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No CEO should have to find every answer alone.

A confidential peer council for CEOs of privately held chemical and specialty manufacturers, since 1965.

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1965

Founded

31

Member companies

3

Meetings a year

1

Voting representative per company

Who we are

A council for chemical and specialties CEOs since 1965

The Chemical & Specialties Management Council (CSMC) was founded in 1965 to help chief executives of chemical and specialty manufacturing companies work through their most challenging decisions. In this business, the CEO is ultimately responsible: the one who must have the right answer at the right time. Leading a specialty chemical company today is especially demanding, as new questions and problems constantly compete for the CEO’s attention.

Topics members have explored at Council meetings include:

Using ERP and CRM Solutions to Move Your Chemical Enterprise into the Digital Age

Cartersville · 2019

Developing a Digital Marketing Plan

Park City · 2019

Self-Funded Health Insurance

Stratford · 2019

Progress & Opportunities in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Valdosta · 2016

When facing tough questions, a CEO naturally turns to their network. But it can be hard to find a non-competing peer who will keep confidences and whose experience truly fits the problem at hand. That’s where the Chemical & Specialties Management Council comes in.

How it works

Peers who understand the job

Members lead non-competing companies, so they can talk openly about the decisions that matter most.

Candid, because no one competes

No two member companies compete, so conversations stay open and confidential.

One leader per company

Each member company sends one voting representative: an owner, CEO, COO, or primary decision maker.

Three meetings a year

Facility visits with plant tours in February and May, and an annual fall meeting.

Meetings

Upcoming meetings

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February 2027

Feb 10–12, 2027

Easley, SC

May 2027

May 13–14, 2027

Cleveland, OH

Hosted by Zaclon LLC · Plant tour

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CSMC members seated around a U-shaped table in a bright meeting room, with one member gesturing as he speaks to the group.
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CSMC members pose for a group photo on a manufacturing plant floor, standing around a large blue metal vessel head.
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Members

Member companies

The privately held chemical and specialty manufacturers that make up the Council.

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AOS Thermal Compounds logoArichem, LLC logoArylessence logoAVN Corporation logoCapital Resin Corporation logoCJB Industries logoCrews Chemicals logoEquinox Chemicals logoEthox Chemicals, LLC logoFrontier Specialty Chemicals logoGFS Chemicals, Inc. logoHampford Research Inc. logoHenwil Corporation logoInnovative Chemical Technologies, Inc. logoJ1 Technologies logoJost Chemical Co. logoJTM Products logoNorth Metal & Chemical Co. logoOptima Chemical logoOrtec, Inc. logoPolysciences, Inc. logoProductos Quimicos Monterrey, S.A. logoQues Industries, Inc. logoRegis Technologies, Inc. logoSantoLubes, LLC logoSeaforth Mineral & Ore Co. Inc. logoThe Lewis Chemical Company logoThe Pioneer Manufacturing Company, Inc. logoWerner G. Smith, Inc. logoWest Texas Blending logoZaclon LLC logo
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Owners and CEOs of privately held chemical and specialty manufacturers with $500K–$100M in revenue are eligible to apply.

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