J & J Chemical Co., Inc., of Athens, Ga., provider of deodorizers, fragrance enhancers, cleaners and other products used in the portable sanitation industry, lost its corporate headquarters and liquid products manufacturing facility in a July 27 fire. The company has established a new corporate office and manufacturing plant and will be shipping new product from the facility this week.

J & J issued the following press release:

On July 27, our Athens, Ga., facility caught fire and burned completely down. The plant that was destroyed in the fire housed our corporate offices and liquid manufacturing division. The cause of the fire could not be determined by fire investigators. Thanks to our tech support group, we had functioning offices the next day. At this time we have new corporate offices and a new 21,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Our Utah plant and European operations were not affected.

No one was lost or injured in this tragic incident. We are thankful for support received from customers and industry associates who offered to help in this difficult time. A special thank you to Kathy Crafton of PolyPortables Inc. and Jason Caraway of Redichem, who helped immediately in our time of need.