The Rising Cost of Energy in Europe and the Effect on Chemical Distribution

While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has largely fallen from the daily headlines, the economic effects of the conflict are still being felt worldwide.  Prior to the conflict, the European Union (EU) imported 40% of its natural gas from Russia, with Germany as their largest consumer.  Nearly 1/3 of Germany’s natural gas was supplied by... Read more »

Digital Marketing Continues at Center Stage

With nearly 5 billion people active on the internet, digital marketing has moved into center stage in most business sectors.  Approximately 80% of buyers do their research about a product online before purchasing it. When looking for a specific brand, buyers will conduct around 12 online searches about it. In today’s world, people want everything... Read more »

Clean Truck Transformation

As of early spring, six states passed Advanced Clean Truck rules that will require the makers of large trucks (8,500 pounds or more), to increase the production and sales of zero-emission vehicles. The goal of this new mandate is to reduce and/or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and conventional air pollutants. In the US, medium and... Read more »

Base Oil Prices Continue to Rise

  From the start of the pandemic, base oil prices in the U.S. have reached record highs.  Since February 2020, posted price gains range from $2 per gallon to nearly $5 per gallon as of May 2022.  Prices have greatly fluctuated over this period of time, however, experts anticipate the high prices may remain in... Read more »

ChemCeed Celebrates 3-Years: Tom Allred

ChemCeed Celebrates 3 Years: Tom Allred ChemCeed is pleased to announce the 3-year anniversary of National Sales Representative, Tom Allred.  Tom joined ChemCeed in 2019 and has been an integral part of the team, bringing an upbeat and positive attitude to every task.  Tom is originally from Battle Creek, Michigan, and graduated from Michigan State... Read more »

California AB5 Set to Hit Supply Chain Hard

The supply chain is bracing for yet another strain or break, as California’s controversial “AB5” legislation takes full effect this month.  AB5 is California Assembly Bill 5, which was passed at the end of 2019 and technically went into law on January 1, 2020.  The bill was designed to regulate companies like Lyft, Uber and... Read more »

ChemCeed to Attend ChemEdge 2022

ChemCeed is pleased to announce that we will be attending ChemEdge 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana!  The event will be held from August 16-19, 2022 at the JW Marriott Indianapolis. For more information on the event, visit https://www.nacd.com/education-meetings/meetings/2022-chemedge/

ChemCeed Welcomes New National Sales Representative

ChemCeed is pleased to announce the hire of a new National Sales Representative, Shannon Beranek! Shannon grew up in the small town of Bruce, WI where she enjoyed spending her days at her family’s whitetail deer farm. After graduating from Bruce HS, she went on to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and received a Bachelor... Read more »

STLE 2022 Wrap-Up

The 2022 Annual Meeting for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) was held in Orlando, Florida in May, at which ChemCeed exhibited.  Director of Operations & Marketing, Dana Brilla, and National Sales Representative, Tom Allred, attended the event, featuring more than 1300 attendees from all around the world and nearly 100 exhibitors. After... Read more »

9th Annual Teeing Off for a Cure Charity Golf Event

Our 9th annual charity golf outing, Teeing Off for a Cure, was held on Friday, June 3rd and was a great success.  This year’s golf event had nearly 50 registered golfers take to the greens at Lake Wissota Golf & Events.  In addition to showing off their golf skills, they played games at the holes to... Read more »