Overview:  Special Materials Company (SMC) was incorporated in Delaware in 1996. The  company is a global marketer, producer and developer of specialty chemical  products. The company has offices in Cherry Hill, NJ, New York City,  Hanover, Germany, and Nanjing, China. Products are stocked in 14 Warehouses  in North America and 3 warehouses in Europe. In addition SMC has  controlling interest in two Chinese Joint Venture Manufacturing operations.  Business Model:  SMC creates value for its customers by bringing them lower cost raw  materials produced in developing countries without the risks normally  associated with these areas. This is done by careful "hands on" control of  the product's quality, using specific knowledge gained by SMC's staff of  specialists through years of industry experience, working closely with our  suppliers, and by creating trust through honest business practices.  SMC creates value for its suppliers by applying modern business practices  to the marketing of products, supplying technology and capital to improve  the products, and assisting its suppliers to gain stable, long term  participation in SMC's markets.  SMC employs industry experts in each of its market areas to provide  technical and commercial guidance to our suppliers and customers. With this  expertise, SMC provides at a lower cost the depth of service that our  customers desire but do not always receive from their traditional suppliers.  Scope of business:  SMC has 8 main areas of business activity, described below:  Phosphorus derivatives:  SMC's phosphorus derivatives business was the first area of the company's activity. The company offers a line of P4 derived products from reducing agents to fire retardants and has the capability to custom produce specialized organo-phosphorus molecules. These products are produced in SMC's Joint Venture factory "Changshu New-Tech Chemicals Ltd", in Changshu, Jiangsu, China.  Titanium Dioxide   SMC supplies a range of Anatase products, from dry milled paper grades (in slurry and dry form) to highly reactive grades for specialized pigments to a fiber de-lustering grade. The company also supplies a low cost Rutile product for coating and plastic applications where opacity is preferred over color brightness  Cyanides & Electroplating additives   SMC supplies metallic cyanides for use in Electroplating and chemical synthesis.  Polymer & Coating additives   SMC supplies a variety of additives used in polymer, resin, and coatings production, including adhesion promoters, catalyst scavengers, and a VOC exempt solvent.  Photochemical / Information chemicals   SMC supplies a line of chemicals used for production of developing solutions as well as specialized molecules used in producing coupling agents and other image processing chemicals. SMC also has a new capability to synthesize novel imaging chemicals to customer requirements.  General Chemicals & Intermediates   SMC offers a variety of halogenated organics for use as pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical intermediates as well as reactants for a number of fine chemical applications.  Pool Chemicals   SMC offers a line of trichloro and dichloroisocyanurates for use in detergents, cleansers, sanitizers, and industrial and recreational water treatment products.  Sourcing / "Orphan" Products   SMC has broad capabilities to source hard to find chemical products and has been successful in setting up stable supply channels for a number of "orphaned" products. With many specialty chemical companies rationalizing their product portfolios, this has become an important service to SMC's customer base.  SMC maintains Industry Consultants and independent laboratories on retainer, and uses them as needed to provide technical service and development work.  Together we strive to provide our customers with high quality products and excellent technical support at lower cost.  Commercial/Technical Team  Mark Silver, President, manages SMC's commercial activities. Previously, Mark was Vice President of IMC Group and started and developed IMC's inorganic chemical manufacturing business. Mark has over 22 years of experience in the chemical industry.  Adam Feldman, CEO, manages SMC's strategic, financial and administrative functions. With over 26 years in the chemical industry, Adam was a senior executive at Philipp Brothers Chemical (Phibro).  Kevin Huber, COO, manages SMC's sales and logistics. Kevin has over 10 years experience in the chemical industry and previously worked in business management at IMC.  David Graham, VP Sales and Marketing, brings over 25 years of experience in specialty chemical marketing, sales, and engineering at OxyChem and Monsanto.  Udai Singh, PhD Chemistry, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, brings over 25 years of expertise in film photo processing chemicals research, development, and marketing at Eastman Kodak and Technicolor.  Peter Hastings, Director of Manufacturing Development, brings over 35 years of experience in phosphorus derivative engineering and strategic planning at Albright & Wilson and Mobil.  Tom Haack, Director Sales & Marketing, P4 derivatives, is an MS Microbiologist, with 20 years of experience with Rhodia (formerly Albright & Wilson) in oilfield and industrial water chemistry  Larry Walters, Technical Service and Development Manager, has over 20 years experience in research, technical service, quality management, and manufacturing in the TiO2 business for Kemira Pigments. Larry is a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.  Fulfillment Team  John Seacord, Vice President, Customer Relations, is responsible for inside sales management and customer service/support. John has over 30 years experience in managing technical sales & service organizations.  Paul Schaldonat, Director of Operations, has over 30 years of international business management experience in the non-ferrous base metal raw material industry with The International Metals & Chemicals Group and Eastern Alloys Inc.  Wendy Hedin manages our product distribution and deliveries.  Denise Mann is our IT/business process manager.