SOCMA: Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates

 

Below are current associations SOCMA manages. For more information, or to inquire about forming a new association, please contact SOCMA Visions or call Dr. Tucker Helmes at (202) 721-4154.

• Bio-Process Systems Alliance
• Biphenyl Work Group
• Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force
• Chlorobenzene Producers Association
• Dibasic Esters Group
• ETAD North America
• High Production Volume Consortia 
• Institute for Polyacrylate Absorbents, Inc.
• International Activated Carbon Manufacturers Association
• International Regulatory Compliance Network 
• Nanotechnology SME Manufacturers Coalition
• Personal Absorbent Products Council
• Stilbene Whitening Agents Task Force
• Tributyl Phosphate Task Force

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Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA) 

Staff Contact:		Kevin Ott
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4125
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Bio-Process Systems Alliance (BPSA) was formed in 2005 as an industry-led corporate member trade association dedicated to encouraging and accelerating the adoption of single use manufacturing technologies used in the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines. BPSA facilitates education, sharing of best practices, development of consensus guides and business-to-business networking opportunities among its member company employees. For more information, please visit www.bpsalliance.org or contact Kevin Ott, Executive Director at ottk@socma.com.  

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Biphenyl Work Group

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Biphenyl Work Group (BWG) was reinstituted in 1994 to address the inclusion of biphenyl on the Hazardous Air Pollutants rule at EPA. BWG also interacts with EPA/OSHA on the Dermal Absorption Testing Program and has committed to submit a biphenyl High Production Volume (HPV) test plan in 2003.

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Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force

Staff Contact:		Lynne Jones Batshon
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4157
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF) is an industry trade organization for U.S. manufacturers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), their intermediates and excipients. It was created in 2002 as an affiliate organization of SOCMA in response to industry demands to address regulatory and plant operations issues related to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) compliance. The primary objective of the BPTF is to establish sound working relationships with regulators, allied industries and the public and to serve as a reliable source for the development and implementation of balanced regulations and industry guidance resources. Charter members of BPTF are Avecia, Inc., BASF Corporation, Cambrex Corporation, Dixie Chemical Company, Inc., International Specialty Products, Lonza, Inc., Rhodia Pharma Solutions and Siegfried (USA), Ltd.

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Chlorobenzene Producers Association

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director, SOCMA VISIONS
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

Formed in 1979, the Chlorobenzene Producers Association (CPA) addresses scientific, environmental, and safety issues for these chemicals in response to federal, state, and international regulatory activities.

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Dibasic Esters Group

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Senior Director, SOCMA VISIONS
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

Formed in 1995, the Dibasic Esters (DBE) group organized to address EPA’s and Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) testing consent order under TSCA Section 4 for three Dibasic Esters: Dimethyl Succinate (DMS); Dimethyl Glutarate (DMG); and Dimethyl Adipate (DMA).

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ETAD North America

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

ETAD North America represents the dye manufacturing industry in the NAFTA region. As the North American operation of the international organization, Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers, it is a technical organization that addresses health, environmental, and safety issues affecting dyes. ETAD North America affiliated with SOCMA in 1982 as the U.S. Dye Manufacturers Operating Committee of ETAD (USOC/ETAD) and changed its name in 2001 to reflect its expanded mission dealing with issues relevant to the North American dyes industry. More information is available at: www.etad.com.

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High Production Volume Consortia

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Senior Director, SOCMA VISIONS
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The High Production Volume (HPV) challenge is a volunteer program seeking health and environmental toxicity data. Its members include chemical manufacturers and importers of chemicals subject to the program’s guidelines. SOCMA’s AMC manages 18 consortia responsible for 70 chemicals under the program. The 18 consortia include Benzene Phosphorus Dichloride/Benzene Phosphinic Acid Coalition (BPD/BPA), Benzotriazoles Coalition, Biphenyl Work Group (BWG), Blue 79:1 Coalition, Chlorobenzene Producers Association (CPA), Chloroethane Producers Consortium (CPC), Chloroformates/Acid Chlorides Coalition (CFACC), DiBasic Esters Group (DBE), Dichlorobenzidine Dihydrochloride Coalition (DCB), Isatoic Anhydride Coalition, Metal Carboxylates Coalition, (MCC), 4,4’-Methylene Bis(2-chloroaniline) Consortium (MBOCA), Phenolic Benzotriazoles Association (PBA), SOCMA Sulfosuccinates Group (SSG), SOCMA Urea Resins Group (SURG), Sodium Formaldehyde Bisulfite Manufacturers Association (SFBMA), SWATF Stilbene Brighteners Coalition (SWATF), and U.S. Nitroglycerine Producers Consortium (USNPC) and 4-Vinylcyclohexene Coalition (4-VCH).

