Applied Chemical Technology Inc Statement of Qualification 2016-17

1. Statement of Qualifications

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2. Company Profile
Welcome to Applied Chemical
Technology (ACT) winner of the 2015
Governors Trade Excellence award and
2011 Alabama Small Manufacturer of
the Year. Located in Florence Alabama,
ACT is a one-stop facility providing
research and development,
engineering, design, automation, and
fabrication services. ACT provides
product design, process development,
equipment design, automation, equipment modification, bench-scale and pilot-scale testing, plant
design, and fabrication to industries both domestically and internationally.
ACT specializes in the design and fabrication of commercial production plants and equipment for a wide
range of industries and processes. ACT maintains over 91,500 ft
2
of research, development and
fabrication facilities. Our facilities include laboratories, design facilities, fabrication shops, pilot plant
facilities, greenhouses, and more. ACT's engineers and staff have the knowledge and experience to
handle a vast array of process applications. Fabrication services include production equipment, skid -
mounted systems, structural, and custom equipment.
Since 1981, ACT has worked with U. S. and International clientele to develop new equipment designs and
processes making ACT known worldwide for expertise and craftsmanship. Clients from around the world
utilize the ACT laboratory and pilot plant facilities for both development and test marketing. Recent
industries utilizing ACT's facilities include fertilizer, catalyst, bio/renewables, pharmaceutical, mining,
polymer, food, and specialty chemicals.
Company Overview
• Engineering Services
• Research and Development
• Pilot plant and Commercialization
• Fabrication Services (Equipment, Structural, Electrical)
• Automation and integration services
• ASME Section 8 Div 1 pressure vessel certified
• UL 508 panel Shop
• Small Business certified
• 2011 “ Alabama Small Manufacturer of the Year”
• 2015 “ Governors Trade Excellence Award”
• North American Industry Classification (NAICS):
541330, 541712, 332420, 335313
• SIC Codes: 8711, 8731, 3559
• DUNS: 10- 209-00479
• Cage Codes:004VO

3. Confidentiality
In today's ever changing market, confidentiality is of utmost importance. The open exchange of
information between Applied Chemical Technology and our client is critical to a project's success.
Assurance that confidential information will be kept private is key to confidently sharing information
and ideas relative to the project. ACT has a proven record of maintaining confidentiality. In ACT's 35
years of business, there has never been a breach of confidentiality. ACT maintains a policy that we own
no patents or intellectual property which ensures that any technology developed while working for a
client is the property of that client. ACT encourages the participation of clients in every phase of the
development process, including preliminary discussions, bench scale tests, pilot plant tests and design of
processing plants.


H. J. Baker has worked with ACT on R&D projects for many years. We appreciate their
confidentiality, professionalism, forward thinking, and ability to "think outside the box" on our
projects. We look forward to continuing our relationship with ACT."
Don Cherry, President , Crop Performance Division, H.J. Baker


"Applied Chemical Technology's solid reputation on confidentiality and the protection of client
owned intellectual property is one reason when I worked for a previous employer, we selected
ACT. I found the ACT team to be highly professional with a strong commitment to policies and
procedures that safeguarded our confidential information and IP. "
Don Lauweryssen, Vice President Business Development,
Yargus Manufacturing Inc.


My company has had a long relationship with ACT. From time to time ACT has declined
additional development opportunities to ensure they do not risk IP of any of their other clients.
Any company can have the proper legal agreements in the file. The actions of the personnel at
ACT demonstrate a commitment to integrity that keeps us coming back. Senior Manager,
Premium Products

4. Services Offered
• Process & product evaluation
Engineering
Applied Chemical Technology provides complete engineering services from concept to completion. We
offer innovative solutions for all engineering needs, including chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, and
structural engineering. Whether you require troubleshooting, new process development, product or
equipment design, operation assistance, full-scale plant design, or project management, ACT has the
expertise and ability to handle all of your engineering demands.

