Carus

Carus is a global environmental solutions company founded in 1915 and headquartered in Peru, Illinois. For more than a century, it has developed specialty chemistries and treatment solutions to help municipalities and businesses clean and protect water, air, and soil. Its offerings include permanganate and phosphate products, industrial catalysts, and remediation products for contaminants such as PFAS, chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, and 1,4-dioxane. Carus also supports drinking water and wastewater treatment, corrosion control, air purification, mining applications, and industrial processes.

Beyond manufacturing, Carus provides laboratory testing, feasibility and treatability studies, treatment recommendations, safety and handling training, and custom dosing equipment design. Customers can access technical resources including webinars, product data sheets, case studies, and technical literature. With U.S. manufacturing facilities and a European sales office, the company serves customers worldwide through its distribution and logistics network. Carus describes its approach as responsible chemistry and innovative solutions, with sustainability, environmental stewardship, health, safety, and security central to its work.