Diversity at Work
As people, we value diversity on principle. As a company, we value diversity for its proven business advantage.
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Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 39 percent more likely to outperform their peers.
- 2023 Diversity Matters Study conducted by McKinsey & Company
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Inclusiveness can make supply chains more resilient and agile - an increasingly important advantage in these uncertain times. "Diverse suppliers can turn on a dime and are now considered for contracts that they would not have been otherwise due to the imperative for flexibility. They have proven themselves to be agile in terms of responsiveness"
-Alexis Bateman, Ashley Barrington, and Katie Date, 2020, Harvard Business Review
A Strong Foundation
From the day we opened our doors, we've operated according to Howard T. Von Oehsen's belief that "If our customers are not successful, then we are not successful". That selfless philosophy and pointed understanding of how we are all connected has guided us through our endeavors, for the good of our company, our customers, and world around us.
2022
Office opened in New Canaan, CT
2018
Advisory Board created to help specialize in engaging other companies that value diversity
2009
Office relocates from New Canaan, CT
to Darien, CT
1995
Howard Von Oehsen dies after
battling ALS for several years.
Carol Piccaro elected President
and CEO of U.S. Chemicals
1983
Carol Piccaro joins company as a
Junior Account Executive with a territory of Western NY, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana
1963
Sales exceed one million dollars
2021
Third generation family member, Michele Piccaro, joins the team as an Account Executive
2017
U.S. Chemicals sold to The Maroon Group.
U.S. Chemicals, A Woman-Owned Business is established to solely focus its efforts on companies that value diversity
2003
Certified membership in The Women's Business Enterprise National Council
1985
Special services launched to include micronizing, re-packaging, and toll manufacturing
1965
First full containers of products imported from top-quality international suppliers
1960
Company founded by Howard T. Von Oehsen, with funding from William Wishnick, President of Witco Corporation
We're All in This Together
As a responsible corporate citizen, we take our role in the communities we serve very seriously. Whether it’s environmental or social, we are actively involved in everything from our advanced recycling programs and organic garden to our support of non-profit organizations, both local and international, that provide care for those in need.
