In today's evolving political landscape, we face aggressive regulatory environments and significant legal and political shifts unlike anything I've encountered in my career. You have my word: SOCMA is vigilantly monitoring these changes, assessing their impact on our members. Our scope encompasses not only the presidential election but also Supreme Court decisions and the ongoing activities of federal agencies.
This week, SOCMA brought members to a White House meeting to advocate on behalf of the specialty chemical industry regarding negative changes to the TSCA New Chemicals Review Program in EPA’s proposed rule.
The ChemQuest Group, Inc., a global consulting firm focused on tailored business strategy and optimization, technology acceleration, market intelligence, and M&A advisory services for the specialty materials industry, is pleased to announce that it has expanded the solutions available in its TraQr® (pronounced “tracker”) family of market forecasting and analysis tools.
GFS Chemicals, a leading supplier of high-purity specialty chemicals announced today a significant partnership with AnalytiChem Canada, a global manufacturer of products for atomic spectroscopy, inorganic sample preparation and environmental analysis.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) has appointed J. Bryan Kitchen to its Board of Governors. Bryan serves as CEO of Ascent Industries and has nearly two decades of senior leadership experience in the chemicals industry, having previously served in executive and leadership roles for Clearon Corporation, Xingfa USA, ANGUS Chemical Company and The Dow Chemical Company.
Colonial Chemical is pleased to announce our new authorized distribution partnership with California Chemical for the Western United States sales territory.
Congressmen Don Davis, Guy Reschenthaler, and Tim Burchett introduced H.R. 8204, bipartisan legislation aimed at enhancing transparency and public engagement in the regulatory process.
SOCMA conducted its quarterly commercial pulse poll, which provided a snapshot on the state of the industry and additional benchmarking data. Respondents showed cautious optimism for 2024. The Q2 Pulse Poll indicates the majority of respondents show higher levels of growth compared to 2023, with more effort into new market expansion.
