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Ascensus Specialties Receives National Performance Improvement Silver Award

Ascensus Specialties is pleased to announce it has received the Silver Performance Improvement Award for exceptional efforts in improving environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA), the leading trade association representing specialty and fine chemical manufacturers and service providers.

February 2, 2022

Pilot Chemical Introduces Maquat® SWS Detergent Sanitizer, a New EPA-Registered No-Rinse Sanitizer

Pilot Chemical Corp., through its subsidiary Mason Chemical Company, announces a new addition to its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered quaternary compounds product line: Maquat® SWS Detergent Sanitizer (EPA Reg. No. 10324-236). Maquat® SWS Detergent Sanitizer is a nonfood-contact surface sanitizer as well as a no-rinse detergent sanitizer for food-contact surfaces. When used to both pre-clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces, a separate rinse step is not required between pre-cleaning and sanitizing.

February 1, 2022

The Post-COVID Supply Chain – What Will it Look Like?

At some point, COVID will come to an end (or, as some experts point out, will become endemic and life will stabilize). From a chemical supply chain perspective, however, what does a post-COVID world look like? Read on for five ways chemical supply chains will likely evolve.

January 20, 2022

Seatex Honored with SOCMA National Performance Improvement Awards

Rosenberg, TX – Seatex is pleased to announce that two of its facilities have been recognized by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA), for improvements to environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) performance. SOCMA is the leading trade association representing specialty chemical manufacturers and service providers.

January 19, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling Deals Blow to OSHA ETS on Vaccination and Testing

SOCMA Blog: While we are not at the finish line on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, the Supreme Court dealt a strong blow against it on Thursday, stating in the decision that the Court believes legal opposition to the ETS is “likely to prevail.”

January 14, 2022

OSHA ETS Alert | Supreme Court Blocks OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine ETS

The Supreme Court reinstituted the stay of OSHA’s COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). OSHA may not enforce the ETS until and unless there is a decision on the merits of the case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in favor of OSHA, a decision that will be appealed to the Supreme Court.

January 13, 2022

Cambrex Celebrates its 40th Anniversary while Investing over $100 million in New Drug Substance Manufacturing Capacity

Cambrex recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding in 1981. Following forty years of growth and transformation into a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), Cambrex continues its commitment to leadership in pharmaceutical drug substance manufacturing with over $100 million of investments in progress across its global manufacturing network.

January 11, 2022

VelocityEHS Ranked One of Built In’s Best Remote Companies to Work For in 2022

VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud-based environmental, health, safety (EHS) and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) software, has been named one of the 100 Best Remote-First Companies to Work For in 2022 by Built In, the online community for national startups and tech companies.

January 11, 2022