Tags: SOCMA Member News
Optima Chemical Group LLC is pleased to announce it has received the Gold Performance Improvement Award for exemplary 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.
January 6, 2022
Gelest Inc. names Dr. Jonathan Goff as President of Gelest effective immediately. A 13-year veteran of Gelest, Goff most recently served as Chief Technology Officer. Having focused on technology, new product development, market introductions, and growing customer relationships throughout his career, Jonathan is ideally suited to lead Gelest in its core mission of providing cutting-edge chemical technology, products and services.
January 3, 2022
Charlotte, NC - PHT International, Inc. is proud to announce and welcome Dr. Andreas Winterfeldt as the new Chief Executive Officer of PHT International, Inc.
January 3, 2022
The Sage Group plc (FTSE: SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announces that it has agreed to acquire Brightpearl, a cloud native multichannel retail management system for retailers and wholesalers.
December 20, 2021
LANXESS wants to further promote gender diversity: By 2030, the specialty chemicals company aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions worldwide to 30 percent. At the end of 2020, around 23 percent of these positions were held by women.
December 20, 2021
SEQENS is pleased to announce that, on December 16, 2021, funds advised by SK Capital have become the majority shareholder of the group. Two new long-term institutional investors, Bpifrance and Nov Santé are taking part in the transaction alongside SK Capital, management and the historical minority shareholders Mérieux Equity Partners, Ardian and Eximium who are reinvesting into SEQENS.
December 17, 2021
Evans Chemetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bruno Bock, announced today that it has sold its thioester business to Reagens USA. The thioester business consists of the Evanstab® family of secondary antioxidants products. Grace Matthews advised Evans Chemetics and Bruno Bock on this transaction.
December 16, 2021
Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG) and CMC Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCMP) today announced a definitive merger agreement under which Entegris will acquire CMC Materials in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion.
December 15, 2021
Ascensus Specialties (“Ascensus” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. based provider of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology markets, announced today its acquisition of Wychem Limited (“Wychem”), a leading UK-based manufacturer of fine chemicals for pharmaceutical and specialty applications. This transaction complements Ascensus’ existing capabilities and reinforces the Company’s focus on servicing the pharmaceutical sector.
December 13, 2021
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the relocation of its headquarters to Pratteln, just outside Basel, and a customized R&D role for its existing Reinach site.
December 9, 2021