• Process & product development
o Laboratory development
o Pilot plant development
• Scale-up
• Process modification
o Increased production capacity
o De-bottlenecking & optimizing
o Improved product efficiency
• Cost reduction
• Pollution control
• Safety enhancements
• Raw material evaluation
• Plant expansion
• Commissioning and startup services
• Operator training
• Complete plant design
• Chemical, mechanical and civil engineering
• Electrical and automation engineering
• Plant modification
• Plant evaluation
o Feasibility
o Economic viability
o Troubleshooting
o Efficiency and optimization
• Site evaluation and development
o Traffic flow
o Utilities
o Drainage and waste control requirements
o Soil conditions and site preparation requirements
o Space requirements
• Equipment design and fabrication
• Instrumentation and control design
• Automation design and programming
• On-site engineering supervision

5. o Assembly and erection
o Plant management and operation


Research and Development
As a manufacturer of custom equipment and processing plants, every product created by ACT is
uniquely based upon the process requirements of each client. Even our standard equipment designs are
modified and manufactured to suit a client's needs. ACT's greatest strength is our unique ability to
develop entirely new chemical products and processes, designing and fabricating specialty equipment to
test and eventually commercially produce these same innovations. We are truly a "one-stop shop,"
capable of taking any product idea and developing the processes, systems and equipment necessary to
bring that product to full-scale commercial production.
ACT offers 4000 ft
2
of lab space and more than 30,000 ft
2
of pilot plant facilities to support all Research
and development efforts. • Process development
• Pilot plant testing/development
• Bench scale to 2 ton/hour pilot plant
• Agglomeration
• Granulation
• Coatings
• Encapsulation
• Reactions
• Fluid bed testing
• Drum testing
• Solvent based testing
• Fertilizer development
• Bio based processing
• Drying
• Prilling
• Chemical Analysis
• Physical Properties testing
• Custom analytical testing

6. ACT's in-house design group includes graduate mechanical engineers and highly-trained skilled
draftsmen. Our experts take client information or internal process data and develop fabrication
drawings for customized equipment, pilot plant design, or full-scale plant design. Design team members
work closely with our craftsmen during the fabrication stage of all equipment to assure the highest
quality at the lowest possible cost. ACT currently utilizes
Auto-Cad and Solid Works.

Design Services
• Site development and plant design
• On-site consulting and supervision
• Special equipment and machine design
• Structural steel detailing
• ASME code vessel detailing
• P&ID and Schematic As-Built
• Design improvements for existing technology
• Equipment refurbishment
• Parts and equipment procurement
• 3D modeling

• Build control panels to UL508A specifications
Process Automation/Integration
An automation system from Applied Chemical Technology gives you pinpoint control of all your process variables, eliminating human error and assuring a more consistent level of product quality. The advantages of ACT automation include: reduced production cost, increased production rate, improved
product quality, increased safety, improved production consistency, centralized process control, uniform
process operations, accurate process data collection and reporting, and reduced downtime. Applied
Chemical Technology is a full- service engineering firm with a reputation for innovative process, product
and equipment design. We back our automation services with extensive process engineering
experience. No other systems integrator can offer our combination of process and system engineering
expertise.
• Custom designed turnkey control systems
o Designed for your unique process
requirements
o Guaranteed to perform as specified
• Complete in-house electrical panel and
automation shop
o Optimum cost control
o Rapid fabrication
o Tight quality control

7. o No subcontracting
• Full on-site installation services
• Full staff of chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers, programmers, designers and
craftsmen
• ACT can also upgrade or modify your existing system, even those from other suppliers

• Equipment design
Fabrication
Applied Chemical Technology, offers custom equipment and fabrication services to multiple industries
worldwide. We know that in many ways, no project has truly begun until the steel is cut. Fortunately,
Applied Chemical Technology offers complete equipment fabrication services to turn your ideas into
reality. Since 1984, we've provided plants and process equipment for companies around the globe. Our
custom equipment ranges in size from small lab-scale to large industrial plants. We can build virtually
any piece of equipment to satisfy any process demand. Every ACT construction project also includes the
rapid completion and cost control for which ACT is known. ACT's 35,000 square foot fabrication shop is
an ASME Div 1 pressure vessel shop, providing custom pressure systems and reactors. We can handle all
of your pressure, temperature and explosion-proofing needs implementing this capability in all of our
equipment.

• Equipment fabrication and installation
o Carbon steel
o Stainless steel
o Inconel
o Hastelloy
o Aluminum
o Specialty metals and alloys
o Fiberglass
o Plastics
o Wood
• Equipment testing and commissioning
• Structural steel
• Custom Equipment
• Equipment modifications
• Equipment refurbishing
• Plant erection
• On site assistance
• Plant startups
• Plant shut downs
• Equipment maintenance
• Scheduled preventive maintenance programs
• ASME Section VIII Division I pressure vessels

