ENCEE Chemical was founded in 1955 as an industrial chemical distributor. The privately held company was founded to supply chemicals in Eastern North Carolina. The company grew and in 1964 a specialty chemicals division emerged. That division supplied cleaning compounds, sanitizes and conveyor lubricant to the beverage, dairy, and food manufacturing industries nationwide. In the 1970's, the company began manufacturing sodium glucoheptonate. Initially, the manufacturing of sodium glucoheptonates ...