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1940’s
International Dioxcide is formed by a group of dentists in Rochester, NY with a vision to create an oral mouth rinse based on a newly issued patent on stabilized chlorine dioxide.

1950’s
Commercial sales of Anthium Dioxcide™ is introduced into the food and beverage market.

1960’s
New FDA and USDA approvals for the use of ClO2 in food applications.

1970’s
New EPA approvals for all stabilized and chlorite products.

1980’s
The Oxychlor™ ClO2 generator is introduced.

1989
A sodium chlorite supply agreement is signed with ERCO Worldwide.

1998
International Dioxcide is purchased by Engelhard Corporation.

1999
New EPA approvals for potato storage applications.

2000
DuPont purchases International Dioxcide to expand their Clean and Disinfect business.

2004
New variations of the Oxychlor™ generator are introduced including the MG line of equipment.

2006
International Dioxcide moves its headquarters to a new office and warehouse facility in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, RI.

2007
Commercial launch of FermaSure™ into ethanol fermentation.

2010
Commercial launch of DuPont Oil and Gas effort.

2015
DuPont divests chemical holdings into Chemours; International Dioxcide is included in the divesture to Chemours and rebranded as ADOX Water Technologies.

2015
International Dioxcide receives ISO Certification.

2015
Endimal™ DW is introduced to the market for deodorizing and enhancing the dewatering process. (Patent pending.)

2016
LANXESS acquires International Dioxcide in the acquisition of the Chemours’ Clean and Disinfect business.

2017
The ADOX™ MiniAC generator is introduced to the market for safe implementation of acid-chlorite based ClO2 generation. (Patent pending.)

2017
Canada’s Superior Plus purchases International Dioxcide. IDI becomes a division of ERCO Worldwide, a division of Superior Plus LP, enabling the ERCO Specialty Chemicals business to vertically

2018
The ADOX™ InLine 3” generator is introduced with a robust industrial design for simpler ClO2 generation.

2018
The ADOX™ InLine 12” “Frac-on-the-Fly” generator is introduced for the oil & gas market.

2018
PurDOX™ chemistry is introduced to the market for chlorate-based chlorine dioxide production.

2018
The ADOX™ 12″ InLine (Frac-On-The Fly) generator is introduced for the oil and gas market.

2019
PurDOX™ equipment is introduced to the market.

2019
International Dioxcide agrees to conduct a cancer study required by the EPA under the ACC ClO2 panel.

2019
International Dioxcide receives Responsible Care® certification.

2019
The PurDOX™ VB generator is introduced for chlorate-based ClO2 generation.

2020
ADOX™ sodium chlorite is rebranded as ERCOPure™ to align IDI chemical offerings with the ERCO Worldwide parent company.

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