About Us
History & Outlook
About MRR
We are your end-to-end gas odorization partner. From design to decommissioning, we handle it all with proven expertise and world-class safety protocols.
Our Brand Promise
Where Standards Are Set™ reflects the role MRR has taken on: moving the industry forward. As new challenges emerge, we continue developing smarter standards and solutions that make our work more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible.
Our Timeline
Setting the Standard Since 1996
This is the Story of Midland Resource Recovery
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Origins
Jan Strmen immigrates from Slovakia to Canada and begins developing expertise in natural gas odorization, bringing a hands-on engineering mindset to the practical challenges faced by utilities and operators.
1990s
1996
MRR Is Founded
Jan incorporates Midland Resource Recovery in Cornwall, Ontario, to solve a long-standing industry challenge: the safe removal and treatment of obsolete odorization equipment. Using techniques he developed and patented, Jan's team works odor-free while providing permanent, environmentally sound treatment of contaminated equipment.
The process is quickly adopted across the natural gas and propane industries.
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Early Expansion
MRR expands across North America, diversifying into odorant storage and distribution, odorizer installation, equipment rental, odor control products, servicing, consulting, and training, and begins building the long-term utility relationships that define it today.
2000s
2006
U.S. Operations Begin
MRR opens its first U.S. location in Philippi, West Virginia, with a treatment and processing facility plus odorant storage and delivery infrastructure. The same year, MRR begins partnering with Chevron Phillips Chemical to supply high-quality odorants throughout the region.
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Growth and the Next Generation
In 2011, MRR Canada and MRR USA become separate corporations serving the odorization industry. Juraj Strmen, Jan's son, joins the business, carrying forward his father's engineering foundation while advancing pipeline conditioning, odorant handling, and field methodologies, with his wife, Isabelle, leading finance operations as the company’s CFO.
MRR Canada opens a new office and manufacturing facility (2016), MRR innovates its de-odorization process (Molecular Desorption™), and innovations like odor tracking and flow monitoring follow.
2010s
2025
Present Operations
From headquarters in Summerstown, Ontario, and Philippi, West Virginia, MRR has grown from a small family workshop into an international engineering and service company.
Today MRR has served 200+ utilities across North America, with 100+ supported annually, delivering odorant, equipment, and field services coast to coast in both Canada and the United States.
Gary Menard, MRR's first employee, still works with the company today.
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Looking Ahead
Guided by the standards Jan set three decades ago, MRR continues to grow its portfolio and footprint, with a new operations base planned for Alberta and the Western USA.
The focus remains what it has always been: innovating across the gas odorization industry to serve clients more safely, efficiently, and responsibly.
2026
Our Facilities
North American Reach
