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Milliken Prepares to Launch Major Clarifier Plant

Milliken & Company will begin production at its new clarifier plant soon in Blacksburg, S.C. This significant additional capacity will address strong worldwide demand for clarified plastic products. The company, a global manufacturer with plastic additives and colorants expertise, says this new, world-class facility will increase production capacity of its market-leading Millad® NX® 8000 polypropylene clarifier by more than 50 percent.

July 14, 2022



SOCMA Welcomes Eight New Members in First Half of 2022

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) is proud to announce eight companies have joined its membership in the first half of 2022 – Infor, KPMG, MarketChemica, Powder Processing & Technology, Process Industries Consultants, Siege Engineering, TIMAB USA and Toll Solutions. The addition of these new companies brings the total membership to 140.

July 6, 2022

American Chemical Solutions Welcomes Jeremy Venter, PhD, as Chairman of the Board of Directors

American Chemical Solutions (ACS), a leading global custom chemical toll manufacturer, today announced the appointment of Jeremy Venter, PhD, to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors.  In his new role, Dr. Venter will lead the Board of Directors and will provide, oversight, guidance, and mentorship to the management team in the development and execution of ACS’ strategic growth plan.

June 29, 2022




Cambrex Acquires Leading EU Stability Storage Company Q1 Scientific

Cambrex, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug substance, drug product, and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle, today announced the acquisition of Q1 Scientific – a leading provider of environmentally-controlled cGMP stability storage services for the pharmaceutical, medical device and life science industries, strategically located in Waterford, Ireland.

June 1, 2022

Groundbreaking Celebrates Construction of Colonial Chemical M.E. Arabia

Colonial Chemical, Inc. is pleased announce the groundbreaking earlier this year of a new specialty chemicals manufacturing plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The new facility is designated as Colonial Chemical M.E. Arabia and is a joint venture with Sadeem Investments and Earth’s Reservoir for Oil and Gas, EROG.

May 24, 2022