Abbreviated History of Airosol Co. Inc.

Airosol Company, Inc. was established in 1943 as Airosol, Inc., a joint venture between capitalist W. J. Small of Neodesha, Kansas and Dr. Lyle Goodhue. Dr. Goodhue developed the first aerosol container while a researcher with the U. S. Government for the Department of Agriculture. Airosol, Inc. was established to manufacture aerosol containers of insecticide for the military during World War II. In 1949 John Matthews purchased the rights to Airosol, Inc. and renamed it Airosol Company, Inc. Under Mr. Matthews’ guidance the new company began to experiment in packaging numerous products in both aerosol and liquid forms.
	John L Matthews       Owner and President 1949-1989
	Airosol, Inc. began with 12 people in a 4,000 square foot facility requiring labor intensive hand operations. Today Airosol Co., Inc. has approximately 40 employees in an 100,000 square foot facility with state of the art high speed filling equipment. Early packaging consisted mostly of insecticides. Through the years the company has developed product formulas for home, auto, lawn and garden, pets, clothing, industrial and government use.
Today Airosol Co., Inc. products are sold in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and numerous foreign countries. Airosol Co. Inc. remains a privately held corporation headquartered in Neodesha, Kansas.