2012 Projects Aimed at Strengthening Value of SOCMA Membership

Posted: 02/02/12 at 7:20 AM

By Lawrence D. Sloan, SOCMA President & CEO -

In an interest to strengthen communications between the SOCMA Board of Governors and the general membership, I am going to begin using the SOCMA Blog to communicate key decisions made by your governing body with respect to changes in our top-level strategies. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to log onto this space, and contact me with any general comments, ideas, or suggestions as we look ahead to an exciting new year.

SOCMA is at an exciting turning point. Back in 2005 when we sold the INFORMEX® Trade Show and launched ChemStewards®, we made a conscious decision to be more than just a trade-show-dominated association. While many of you veteran members may have originally joined simply to receive the show discount, I would bet that you’ve benefited from your membership in several other ways – whether it was assistance in filing a PMN, securing a lucrative new business lead at one of our networking events, or earning praise from your...

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Calling for More Bloggers! Here are a Few Tips to Get You Started

Posted: 01/30/12 at 8:38 PM

By Jenny Gaines, Assistant Manager, Public Relations & Media -

In 2012, the Public Relations team is looking to add more voices to the SOCMA blog. We already have a number of people on staff who blog, but we would love to see more of you, our members and industry experts/stakeholders, taking advantage of this great opportunity to share your insight and ideas on issues that affect the batch chemical industry.

Some of you are probably thinking, “I have some good information to share, but I have no idea how to start a blog.” Or you may be saying, “I just don’t have time.” But that’s the beauty of blogs. They don’t have to be lengthy. They just need to have valuable information that someone else would want to know or read about. And we know on good authority that many of you have a wealth of information and insight that would be beneficial to both SOCMA members and the public. Who knows better about batch chemical manufacturing than those of you who work in the industry every...

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A Plea to Congress

Posted: 01/25/12 at 10:04 PM

By Lawrence D. Sloan, SOCMA President & CEO -

Last night, we heard President Obama wax eloquently about the greatness of America. It was a rather inspirational speech, though it lacked on specifics. I was heartened, however, to hear that the President “appears” bullish on U.S. manufacturing. He referenced “an America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs,” and “an economy built to last.” That all sounds great on paper, but how Congress will accomplish anything meaningful in what is notoriously a lame duck year for our legislative branch is the big question.

Our political machine is stuck in low gear. Both sides of the aisle are locked in partisan bickering which has resulted in their lowest ratings in decades. Does Congress have the fortitude to take action and begin to heal the American psyche? I’m not so sure at this point.

Obama references that American manufacturers are hiring workers again and creating new jobs for the first time in more than a decade. Technically that is true, but the pace is too slow to make a significant dent in our unemployment rate, still stuck at...

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