James Curtis Stafford

UTEC Inc. is a technology company based in southeast Kansas, and a global leader in the development, testing, manufacture and management of hazardous chemicals, commercial and munitions grade energetic materials, highly reactive materials, and engineered products. The firm operates through Energetic Materials, Specialty Chemicals and Raw Materials and Hazardous Chemicals and Biologicals Waste Destruction Units. The Energetic Materials unit focuses on the commercial and military explosives markets, providing testing services, product development, technology licensing, and custom manufacturing services. The Specialty Chemicals and Raw Materials unit distributes chemicals that are used in commercial explosives. The Hazardous Chemicals and Biologicals Waste Destruction unit provides commercial solutions for the processing of chemical and biological wastes into carbon dioxide and water. The firm serves the needs of commercial explosives producers in the coal. The company was founded on November 8, 1993 and is headquartered in Norman, OK.