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    Home > Operations / Manufacturing > ChemStewards > Performance Improvement Awards > 2019 Performance Improvement Award Recipients

    The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) is pleased to announce that more than 20 SOCMA member facilities will receive 2019 Performance Improvement Awards.

    Now in its 13th year, SOCMA continues to honor companies that are leading in the areas of environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S). Following a refreshed judging criteria, 29 facilities have achieved this impressive standard this year and were recognized in front of 250 peers at the inaugural SOCMA Week in New Orleans.

    Winners Recognized at SOCMA Week

    The 2019 awards were presented at SOCMA Week on December 5 in New Orleans!

    For photos, visit the event gallery.

    Thank You Judges

    • Daniel Hoeft, Plant Manager, Avatar Corporation
    • Polly Swindoll, EHS/QA Manager, Ortec, Inc.
    • Joan Henehan, EHS Manager, Boulder Scientific Co.
    • Brian Jouppi, Operations Manager, Boron Specialties, LLC
    • Dennis Thayer, Corporate EHS Manager, ICT Chemicals

    About the Awards

    The Performance Improvement Awards Program is a recognition program focusing on the five Core Principles in SOCMA’s Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Program-ChemStewards:

    1. Stakeholder Communications
    2. Product Stewardship
    3. Employee Training and Engagement
    4. Resource and Waste Minimization
    5. EHS&S in Planning and Operations

    Award Categories

    Award Applications are based on these Five Core Principles and specifically take into account best practices and principles that demonstrate continuous improvement beyond basic requirements of ChemStewards and government-mandated programs.

    There are five types of awards:

    • Gold Award(s)
    • Silver Awards
    • Bronze Awards
    • Educational Outreach Award
    • Sustainability Award

    Gold Award - Nation Ford Chemical

    Gold Award - VanDeMark Chemical, Inc

    Sustainability Award - Ashland

    Educational Outreach Award - ChemDesign

    Stakeholder Communications


    DanChem Technologies Inc.
    McGean – Cleveland, OH

    Stakeholder Communications

    Sun Chemical Corporation – Bushy Park, SC
    Hampford Research Inc.
    Monument Chemical LLC – Houston, TX

    Product Stewardship

    Baker Hughes –  Rayne, LA
    Optima Chemical Group LLC
    Cambrex Corporation

    Product Stewardship


    Ashland – Kenedy, TX
    Baker Hughes – Barnsdall, OK
    Monument Chemical LLC – Brandenburg, KY

    EHS&S PLANNING & OPERATIONS

    Monument Chemical, LLC – Baytown, TX
    Monument Chemical, LLC – Brandenburg, KY

    EHS&S PLANNING & OPERATIONS


    Baker Hughes – Bayport, TX
    Strem Chemicals, Inc.
    Ashland – Ashland, OH

    EMPLOYEE TRAINING

    Baker Hughes – Kilgore, TX
    Monument Chemical LLC – Houston, TX

    EMPLOYEE TRAINING


    Siegfried USA, LLC
    Baker Hughes – Taft, CA
    Norac Pharma
    Polysciences, Inc.
    GFS Chemicals, Inc.

    RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & WASTE MINIMIZATION

    Sun Chemical Corporation – Bushy Park, SC
    Baker Hughes –  Sand Springs, OK

    RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & WASTE MINIMIZATION

    MFG Chemical LLC
    ChemDesign Products, Inc.
    Ashland – Columbus, OH

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