ATRP Solutions, Inc. Renamed Pilot Polymer Technologies, Inc.

Name change reflects broad range of company’s proprietary technologies

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ATRP Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Pilot Chemical Company, is now
Pilot Polymer Technologies, Inc. (PPT). The new name better reflects
PPT’s broadening proprietary technologies in important chemical
markets.

“Our name change shows Pilot Chemical’s commitment to growth and
innovation in the specialty polymer market,” said Patrick McCarthy,
president of Pilot Polymer Technologies. “It is great to be part of a
company with the leadership, vision and resources to support such an
entrepreneurial initiative.”

Pilot Chemical acquired the Pittsburgh-based ATRP Solutions in July 2017
to expand its footprint in the oil field chemicals, lubricant additives
and paints and coatings markets.

“The new name better aligns ATRP Solutions with the Pilot brand and
demonstrates Pilot Chemical’s confidence in Pilot Polymer Technologies
to develop products and build its business,” said Pamela Butcher,
president and CEO of Pilot Chemical.

PPT’s lab and team of research scientists will remain in Pittsburgh.

Pilot Polymer Technologies, Inc. (formerly ATRP Solutions, Inc.)
is Pilot Chemical Company’s Pittsburgh, Pa. based specialty polymer
technology subsidiary. Prior to being acquired by Pilot Chemical, the
company had been in business for ten years and spun out of Carnegie
Mellon University. Pilot Polymer Technologies (PPT) utilizes controlled
radical polymerization (CRP) in its fully operational synthetic
chemistry research facility and has developed a new class of proprietary
rheology modifiers for oil field and cosmetic markets. PPT has developed
an extensive patent portfolio with 21 granted patents and has 55 patent
applications pending. These patents protect its products’ compositions,
uses and manufacturing processes.

Pilot Chemical Company is a privately owned and independent
global specialty chemical company providing high quality products and
services to the disinfecting, sanitizing and cleaning; metalworking and
lubricants; oil field and emulsion polymerization industries. Its
proprietary core technologies involve alkylation, sulfonation, sulfation
and a number of other specialty operations, including the production of
biocidal quats, tertiary amine derivatives, polymers and organometallic
fuel additives. Pilot, an industry leader in chemical innovation and
safety, owns the most state-of-the-art continuous sulfation process in
North America, is a leader in quaternary ammonium compounds, and is the
world’s largest manufacturer of disulfonates. Pilot is certified under
the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program. Pilot
Chemical Company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more
information, visit www.pilotchemical.com.

Contacts

For Pilot Chemical Company
Jackie Koopman, 513-780-9334
[email protected]