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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PERU, IL – October 1, 2026 – Carus LLC today announced an exclusive U.S. partnership with RemBind, expanding its portfolio of environmental solutions with a market-leading global remediation technology that immobilizes PFAS and co-contaminants. The partnership gives customers across the United States access to the full RemBind range: RemBind® Sorbents, RemBind® Inject, …

On Friday, August 14, at approximately 9:30 AM, Carus will conduct planned testing of its alarm systems at its LaSalle manufacturing facility. The testing is part of our routine emergency preparedness efforts and helps ensure our systems are functioning properly and ready to operate in the event of an emergency. During this time, employees, neighbors, …

Carus and the broader market continue to experience escalating cost pressures in the production and supply of specialty blended phosphates that deliver both high quality and performance. We are now facing additional raw material cost increases from key suppliers, driven by: Despite our ongoing efforts to mitigate these impacts internally, the magnitude and pace of …

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Carus is excited to welcome local students back this summer for the 24th Annual Carus Summer Science Camp, a hands‑on STEM experience designed to spark curiosity and creativity in young learners. The weeklong camp will be held at St. Bede Academy in Peru, Illinois, from Monday, July 13, through Friday, July 17. Sessions will run daily from …

As part of our ongoing commitment to safety, Carus will be conducting a planned severe weather (tornado) drill at our LaSalle Manufacturing plant on April 8, between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. During this time, announcements will be made over our internal emergency radio channel, and a severe weather alarm will briefly sound. We’re sharing this …

Carus and the market continue to face significant cost pressures with supplying specialty blended phosphates that offer both high quality and performance. These cost pressures are driven by a continued increase in input costs for our primary raw materials, specifically phosphoric acid and zinc oxide. We have determined that to maintain our commitment to superior …

Carus has once again been recognized in Shaw Local’s Illinois Valley Top Workplaces Readers’ Choice Awards, marking the third consecutive year the company has received this honor. The 2025 awards also represent the most categories in which Carus has been recognized to date. As part of the Fourth Annual Illinois Valley Top Workplaces Readers’ Choice Awards, …

As winter sets in across the northern hemisphere, Carus would like to remind our customers of the potential challenges cold weather can pose for shipping certain freeze-sensitive products. Prolonged periods of freezing temperatures may impact the transportation of the following products: Sodium Permanganate Products Phosphate Products To help ensure your orders arrive on time and …

While we have deferred price adjustments for several months, we have determined that to maintain our commitment to providing superior-quality phosphate products, a price increase of $0.05-$0.10 per pound will take effect on phosphate orders received on or after December 1, 2025, or as contracts allow. We value your continued partnership and will remain focused on managing costs responsibly to minimize future impacts.