and video cables for commercial buildings;


cover tapes with reliable adhesive and anti-static properties essential to delivering semiconductor components via tape and reel packaging;


flexible, rigid and semi-rigid fiber optic strength elements designed to allow fiber optic cables to withstand mechanical and environmental strain and stress;


polymeric microspheres utilized by various industries to allow for weight and density reduction and sound dampening;


water-based polyurethane dispersions utilized for various coating products; and


composite strength elements.

In our Construction Materials segment, these products consist of:


protective pipe coating tapes and other protectants for valves, regulators, casings, joints, metals, concrete and wood, which are sold to oil companies, gas utilities, and pipeline companies for utilization in both the construction and maintenance of oil and gas, water and wastewater pipelines;


protectants for highway bridge deck metal-supported surfaces, which are sold to municipal transportation authorities;

fluid applied coating and lining systems for use in the water and wastewater industry; and


expansion and control joint systems designed for roads, bridges, stadiums and airport runways.