RSC_Brands Knowpia

RSC Brands
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
Operating income	US$ 56.457 million
Net income	US$ 43.834 million
Total assets	US$ 178.998 million
Total equity	US$ 56.575 million
Number of employees	210
Website	rscbrands.com

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]

References edit

^ ^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.