8. History
Applied Chemical Technology, Inc. was founded in
June 1981 by A. Ray Shirley, Jr. as an engineering firm
providing consulting service to the chemical industry.
Demand for ACT services immediately grew, and ACT
now employs a team of professional engineers,
designers, chemists, laboratory and computer
technicians, and master craftsmen, as well as business
and support staff. Applied Chemical Technology
specializes in the design and construction of large and
small scale production plants for innovative chemical
products and processes. Fabrication services were
added in 1984 and have since grown to include
custom laboratory apparatus as well as production
equipment. Today, Applied Chemical Technology
occupies a complex located in the Florence-
Lauderdale Industrial Park in Florence, Alabama, with
24,500 square feet of office and laboratory space and
60,000 square feet for fabrication, automation and
pilot plant facilities.
ACT began with an office, an engineer, and a
commitment to provide clients with innovative
solutions at the lowest possible cost. That
commitment paid off. From that one engineer, ACT
has grown to over 70 employees; including engineers, designers, technicians, draftsmen, craftsmen,
salesmen and support staff. Our facilities are more than a hundred times the size of that first office, with
laboratories, an extensive CAD department, bench scale and pilot plant testing space and equipment,
and a full- scale fabrication area. Our services include chemical, mechanical, structural, civil and electrical
engineering. We can design and build anything from laboratory apparatus to commercial- scale
production equipment, with capabilities for automation, computer control and programming. We are a
recognized leader in fluid bed, rotary drum and custom specialty equipment design and construction.
We are the world leader in the development of processes for controlled release coatings for materials
and all types of granulation. We routinely work on projects for the industrial chemical, fertilizer, food,
fine chemical, pharmaceutical, bio, renewable energy, and cosmetics industries. Our employees'
expertise and dedication are unparalleled in the industry. We can develop a client's idea into a process,
scale the process to production size, and then design and fabricate the commercial plant. We know of
no other company that can match the scale and scope of what we can do or the way we can do it.
Significant change has occurred since that one engineer and his one office. But with all that change, one
thing has never varied ACT's commitment to provide our clients with innovative solutions at the lowest
possible cost. All of our experience and expertise is dedicated to that goal. It brought us to where we are
today, and it will guide what we do tomorrow.

ACT Facilities Located in
Florence Alabama

9. ACT’s Team
As founder of ACT, Ray Shirley is an active chemical engineer with more than 50
years of fertilizer and chemical experience with Monsanto, TVA, and Applied
Chemical Technology (ACT). In 1981 Mr. Shirley formed ACT, an engineering
ACT employs a team of professional engineers, designers, laboratory
technicians, master craftsmen, and business and support staff. Mr. Shirley is a graduate of
Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers and the American Chemical Society. Mr. Shirley is a registered professional engineer
in Alabama, Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia and Washington. He is an expert in
controlled release fertilizer and fluid bed technology and has invented multiple products,
processes, and chemical equipment for multiple industries worldwide.

Curtis Lewey, President
Principals
Arthur Ray Shirley Jr. PE, Founder, CEO, Chairman
Currently acting as ACT’s President, Curtis Lewey has served ACT since 1995.
With more than 20 years experience managing ACT’s personnel, Curtis has
applied the necessary components to allow ACT to grow to over 70 employees
including a 90,000 ft
2
facility. Curtis is a native to the Shoals area and member to
many organizations such as the TFI, National Association of Manufacturers,
Shoals Manufacturers, OROD, United Way, and more. Curtis’s vision for the
company has expanded ACT’s capabilities and will continue to give ACT’s commitment to
provide innovative solutions at the lowest possible cost. Curtis graduated from Sam ford
University.
Ginger has worked over the past 20 years in various capacities for ACT.
Currently Ginger heads ACT’s accounting department and acts as CFO for the
company. Ginger oversees our financial opportunities providing our clients
and engineers with a “go to” person involving our projects financial needs.
Ginger attended Auburn University and Samford University with studies in
business economics and nutrition.
Financial
Ginger Lewey, CFO/ Accounting Manager

10. Alan Nix, Director of Marketing
Marketing
Alan Nix, Director of Marketing for Applied Chemical Technology (ACT)
located in Florence, Alabama, United States, has worked in various sectors of
the fertilizer industry for 38 years. In his current position as Director of
Marketing for ACT, Mr. Nix interacts with clients to determine how ACT can
provide assistance in process and product development and coordinates with
ACT’s technical staff of engineers. ACT works with industries ranging from fertilizer to
pharmaceuticals. Before joining ACT, Mr. Nix worked for IFDC for 16 years serving in positions
including pilot plant coordinator, senior research associate and specialist
marketing/production. Mr. Nix has a B.S. in Business and Economics from Auburn University
and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from The University of North Alabama.

