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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive Rubber Chemicals |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Founder | I.D. Blumenthal |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, NC, U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Mike Guggenheimer (President and CEO) Alan Blumenthal (Chairman) |
| Revenue | US$ 98.4 million |
| US$ 56.457 million | |
| US$ 43.834 million | |
| Total assets | US$ 178.998 million |
| Total equity | US$ 56.575 million |
Number of employees | 210 |
| Website | rscbrands |
RSC Chemical Solutions is a privately held automotive products company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a manufacturing headquarters in Indian Trail, North Carolina. It is one of the nation's top automotive products producers and the second-largest producer of ancillary radiator products in the United States and Canada.[citation needed]
The firm is currently based in a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) facility in Indian Trail.[1] It has a total employment of approximately 250 people.[2] Its current President and CEO is Mike Guggenheimer.[1]
The company was founded as Radiator Specialty Company in 1924 by I.D. Blumenthal,[3] who began marketing a product called Solder Seal to fix leaky car radiators. He was joined by his younger brother Herman Blumenthal in 1933.[4]
RSC's makes Gunk, a line of degreasers,[5] Gunk, which has been described as an "instrument shampoo," was developed by Gunk Chicago Co.[6] Originally, RSC was a regional distributor for Gunk.[7]
RSC also produces Liquid Wrench, a line of lubricants marketed as "application-specific" competitors to WD-40.[8] The company adopted the name RSC Chemical Solutions in 2010.[3]
The Blumenthal family have been responsible for significant philanthropic efforts in North Carolina, including substantial funding for the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte.[4][9][10]
In 2022, Blumenthal Holdings LLC decided to sell all assets of Blumenthal Brands Integrated to B'laster Holdings.[11] B'laster Holdings will now acquire all products under GUNK, Liquid Wrench, and Titeseal brands.[11]
- ^ a b Elkins, Ken (25 November 2014). "Mike Guggenheimer promoted to CEO at RSC Chemical Solutions". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Elkins, Ken (12 May 2014). "RSC Chemical Solutions profits, grows by going green". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b Stabley, Susan (17 June 2011). "Radiator Specialty's greener shade of Gunk". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b Laureate: Herman Blumenthal (1915 - October 28, 2001)" at North Carolina Business Hall of Fame (accessed November 12, 2011).
- ^ Philip H. Dougherty, "Advertising: Aiming Gunk at the Consumer", The New York Times, December 22, 1966.
- ^ Teletype Cleaning, Railway Signalling and Communication Vol. 53, No. 5 (May 1960); page 32.
- ^ GUNK removes grease scourfully (advertisement), appeared in Farm Journal, Vol. 86 (1962); pages 46 and 121.
- ^ Andrew Adam Newman, "Which Grease for a Squeaky Wheel?", The New York Times, April 20, 2010.
- ^ "Blumenthal Touched Charlotte With Charity. Longtime Queen City Philanthropist Died Sunday. He Was 86." Charlotte Observer, October 29, 2001.
- ^ "Friday Lends Name To Program", The Robesonian, February 9, 1995.
- ^ a b LLC, Blumenthal Holdings. "B'laster Holdings Acquires BBI Assets from Blumenthal Holdings, LLC". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-08-10.