C.I.Agent Solutions
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Waste Management, Environmental Services |
| Founded | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. (January 1, 2000) |
| Founder | Dan Parker |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 16 (2010) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dan Parker, Founder |
| Products | Oil Booms, Secondary Containment Systems, Spill Containment Systems |
| Services | Oil spill containment Oil spill cleanup |
| Revenue | US$ 4.9 million (2009),  88% from 2008[1] |
| Owner | Dan Parker |
Number of employees | 25 |
| Parent | Immediate Response Spill Technologies |
| Website | ciagent.com |
C.I.Agent Solutions is a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that specializes in environmental protection services. The company develops products to clean up hydrocarbon (fuel and oil) spills on land and water. Their main product is called C.I.Agent,[2] a proprietary blend of USDA food-grade polymers that solidifies hydrocarbons.
History
[edit]C.I.Agent Solutions was founded in 2000 by Dan Parker. He has served as president and a member of the board of directors since its inception. According to Dan Parker, the company was initially founded to effectively assist businesses to minimize their hazardous waste, reduce their legal liabilities, increase employee productivity and save money at the same time.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
[edit]C.I.Agent Solutions was approached by BP (at request of the Alabama Department of Emergency Management) to aid in shoreline protection efforts during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[3] On Dauphin Island, the Alabama National Guard built a five-mile (eight-kilometer) barricade filled with C.I.Agent that officials called "the longest oil-water separator in the world".[4]
United States Senate Committee hearing
[edit]C.I.Agent Solutions founder Dan Parker and business partner Dan Koons appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship in Washington on June 17, 2010.[5] The hearing, dubbed Harnessing Small Business Innovation: Navigating the Evaluation Process for Gulf Coast Oil Cleanup Proposals, focused on small businesses obtaining contracts from the federal government to support clean up of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Dan Parker and Dan Koons were invited to explain the efforts C.I.Agent Solutions has had to go through to get attention to innovative oil spill cleanup technologies.
See also
[edit]- Oil Spill
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
- Hydrocarbon
- Polymers
- Hazardous waste
- BP
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Secondary spill containment
- Boom (containment)
- National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
References and notes
[edit]- ^ Reynolds, Rachel (October 2009). "Business specializes in cleaning up spills, sees potential in serving military bases". Business First of Louisville: 13.
- ^ C.I.Agent Solutions. "C.I.Agent solidifies fuel and oil for spill control". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ Ben Adkins, Business First of Louisville (May 7, 2010). "Louisville's C.I. Agent Solutions tapped for oil-spill cleanup in Gulf of Mexico". Retrieved July 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Duffy, Jack (June 3, 2010). "Oil Leak Inspires Novel Ideas". The New York Times.
- ^ U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (June 17, 2010). "Harnessing Small Business Innovation: Navigating the Evaluation Process for Gulf Coast Oil Cleanup Proposals".
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