Household Industrial & Institutional (HI&I)

North America’s largest producer of hydrotropes for over 75 years. The cleaner & detergent markets have historically been and continue to be the largest market segment for Nease. Our reputation for providing quality chemicals cost effectively and on time is well known with most major companies serving in this area. CATEXEL Nease delivers a comprehensive portfolio of specialty chemicals for Industrial & Institutional cleaning applications, including NAXONATE® Hydrotropes, NAXSOFT® and WEYLCLEAN® Surfactants, NAXONAC® Phosphate Esters, and PERACTIVE® Bleach Activators. These technologies help formulators create powerful, stable, and sustainable cleaning products that provide superior wetting, detergency, solubilization, bleaching, and soil removal performance across commercial, industrial, and institutional environments. Combined with decades of formulation expertise, CATEXEL Nease helps customers develop next-generation cleaning solutions that meet both performance and sustainability objectives.

NAXONATE® Hydrotropes

NAXONATE hydrotropes are among CATEXEL Nease’s flagship HI&I products. They improve the solubility of surfactants and other formulation ingredients, maintain clarity in concentrated cleaners, depress cloud points, and enable high active-load formulations. Common applications include all-purpose cleaners, degreasers, disinfectants, hard surface cleaners, floor care products, and warewashing detergents.

NAXSOFT® Surfactants

NAXSOFT surfactants provide excellent wetting, detergency, emulsification, and foaming characteristics for a wide variety of HI&I cleaning products. They are commonly used in industrial cleaners, vehicle care products, floor cleaners, and heavy-duty degreasers where effective soil removal is critical.

WEYLCLEAN® Surfactants

WEYLCLEAN surfactants offer strong detergency and wetting performance for institutional and industrial cleaning applications. They help improve grease cutting, surface penetration, and cleaning efficiency in both manual and automated cleaning systems.

NAXONAC® Phosphate Esters

NAXONAC phosphate esters function as wetting agents, emulsifiers, coupling agents, and corrosion inhibitors. They are particularly valuable in alkaline cleaners, metal cleaners, disinfectant formulations, and hard surface cleaning products where enhanced wetting and substrate compatibility are required.

PERACTIVE® Bleach Activators

PERACTIVE® TAED (Tetraacetylethylenediamine) enhances the effectiveness of peroxide-based bleaching systems at lower temperatures. These products are used in institutional laundry detergents, commercial warewashing, and specialty cleaning applications where improved stain removal and energy efficiency are desired.

NAXAN PLUS® Products

The NAXAN PLUS line offers readily biodegradable chemistry that helps formulators meet sustainability goals while maintaining cleaning performance. These products are well-suited for environmentally conscious HI&I formulations and support evolving regulatory and customer requirements.