Historical Timeline

2023

Southern States Chemical opens a new production facility in Augusta, Ga., offering a strategic inland location providing rail and truck shipments to customers in Augusta and across the Southeast region.

2022

April

Southern States Chemical, a Dulany Industries, Inc. company, announces the acquisition of an idled sulphuric acid plant in Augusta, Ga. from Chemtrade Logistics and begins operating. The facility enhances the company's reliability of supply, offering a strategic inland production location that can continue operating in the event of weather disruptions at the company's coastal facilities.

2017

October

Dulany Industries announces the acquisition of the former Tronox site now named Seapoint Industrial Complex in Savannah, Ga. This is a 755 acre site with 1 mile of deepwater and an operating 1000 TPD sulfuric acid plant.

2016

October

SeaGate Terminals, LLC announces the acquisition of a premier 44 acre deepwater bulk and break-bulk Terminal in Chesapeake, VA.

2013

June

Dulany Industries is announced as the winning bidder for the former 1600-acre deepwater Tronox site, including the operating sulfuric acid plant, in Savannah.

2010

December

Southern States Chemical announces its new Wilbara plant is operational as of December 15, 2010, at 8:44 pm. Located at 4620 Hwy 421 North in Wilmington, NC, Wilbara solidifies Southern States Chemical’s position as the premier industrial producer/supplier of Sulfuric Acid on the East Coast.

2009

1-Sep

Southern States Chemical receives ISO 9001:2008 recertification.

2009

February

Kevin Glover is elected President of SeaGate Terminals, LLC.

2004

March

Southern States Chemical purchases key components and designs of the Baraboo Munitions Sulfuric Acid Plant in Wisconsin, and beings plans to construct a new acid plant in Wilmington, NC.

2003

26-Nov

Southern States Chemical is granted ISO 9001:2001 standard certification.

2001

Southern States Chemical completes its first acid import terminal tank. It can now receive imported sulfuric acid via vessels.

2001

Southern States Chemical now has production units and an import terminal in Savannah, GA and Wilmington, NC. This provides the necessary resources to maintain unparalleled flexibility and excellent customer service.

2001

18-May

Southern States Chemical purchases the Wilmington, NC, sulfuric acid facility from KOCH Sulfur Products. The company now produces and markets over 500,000 tons throughout the Southeastern United States. Southern States Chemical enters the import business in Wilmington with the assumption of the lease arrangement (on 15,000 ton tank) with Chemserv Terminals.

2000

July

First warehousing agreement for SeaGate Terminals, LLC is signed.

2000

March

Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer shuts down fertilizer production.

2000

January

Dulany Industries is formed to act as the parent company over wholly owned subsidiaries Southern States Chemical, SeaGate Terminals, LLC and Southern States Phosphates and Fertilizer.

1999

December

F. Reed Dulany, III purchases control of the company and is elected President and Chairman of Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer.

1996

20-Mar

Key D. Compton is named President of Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Company.

1987

11-Aug

Jack D. Lee is named President of Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Company.

1982

11-Jun

Franklin Reed Dulany, Sr. passes away. F. Reed Dulany, Jr. becomes chairman and President.

1982

18-Mar

F. Reed Dulany, Jr. is elected to the Board of Directors.

1965

18-Oct

Sulfuric Acid Contact Plant No. 1 begins production, and the company markets sulfuric acid to the industrial sector for the first time. Previously all of the acid produced was used internally for fertilizer manufacturing.

1960

13-Aug

F. Reed Dulany, Jr. marries Susan Strobhar.

1940

5-Oct

Franklin Reed Dulany, A. Douglass Strobhar (President of Southern Fertilizer & Chemical Company), and two others purchase Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer. Mr. Strobhar along with Mr. Robert S. Cope previously purchased a controlling interest in 1934. Mr. Franklin Reed Dulany is elected Chairman and President.

1902

The Savannah Fertilizer Plant is built.

1901

29-Aug

Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer; Augusta Georgia is incorporated by Frederick B. Pope.

1897

Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Company is founded.