Jacob’s Engineering (formerly Carter Burgess), a major national site selection and architectural/engineering firm, determined that the Rockford area’s infrastructure and business climate is well suited for chemicals manufacturing companies (pharmaceuticals, ethanol and related). Specific strengths highlighted by Jacob’s Engineering as suitable to this industry include:

• Good access to raw materials
• Good highway access
• Available industrial sites with rail
• Good water and sanitary sewer capacity
• Good labor availability
• Good capital investment impact

Some chemicals manufacturing companies currently located in the Rockford area include:

• Ecolab Inc.
• UDL Laboratories Inc.
• Testor Corp
• Engineered Polymer Solutions
• Color Corp of America
• Ha-International LLC
• Adkins Energy LLC
• Colorlab Cosmetics Inc.
• Mc Chemical Co.
• Biovantage Fuels LLC
• Dayton Superior Corp
• Pearl Valley Organix Inc
• Campbell Science Corp
• FBC Industries Inc
• Jm Environmental Inc
• E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
• Met-Chem Consultants Inc
• Cmpm Pharmacy Services Holding
• Valspar Coatings 12
• HD Campbell Co Inc
• Dip Seal Plastics Inc
• Rock River Blending
• AFS Bio Affinity Inc
• Planet Earth Antifreeze Inc
• Hurst Chemical Co
• LTD Enterprises
• Advanced Finishing
• Advantech Limited
• Pal Midwest Ltd
• Shaklee-Zissler