Latest Updates
La Petite Roche Technologies’ parent company has been awarded LEED v4 Silver level of certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building program for its new global headquarters and innovation center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
April 21, 2021
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) is pleased to unveil the fourth edition of Specialty Insights, highlighting the resiliency of specialty chemical companies that have adapted and shaped new commercial and supply chain strategies, positioning themselves for growth in 2021 and beyond.
April 13, 2021
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) proudly welcomes Johnson Matthey, Sharp International Services, American Chemical Solutions, Kelly Registration Systems, Sage and Treadstone Advisors, expanding the association’s membership to 142 companies that represent diverse innovation and capabilities across the specialty and fine chemicals supply chain.
April 8, 2021
Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”) and Ascensus Specialties LLC (“Ascensus”) today announced that Ascensus has completed the acquisition of Strem Chemicals, Inc. (“Strem” or the “Company”). Strem is a global leader in high-purity, research-grade catalysts, ligands, organometallics, metal carbonyls and CVD/ALD precursors.
April 7, 2021
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) invites you to join industry colleagues at the Omni in Fort Worth, TX, February 28-March 2, 2022, for the Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show – the premier show for specialties.
April 7, 2021
As the specialty chemicals industry anticipates new policy and regulations coming under the Biden Administration, the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) is hosting its Policy Webinar Series throughout April to focus these key topics that are crucial to its membership and the value chain.
March 30, 2021
Lonza today announced the publication of its 2020 Annual and Sustainability Reports, as well as its invitation to the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The event will take place on Thursday, 6 May 2021, at 10:00 a.m. CEST, at the company’s headquarters in Muenchensteinerstrasse 38, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
March 25, 2021
As SOCMA continues to keep a pulse on the specialty and fine chemical industry, we understand that companies across the industry are grappling with how to encourage employee inoculations now that there’s increased availability of COVID-19 vaccines. We’ve spoken with leaders from Texas to Rhode Island and everywhere in between about how they are handling the vaccination within their companies, and here are a few takeaways you can consider when implementing your own plans.
March 22, 2021
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) congratulates Katherine Tai on her recent landmark appointment as the United States Trade Representative under the Biden Administration.
March 18, 2021
Salvus™, part of the CJB family of companies, today announced the upcoming commercialization of a novel interferometric platform that provides highly accurate detection of contaminants or pathogens in many industries. Applicable in human and animal health, agriculture, water quality management, food processing and the chemical and transportation industries, Salvus detection technology features handheld detection in minutes with extreme specificity and at parts per trillion accuracy in many applications.
March 16, 2021
