Plastic bags are no longer going to be the only thing from the grocery store to be recycled, as flexible food packaging continues to grow. Recycling, along with usability and different features, are the main concerns facing this new wave of packaging. The industry has begun to take note of this and is working to... Read more »
After what seemed to be a never-ending amount of snow and polar vortexes, the Midwest is finally starting to warm up. Unfortunately, with the warm weather comes flooding and lots of it. Flooding that is making history began around March 15th and has wiped out miles of roads and bridges along the Missouri River. The... Read more »
More than 400 people were killed after a tsunami struck in Indonesia on Dec 22, 2018 and that was just one. Tsunamis are large, unbroken tidal waves which are usually caused by an underwater explosion resulting from volcanic activity, earthquakes or glacier clavings. Tsunamis not only pose a huge threat to civilian life, but they... Read more »
This week much of the Midwest and Northeast is experiencing dangerously cold conditions and heavy snowfalls. Is your business prepared for this round of winter weather? Below are three things to keep in mind as you brace for this week’s arctic conditions: Plan for closures Many shipping terminals and warehouses may be closed or working... Read more »
Look around you. Everything you see is a wonder of chemistry, from the everyday items like the plastic cup you are drinking out of to the metabolic processes happening within your own body. That is why teaching our kids chemistry is so important. Learning chemistry is a great way for kids to learn scientific methods... Read more »
Most of the time millennials are defined as the generation born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, although depending on what source you look at this can vary. Millennials are often in the spotlight for various reasons whether it be a new fad that they have spearheaded or how their behaviors have begun... Read more »
March is Woman’s History Month. As a woman-owned business, ChemCeed celebrates the achievements of women in STEM fields in particular, which have traditionally been male-dominated. ChemCeed has been certified on a national level as a woman-owned business since 2016 through Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated... Read more »
Market outlooks remain positive in the chemical sector as we head into 2018. The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), an economic indicator created by The American Chemistry Council (ACC), showed a small gain in December and rose 3.7 percent in a year’s time. The CAB factors production, pricing, inventory and other indicators present in the market. Chemical... Read more »
Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Certification: ChemCeed gains many benefits from being a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, and in turn ChemCeed’s customers also reap these benefits by having ChemCeed as a supplier. To gain access to the benefits, a company must be certified the (NMSDC) National Minority Supplier Development Council. Click here to check out ChemCeed, LLC’s Certifications.... Read more »
