For Immediate Release May 7, 2013 MFG Chemical, Inc. recently welcomed Lawrence D. Sloan, President of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), to its Kimberly Park facility in Dalton, GA. Sloan, who was in Georgia last week visiting five SOCMA member companies, discussed legislative and regulatory issues impacting the specialty chemical industry, as well as products and services the...
The staff of Chattanooga State’s Wacker Institute created a special course to train MFG personnel in the operation of computer controlled distillation prior to the startup on new equipment at MFG Chemical, LLC’s Kimberly Park plant in Dalton, GA. The group of eighteen MFG employees was made up of operators, chemists and chemical engineers. According to Tim McGhee, dean of...
MFG Chemical, Inc. has modified two 6500 gallon stainless steel reactors to enhance their distillation capacities. An 18 inch by 20 foot structured packed column with an estimated 22 theoretical plates has been added to one of the 6500 gallon reactors. It will initially be used for making products that have a mixture of volatiles where it is desirable to separate...
MFG Chemical, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrew Bell, a junior in the Chemical Engineering Program at Auburn University, as a co-op student. Bell will work this semester, January to May, in the engineering group at MFG. He will be assisting MFG’s engineers and chemists in running studies, tests and mechanical assessments. Bell is the first of two co-op...
For Immediate Release November 21, 2012 Contact: MFG Chemical,Inc. Woody Mader Commercial Development Manager 706 226 4114 wmader@mfgchemical.com MFG Chemical, Inc., recently hosted a meeting at their Dalton, GA, headquarters to give north Georgia chemical manufacturers an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the benefits the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has to offer specialty chemical manufacturers. “MFG has benefited greatly from membership in SOCMA, particularly from participation...
MFG Chemical, Inc. Hires New Sales Leader Dalton, GA – Jack Drawdy, Jr has been chosen as the Sales & Business Development Manager for MFG Chemical, LLC., a Dalton, Georgia based chemical custom and toll manufacturer. Jack’s career has been in the chemical business for over 25 years managing, selling and developing business within industrial markets. Jack has been active in SOCMA (Society of...
MFG Chemical, Inc. of Dalton, Georgia hosted today the Dean of the Auburn Engineering Department, Dr. Christopher Roberts. Chuck Gavin, President and CEO and Charles Gavin, Chairman of the Board, both graduates and supporters of Auburn University, and the MFG Staff explored mutual areas of interest for both Auburn University and MFG Chemical. Chuck Gavin said, “I look forward to working...
For Immediate Release: July 25, 2012 Chuck Gavin, President and CEO of MFG Chemical, LLC. will be attending a new trade show, Chemicals America, to be held September 10-11, 2012 in Wilmington, NC. This is the first year for this show which is aimed at people associated with the Specialty Chemicals segment of the chemical industry. MFG is a long time participant in...
For Immediate Release June 6, 2012 MFG Chemical, Inc. President and CEO Charles E. Gavin has signed a letter to Chattanooga State President Dr. James L. Catanzaro in support of the work by the school to provide technically trained workers to the Chattanooga Area. “We especially support the Chemical Process Engineering Technology degree. We feel there is a need in process development...
June 4, 2012 All of MFG Chemical, LLC.’s chemical operators have completed the 28-hour training course administered by Georgia Northwestern Technical College. The curriculum was designed by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) and covers, along with other subjects, basic safety, process safety management, reactors, auxiliary plant equipment, environment, control systems and OSHA safety compliance. MFG President and CEO Chuck...
MFG Chemical, Inc. is proud to be a sponsor of the SOCMA 2012 Leadership Conference and 9th Annual Member Golf Tournament September 25-27, 2012. This conference (formerly known as Corporate Excellence Conference) is an excellent opportunity for chemical manufacturing executives to update knowledge and skills, and network with other industry leaders. Listen to a variety of presentations from best practices for...
Dalton, Georgia, May 24, 2012 – MFG Chemical and its staff discussed key legislative and regulatory issues affecting not only its own company but the specialty chemical industry during a site visit today with Representative Tom Graves (R-GA) at the company’s Kimberly Park plant. MFG President Charles E. (Chuck) Gavin IV and Graves met in 2011 at the Society of Chemical...
