Hays County · 50 mi from our Taylor warehouse
San Marcos punches above its weight — Texas State research labs, CFAN's GE Aerospace operation, Urban Mining's battery recycling, and a brewery cluster from Middleton up to Dripping Springs. Our southern lane goes 50 miles.
We're a family-owned chemical distributor in Taylor, TX, about 50 miles from San Marcos up I-35. We've been doing this since 1998. Most orders ship in 1-2 business days. Quote response within 1 business hour during open hours. 2,000+ SKUs on the floor — quarts to totes, no order minimums, no minimums dressed up as freight surcharges. SDS, TDS, and lot-specific COAs come with the order. CAGE Code 1LT50.
Quick Facts
San Marcos punches well above its weight in aerospace (CFAN), battery technology (Urban Mining), university research, and specialty manufacturing. The Hays County industrial base is growing faster than most of its neighbors.
San Marcos punches well above its weight in aerospace (CFAN), battery technology (Urban Mining), university research, and specialty manufacturing. The Hays County industrial base is growing faster than most of its neighbors.
Our trucks roll from Taylor every morning. We charge a small local delivery rate — not the $150–$400 hazmat LTL surcharge Univar, Brenntag, and Nexeo stack on shipments out of Dallas or Houston. Same chemistry, way less freight nonsense.
Every driver is HazMat-endorsed with a CDL. Drums, totes, pallets — everything shows up with the right placards, the right BOL, and the right manifest. Your receiver doesn't have to chase paperwork.
You get a live ETA the moment we dispatch and a signed proof-of-delivery at hand-off. No freight claims purgatory because a drum got hammered in some LTL transfer terminal — our trucks are single-handling.
San Marcos labs, QC teams, aerospace and medical buyers — just ask. We email lot-specific COAs ahead of the shipment, or attach them with delivery. CAGE Code 1LT50 sits on every federal invoice.
Direct comparison on the line items that move the needle for San Marcos-area procurement teams. All figures based on actual quotes pulled in Q1 2026 for identical chemistry (55-gal drum of IPA 99%, drum-pallet hazmat shipment).
| Factor | Alliance Chemical | Univar Solutions | Brenntag | Nexeo Plastics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin warehouse → San Marcos | Taylor, TX (~50 mi) | Dallas-Ft Worth (~190+ mi) | Houston (~165+ mi) | Dallas (~190+ mi) |
| Typical lead time, in-stock | Same business day | 2–3 business days | 2–4 business days | 3–5 business days |
| Hazmat freight charge | Local-fleet rate (no LTL stacking) | +~$150–$300 LTL surcharge | +~$200–$400 LTL surcharge | +~$175–$325 LTL surcharge |
| Minimum order | No minimum (1 quart to FTL) | Typically 1 drum | Typically 1 drum + freight min | Pallet-level minimums |
| Lot-specific COA turnaround | Pre-shipment or with delivery | Post-shipment, 24–72h | On request, 24–48h | On request |
| Net 30 setup time | 1–2 business days | 5–10 business days | 5–10 business days | 7–14 business days |
| Local-pickup option | Yes — Taylor warehouse | No | No | No |
| Federal contracting (SAM/CAGE) | CAGE 1LT50 active | Yes (large-cap) | Yes (large-cap) | Limited |
Pricing comparisons exclude product unit price (which is competitive across all four). Surcharge and lead-time figures are based on quoted shipments to San Marcos-area buyers in Q1 2026; actuals may vary by chemistry, season, and dock requirements.
Tell us what you need. We typically respond within one business hour during open hours, and same business day otherwise.
These are the SKUs San Marcos-area buyers reach for most — mostly the aerospace & launch, manufacturing, laboratory & qc crowd. Everything below ships same business day from our Taylor warehouse, in whatever pack size makes sense (pint up to 275-gal tote). Don't see what you need? We've got 2,000+ SKUs on the floor — just call.
The standing San Marcos stock includes: ACS reagent acids and bases (university labs), USP glycerin, IPA 99%, precision cleaning solvents (aerospace), acetone ACS, hydrogen peroxide 30%, citric acid anhydrous, phosphoric acid 85%.
Prices shown are starting-from rates for our smallest pack size, picked up at our Taylor warehouse. Larger pack sizes (5-gal pails, 55-gal drums, 275-gal totes) and Net 30 terms available — call (512) 365-6838 or use the quote form below.
San Marcos punches well above its weight in aerospace (CFAN), battery technology (Urban Mining), university research, and specialty manufacturing. The Hays County industrial base is growing faster than most of its neighbors.
Named San Marcos-area operators and facilities in our coverage:
research labs, chemistry/biology/geology buyers
CFAN (GE Aerospace), Urban Mining, Amazon SAT2
service shops, breweries (Middleton, AquaBrew)
light manufacturing, distribution
Major San Marcos routes we use: I-35, SH-80, Ranch Rd 12, FM-1984.
