Company Profile
Company Overview
Cortec® Corporation is a company that has always believed it is not good enough to just meet customer needs: you must anticipate them. That’s what it means to be an innovator. Currently, Cortec® supplies innovative corrosion protection solutions to the petrochemical, metalworking, telecommunications, electronics/electrical, utility, construction, military/government, marine, basic metals, automotive, and equipment maintenance markets. We are expanding into new markets and creating new applications every day. For example, we have developed new technologies in the field of specialty chemical additives (i.e., paint, elastomers, plastics, etc.), new and exciting building blocks for water treatment and process industries emphasizing environmentally safe VpCI® molecules, and new products for the preservation or restoration of concrete structures using MCI®, technology.
Company History
In 1977, as a fledgling company working out of a garage in St. Paul, Minnesota, we had a vision to effectively combat the devastating effects of corrosion, while at the same time creating environmentally-friendly alternatives to existing methods of corrosion protection.
Through commitment, hard work, and extensive research and development we pioneered the application and distribution of Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibiting (VpCI®) and Migratory Corrosion Inhibiting (MCI®) technologies. First we developed nitrite-free multimetal VpCI® products. Then we expanded into environmentally acceptable water-based liquids to replace polluting oil and solvent-based coatings. Now we are producing a full line of multi-functional products that promise unparalleled benefits to you, our customer.
Through the years, Cortec® Corporation has grown to become the world’s leader in corrosion protection technology, but regardless of how large we become, the vision and commitment we began with in that little garage will always remain: to provide corrosion protection to help customers increase profits, improve product quality and reduce waste and pollution.
Cortec® Corporation is a recipient of NACE International Distinguished Organization Award for excellence in corrosion protection technologies (2004). The way we look at it, being a world-leader in VpCI®/MCI® technology has its responsibilities
Benefits
Cortec offers a wide array of competitive benefits, including medical and dental coverage. Employees can make use of a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medically-related costs not covered by insurance. In addition, employees can make medical premium payments on a pre-tax basis. Employees accrue Paid Time Off (PTO), a combination of vacation and paid sick time.