Brian Pace, Marketing Manager
Brian Pace is currently the Marketing Manager for Applied Chemical Technology,
Inc. Brian has been a part of ACT's innovative team for more than 14 years
providing solutions to various industries worldwide. Brian's background involves
a Biology and Chemistry base with a college baseball career leaving him with a
strong desire to succeed and compete in any capacity. Starting his career at ACT
as a lab chemist, he moved quickly to pilot plant manager and now marketing manager.
Because of this experience, Brian currently provides a technical approach to Applied Chemical
Technology's marketing team. Providing information and assistance from all industries to assist
clients in finding solutions to process problems and helping them develop new processes and
products. Brian's approach is transparent and backed by 10 years of pilot plant and laboratory
experience dealing with processing problems and finding solutions to those problems. His
experience includes fertilizer, waste to energy, bio, algae, coating, granulation, piloting, and
process development. Brian received his B.S. of Science from Union University.

11. Keith Cochran is the Director of Engineering overseeing 12 chemical engineers,
the laboratory team, and pilot plant personnel. Keith has served ACT for more
than 30 years providing expertise in project planning, project cost control, plant
engineering and design, and process development. Keith is also co-developer for
multiple patents for various processes. During his time at ACT Keith has worked in most
industries such as fertilizer, fine chemical, pharmaceutical, bio, space, and more. Keith offers
an innovative approach to engineering and has worked internationally on many projects. Keith
received his B.S. Chemical Engineering from University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama.

Mike Huey, Director Special Development Engineer
Engineering
Keith Cochran, Director of Engineering
Mike Huey has served as the Director of Special Development and Engineering
Projects at Applied Chemical Technology in Florence, Alabama for the last 29
years. Mike served as project manager for several major international projects
involving product and process development, scale-up, design, cost estimating,
engineering design, construction and start- up assistance in the chemical and
fertilizer industries. He has acted as a consultant for troubleshooting and de-bottlenecking
chemical and fertilizer production plants around the world. Mike is cited as inventor on eight
(8) U.S. patents. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the
American Chemical Society. Mike received his B.S. Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M
University.

Josh McGill, Chemical Engineer/ Special Projects M anager
Josh McGill is a Special Projects Manager with Applied Chemical Technology
(ACT), a process-development engineering firm located in Florence, AL. ACT works
with customers to design and develop new products and processes in multiple
industries including biomass, fertilizer, specialty chemical, mining, and others. In
this role he leads teams of engineers, designers, technicians, and fabricators
toward the successful implementation of projects. Some recent projects include
multiple downdraft gasification facilities, waste mineral recovery process, modular liquid
fertilizer production unit, and a polymer production system. His expertise is in project and
fiscal management, project estimating, scope development, business development, and
strategy implementation. Josh holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University
and a MBA from The University of Alabama.

12. Matt Miller, Chemical Engineer/Special Projects Manager
Matt started with Applied Chemical Technology, Inc. (ACT) in March of 2001.
He has experience in designing every aspect of urea granulation, nitrate prilling,
FGD gypsum reaction processing, and other plants engaging in process design,
equipment selection and design, instrumentation selection, and piping and
ductwork design. Matt has managed projects ranging in scale from lab and
pilot plant size to multi-million dollar full scale plants communicating with
clients to meet their needs and with ACT team members from electrical/automation and
mechanical/fabrication groups to ensure the project is done on time, on budget, and in a
quality manner. Matt graduated from the University of Alabama- Huntsville with a B.S.E. in
chemical engineering.

Dennis Howe, Metallurgical/Process Engineer
Dennis Howe joined ACT in January of 2014. He has 40 years of diversified
experience in extractive metallurgy and chemical process R&D and design. Mr.
Howe has a variety of experience in extractive metallurgy and chemical
processing with emphasis on hydrometallurgy, water treatment, solids-liquid
separation and brine processing. His experience includes projects ranging from
bench scale laboratory projects to the design of large commercial plants. He
has experience in processes such as leaching, solvent extraction, ion exchange, roasting,
precipitation, and crystallization. He has experience in heavy brine and salt production by solar
and multiple effect evaporation. Mr. Howe has also been responsible for implementing and
managing ISO 9001 quality management systems. Mr. Howe graduated from the South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology with B.S. and MS degrees in Metallurgical Engineering

Micheal Rea, Process Engineer
Micheal joined ACT in July 2013 as a pilot plant and project engineer under the
direction of Keith Cochran. Micheal specializes in product and process
development, engineering, and plant design, covering a wide range of
industries. Micheal has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from The
University of Alabama.

