Specialty Insights – 5th Edition

5th Edition : October 2021

The Fifth Edition of Specialty Insights is now available!

We are excited to share our commemorative 100th Anniversary edition of Specialty Insights – A publication by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates.

On October 28, 2021, SOCMA celebrated 100 years of providing Solutions for Specialties. Specialty Insights is a semi-annual publication especially designed for association members and those interested in the specialty and fine chemical value chain.

This edition includes two separate publications. 

About Specialty Insights

Distribution Information

Specialty Insights has a print distribution of 400 and is distributed to all SOCMA members and at SOCMA events. The online edition is available for download.

To request a printed copy, please contact us at info@socma.org.

Letters To The Editor

Letters, questions or comments to the editor should be submitted to jgaines@socma.org.

Future Publication Dates

April 2022, October 2022

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Specialty industry strong, overcoming lingering pandemic effects

Utilizing SOCMA resources to address challenges By Jenny Gaines, Senior Director, Membership, Marketing & Communications As we are

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COVID-19 & economic resiliency

Key focus of Biden Administration By Robert Helminiak, Vice President, Legal & Government Relations A significant political landscape

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SOCMA Through the Decades

1920s The specialty chemicals industry experienced remarkable development within the first decade of its formation in the United States. Throughout

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SOCMA still on mission after 100 years

Association remains strategically focused on providing solutions for specialties With a mission “to promote the highest scientific and

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More articles in this edition

BAHP Ingredient Glossary

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Bio-Process Systems Alliance playing critical role in COVID recovery

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COVID-19 & economic resiliency

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FVA finding success in 10 years as SOCMA affiliate association

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Get to know SOCMA’s newest staff members

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Global supply chain challenges impacting color pigments value chain

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Industry resilience and growth

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Setting a bold and profound vision at the founding of SOCMA

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SOCMA still on mission after 100 years

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SOCMA Through the Decades

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Specialty chemical makers seizing opportunities to innovate

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Specialty Chemicals: An engine of innovation driving the world to a brighter future

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Specialty industry strong, overcoming lingering pandemic effects

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Top 5 enhancements of ChemOps Training

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Tracing the roots of the specialty chemical industry

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Other Editions

The Fourth Edition of Specialty Insights is now available!

SOCMA’s fourth edition of Specialty Insights focuses on how the specialty chemical industry has adapted to shape commercial and supply chain strategies during these unprecedented times.

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The Sixth Edition of Specialty Insights is now available!

We’re happy to share the latest edition of Specialty Insights.

Articles in this edition mirror the topics shared during educational programming and general sessions at SOCMA’s Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show, which shined a spotlight on top-of-mind issues both inside and outside your fence lines.

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Now Available – The Spring/Summer 2023 edition of Specialty Insights!

We’re happy to share the latest edition of Specialty Insights.

Key themes of this edition include highlights from the 2023 SOCMA Show, the current economic outlook, buyer-toller relationships, and sustainability initiatives in the contract chemical manufacturing sector.

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