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Chattanooga (April 2, 2025) MFG Chemical has promoted Dr. Jeff Kramer to Technical Director of Water Additives. In his new role, Dr. Kramer will develop new products for water treatment and work directly with customers to address their water treatment issues and provide effective solutions.

Jeff has over 30 years of experience in industrial water treatment systems, including scale, corrosion, and bacteria control. He has frequently presented at the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) national conferences, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), and the Cooling Tower Institute. Jeff earned his B.S. in Biology from Adelphi University and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His technical papers have been widely published in scientific journals on subjects such as comparative biocide efficacy, biofilm control and its application against Legionella pneumophila in industrial cooling water systems, and biocide blends to solve microbial contamination issues in hydraulic fracturing, to name only a few.

Mike Standish, MFG VP of Water Additives and Co-Founder of Radical Polymers, declared, “Jeff is a world-class expert on industrial water treatment for scale, corrosion, and microbiological control. He is highly regarded within the water treatment industry and enjoys helping customers. He is an ideal Technical Director for MFG Chemical Water Additives.”.

In accepting his expanded role, Dr. Kramer stated, “I look forward to working with many more customers to meet their water treatment needs in scale, corrosion, and microbiological control. Having the extensive resources of MFG Chemical, Radical Polymers, and Masters Company together under MFG Water Additives provides customers with a new one-stop-shopping place for all their water treatment needs. This is very exciting.”

About MFG Chemical Water Additives, Including Radical Polymers and Masters Divisions

MFG Chemical, LLC is a leading specialty and custom chemical manufacturer for various markets. The Company is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, and operates six manufacturing facilities, with pilot testing and product development capabilities in Chattanooga and Northwest Georgia.

Key chemistries include water treatment chemicals, amides, esters, imidazolines, rheology modifiers, and surfactants.  Additionally, MFG has extensively upgraded and expanded its plants’ capacities, received Awards for plant safety and process efficiency, and was recertified for ISO 9001: 2015. MFG has also attained a silver ranking at Eco Vadis for sustainability.

The Radical Polymers division of MFG Chemical is a team of chemists with nearly 40 years of specific expertise in the design and application of water treatment additives. Radical Polymers’ popular INITIA® product line of polymer additives provides customers with highly customized tools to meet the most challenging applications. The Association of Water Technologies (AWT) has also awarded Radical Polymers “Supplier of the Year.”

About Masters Company, Inc.

For over 60 years, Masters Company, Inc. has been producing privately labeled products and services, with regulatory and technical support for industrial, commercial, food safety, fuel oil, education, and scientific water treatment markets. This includes blending, ultra concentrates, test kits, and services such as PDQ and RediTab phosphonate tests, enhanced polymer testing, calcium scale removal, iron/rust removal agents, and peracetic acid testing for sanitation/water treatment applications. Masters Company, Inc. is a member of the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) and is named “Supplier of the Year.” In 2022, its Head, Garret Garcia, received the distinguished Ray Baum Memorial Award for “Water Technologist of the Year.” Masters Company, Inc. is also a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

For more information, visit www.mfgchemical.com or contact Mike Standish at mstandish@mfgchemical.com.