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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — AdChem, a supplier of dry ice, specialty gases, and lab solvents, announced an expansion of its dry ice distribution capacity across Southern California and Colorado, adding delivery capacity at its San Bernardino and Denver hubs to meet rising demand from restaurants, event producers, and industrial cleaning operators.
The expansion comes as dry ice adoption continues to climb across sectors that once relied on it only occasionally. Industry analysts tracking the global dry ice market point to steady high-single-digit annual growth through the end of the decade, driven largely by cold chain logistics, food and beverage transport, and an uptick in dry ice fog effects for concerts, weddings, and other live events.
Restaurants and bars use it to keep perishables cold during outages and transport; production companies use it for atmospheric effects; and manufacturers use it for residue-free cleaning that does not require water or chemical solvents. That range of uses has turned dry ice from a specialty order into something closer to a standing supply need for many businesses, which is part of what is driving AdChem’s expanded footprint in the region.
“Dry ice does not wait well, and neither can we,” said William Lowa, AdChem CEO. “When a restaurant’s walk-in goes down on a Friday night or an event load-in is six hours out, the businesses we work with need a supplier who already has trucks and drivers in the area, not one running a route from three counties over. That is what this expansion is about: being close enough, and stocked enough, to say yes on short notice.”
AdChem operates its own fleet and hazmat-certified drivers rather than subcontracting last-mile delivery, which the company says is central to the reliability it is expanding into new territory. The company also offers direct technical support for customers working with dry ice for the first time, including guidance on handling, storage, and dosing for specific use cases in cold chain, events, and industrial cleaning.
Beyond dry ice, AdChem’s full product range includes CO2, nitrogen, high-purity butane, propane, isobutane, and blended hydrocarbons, along with food-grade ethanol, isopropyl, acetone, heptane, hexane, methanol, pentane, and specialty remediation media including Chemtek, Carbon Chemistry, and Media Bros.
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All packaging and manufacturing is handled in-house at AdChem’s own facilities, which the company says allows it to maintain consistent purity standards across its full catalog while controlling cost and turnaround for customers who would otherwise need multiple suppliers.
AdChem currently operates distribution hubs in California’s East Bay and San Bernardino regions and in the Denver, Colorado area, with same-day delivery available across its core service territories. Businesses looking for a reliable dry ice supplier in Southern California can reach AdChem directly to set up standing or on-demand delivery.
