About Cheltec
The Company
Since 1996, the Cheltec team has been committed to the ongoing development of specialized Performance Carriers which are the base of our product lines for multiple industries. Product knowledge and application parameters were gleaned from independent research and field trials conducted by nationally recognized research facilities and universities.
Cheltec forged long-term relationships with industry professionals that could guide our team with an expertise that our team lacked during our early days. These relationships are a key factor to our current and future success.
Today we manufacture high-quality products under our own brand and provide private label brands for industry partners who helped us along the way. Our team is grateful to have achieved both local and nationwide sales through these partnerships with industry leading distributors.
Technology Overview
Carriers have been used for decades to solubilize compounds that are either insoluble or require more stability once solubilized. An example of a stability carrier is the EDTA chelate. Copper sulfate is water soluble on its own but considered unstable because it will drift downward in water and pile up at the bottom of a tank, lakebed, or jug. But when the EDTA compound is added to the copper solution, the EDTA will bond to the copper molecule and hold it in suspension within the water for greater stability in applications such as algae control in lakes and ponds, or as a plant nutrient in soils. However, the EDTA bonding makes the copper sulfate molecule larger, heavier, and less effective due to tying up the molecule’s electrons. This “tie-up” reduces the overall performance of the copper sulfate until the EDTA releases it which takes time. Additionally, many of these carriers may be toxic or take decades to break down in the soil.
Many liquid compounds and chemicals in the marketplace start out as a solid (meaning a powder or granule). Often these solids must become a liquid to achieve certain application requirements within an industry. To “solubilize” a solid chemical or compound (make the solid a liquid) water-soluble compounds (compounds that dissolve in water such as EDTAs) or ionized liquids (acids and bases) will bond to or solubilize the insoluble compounds and chemicals so it can be “carried” in water or other liquid solutions to achieve an application requirement.
The Stabitrol™ and StabiNex™ Difference
Like traditional carriers, our carries stabilize and solubilize many compounds and chemicals, it has been proven by independent research and field trials that our carriers enhance the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the compound or chemical. The enhancement is achieved through breaking up the large particle clusters of a chemical or compound into significantly smaller submicron particles. This improves the surface-coverage, absorption, rate-reduction (less is more) and performance consistency of the compound or chemical.
Another performance enhancement is that our solutions will donate electrons or protons for greater solubility, product interaction with substates, plant tissues, greater bridging for compatible-compound bonding, plating, etc…
The benefits of our Performance Carriers are highly desirable ones for crop nutrient and weed/pest control applications, livestock health applications, aquatic weed control, safe and effective consumer applications and more. Our comprehensive approach toward precision formulations with performance carriers is Cheltec’s commitment to help mitigate the negative impact chemicals have had on consumers, crops, and environmental health.
Founder
Denise DeLancy
Every industry is faced with having to use chemicals that leave lasting negative impact on humans, wildlife, soil, and waterways. For 25 years, Cheltec’s dedication has remained steadfast in developing both non-toxic and less toxic products as a response to reducing the use of toxic chemicals globally. Our products are currently being sold into many vital industries such as Agriculture, Aquatic, Transportation, Recreational, and more.
“Though Cheltec can’t transform the world, we can begin to transform industries, and together, we can change tomorrow.“
Jason Marquez
Susan Marquez
Christine Daniels
Olivia Lenz-Ortiz
Tim O'Neill