13. Jonathan Patterson PE, Process Engineer
Jonathan joined ACT in January 2015 after spending 5 years working as a
process engineer with other engineering firms serving bio-energy, pulp and
paper, chlor-alkali, and other industries. Prior to moving into private industry,
Jonathan spent over 10 years working with various projects with the US
Department of Energy and the US Department of Defense including clean and
renewable energy technology development, pilot plant operation, handling and
disposition systems for waste nuclear material, and chemical weapon disposition systems.
Jonathan received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 1999 and
an MBA from the University of North Alabama in 2004. In 2004, Jonathan became a licensed
professional engineer in the State of Alabama. Jonathan maintains memberships in the
Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and the National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE) and is active in the local chapter of the Alabama Society of
Professional Engineers (ASPE).

Adam Crosswhite, PE, Process Engineer
Adam Crosswhite, Process Engineer for Applied Chemical Technology (ACT)
located in Florence, Alabama, United States, has worked as a Chemical
Engineer in various capacities and companies, mostly within the fertilizer
industry for 7 years. In his current position as Process Engineer for ACT, Mr.
Crosswhite designs and executes process and product development pilot
plant activities of various scales utilizing ACT’s pilot facilities. He also provides process
engineering design and project management for pilot and commercial scale plant design and
fabrication projects. Projects include design, construction, and start-up of 60 ft
2
and 120 ft
2

commercial scale fluidized bed granulated fertilizer plants, Falling Curtain urea granulation
plant, and fluidized bed urea granulation plant. Before joining ACT, Mr. Crosswhite briefly
worked for YS, Inc. as Operations Supervisor. Prior to that, he worked for IFDC for 2.5 years as
Associate Engineer-Phosphate Resource and Research Initiative. Mr. Crosswhite holds a
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville
(Huntsville, AL, USA), and is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) by the State of Alabama
Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

14. Tim Holt, Lab Manager
With 25 years experience working for ACT, Tim Holt currently oversees the daily
operations of five Chemical and R&D laboratories which include the management
of six additional laboratory technicians. Tim’s accomplishments include design,
estimating cost, construction and operation of over 500+ batch and continuous
laboratory or pilot plant processes including falling-curtain granulation,
granulation by agglomeration, control-release coating application, and prilling. He has
developed new laboratory procedures for testing new products from a product quality or
performance standpoint. Tim is currently listed Co -Inventor for 14 United States Patents
developed at Applied Chemical Technology for our clients. Tim received a B.S. degree in
Chemistry and I ndustrial Hygiene from the University of North Alabama in 1991.

Andy McAlister, PE, Director of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing,
Graduated from the University of Alabama. He Joined ACT May 1993 as
Mechanical Engineer. During his time at ACT, Andy Developed a QC Plan and
obtained ASME Authorization to fabricate “U” marked pressure vessels. Andy
progressed to Fabrication Manger, then Director of Manufacturing, later taking on roll as
Director of Mechanical Design. Andy’s expertise includes design and fabrication of chemical
process equipment and ASME pressure vessels. He currently oversees 27 employees and
managers.

Shane Sutherland, Design Manager
Fabrication and Design

Andy McAlister PE, Director of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
Shane joined ACT in December 1988 as an entry level designer. Through the
years he has progressed within the design department to serve as the Des ign
Coordinator and has more recently taken the role of design manager. Shane
is responsible for scheduling, supervising, as well as participating in all of
ACT’s design projects. Shane has expertise in chemical plant layouts and
arrangements, structural steel, piping and duct system designs. Shane has been responsible for
design of multiple specialty fertilizer facilities, as well as granulation plants including urea and
sulfur.

15. Mike began his career as an electrician and currently provides more than 27 years
experience in control panels and installed wiring on industrial machines. Later, Mike
worked in many industries providing his expertise for installing and commissioning
equipment. Mike also has more than 20 years in PLC and HMI programs. Mike has
been with Applied Chemical Technology for 16 years, and is currently the Automation
Department manager. His expertise combines a total of 20 plus years in designing
industrial machinery, PLC/HMI programming, department management, motion control, and process
control.
Electrical and Automation
Mike Willis, Automation Department Manager

Emily D. Beavers, In-House Counsel and Human Resources
Legal
Emily joined ACT in September 2012, having just completed law school at the
University of Alabama, School of Law. Emily works with the marketing team and
project managers to negotiate all of ACT’s confidentiality, service, and supply
agreements. Emily is also a founding member of ACT’s Safety Committee and
has served as the Human Resources Manager since April 2016.