Wheaton Science Products

Wheaton Science Products is a United States-based manufacturer of glass and plastic products for scientific and laboratory applications. Based in Millville, New Jersey, the business is the successor to the broader Wheaton Industries operation, which was one of the major commercial glass and ceramics manufacturers in the United States during the twentieth century. Whereas the historical Wheaton Industries portfolio covered a wide range of commercial products, the modern Wheaton Science Products business has a more focused laboratory orientation. The company’s product scope centers on containers and packaging used in scientific, analytical, pharmaceutical, and laboratory settings. Its glass portfolio includes both Type I borosilicate glass and Type III soda-lime glass. These materials serve different technical and cost requirements: borosilicate glass is valued for its chemical durability and resistance to thermal shock, while soda-lime glass supports a broad range of general-purpose container applications. The company also manufactures products using plastic resins, allowing it to supply rigid laboratory containers and related packaging in more than one material system. Among the products associated with the business are biochemical oxygen demand, or BOD, bottles; glass scintillation vials; laboratory vials; rigid glass and plastic containers; and closures. The BOD bottle is identified as having strong international-market popularity and is used in testing workflows associated with measuring oxygen demand in water and wastewater samples. Scintillation vials are designed for laboratory procedures involving liquid scintillation counting, while the wider container and closure range supports sample collection, storage, testing, and controlled handling. Wheaton’s corporate history includes a major ownership transition in 1996, when Wheaton Industries was acquired by Algroup of Switzerland. Algroup was subsequently acquired by Alcan of Canada in 2000. The Wheaton Science Products business is described as an Alcan subsidiary and as part of the Alcan Packaging organization. These transactions connected the former independent American glass manufacturer to a larger international packaging group. The brand’s historical importance extends beyond its present laboratory specialization. Products made under the Wheaton Industries name from the company’s wider twentieth-century manufacturing period have become collector’s items, reflecting the durability, variety, and cultural visibility of its earlier commercial output. In its current form, however, Wheaton Science Products is principally associated with specialized scientific containers and laboratory glassware rather than a broad consumer-goods portfolio. Public reference material does not provide a verified founding year, named founder, current executive roster, standalone financial results, or an official current website, so those details remain unspecified here.

Wheaton Science Products traces its identity to Wheaton Industries, a major American commercial glass and ceramics manufacturer of the twentieth century. The historical company operated from Millville, New Jersey, and produced a much broader range of commercial goods than the present scientific-products business. Its output became sufficiently widespread that some former Wheaton Industries products are now regarded as collector’s items. Over time, the business became more closely associated with scientific and laboratory applications. Its current product emphasis is narrower than the historical Wheaton Industries portfolio and is built around glass and plastic containers, vials, bottles, closures, and related laboratory packaging. The glass range includes Type I borosilicate and Type III soda-lime formulations, while plastic products are made from resin-based materials. This combination enables the business to address both specialized and general laboratory-container requirements. A significant ownership change occurred in 1996, when Wheaton Industries was acquired by Algroup, a Swiss company. In 2000, Algroup was acquired by Alcan, a Canadian company. Following these transactions, Wheaton Science Products became associated with Alcan and its packaging activities. Reference material describes the company as an Alcan subsidiary based in Millville and identifies it with Alcan Packaging. In its present described form, Wheaton Science Products concentrates on scientific and laboratory products rather than the full range of commercial glass and ceramic goods historically manufactured by Wheaton Industries. Its portfolio includes BOD bottles used in biochemical oxygen-demand testing, glass scintillation vials, laboratory vials, rigid glass and plastic containers, and closures. The BOD bottle is noted as being popular in international markets. No reliable reference supplied for this entry establishes a founding date, original founder, current leadership, standalone financial performance, or a current official website.

• 2000

  Algroup acquired by Alcan

  [1]Wheaton Science Productsen.wikipedia.org

  Algroup was acquired by Alcan of Canada, bringing Wheaton Science Products into the Alcan corporate and packaging structure.

• 1996

  Acquisition by Algroup

  [1]Wheaton Science Productsen.wikipedia.org

  Wheaton Industries was acquired by Algroup of Switzerland, beginning a new phase of ownership for the American glass manufacturer.

A specialized scientific-packaging and laboratory-container manufacturer focused on glass and plastic products for sample handling, testing, storage, and related laboratory workflows.

• Laboratory testing containers

  BOD bottles

  BOD, or biochemical oxygen demand, bottles are laboratory containers associated with testing oxygen consumption in water and wastewater samples. The Wheaton product is identified as having popularity in international markets and represents one of the company’s distinctive offerings for environmental and analytical testing workflows.

• Laboratory vials

  Glass scintillation vials

  Glass scintillation vials are designed for laboratory procedures involving liquid scintillation counting. They form part of Wheaton Science Products’ specialized glass-container range and support the handling and measurement of samples prepared for radiometric or related analytical work.

• Scientific containers

  Laboratory glass and plastic containers

  The company supplies a range of rigid containers made from Type I borosilicate glass, Type III soda-lime glass, and plastic resins. These products are intended for scientific and laboratory uses such as sample collection, storage, testing, and controlled handling, with material choices corresponding to differing performance and application requirements.

• Laboratory packaging components

  Closures

  Closures complement the company’s rigid glass and plastic containers. They are part of the laboratory-packaging system used to protect contents, support storage, and enable controlled access to samples or materials. The supplied reference identifies closures as a continuing part of the Wheaton Science Products range but does not specify individual formats.

1. 1Wheaton Science Productsen.wikipedia.org