Ingredients of Controversy: The Parabens Panic As more manufacturers and formulators develop an expanding range of cosmetic and personal care products to answer the call they're getting from consumers worldwide, regulators around the world are beginning to exert their muscle when it comes to what they deem acceptable or unacceptable ingredients. That's all well [...]
Reflections on Ten Years in the ICIS Top 100 We're proud to be included in ICIS Chemical Business's 2017 list of the Top 100 Chemical Distributors in North America. What's even more humbling? How it's the tenth consecutive year we've been privileged to be included on that list, going back to the time when [...]
Why is Warren Buffett Bullish about Specialty Chemicals? Markets reward pragmatic innovators, and smart investors recognize that. There's no better example than this cover story in IHS Chemical Week, which profiles how Berkshire Hathaway's 2011 acquisition of one company, Lubrizol, for $9.7 billion has powered expansion and diversification that's included a [...]
Let's Make Sure LCSA is a Framework for Innovation Last year, the Obama Administration's single piece of environmental legislation was passed after receiving enormous bipartisan support. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (or LCSA, for short - go figure!) was signed into law in June 2016, revising the Toxic [...]
The Race is On for Alternative Preservatives If there was ever any doubt about how heated the competition has become to develop new preservatives to cater to consumer demand for alternatives to formaldehyde, triclosan and other chemicals, it should be evaporated by this story about an actual prize competition to find those new ingredients. A competition [...]
Congratulations in order... Our sincere congratulations to Donna and Jim Boldt of Deeks & Company of Stone Mountain, GA, for being selected by NACD as 2011 Distributors of the Year. When you're recognized as such by an organization with the pedigree and authenticity of the NACD, that's a high honor indeed. They're both deeply [...]
NACD members saw a strong 2010, thanks in part to their membership in a forward-thinking Association.
Innovation as a jobs engine in the chemical industry Innovation begets jobs -- just ask anybody in Silicon Valley about that, or any of the numerous communities springing up around the world, where engineers and chemists and other scientific professionals are applying themselves daily to the task of making better products and breakthrough strides [...]
Congratulations to G.S.Robins.... ...for keeping the bar high for everyone in the industry, as they were recipients of the NACD's Responsible Distribution Excellence Award. By committing to the 12 Codes of Responsible Distribution, they've earned our respect for having dedicated themselves to their industry, their community and the safety and education of their employees. [...]
A remarkable safety report! We're proud to be part of an industry that can claim a safety record like that cited in the NACD's latest report, which shows that members had a safety record 30% better than that seen in all other manufacturing industries, combined. That's another tribute to Responsible Distribution, and to the [...]