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Institute for Polyacrylate Absorbents, Inc.

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Institute for Polyacrylate Absorbents (IPA), organized in 1985, represents manufacturers and users of absorbent polymers made of cross-linked polyacrylates, and manufacturers and users of acrylic acid or its salts. The Institute addresses scientific and regulatory issues related to safety and the environment.

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International Activated Carbon Manufacturers Association

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The International Activated Carbon Manufacturers Association (IACMA) affiliated as an organization under AMC in 2000 to promote the growth and awareness of the activated carbon industry worldwide. IACMA’s mission focuses on four strategic goals: (1) product stewardship; (2) regulatory advocacy; (3) test methods and performance standards; and (4) information exchange. Membership includes regular members who are manufacturers of activated carbon as well as associate members such as users, suppliers, distributors, importers, brokers, facilitators, and other similar companies.

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International Regulatory Compliance Network

Staff Contact:		Lynne Jones Batshon
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4157
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The International Regulatory Compliance Network (IRCN) is a member-directed resource providing the at-large chemical industry with an effective communication center, connecting members with sources of information on recent and developing regulatory/compliance actions, best practices, regional challenges and trade updates through peer interactions, SOCMA staff, and association and government contacts. The International Regulatory Compliance Network is a collective source of unmatched global experiences with compliance and regulatory actions; overall industry knowledge; product stewardship efforts; awareness of inventory lists and recognition of emerging chemical-oriented issues. IRCN is structured to accommodate issue-specific work teams interested in developing positions and providing comments to support industry advocacy.

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Nanotechnology SME Manufacturers Coalition

Staff Contact:		John DiLoreto
		Executive Director
		Phone: (301) 987-0924
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

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SOCMA's Nanotechnology Coalition represents companies of all sizes, including start-ups and small and mid-sized entrepreneurial companies, engaged in the manufacture, use, or sale of nanoscale products. The Coalition focuses on environmental, safety, and health issues to promote a positive public perception of the nanotech industry, advocate on behalf of the industry to the regulatory agencies (e.g. EPA, OSHA and FDA), address standards and definitions in nanotechnology, coordinate with other nanotechnology trade associations, advocacy organizations and business groups, and act as an industry voice. As a networking forum for its members, the Coalition facilitates information exchange, dissemination of regulatory and legislative updates, and sharing of best practices for development of nanotechnology stewardship programs.

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Personal Absorbent Products Council

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Personal Absorbent Products Council (PAPC) is a division of the Institute for Polyacrylate Absorbents, Inc. that represents companies that manufacture disposable diapers, training pants, adult incontinence products, and external feminine hygiene products containing superabsorbent material. PAPC was formed to further common interests in the safety of consumer products containing superabsorbent material.

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Stilbene Whitening Agents Task Force

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Stilbene Whitening Agents Task Force (SWATF) formed at SOCMA as a separately funded task force under ETAD North America (formerly USOC/ETAD) and is supported by the major producers of fluorescent whiteners. SWATF has developed data to support an FDA indirect food additive petition to permit the use of a stilbene whitener in paper and paperboard for food contact use and is conducting environmental, toxicological, and exposure studies on stilbene whiteners of interest to the EPA.

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Tributyl Phosphate Task Force

Staff Contact:		C. Tucker Helmes, Ph.D.
		Executive Director
		Phone: (202) 721-4154
		Fax: (202) 296-8120

The Tributyl Phosphate (TBP) Task Force was created in 1987 to respond to EPA’s proposed TSCA Section 4 test rule for tributyl phosphate. Member companies import, manufacture, or process tributyl phosphate in the United States. The Task Force sponsors health and environmental effects testing and coordinates industry discussions with government agencies. Testing under the final rule began in 1990 and was completed in 1994. The Task Force continues to work with EPA on the evaluation and interpretation of results.

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