Three long time friends, Jim Dye, Virginia Dye, and Henry Kirsch established Trans Western Chemicals in 1981. All three partners had been in the chemical distribution business for some time, but saw the need for a focused regional distributor. When they first opened their doors in Montebello, Ca, they represented 9 suppliers and serviced Northern and Southern California.Today Trans Western Chemicals has 5 locations and represents 23 of the top suppliers across the 14 western states. TWC has grown into one of the largest privately owned distributors in the western region supplying raw materials to a variety of industries in