About Superior Plus

Superior Plus Corp. engages in the energy distribution and specialty chemicals businesses in Canada, the United States, and Chile. Superior General Partner Inc. serves as the general partner of the company. Energy Distribution The company’s Energy Distribution segment provides distribution, wholesale procurement, and related services for propane, heating oil, and other refined fuels. Energy Distribution consists of two segments: Canadian Propane Distribution; and U.S. Propane Distribution (U.S. Propane). The Canadian Propane Distribution segment distributes propane and other liquid fuels and related products in Canada and includes Superior Gas Liquids which supplies portfolio management services, with offices located in Canada and Nevada. The U.S. Propane Distribution segment distributes propane and liquid fuels and related products in the U.S. the company offers propane, lubricants, and equipment. The company distributes and sells propane, and propane-consuming equipment rents tanks, cylinders and other equipment supplies, installs and repairs equipment offers equipment warranties and maintenance programs. Canadian Propane Distribution includes Superior Gas Liquids, a division that supplies portfolio management services primarily to the Canadian Propane Distribution business and small and medium-sized propane retailers in the U.S. and Canada. Canadian Propane Distribution has approximately 190,000 customer locations, serving residential, wholesale, commercial, agricultural, industrial and automotive customer markets. Canadian Propane Distribution has primary and secondary transport needs: Primary – transporting propane from regional supply points to satellite locations, storage yards and directly to large volume customers; and secondary – shipping propane, refined fuels and lubricants from its satellite locations and storage yards to its customers. U.S. Propane distributes propane gas and liquid fuels like heating oil in the Northeast, Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest regions, along with California, in the United States. It also installs, maintains and repairs, propane and heating oil equipment. U.S. Propane’s approximately 500,000 customers are a group of retail and commercial propane and heating oil/distillate customers, including residential, agricultural and construction companies, Canadian municipalities and schools. The company offers sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali products, and sodium chlorite. Sodium chlorate is sold directly to pulp and paper mills under one to three year supply arrangements. Specialty Chemicals has offices in Chile, Japan and China to meet the growing sodium chlorate demand from markets in South America and Asia Pacific. Specialty Chemicals produces four chlor-alkali products: sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, chlorine and hydrochloric acid. Chlor-alkali products are used in various industries. Specialty Chemicals’ chlor-alkali products are sold by dedicated sales people and distributors. Chlor-alkali products provide Specialty Chemicals with customer base diversification as Specialty Chemicals sells all its chlorine, hydrochloric acid and potassium hydroxide to end markets unrelated to the pulp and paper industry. Sodium hydroxide is sold into diversified end markets that include alumina, textiles, pulp and paper and water treatment. In 2019, the company closed the acquisition of the shares of Sheldon Gas Company and Sheldon Oil Company, an independent propane distributor in Northern California. In 2019, the company acquired the propane distribution assets of Five Star Propane LLC, an independent propane distributor in North Carolina, operating under the name ‘Red Springs Fuel Oil. In 2019, the company acquired assets of an independent propane distributor in Quebec and New Brunswick. In 2019, the company acquired the propane distribution assets of Peninsula Oil Co. Inc., an independent propane distributor in Delaware. In January 2020, the company acquired a Southern California retail propane distribution company, operating under the tradename of Western Propane Service. Specialty Chemicals The company’s Specialty Chemicals segment supplies sodium chlorate and technology to the pulp and paper industries, as well as potassium and chlor-alkali products. The company’s Specialty Chemicals business, which operates under the ERCO Worldwide (ERCO) tradename, handles produces, transports, treats and disposes of regulated materials covered by environmental, safety and transportation legislation. The Specialty Chemicals business supports its regional and local operations with customer, technical, occupational health and safety support representatives that operate nationally. They provide market emergency response support services, inspections, advice and training so that facilities and equipment are operated and maintained safely and in compliance with corporate and regulatory standards. They support field operations in the design, construction and inspection of large-scale customer installations. Specialty Chemicals uses a centralized health, safety and environmental management system based on the codes and commitments under Responsible Care that oversees safety practices, ensures regulatory compliance and safeguards the lives, health and property of its employees, contractors, customers and communities. The ongoing management of health and safety includes monitoring and frequent audits to promote continuous learning and improvement. Acquisitions In 2019, the company acquired the propane distribution assets of Phelps Sungas, Inc. and BMK of Geneva, Inc., an independent propane distributor in upstate New York. In 2019, the company acquired propane distribution assets of Five Star Propane LLC, an independent propane distributor in North Carolina, operating under the tradename Red Springs Fuel Oil. In 2019, the company acquired the propane distribution assets of Peninsula Oil Co. Inc., an independent propane distributor in Delaware. History Superior Plus Corp. was founded in 1996.