Stepan Company

Stepan Company together with its subsidiaries produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants Polymers and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products including detergents for washing clothes dishes carpets and floors and walls as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications such as fabric softeners germicidal quaternary compounds disinfectants and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems plastics and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry as well as a base raw material for coatings adhesives sealants and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins including liquid and powdered products which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins alkyd resins and plasticizers for applications in construction materials as well as components of automotive boating and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors emulsifiers and solubilizers for use in food flavoring nutritional supplement and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook Illinois.