About Us
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Our History
Ketjen was sparked from a history that extends back to 1835.
We saw an opportunity to solve problems for customers and drive momentum for our team by creating a sole focus on catalysts – building on centuries of expertise with forward-looking, innovated approaches. Our official launch in January 2023 solidifies our role as a resilient partner delivering custom, high-impact solutions to support our customers’ unique energy transition journeys.
Optimizing performance
for maximum profitability
We understand how to optimize catalysts and additives for maximum productivity.
With a wide selection of catalysts and additives for conversion of feedstocks, our team of experts has collaborated with refineries across the globe to improve performance at competitive costs. From conventional feedstocks to co-processing, we get results.
That’s why our customers have trusted us to develop, manufacture and optimize their catalysts and additives for over 50 years. Since then, our techniques may have changed, but our commitment to meeting our customers’ needs remains as strong as ever.
Our teams have the knowledge and resources to maximize our customers’ profitability across a variety of feedstocks by pushing our customers’ FCC units to peak productivity.
Products
Optimizing performance for maximum profitability
We understand how to optimize catalysts and additives for maximum productivity.
With a wide selection of catalysts and additives for conversion of feedstocks, our team of experts has collaborated with refineries across the globe to improve performance at competitive costs. From conventional feedstocks to co-processing, we get results.
With a wide selection of catalysts and additives for conversion of feedstocks, our team of experts has collaborated with refineries across the globe to improve performance at competitive costs. From conventional feedstocks to co-processing, we get results.
We understand how to optimize catalysts and additives for maximum productivity.
Optimizing performance for maximum profitability
We understand how to optimize catalysts and additives for maximum productivity.
With a wide selection of catalysts and additives for conversion of feedstocks, our team of experts has collaborated with refineries across the globe to improve performance at competitive costs. From conventional feedstocks to co-processing, we get results.
Troubleshooting & Technical Services
Ketjen is a provider of advanced catalysts solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries.
Our deep expertise drives the solutions of the future. Through Ketjen’s engineering excellence, we empower our partners with the best solutions for some of the most complex challenges. Creating a close partnership with our customers, we unleash the potential of advanced chemistry and spark success for many industries. We create value-added and performance-based solutions that enable a safer and more sustainable future.
Our deep expertise drives the solutions of the future. Through Ketjen’s engineering excellence, we empower our partners with the best solutions for some of the most complex challenges. Creating a close partnership with our customers, we unleash the potential of advanced chemistry and spark success for many industries. We create value-added and performance-based solutions that enable a safer and more sustainable future.
Our deep expertise drives the solutions of the future. Through Ketjen’s engineering excellence, we empower our partners with the best solutions for some of the most complex challenges. Creating a close partnership with our customers, we unleash the potential of advanced chemistry and spark success for many industries. We create value-added and performance-based solutions that enable a safer and more sustainable future.
Leadership
Ketjen’s leadership team brings decades of experience and expertise in the catalyst industry.
They share diverse perspectives, innovative approaches and customer-centric solutions. They are responsible for setting the direction and strategic approaches of the company – all with our customers, team members and shareholders in mind.
Michael J. Simmons
President
Henri Tausch
Chief Commercial Officer
Shane Carr
Chief Operating Officer
Bob Leliveld
Chief Technology Officer
Jim Cordell
Digital Communications Specialist
Romelia Hinojosa
Senior Communications Director
Our Solutions
We manufacture high quality FCC and HPC catalysts, organometallics and curatives through three divisions:
Fluidized Catalytic
Cracking
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking
CFT
Clean Fuels Technology
FCC
Performance Catalysts Solutions
Our Values
Formerly Albemarle Catalysts, Ketjen is a leading provider of advanced catalyst solutions.
Invest
Ketjen invests in Capacity, Equipment, Innovation and People. This is how we have become the leader in Refinery Catalysts, and this is how we will maintain our leadership position.
Invest
Ketjen invests in Capacity, Equipment, Innovation and People. This is how we have become the leader in Refinery Catalysts, and this is how we will maintain our leadership position.
Invest
Ketjen invests in Capacity, Equipment, Innovation and People. This is how we have become the leader in Refinery Catalysts, and this is how we will maintain our leadership position.
Troubleshooting & Technical Services
We know processes don’t always go as expected.
Whatever challenges our customers face, our troubleshooting and technical services employ robust analysis, creative problem-solving and lightning-fast response time to ensure operations ramp Learn More up as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Troubleshooting & Technical Services
We know processes don’t always go as expected.
Whatever challenges our customers face, our troubleshooting and technical services employ robust analysis, creative problem-solving and lightning-fast response time to ensure operations ramp Learn More up as quickly and painlessly as possible.