Dorf Ketal acquires US-based oilfield chemical maker Flowchem

Dorf Ketal, the Mumbai-headquartered global specialty chemicals manufacturer specialising in the oil & gas industry, has acquired the US-based Flow-Chem Technologies Llc (Flowchem). Flowchem is a speciality oilfield chemical provider that operates across Gulf of Mexico and US onshore market with blending facilities located at Rayne (Louisiana) and Pleasanton (Texas) in US and multiple warehouses.
 
Explaining the significant of the company’s presence in upstream and downstream oil & gas markets, Subodh Menon, founder & director - operations & business development, Dorf Ketal, commented, “The acquisition provides a ready conduit through existing contacts to introduce Dorf Ketal’s differentiated technologies to accelerate entry into the US upstream market. There will be manufacturing and supply chain synergies to increase cost competitiveness in the challenging oilfield market. We will aggressively seek supply chain efficiencies, provide infrastructure support and laboratory facilities to improve cost competitiveness and help retain and acquire customers in this challenging market sector.”