Gemtex^® is a manufacturer of specialty abrasive products that are sold world wide to automotive, industrial and retail accounts under the Gemtex^® and private label brand names.

The primary manufacturing plant and corporate headquarters are located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Other production and distribution locations include Wrens, Georgia, Thomson, Georgia and Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Gemtex^® is one of the Katy Industries group of companies. Katy Industries, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, is a diversified corporation with interests primarily in Electrical/Electronic and Maintenance Products. Katy Industries shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the KT symbol.