Month: June 2017

The Production of Epoxidized soybean Oil (ESO)

Epoxidized soybean Oil (ESO) is an additive to flexible Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) that gains its name from the reaction that occurs with the unsaturated soybean oil. The epoxidation reaction takes place at a carbon to carbon double bond site.  The oxygen atom (usually in the form of a peroxide or a peracid) comes in and... Read more »

ChemCeed Attends WBENC National Conference and Business Fair 2017

ChemCeed President Marimel Enderes and Vice President Rolly Enderes will be attending the WBENC National Conference & Business Fair held June 20-22, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The National Conference & Business Fair is the largest conference of its kind for women business owners in the U.S.  The event is attended by senior executives and... Read more »

Evonik Lifts Force Majeure

Evonik announce June 13, 2017 that its force majeure on various C4 products would be lifted.   The force majeure went into affect following an explosion at its Antwerp, Belgium plant on May 7th.   The plant’s C4 processing capabilities were shut down, which in turn caused production problems at Evonik’s plant in Marl, Germany which relied... Read more »

ChemCeed to Attend NACD 2017 Central Region Meeting

ChemCeed will be attending the NACD 2017 Central Region Meeting June 12-14, 2017 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, IL.  This meeting provides a great opportunity to network with other regionally-located chemical distributors, and also provides insightful information on key regulatory and legislative issues surrounding the industry.   ChemCeed’s Vice President, Rolly Enderes,... Read more »