LANXESS closed fiscal year 2021 successfully. Despite immense increases in energy, raw material and freight costs, the specialty chemicals company significantly improved its sales and earnings.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates’ (SOCMA) Board of Governors held its first in-person meeting of 2022 on Monday, February 28, in Fort Worth, TX, to kick off the association’s new trade show.
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 it is significantly expanding its existing biopharmaceutical testing services business.
MFG Chemical, a global leader in specialty and custom chemical manufacturing, announces the hiring of Katy Zukis, Business Development Manager. In addition to driving top line sales growth, Katy will be shaping MFG Chemical’s Oil and Gas SBU strategy, optimizing the product portfolio and developing a robust pipeline. Katy will work out of MFG Chemical’s sales office in Houston.
SOCMA recently submitted a formal letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Katherine Tai, requesting a meeting on the 301 China Tariffs. The purpose of the meeting is not only to urge USTR to reopen the exclusion process for chemicals imported from China, but to educate and inform USTR on the concerns and impacts of the tariffs on the specialty chemicals industry.
Bolstering its commitment to safety, its customers, people and the communities in which it operates, Pilot Chemical Corp. has released its first Sustainability Report and a new sustainability strategy that sets the path forward in the years ahead.
Seatex, leading Texas chemical manufacturer, processor, and blender, announced the recent hiring of Tony Jones as Vice President of Business Development.
Cambrex, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced today that it has been recognized by the annual CMO (Contract Manufacturing Organization) Leadership Awards in the categories of Quality and Service. This marks the eighth consecutive year Cambrex has been acknowledged with an award.
In 2021, Monument Brandenburg, Kentucky Site Leader Ken Babcock set a goal to reduce the plant’s Nitrogen usage.Because the entire team felt a strong responsibility toward the large-scale impact of that goal, they didn’t just hit the target – they smashed it – reducing sitewide Nitrogen usage to historic lows in 2021. Since the effort began in March, the site decreased Tier 2 Nitrogen usage by 100% – a reduction of 60,067,845 SCF N2.
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.
