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Stepan Company

Stepan Company

Chemical Manufacturing

Northbrook, Illinois 128,439 followers

Innovative chemical solutions for a cleaner, healthier more energy efficient world.

About us

Stepan Company's vision is to create innovative solutions for a cleaner, healthier, more energy efficient world. We want to accomplish that vision by partnering with you. As a publicly-traded, international manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemical products, we collaborate with our customers to bring high-quality products that drive growth in the consumer space and functional markets such as construction, oilfield, agriculture, paints and coatings. Since 1932, Stepan continues to be a mainstay in the industry, committed to developing sustainable practices and products that reflect our core values: responsibility, integrity and innovation. By always putting you – the customer – first, we bring continuous improvement to the chemical industry and our global community. Stepan is headquartered in the Greater Chicagoland area (Northfield, IL). We provide timely customer support anywhere in the world by utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing, and research and development facilities, along with a robust distribution network throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.

Website
http://www.stepan.com
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Northbrook, Illinois
Type
Public Company
Founded
1932
Specialties
Surfactants, Polymers, Specialty Products, Chemicals, lipid nutrition, Nonionic Surfactants, Personal Care, Oilfield Solutions, and Household, Industrial Cleaning

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  • Stepan Company reposted this

    ✉️You're Invited: Join Stepan Agricultural Solutions for our upcoming webinar, "Developing Successful Suspension Concentrates: Practical Strategies and Lessons Learned," on August 28 at 9 a.m. ET. This is a great opportunity to hear from our experts as they discuss formulation trends, share practical development strategies and explore approaches for addressing common suspension concentrate (SC) formulation challenges. RSVP today: https://ow.ly/QeWl50ZB0Qw

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    When a critical raw material becomes unavailable or its price rises unexpectedly, the impact extends far beyond the R&D team. Reformulation delays can put margins, supply continuity and customer commitments at risk. For business unit leaders and CTOs, the challenge is building an organization that can respond quickly without compromising product performance or quality. In our upcoming webinar, leaders from Stepan Company will share how the company is using the Citrine AI Platform and materials informatics to turn its enterprise AI strategy into practical business value. Discover how AI-enabled product development can help chemical companies: • Respond faster to supply disruptions and price volatility • Protect margins by evaluating alternative raw materials more efficiently • Adapt products to regional availability and customer requirements • Shorten development cycles and improve R&D productivity • Scale successful digital approaches across the organization For Stepan’s customers, this means greater continuity, faster technical responses and increased confidence that changing needs can be met. It strengthens Stepan’s position as a responsive, reliable partner, even when market conditions are unpredictable. Register to hear how Stepan is building a more resilient approach to product development: https://hubs.ly/Q04q6CBq0 #BusinessResilience #ChemicalInnovation #DigitalTransformation #MaterialsInformatics #ArtificialIntelligence

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    Así vivimos una semana llena de innovación, aprendizaje y colaboración en Colombia. 🚀 Gracias a todos los que nos acompañaron en los eventos organizados junto a nuestro distribuidor Anders Colombia: Day in the Lab y BienestArte, donde compartimos tendencias y nuevas oportunidades de formulación para los mercados de cuidado personal y cuidado del hogar. Lo mejor está por venir. ¡Sigamos innovando juntos!

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    Join Stepan's Emily Zarefsky, Sustainability and Innovation Lead, and Jeremy Weitgenant, Lead Research Associate, on August 27 at 10 a.m. ET for an upcoming webinar on "Building Resilience with AI-Enabled R&D: How Stepan Responds Faster to Supply and Market Disruption." 🔗 Register at the link below!

