a global chemical manufacturer

 

Stepan Company is a global manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in consumer products and industrial application. Stepan is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds. Manufacturers of detergents, shampoos, lotions, toothpastes and cosmetics depend on surfactants to achieve the foaming and cleaning qualities of their products. Other applications include lubricating ingredients and emulsifiers for spreading of agricultural products. Stepan also produces germicidal quaternary compounds. Stepan produces other specialty products which are often custom-made to meet individual needs. These include flavors, emulsifiers and solubilizers used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The company is also a principal supplier of phthalic anhydride, a commodity chemical intermediate which is used in polyester resins, alkyd resins and plasticizers. Polyurethane polyols and foam systems sold by the company are used in the expanding thermal insulation market primarily by the construction and refrigeration industries. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production facilities located in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

• Founded in 1932 by Alfred C. Stepan, Jr.
• Over 1,500 Employees
• Corporate Offices in Northfield, IL
• Fourteen Manufacturing Locations Worldwide
• Publicly Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: SCL)
• Largest Global Merchant Manufacturer of Anionic Surfactants

Our Path to Future Growth

 

Research and Development      

Develop a continuous stream of higher value-added product applications; improve existing processes; and develop new processes for known products.

 

Acquisitions       

Strategic acquisitions to complement existing product lines in surfactants, polyols, and urethane systems.

 

Globalization 

Establish manufacturing locations, sales offices and product development laboratories to supply Stepan’s customers in their global expansion.

 

Strategic Alliances         

Leverage Stepan’s core technologies in world markets with joint ventures where it adds know-how, technology, capital and customers to complement resources of local partners with raw material suppliers, plant sites, regional know-how.   ..