SMC Oilfield Chemicals Builds Third Facility in San Angelo

SAN ANGELO, TX —  SMC Oilfield Chemicals, a division of Special Materials Company (SMC Global) has opened its third industrial facility in San Angelo since making its first location in May 2017.

“The new 80,000 square-feet industrial building located just south of the City of San Angelo with easy access to State Highway Loop 306 will provide additional warehousing capabilities to the company’s chemical manufacturing located at 3820 Christoval Road and its first distribution site at 3862 Tractor Trails” said Michael Looney, vice president of economic development for the San Angelo Chamber.

The addition brings SMC Oilfield Chemicals total San Angelo holdings to 140,000 square-feet.

“The decision to expand and continue to grow in San Angelo is a logical step in our business strategy in the booming Permian Basin,” said Kevin Huber, Vice President Executive and Founder. “We are very happy and thankful to the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Department and its community for helping us with this new opportunity to further increase our operations here.”

Since May of 2017, The San Angelo Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and the City of San Angelo Development Corporation (COSADC) have worked with corporate leadership to help bring SMC Global to San Angelo promoting the economic growth and sustainability of the region.

“I am pleased that SMC Global has found our great city a great place in which to do business,” said San Angelo Mayor Brenda Gunter. “We have created a strong partnership with SMC Global and know that great partnerships produce positive growth and development.”

City Council member Tommy Hiebert (SMD 1) added “I applaud and appreciate SMC Global investing in and committing to our community in a way that benefits us all. Some of our citizens will prosper from the great-paying jobs SMC Global provides. Business expansions always grow the local tax base, which helps us build a more robust commercial base that can ease the property tax burden on homeowners. I'm thankful for SMC Global’s belief in San Angelo and for our economic development teamwork in cultivating this partnership.”

SMC Global, founded in 1996 and headquartered in New York City, is a global specialty chemical company with sales of $185 million specializing in Oilfield Chemicals, Phosphorous Derivatives, EPA registered Biocides, Flame Retardants, Solvents for Paints and Coatings, and Pulp and Paper Chemicals.

SMC Global has production sites in Kershaw, SC, Kansas City, KS, and San Angelo, TX as well as two manufacturing facilities in China and sales offices in Switzerland, Latin America, and China.

SMC Global has been recently rated 23rd Largest Distributor in North America and 80th largest Global Chemical Distributor in ICIS Top 100 Chemical Distributors Ranking for 2018.