Pencco Inc., Sealy, Texas, has announced a long-term sales agreement with Itafos Conda LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Itafos Inc., Houston, to market and distribute a new production stream of hydrofluosilicic acid (HFSA), which is commonly used for water fluoridation at water treatment plants.
The HFSA will be extracted from Itafos Conda’s phosphoric acid evaporation vapors. The first commercial delivery of HFSA under the long-term sales agreement is expected in first-quarter 2022.
“This partnership will help supply the needs of the North American fluoride market for many years to come,” said Pencco Founder and CEO Ron Horne. “Our investment in the water treatment industry shows our strong commitment to service municipal drinking water in the North American market today and into the future.”
Itafos said in May it was advancing a new initiative to produce and sell HFSA, including completion of a concept study, initiation of detailed engineering and design, and advancement of a potential long-term offtake agreement (GM May 14, p. 29). The company is also pursuing other byproduct initiatives (GM Sept. 4 & 11, 2020).
Founded in 1984, Pencco serves the fluoride market and is also a national producer and distributor of iron products for water and wastewater treatment.