Collection: CRC

CRC Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial chemicals that meet the maintenance and repair needs of marine, electrical, industrial, automotive and aerospace equipment. Founded in 1958, it arose after a verbal agreement between Rocket Chemical, the predecessor of the WD-40 Company, and Charles J. Webb II to distribute WD-40 fell apart. Webb then started a competing company in Philadelphia, Corrosion Reaction Consultants, Inc., and hired Rocket president Norman Larsen to run it. In 1960 it consisted of Larsen, two chemists and five employees. Its first product was CRC Corrosion Inhibitor, also called 5–56, a product comparable to WD-40. The product was reformulated in 1963 as the company diversified to produce more specialized products. The company has been owned by Berwind Corporation since 1981.