Pilot Chemical Co. has opened a microbiology lab to bring new biocidal products to the market. The lab, which occupies 750 square feet at the company’s Sharonville Technology Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened in January 2023. Pilot Chemical manufactures a wide variety of products for various markets and applications, including biocidal products for the disinfecting, food processing, and oil and gas markets, among other uses.
“In the last three years, we have invested more than $4 million into the Sharonville Technology Center, which adds to our testing and application capabilities,” said John Manka, Ph.D., director of R&D and Sharonville Technology Center site manager. “We’ve also increased our staff by 30%. We continue to invest in our employees and our R&D capabilities to position ourselves for growth.”