Mission
Statement
Our mission is to highlight Pittsburgh as a chemical industry center and to provide a premier, one-day forum for idea sharing and for insight into current key issues affecting the chemical industry. Our focus is to deliver exceptional value to sales, marketing, purchasing, and other industry professionals.
How it
Began
Founding fathers Harry Pugh (Chemical Sales Association/Monsanto) and Art Morgan (Purchasing Association/PPG Industries) met for lunch in 1967 to discuss the feasibility of a joint group dinner. Upon agreement to move forward, the Chemical Marketing Association and its Chairman Ray Siren were also invited; ultimately Ralph Reed, President Elect of the Sales Association, was selected to chair the initial Pittsburgh Chemical Day affair. The event was held on April 18, 1968, a date that coincided with National Chemical Week. Anticipating a crowd of 80-90, the event’s founders were astounded when 203 people convened at Chatham Center to hear John Gillis, Vice President, Monsanto, speak about “The International Posture of the U.S. Chemical Industry.” Sponsored by the aforementioned associations, the full committee for the first Pittsburgh Chemical Day consisted of the following:
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H. Carlson Sinclair
Koppers
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Q. Ebert
PPG Industries
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P. LaGrotteria
Pittsburgh Activated Carbon
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A. Morgan
PPG Industries
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T. Onett
Koppers Company
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F. Parkin
Parkin Chemical
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J. Payne
Carnegie Mellon University
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H. Pugh
Monsanto
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R. Reed
Chemply, Inc.
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J. Rogers
DuPont
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W. Sawyer
PPG Industries
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R. Siren
Mobay
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J. Snyder
Allegheny Solvents
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S. Varga
Air Reduction
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D. Weimer
Koppers Company
How it
Grew
Pittsburgh Chemical Day wasn’t always a full-day event complete with Workshop, Forum, and Dinner. Its early years called for evening cocktails, a dinner, and an address by a well-respected member of the Chemicals Industry family. CEO’s and Presidents of Fortune 500 companies have graced the Chemical Day dais. Past keynote speakers are so sufficiently impressed that they often endorse participation with future keynote speakers.
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2019 – Hilary Mercer
Vice President, Pennsylvania Chemicals Shell
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2018 – Markus Klaehn
President and CEO, Brenntag North America, Inc.
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2017 – Antonis Papadourakis
President and CEO, Lanxess Corp.
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2016 – Teressa Szelest-Shah
President, Market and Customer Development North America, BASF
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2015 – Michael McGarry
President & CEO PPG Industries
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2014 – George Biltz
Chief Strategy Officer Axiall Corporation
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2013 – Dennis Yablonsky
Chief Executive Officer
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2012 – Leonard Dolhert
PPG Industries
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2011 – Randy G. Woelfel
Chief Executive Officer NOVA Chemicals
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2010 – Greg Babe
President & Chief Executive Officer
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2009 – Dr. Kurt Bock
Chief Financial Officer, BASF SE; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, BASF Corporation
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2008 – Stacy Methvin
President and CEO of Shell Chemical Company LP
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2007 – Randy Dearth
President & CEO Lanxess Corporation
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2006 – Madeleine Jacobs
Executive Director & CEO American Chemical Society
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2005 – Charles E. Bunch
President & CEO PPG Industries
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2008 – Stacy Methvin
President and CEO of Shell Chemical Company LP
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2004 – Gregori Lebedev
President & CEO American Chemistry Council
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2003 – Myron Galuskin
President, Rhodia Inc.
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2002 – Jeffrey M. Lipton
CEO, NOVA Chemicals
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2001 – Paul W. Chellgren
Chairman & CEO Ashland Inc.
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2000 – William S. Stavropoulos
President & CEO The Dow Chemical Company
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1999 – Harold A. “Hap” Wagner
President & CEO Air Products and Chemicals
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1998 – J. Roger Hirl
President & CEO Occidental Chemical Corporation
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1997 – John A. Krol
President & CEO, DuPont
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1996 – G. Richard Wagoner Jr.
President, General Motors North American Operations
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1995 – Jon M. Huntsman
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Huntsman Group
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1994 – Thomas L. Gossage
Chairman President & CEO, Hercules Inc.
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1993 – Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.
President Eastman Chemical Company
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1992 – Helge H. Wehmeier
President & CEO, Miles, Inc.
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1991 – James W. Kinnear
President & CEO, Texaco, Inc
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1990 – The Honorable Peter K. Nune
President & CEO, Miles, Inc.
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1992 – Helge H. Wehmeier
Assistant Secretary (Enforcement) Department of Treasury United States of America
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1989 – H. Eugene McBrayer
President Exxon Chemical Company
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1988 – Robert D. Kennedy
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Union Carbide Corporation
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1987 – Dr. Konrad Weis
President & CEO Bayer USA, Inc.
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1986 – Vincent A. Sarni
Chairman of the Board & CEO, PPG Industries, Inc.
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1985 – Ray R. Irani
President, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
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1984 – Alexander F. Giacco
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Hercules Corporation
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1983 – Edward L. Hennessy
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Allied Corporation
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1982 – Richard E. Heckert
Vice Chairman & CEO, DuPont
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1981 – J. Peter Grace
President & CEO W. R. Grace & Co.
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1980 – Richard J. Mahoney
President, Monsanto Company
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1979 – Paul F Oreffice
President & CEO, Dow Chemical Corporation
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1978 – Gerhard Dittmar
Director Bayer AG
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1977 – David M. Roderick
President, U. S. Steel Corporation
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1976 – Werner C. Brown
President & CEO, Hercules Inc.
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1975 – J. P. St. Clair
President & Executive VP, Shell Chemical Co., Shell Oil Co.
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1974 – Z. D. Bonner
President & CEO & Executive VP, Gulf Oil Company
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1973 – Charles H. Simpson
President, Airco Industrial Gases
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1972 – Fletcher L. Byrom
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Koppers Company
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1971 – Robinson F. Barker
Chairman of the Board & CEO, PPG Industries, Inc.
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1969 – James G. Baldwin
Executive Vice President, Hooker Chemical Company
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1968 – John L. Gillis
Vice President Monsanto
Founding fathers Harry Pugh (Chemical Sales Association/Monsanto) and Art Morgan (Purchasing Association/PPG Industries) met for lunch in 1967 to discuss the feasibility of a joint group dinner. Upon agreement to move forward, the Chemical Marketing Association and its Chairman Ray Siren were also invited; ultimately Ralph Reed, President-Elect of the Sales Association, was selected to chair the initial Pittsburgh Chemical Day affair. The event was held on April 18, 1968, a date that coincided with National Chemical Week. Anticipating a crowd of 80-90, the event’s founders were astounded when 203 people convened at Chatham Center to hear John Gillis, Vice President, Monsanto, speak about “The International Posture of the U.S. Chemical Industry.” Sponsored by the aforementioned associations, the full committee for the first Pittsburgh Chemical Day consisted of the following:
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Pittsburgh Chemical Day
P.O. Box 99444
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Phone: 1.855.807.9814
Fax: 412.321.6689
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