With great excitement and anticipation, the Syrgis staff is heading to New Orleans for the 28th InformexUSA trade show, February 14-17.
You’ll find Syrgis CEO Andy Harris and other staff from our operating companies walking the show floor, at the Syrgis booth #1340 or at the SOCMA member lounge area, booth #2739. Please stop by for a visit.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving I wish to express our sincere thanks to our employees, customers, suppliers, investors and partners.
Thank you for your team work, individual contributions and personal commitment to our success. I also want to thank you for your continued focus on safety and the environment for the well-being of our employees, families and communities.
Dr. Dana Durham, V.P. Technology for Syrgis comments that once again Congress is debating extending the R&D Tax Credit for corporations. Once again? Created in 1981 to boost R&D spending, the Research and Experimentation Credit has always been a temporary measure and has been extended 14 times over its life. President Obama signed the latest extension authorization in December 2010. This extension, too, will expire December 31, 2011. The current debate is centered around doing away with the credit entirely in lieu of a reduced corporate tax rate from 35% to perhaps as low as 25%.
2011 is the international “Year of Chemistry” - a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. This celebration and recognition comes at a much needed time.
I completed my Ph.D. in chemistry 26 years ago this month and started work at a small chemical firm in Wilmington, Del. At that time, DuPont was proud to be in the business of chemistry — “Better Things for Better Living, Through Chemistry”, though they dropped the “Through Chemistry” just prior to my joining the company.
As many leaders push for a cleaner and greener nation with more secure manufacturing facilities, many times this means shutting down domestic manufacturing. While their intent is right, the end results can be the opposite. Is this the right thing to do, or is it dodging responsibility? These measures may actually cause significantly worse environmental damage by orders of magnitude, increase worldwide security risks, amplify the risk of serious product quality issues, and cost our nation jobs and tax revenues.
Specialty Chemical Comments represents opinions and perspectives on key issues affecting the global specialty chemicals industry.
The senior leadership team of Syrgis, with a combined 350 years of chemicals experience weigh in on general topics related to specialty chemicals, with occasional specific discussions related to Organic Peroxides, Oil Field Chemicals, and Ultraviolet Light Absorbers (Substituted Benzophenones).
