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Altiras Altiras is a market leader in the beneficial use of secondary chemicals and off-specification fuels for chemical and industrial customers throughout the world.

Our distribution subsidiaries offer prime alternative chemicals and fuel blend stocks, providing measurable savings off prime raw materials.

Glycol streams are often replaced as performance declines, but that doesn’t mean they’ve lost all value. In many systems...
05/27/2026

Glycol streams are often replaced as performance declines, but that doesn’t mean they’ve lost all value. In many systems, PG and EG degrade gradually, leading to early removal and unnecessary loss.

Instead of defaulting to replacement:
• Recover and reuse in stable, controlled systems
• Redirect streams into recovery or secondary use
If you’re routinely replacing glycol, you may be discarding usable material.

See how to evaluate your streams more effectively:https://altiras.com/re-evaluating-glycol-streams-in-industrial-processes/

Toluene and xylene are high-value solvents, but once contaminated, they’re often treated as waste. In many cases, most o...
05/20/2026

Toluene and xylene are high-value solvents, but once contaminated, they’re often treated as waste. In many cases, most of the solvent remains. The loss comes from failing to evaluate what can be recovered.

Instead of defaulting to disposal:
• Recover and reuse in stable processes
• Redirect streams into recovery or secondary use
If you’re removing toluene or xylene from your process, you’re likely discarding value.

Learn how to capture it: https://altiras.com/recovering-value-from-toluene-and-xylene-streams/

Large refrigeration systems often contain tens of thousands of gallons of glycol. During chiller replacements or retrofi...
05/19/2026

Large refrigeration systems often contain tens of thousands of gallons of glycol. During chiller replacements or retrofits, that fluid is usually drained and treated as waste. However, with proper planning, industrial glycol recovery can turn large drain-outs into a recoverable asset rather than a disposal cost.

If your facility is planning a system replacement or major retrofit, it may be worth evaluating the glycol before scheduling disposal. Read more: https://altiras.com/industrial-glycol-recovery-recovering-value-from-large-scale-glycol-drain-outs/

Across solvents and NPK markets, material is still being produced. But it’s no longer moving predictably. Buyers struggl...
05/18/2026

Across solvents and NPK markets, material is still being produced. But it’s no longer moving predictably. Buyers struggle to secure supply, while sellers hold material that doesn’t fit traditional channels. This is what a fragmented market looks like.

The companies adapting now are the ones expanding how they source, evaluate, and place material. We break down what’s happening—and how to navigate it: https://altiras.com/solving-for-ethyl-acetate-nmp-acetic-acid-and-npk-in-a-changing-market/

When markets tighten around the Strait of Hormuz, the challenge in the U.S. isn’t supply; it’s movement.Fuel that should...
05/14/2026

When markets tighten around the Strait of Hormuz, the challenge in the U.S. isn’t supply; it’s movement.

Fuel that should convert to revenue gets stuck:
– Tanks stay full
– Buyers become selective
– Placement slows

And that turns inventory into a constraint instead of an asset. The opportunity isn’t waiting for the market to change. It’s finding where that fuel can still move right now.

Read more: https://altiras.com/from-constraint-to-cash-flow-managing-u-s-fuel-inventory-during-hormuz-driven-market-shifts/

Acetone and MEK move fast in high-turnover processes, so replacement often becomes routine. But when solvents are cycled...
05/13/2026

Acetone and MEK move fast in high-turnover processes, so replacement often becomes routine. But when solvents are cycled out daily, loss stops being a chemistry issue and becomes a cost driver.

Most spent solvent still holds value. Instead of defaulting to disposal:
• Recover and reuse in stable processes
• Redirect streams into recovery or secondary use
If you’re constantly replacing acetone or MEK, you’re likely leaving value on the table.

Learn how to manage solvent loss more effectively:https://altiras.com/managing-acetone-and-mek-loss-in-high-turnover-processes/

When tension rises in the Strait of Hormuz, global fuel markets react quickly.In the U.S., fuel supply doesn’t disappear...
05/07/2026

When tension rises in the Strait of Hormuz, global fuel markets react quickly.
In the U.S., fuel supply doesn’t disappear, but the market becomes more selective.

Buyers tighten specs. Standards get stricter. And some fuel that would normally sell… doesn’t. Not because it’s low quality, but because it no longer fits what buyers want right now.

That value doesn’t disappear. It just shifts to different parts of the market.
The key is knowing where it can still move. Read more: https://altiras.com/after-hormuz-shocks-some-barrels-get-rejected-heres-where-the-value-goes/

In many operations, IPA is treated as disposable—used, contaminated, and replaced.But most “spent” IPA still contains us...
05/06/2026

In many operations, IPA is treated as disposable—used, contaminated, and replaced.

But most “spent” IPA still contains usable solvent. Instead of defaulting to disposal, there are two better paths:
• Recover and reuse on-site
• Redirect into recovery or secondary use channels

If you’re routinely replacing IPA, you’re likely discarding value.

Learn how to reduce loss and rethink your process:
https://altiras.com/reducing-ipa-loss-in-cleaning-and-production-environments/

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