UNSPSC 12162500: Emulsion breakers

UNSPSC 12162500 Emulsion breakers, a Class code, names chemicals used to break down emulsions in water and wastewater treatment operations. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code focuses on a broader family of water treatment and wastewater chemicals where emulsion breakers appear as part of treatment portfolios rather than as standalone commodities. The recent solicitations show cities and regional water utilities buying suites of treatment chemicals—sodium hypochlorite, ferric chloride, magnesium hydroxide, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium bisulfite, and polymer coagulants—delivered on an as-needed basis to municipal and county water treatment plants, wastewater reclamation facilities, and pollution control facilities. Cities, counties, water environment service districts, and municipalities are the primary issuing bodies. Repeat buyers include the City of Manchester, Connecticut (which posted separate ITBs for water treatment and wastewater treatment chemicals in May 2026), and Texas municipalities including the City of Edinburg and City of Temple, which procure annual chemical supplies with TCEQ approval and NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certification as mandatory requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Connecticut, with additional recent solicitation activity in California, Maryland, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas ITB for Annual Water Plant Chemicals (Bid #2027-06, due September 29, 2026), which requested NSF chlorine, liquid aluminum sulfate, sodium chlorite, copper sulfate, and filter belt press polymer with a chlorine dioxide generation system and 24/7 emergency response; the City of Cocoa, Florida ITB B2617COC for liquid sodium hypochlorite (due September 23, 2026) with a 5% local vendor preference and three-year contract term with renewal options through 2031; the City of St. Petersburg, Florida IFB-26-312 for ferric chloride delivery to the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility (due September 15, 2026) on a three-year contract with up to two one-year renewals; and the Town of Manchester, Connecticut ITB 25/26-59 for water treatment chemicals including PACI coagulant, sodium hypochlorite, and zinc orthophosphate (due May 22, 2026) with mandatory supplier optimization visits and 24/7 support requirements. Polymer-based products and coagulants appear frequently across these solicitations, suggesting emulsion breakers remain embedded in larger chemical-treatment procurement strategies rather than pursued as isolated line items.