SOCMA Reinforces Critical Role Specialty Chemical Manufacturers Play in Fighting COVID-19

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) recently sent a letter to the White House and state governors reinforcing that specialty chemical manufacturers play a critical role in providing essential products to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Specialty chemicals are fundamental to the continued operation of every manufacturing sector and have a key role to play in protecting the public health of Americans,” said Jennifer Abril, president and CEO of SOCMA, in the letter to federal and state officials. “It is essential that chemical facilities are allowed to continue to operate and provide life-saving drugs and medical supplies, materials important to our food supply and infrastructure, among a host of other vital products during this COVID-19 crisis. As jurisdictions increasingly consider implementing orders for the closure of nonessential businesses, SOCMA urges all levels of government to designate chemical manufacturing as critical infrastructure and exempt from further operating restrictions.”