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    How resilient is your R&D organization when a critical raw material becomes unavailable or its price suddenly increases? Supply disruptions, price volatility and regional differences in material availability are forcing chemical companies to reformulate products quickly, without compromising performance, quality or customer commitments. In our upcoming webinar, Emily Zarefsky and Jeremy Weitgenant of Stepan Company will share how the company is using the Citrine AI Platform and materials informatics to build greater resilience into R&D and respond faster to changing market conditions. The discussion will explore how AI-enabled R&D can help Stepan’s technical teams: • Navigate complex formulation trade-offs • Reformulate faster when raw materials change • Adapt products to regional and customer-specific requirements • Shorten development cycles while protecting performance • Turn an enterprise AI strategy into practical applications This does more than improve internal R&D productivity. By responding faster to supply disruptions and changing requirements, Stepan can provide customers with greater continuity, more responsive technical support and increased confidence that their needs will be met. In short, it helps Stepan become an even more reliable partner. Register to hear how Stepan is putting AI into practice to build a more responsive and resilient approach to product development. https://hubs.ly/Q04q6ssn0 #ChemicalInnovation #ResearchAndDevelopment #MaterialsInformatics #ArtificialIntelligence #ProductDevelopment

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  • View organization page for Stepan Company

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    Looking for polyester polyols that deliver performance, versatility, and processing flexibility? Stepan’s STEPANPOL® polyols help formulators develop high-performing solutions across a wide range of C.A.S.E applications. In addition to product performance, partnering with Stepan Polymers gives you access to: ✔️ Global reach, local support ✔️ Polyester chemistry expertise ✔️ Consistent, reliable quality ✔️ A broad, innovative portfolio ✔️ Collaborative technical support ✔️ Sustainable product solutions

  • Stepan Company reposted this

    Cuando la ciencia, la innovación y la creatividad se unen, nace BienestArte. Un espacio donde compartimos ideas, tecnologías y tendencias para seguir desarrollando productos que cuidan de las personas, el hogar y el planeta. Junto a Stepan Company, en Anders te invitamos a vivir BienestArte en Medellín y Cali, una experiencia para poner a prueba el desempeño de innovaciones en cuidado personal y cuidado del hogar. 📍 Elige tu ciudad y regístrate: 📅 30 de julio | Medellín🔗 https://lnkd.in/eueuSqXs 📅 31 de julio | Cali🔗 https://lnkd.in/e82euFJt ¡Cupos limitados! #Anders #Stepan #BienestArte #PersonalCare #HomeCare #SaficAlcan

  • Únanse a Stepan los próximos 27 y 28 de julio en nuestro evento Day in the Lab, junto con nuestro aliado Anders. Conecten con nuestros expertos y descubran cómo desarrollar productos que respondan a las principales tendencias de bienestar y experiencias sensoriales, mientras optimizan el costo y el desempeño de sus formulaciones.

    View organization page for Anders

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    Dos días para aprender, formular y compartir ideas en el laboratorio. Junto a Stepan Company, en Anders hemos preparado Day in the Lab, dos jornadas donde conoceremos tendencias, trabajaremos con nuevas tecnologías y llevaremos las formulaciones a la práctica, tanto en Cuidado Personal como en Cuidado del Hogar. Porque sabemos que las mejores conversaciones también ocurren alrededor de una mesa de laboratorio. 🔗 Regístrate según tu interés: 📅 27 de julio | Formulando Momentos de Vida: https://lnkd.in/d4rJFkRy 📅 28 de julio | Innovación que Rinde Más: https://lnkd.in/dxFyzYhb 📍 Accytec – Bogotá ¡Aparta tu lugar ahora, cupos limitados! #Anders #Stepan #PersonalCare #HomeCare #SensoryExperience #SaficAlcan

  • View organization page for Stepan Company

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    🌊 Water management is critical to the long-term sustainability of our operations and the communities where we operate. Stepan is proud to share that in 2025, we implemented or initiated water resilience projects at 38% of our high-risk sites, advancing our goal of achieving 100% implementation at these sites by 2030. Through strategic planning, investment, and stakeholder collaboration, we're strengthening site resilience and helping support long-term sustainable water management globally. 🔗Read more about our efforts here: https://ow.ly/X4CR50ZoV2M #WaterManagement #WaterResilience #SustainableOperations

  • View organization page for Stepan Company

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    Growing responsibly means finding new ways to reduce our environmental impact while supporting business growth. In 2025, Stepan achieved a 22% reduction in combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from our 2016 baseline through investments in renewable electricity, manufacturing efficiency and process optimization. These initiatives have helped offset emissions associated with an expanding manufacturing footprint. We're proud of the progress made so far and remain committed to advancing toward our goal of a 35% reduction in combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. 🔗 To read more about these efforts, click here: https://ow.ly/WTTK50ZmfGO

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