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Buckman (company)
Buckman is a privately held, ISO-certified, global specialty chemical company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, US. The company conducts business in over 90 countries, operates out of ten global locations – Memphis, Tennessee; Cadet, Missouri; Canada, Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, and China – and employs approximately 1700 associates. Core industries are pulp and paper, leather, water treatment and process chemistry. Secondary industries include performance chemicals (paint, coatings, plastics, water formulators, wood treatment, and agriculture). History Buckman Laboratories was founded in 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, US, by Dr. Stanley J. Buckman to mitigate microbial problems in the pulp and paper industry. The company was established on the site of an old lumberyard. One 55-gallon reactor was employed for the company's first product, BSM-11. In 1948, Buckman Laboratories of Canada was established as a warehouse and marketing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Specialty Chemical
Speciality chemicals (also called specialties or effect chemicals) are particular chemical products which provide a wide variety of effects on which many other industry sectors rely. Some of the categories of speciality chemicals are adhesives, agrichemicals, cleaning materials, colors, cosmetic additives, construction chemicals, elastomers, flavors, food additives, fragrances, industrial gases, lubricants, paints, polymers, surfactants, and textile auxiliaries. Other industrial sectors such as automotive, aerospace, food, cosmetics, agriculture, manufacturing, and textiles are highly dependent on such products. Speciality chemicals are materials used on the basis of their performance or function. Consequently, in addition to "effect" chemicals they are sometimes referred to as "performance" chemicals or "formulation" chemicals. They can be unique molecules or mixtures of molecules known as formulations. The physical and chemical characteristics of the single molecules or the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |