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Snow Storm Doesn't Put Damper on GlobalChem 2014

Despite a snow storm that dropped a significant amount of snow in Baltimore, MD, and the surrounding area, GlobalChem 2014 began without a hitch...
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Discussion Draft of TSCA Reform Bill introduced in House

As the groundbreaking bipartisan Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform bill, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), stalls in the Senate, Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy has introduced a version of a TSCA reform bill in the form of a discussion draft...
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Share Your Company’s Story with Lawmakers: An Inside Look at SOCMA’s Washington Fly-In

By Kate Donahue, President, Hampford Research, Inc. SOCMA members across the country are preparing for the 7th Annual Washington Fly-In on April 30, and my best advice to...

FMC to split into two public companies

FMC has announced plans to separate into two independent public companies: 'New FMC,' which will be comprised of FMC's agricultural solutions, and health and nutrition segments; and 'FMC Minerals,' which will be comprised of FMC's current minerals segment, consisting of the alkali chemicals and lithium businesses. The company expects the separation, which remains subject to final board approval and other customary conditions, will take the form of a tax-free distribution of shares to existing FMC...

Royal Chemical
Founded in 1938, Royal Chemical is a privately owned company specializing in custom chemical blending, contract manufacturing and toll blending. Headquartered in Twinsburg, OH, Royal Chemical offers extensive liquid and dry manufacturing capabilities across a wide range of industries. No matter where a company is in the product life cycle – from test batch to full production – Royal Chemical can help. Royal Chemical has five strategically located facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and California... Read more.