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About Us

Mission Statement

Team

Note from the President

We have been manufacturing top-quality inorganic salts since 2001, maintaining long-term partnerships as toll manufacturers and suppliers of custom syntheses for clients that range from start-ups to international corporations.

Welcome to Blue Line Corporation, your source for pure metal salts in powders or solution chemistry. We manufacture inorganic salts using the industry’s best practices and proven techniques supported by the latest technologies.We specialize in rare earth, zirconium compounds and sol-gel technology, formulating these unique materials for use in numerous industrial and high-technology reactions and applications.

We look forward to speaking with you about your requirements for specialty chemical manufacturing and our ability to supply your needs, whether you order minimal quantities for prototyping or thousands of gallons of product.

Our mission: meet or exceed customer expectations for quality, consistency and service in chemical production. Be reliably cost-competitive without sacrificing quality of product or service. Maintain an excellent reputation as a top-quality developer, manufacturer and supplier of inorganic and rare earth chemicals.

Quality Policy

Continuous improvement of our quality control system enables us to provide customers with products that meet the strictest standards of purity and every applicable requirement.

Quality Objectives

1. Operational excellence founded on employee safety and environmental awareness.

2. Product quality maintained through continuous study and improvement.

3. Zero defects in all operations attained by continuously upgrading standards.

4. On-time shipments of every order.

5. Total customer satisfaction by partnering with customers to achieve their goals.

We’re good at what we do because of our people. The Blue Line team is made up of skilled, educated, innovative thinkers who bring a fresh, creative approach to every project. Team members’ diverse experience and solid know-how are advantages for our customers.

Jon Blumenthal President & CEO

Mike Gretschel Plant Manager

Suzanne Mendoza Inside Sales Manager

Joshua Perez Environmental Engineering Manager

Belinda Riggs Operations/Purchasing Manager

Jon Blumenthal

President & CEO

Jon has over 30 years of experience in the chemical industry. Jon earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and went on to perform post-graduate work in Chemical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of New York. In his 30 plus years of industrial experience, Jon has succeeded at growing the idea of an inorganic chemical manufacturing company into a reality. Jon’s role at Blue Line focuses on driving the direction of the business to maximize the core competencies of the company in order to provide the highest quality products to the customers.

Mike Gretschel

Plant Manager

Mike began his career with Blue Line Corporation in January 2013. Mike has over 30 years of experience in hydrometallurgical manufacturing. His expertise includes management, chemical manufacturing, and lean manufacturing process improvement. Mike received his Bachelors of Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University as well as his Masters of Business Administration in Business from University of Houston Clear Lake. In addition Mike is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Suzanne Mendoza

Inside Sales Manager

Suzanne began her career at Blue Line in January 2011. Suzanne received her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and her Master of Science in Accounting both from the University of the Incarnate Word. Her expertise include customer service, inside sales and management. Her accounting skills are used in determining valuation of raw material and usage for cost and estimation of current and new projects.

Joshua Perez

Environmental Engineering Manager

Josh began his career with Blue Line Corporation in August 2014. Josh received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He started with alternative fuel sources and has now turned to inorganic chemical manufacturing. His main focus is plant engineering and environmental compliances, while working closely with all of the other departments within the company.

Belinda Riggs

Operations/Purchasing Manager

Belinda began her career with Blue Line Corporation in April 2001. She has 25 years of experience as Operations Manager in Chemical Manufacturing Industry; over 15 of those in a Rare Earth Processing Plant, Training of various ISO-9000 Quality Standards, and Internal Auditing. Belinda received her Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from the University of Arizona, Global Campus in 2022. As the Operations Manager at Blue Line, Mrs. Riggs manages purchasing which includes monitoring vendor performance as well as managing and receiving inventory into computer system. She also maintains all office equipment and acts as liaison for outsourced IT management.

Blue Line Corporation is proud to offer you fine inorganic materials. Whether your material needs are research quantities or truckload volumes, Blue Line is prepared to meet your product requirements.

With a wide range of material, compounding and formulating capabilities, and an aggressive, exacting attitude, Blue Line is what you have been looking for in your preferred chemical supplier.

We manufacture and operate by the following rules:

1. The customer comes first and every customer is our preferred customer.

2. Produce to customer specifications or better, each and every time.

3. Maintain clear communication with the customer at all times.

4. Every batch must be consistent and meet our highest standards.

5. Produce quality products quickly and safely.

6. Compete on price and win your continuing business with quality.

These tenets made Blue Line what it is today. We are continuously working to produce new products, new compounds and proprietary organosols.

We welcome your inquiries about unique products and formulating needs and look forward to working with you.

Jon Blumenthal

President & CEO