San Marcos zip codes served: 78666, 78667.
Most San Marcos and Hays County orders fall into these buckets. Doesn't matter which one — you get the same lane, same paperwork, same CAGE 1LT50 invoice if you're a federal buyer. We don't run a tiered service.
Precision cleaning solvents, IPA at the grades flight hardware actually needs, and the regulated-shipment paperwork that goes with it. Test-stand schedules don't wait — neither do we.
Process chemistry, cleaning solvents, and bulk commodities for production lines. We consolidate shipments, run Net 30, and don't ghost you between orders.
ACS reagent and USP-grade acids, bases, and solvents. Need a lot-specific COA? Just ask — we'll send it before the truck even rolls.
CIP, caustic, peracetic, phosphoric, citric — the brewery and distillery essentials. We know food-safety paperwork matters, so we have it ready when you ask.
Small packs, specialty intermediates, and fast-turn custom packs for research and prototype work. We talk to chemists, not just procurement.
Hypo, caustic, sulfuric, sodium bisulfite — metering-pump-friendly chemistry for municipal and industrial water plants. We'll match your lot and concentration spec.
Alliance Solvents & Chemicals has been shipping out of Central Texas for 28+ years. Family-founded, still privately held, still loading trucks at 204 S Edmond.
If you're DoD, NASA, or a federal lab — we're already on file. SAM.gov registered, invoices flow normally.
Samsung Taylor, Komico, Toppan Photomask — plus the semi subcontractors, breweries, data-center ops, and municipal water plants across Hays County. Real customers we'd reference if they let us.
SDS and TDS sit on every product page. Lot-specific COAs go out ahead of the truck if you need them — or attached to the BOL. DOT hazmat compliance, every load, no exceptions.
Most orders ship in 1-2 business days. Quote response within 1 business hour during open hours. Our warehouse is at 204 S Edmond St in Taylor — about 50 miles from San Marcos. If it's in stock and you order before the cutoff, our truck rolls that day. We don't bounce Hays County loads through LTL carriers when our own truck can be there in under an hour.
Because we're not stacking a hazmat freight surcharge on top. National distributors ship from Dallas or Houston via LTL — that adds $150-$400 per shipment and 2-3 days of transit. Our trucks are 30-50 miles away, so we charge a small local delivery rate, not a freight stacking. No order minimums either. Q1 2026 Hays County buyers we tracked typically came out way ahead on delivered cost and got their chemistry roughly 44 hours faster.
Mostly the aerospace & launch, manufacturing, laboratory & qc, brewery & beverage, r&d & pilot plants, water treatment crowd. Our named Central Texas anchors are Samsung, Komico, and Toppan Photomask — others we'd happily reference under NDA. In San Marcos specifically, we run loads near Texas State University, CFAN (GE Aerospace), Urban Mining Co.
Easiest way: call (512) 365-6838 or email sales@alliancechemical.com. We'll need a credit app, your W-9, and three trade references. Most established companies are set up inside 1-2 business days. Federal buyer? CAGE 1LT50 is already on file.
Yes — SDS and TDS sit right on every product page. For lot-specific COAs, just ask in the order or after; we'll email it ahead of the truck so your QC team has it before receiving. San Marcos's lab, aerospace, semi, and food-and-bev buyers usually want it in hand at the dock — that's the default for them.
All of San Marcos and the rest of Hays County. ZIPs we run regularly: 78666, 78667. Areas we route through every day include Texas State University campus district; North San Marcos / I-35 industrial corridor; Downtown San Marcos; Wonder World / Hays County industrial.
The standing list: ACS reagent acids and bases (university labs), USP glycerin, IPA 99%, precision cleaning solvents (aerospace), acetone ACS, hydrogen peroxide 30%, citric acid anhydrous, phosphoric acid 85%. We keep all of it on the floor in pints, gallons, 5-gallon pails, 55-gallon drums, and 275-gallon totes.
San Marcos is 50 miles south — most orders ship in 1-2 business days, with a quote response within 1 business hour. For university lab orders with paperwork requirements (COAs, purity documentation), we pre-stage documents and ship with the order rather than after.
Yes. Either directly or through their service contractors and facilities teams — Samsung Taylor, SpaceX Bastrop, SpaceX McGregor, Tesla Giga Texas, the SH-130 data-center spine. Being 30 miles down the road plus running a hazmat-trained fleet is why we end up the default for those operations.
Call us anyway. Out of 2,000+ SKUs on the floor we usually have it — and if not, we have standing relationships with the upstream producers and can typically land a custom pack or direct-from-mfr shipment inside a week. Bulk, drum, tote, whatever you need.
We keep statewide pages for the chemistry most San Marcos buyers reach for. Jump into the Texas-wide page for any of these and narrow by grade, size, and delivery lane.
We cite the standards we operate under and the public sources behind the regional context on this page.
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