Joliet company remains busy developing chemical that destroys coronavirus

While a lot of businesses are closing and laying off workers, it’s full speed ahead at Seeler Industries in Joliet. The mom and pop company manufactures a chemical that’s at the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re just trying to make the best of a very difficult situation,” said Steve Seeler, Owner. The family-owned chemical manufacturing plant is the nation’s leading supplier of Peracetic Acid, or what you might call the COVID-19 Killer.  “The way this product works against COVID-19 is it breaks down the structure of the membrane, reducing it ineffective,” said Vince Casalino, chemist. Peracetic Acid is in liquid cleansers, sprayers, foams and those industrial foggers that are being used to disinfect schools and large buildings all over the country. In fact, one-third of the Parysetic Acid being used to battle the COVID-19 virus in the country is being manufactured at Seeler. “Our volumes have gone up 20 percent and we are one of the top producers of it in the country so we’re seeing a definite increase,” said Seeler.