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Acme Chemical Company has become an internationally recognized leader in the manufacture of sulfur-based heterocyclic building blocks.  Major products include 2-thiopheneacetyl chloride (TAC), 5-methoxybenzothiophene, 2-methylthiazoline and 2-chloro-4-aminothiazole.  Customers include Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers and Glaxo Smithkline.   
 
Acme Chemical Company has become an internationally recognized leader in the manufacture of sulfur-based heterocyclic building blocks.  Major products include 2-thiopheneacetyl chloride (TAC), 5-methoxybenzothiophene, 2-methylthiazoline and 2-chloro-4-aminothiazole.  Customers include Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers and Glaxo Smithkline.   
  
The current facility, built in 1997, contains a general purpose manufacturing plant with 18 reactors ranging in size from 50 gallons to 2000 gallons.  There is also an R&D laboratory with 5 fulltime chemists, and a QC laboratory with 5 fulltime analytical chemists.  There is bulk storage of major solvents as well as key feedstocks, carbon disulfide and thiophene.  A pipe from the BASF plant across the river supplies hydrogen sulfide gas.  The factory has had an excellent safety record in recent years since it introduced its “Safety First” program in 1998, following a fire which damaged part of the old plant.  The site operates to cGMP standards and is ISO 9001 certified, and it now plans to be certified for ISO 14001.
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The current facility, built in 1997, contains a general purpose manufacturing plant with 18 reactors ranging in size from 50 gallons to 2000 gallons.  There is also an R&D laboratory with 5 fulltime chemists, and a QC laboratory with 5 fulltime analytical chemists.  There is bulk storage of major solvents as well as key feedstocks, carbon disulfide and thiophene.  A pipe from the BASF plant across the river supplies hydrogen sulfide gas.  The factory has had an excellent safety record in recent years since it introduced its “Safety First” program in 1998, following a fire which damaged part of the old plant.  The site operates to cGMP standards and is ISO 9001 certified, and it now plans to be certified for ISO 14001.  [[Chem321:Acme waste streams|Waste]] is treated offsite by incineration (organics) or by water treatment then ocean disposal (aqueous), with waste disposal costing around $1.65 million annually (more details [[Chem321:Acme waste streams|here]]).
  
 
==Some key employees==
 
==Some key employees==
  
 
*Martin Walker: [[Chem321:Acme President|President]]
 
*Martin Walker: [[Chem321:Acme President|President]]
*: [[Chem321:Acme VP for Sales|VP for Sales]] - Joe Smith (not on environmental committee)
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*: [[Chem321:Acme VP for Sales|VP for Sales]] - Leanna Collard
*: [[Chem321:Acme Production Manager|Production Manager]] - Jane Doe
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Production Manager|Production Manager]] -  
*: [[Chem321:Acme Environmental Manager|Environmental Manager]] - [[User:Slomasa192|Stefan Sloma]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Environmental Manager|Environmental Manager]] - Triston Riley
*: [[Chem321:Acme Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]] - [[User:Angela.M.Caracci|Angela Caracci]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Chief Financial Officer|Chief Financial Officer]] -Alex Levitz
*: [[Chem321:Acme Union Organizer and Plant Foreperson|Union Organizer and Plant Foreperson]] - Bill Preston
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Union Organizer and Plant Foreperson|Union Organizer and Plant Foreperson]] -  
*: [[Chem321:Acme Lab Manager|Lab Manager]] (aka R&D Manager) [[User:KatieLaVoie|Katie Lavoie]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Lab Manager|Lab Manager]] (aka R&D Manager) - Jasmine Ruiz
*: [[Chem321:Acme Quality Assurance Manager|Quality Assurance Manager]] - [[User:Magenta|Magenta Miller]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Quality Assurance Manager|Quality Assurance Manager]] -  
*: [[Chem321:Acme Quality Control Manager|Quality Control Manager]] - [[User:Tom.fuchs|Tom Fuchs]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Quality Control Manager|Quality Control Manager]] -  
*: [[Chem321:Acme Occupational Hygiene Officer|Occupational Hygiene Officer]] - [[User:AbbyL|Abby Langdon]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Occupational Hygiene Officer|Occupational Hygiene Officer]] - Jillian Visser
*: [[Chem321:Acme Safety Officer|Safety Officer]] (not on environmental committee)
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Safety Officer|Safety Officer]] - Katie Fetcie
*: <s>[[Chem321:Acme Health Officer|Health Officer]] (aka "Company nurse")</s> (not used in 2013)
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Health Officer|Health Officer]] (aka "Company nurse")
*: [[Chem321:Acme Wastewater Officer|Wastewater Officer]] - [[User:Haw7thorne|John Rogers]]
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Wastewater Officer|Wastewater Officer]] - Alexane Rodrigue
*: [[Chem321:Acme Chief Legal Officer|Chief Legal Officer]] (not on environmental committee)
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*: [[Chem321:Acme Chief Legal Officer|Chief Legal Officer]]
  
 
If some links are currently unavailable, please look at [[Chem321:Acme_employees|the employee page]] for information.
 
If some links are currently unavailable, please look at [[Chem321:Acme_employees|the employee page]] for information.

Latest revision as of 17:54, 15 July 2015

Acme Chemical Company


Chemistry for the 21st Century
Part of the new Acme chemical plant


Key facts

  • Founded: 1992
  • Annual turnover: $20 million
  • Annual profits: $2.7 million
  • Employees: 87

Description

Acme Chemical Company has become an internationally recognized leader in the manufacture of sulfur-based heterocyclic building blocks. Major products include 2-thiopheneacetyl chloride (TAC), 5-methoxybenzothiophene, 2-methylthiazoline and 2-chloro-4-aminothiazole. Customers include Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers and Glaxo Smithkline.

The current facility, built in 1997, contains a general purpose manufacturing plant with 18 reactors ranging in size from 50 gallons to 2000 gallons. There is also an R&D laboratory with 5 fulltime chemists, and a QC laboratory with 5 fulltime analytical chemists. There is bulk storage of major solvents as well as key feedstocks, carbon disulfide and thiophene. A pipe from the BASF plant across the river supplies hydrogen sulfide gas. The factory has had an excellent safety record in recent years since it introduced its “Safety First” program in 1998, following a fire which damaged part of the old plant. The site operates to cGMP standards and is ISO 9001 certified, and it now plans to be certified for ISO 14001. Waste is treated offsite by incineration (organics) or by water treatment then ocean disposal (aqueous), with waste disposal costing around $1.65 million annually (more details here).

Some key employees

If some links are currently unavailable, please look at the employee page for information.

Names that are linked to user pages are CHEM 321 participants; names that are not linked are fictitious.


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