H.L. Blachford Ltd.

Blachford is a leading manufacturing company providing industries with innovative, custom-designed industrial products. With over eighty years of experience, and five North American manufacturing locations, we serve a wide range of markets including construction and off-highway equipment, commercial vehicles, plastics, steel, rubber, metal working and wire. The quality management system in four plants has ISO 9001 certification, and two plants have QS 9000.

Our main product lines share the following characteristics:

Industrial materials

Batch process manufacturing

Specialties rather than commodities

Mainly mixtures, rather than pure chemicals

Many are specifically tailored for particular customers

Our main product ranges include the following:

Lubricants, coatings and corrosion inhibitors used in the production of wire

Lubricants, coatings and corrosion inhibitors used in the production of cold and hot rolled steel

Metal working lubricants and compounds, such as corrosion inhibitors and drawing compounds

Noise reducing materials, such as sound absorbers, sound barriers and vibration damping materials

Floor covering systems for commercial vehicles

Process aids and anti-tack agents for rubber

Lubricants, process aids and heat stabilizers for plastics

Lubricants for powdered metals

Gelling agents for oil and gas well fracturing, as well as many other uses

Blachford is proud of its record as a responsible corporate citizen, especially in terms of the health and safety of its employees and customers. Our concern extends to the communities where our plants are located, and to the protection of the environment at large. For over a decade, H.L. Blachford Ltd. has met all the requirements of the Responsible Care?program, which is a voluntary industry-wide commitment to the safe handling of our chemicals from inception to disposal.