BNET Industries
Market Cap:$201.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$154.3M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
KMG is a chemical company involved in the manufacture, formulation and distribution of specialty chemicals. KMG continues to grow by identifying and purchasing companies and product lines that: - Provide an opportunity to gain a significant share of the market segment through acquisition and organic growth; - Are smaller than the larger industry participants generally target for acquisition; - Have niche products with well-established, proven commercial uses; - Offer products that have moved well beyond their discovery phase and entered the consolidation stage where little or no ongoing research and development expenditures are required; and - Have significant barriers to entry KMG's businesses currently serve segments in the electronic chemicals, industrial wood preserving and agro-chemical industries. KMG's wood-treatment chemicals, pentachlorophenol, or penta, and creosote, are used to extend the service life of utility poles, railroad crossties and construction timber. Its animal health pesticides protect livestock and poultry from flies and other pests. KMG Electronic Chemicals, Inc., supplies acids, solvents, and other chemicals used in the manufacture of semiconductors primarily from its state of the art facility in Pueblo, Colorado. Customers use these products to etch and clean the wafer at each production layer. In Europe, its wholly owned subsidiary is KMG Italia S.r.l., operates from a manufacturing and warehouse facility near Milan, Italy. ...
Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer
David L. HatcherNumber of Employees 274
Contact Information
9555 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Ste 600
Houston, Texas 77099
(713) 600-3800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing: 325199
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KMG Chemicals, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Ladies and gentlemen we’d like to begin by remind you that the information in this conference call includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate or subject to significant risks or uncertainties including...
KMG Chemicals, Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from David Yuschak - SMH Capital. David Yuschak - SMH Capital As far as the preservatives segment guys, was there just some catch up here in the quarter relative to what the kind of depression we’ve seen in...
KMG Chemicals Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first call comes from Daniel Rizzo – Sidoti & Company. Daniel Rizzo – Sidoti & Company Just in terms of price increases, are you pretty much done? You said you caught up to raw material costs so I imagine that you're not going to...
KMG Chemicals, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Daniel Rizzo - Sidoti & Company. Daniel Rizzo - Sidoti & Company You indicated that both penta and creosote were re-registered. How long does that registration last for? J. Neal Butler The re-registration process is from EPA. ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| J. Neal Butler | CEO and President |
| John V. Sobchak | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Neal Butler | COO |
| Ernest C. Kremling | Vice President, Operations |
| Roger C. Jackson | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Thomas A. Mitchell | Vice President, KMG, Bernuth |
| Thomas H. Mitchell | Vice Presidentsales (Kmg, Bernuth Only) |
| Charles L. Mears | Director of the Company |
| Charles Neff | Director of the Company |
| Fred C. Leonard | Director of the Company |
| George W. Gilman | Director of the Company |
| Richard L. Urbanowski | Director of the Company |
| Randy Berry | Rabon Product Manager Contact |
| Melissa Dixon | Senior Account Executive |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David L. Hatcher | Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer |
| Christopher T. Fraser | Board of Directors |
| George W Gliman | Board of Directors |
| Gerald G. Ermentrout | Board of Directors |
| Lane Lee | Board of Directors |
| Neil J. Butler | Board of Directors |
| Stephen A. Thorington | Board of Directors |
"David L. Hatcher, Chairman, has been serving as a director and officer of the Company since its acquisition of KMG-Bernuth, Inc. (""KMG"") in October 1996. Mr. Hatcher has also served as a director and officer of KMG since 1985. Mr. Hatcher has worked in the wood treating industry since 1980 for predecessors and affiliates of KMG in various capacities, including engineer, general manager and President. Mr. Hatcher is an officer and director of KMG de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., KMG's subsidiary. He also serves as a director of Sterling Bancshares, Inc., a public company that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In 2007 Mr. Hatcher retired as CEO but retains the title of Chairman. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Officer | Current |
| Sterling Bancshares, Inc. | Director | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | President | Former |
| KMG-Bernuth, Inc. | Director | Former |
"J. Neal Butler was named CEO and President of the company on June 1, 2007. Mr. Butler was employed in 2004 as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and was added to the board of directors February 20, 2007. Before joining the Company, Mr. Butler had been the CEO and President of Naturize BioSciences, which specialized in biological treatments for the turf, crop and plant care markets. Prior to that, he was employed by Zeneca Agrochemicals and ISK Biosciences in various senior management positions. Mr. Butler started his career with Diamond Shamrock and later Fermenta ASC in various sales, product management and division manager positions. ©2006 KMG Chemicals, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized used of any and all materials contained herein is strictly prohibited. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | CEO and President | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| ISK Biosciences Corporation | Former |
"John V. Sobchak was employed in 2001 as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Before he joined the Company, Mr. Sobchak had been the CFO of Novistar, Inc., a joint venture between Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. and Oracle Corporation and prior to that he had been the Treasurer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. He was employed from 1988 to 1997 by Mesa, Inc, a publicly traded oil and gas company, most recently as its Treasurer. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | COO | Current |
"Ernest C. Kremling, II was employed in January 2008 as the Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining KMG, Mr. Kremling spent 20 years with the Dow Chemical Co. in various manufacturing roles which included project management and plant and site leadership. During the course of his employment with Dow, he worked and lived several years in Asia and held positions of global responsibility that covered Asia, Europe and South America. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Vice President, Operations | Current |
| The Dow Chemical Company | Former |
"Roger C. Jackson was elected Secretary of the Company in 2001 and became Vice President and General Counsel of the Company in 2002. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Jackson had been a partner since 1995 in Woods & Jackson, L.L.P. and had been a partner in the Houston law firm Brown, Parker & Leahy L.L.P. beginning in 1985. He had joined that firm as an associate in 1978. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | General Counsel and Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Vice President, KMG, Bernuth | Current |
Thomas H. Mitchell is KMG's Vice President Sales. He has served as KMG's Vice President since 1994. He has been employed by KMG since 1988 in various capacities, including general sales manager and general manager.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kmg Corp | Vice President Sales | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Vice Presidentsales (Kmg, Bernuth Only) | Current |
| Kmg Corp | General Manager | Former |
| Kmg Corp | General Sales Manager | Former |
"Charles L. Mears has served as a director of the Company since November 2001. Mr. Mears retired in 2000 from Occidental Chemical Company as Executive Vice President of the chlor-alkali business. He served in various management positions in that company since 1987, including serving as Senior Vice President of the Industrial Chemicals Division from 1991 until 1995. Mr. Mears began his career with Diamond Shamrock Corporation in 1965 and held various management positions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director of the Company | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Occidental Chemical Corporation | Executive Vice President of the Chlor, Alkali Business | Former |
| Pioneer Companies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director of the Company | Current |
| Kmg Corp | Director | Current |
| Integrity Bank | President & CEO | Former |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Integrity Bank | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Valves Inc | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Valves Inc | President | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director of the Company | Current |
| Integrity Bank | Board Member | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fairway Medical Technologies, Inc | Board Member | Current |
| Kmg Corp | Director | Current |
| Valves Inc | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| KMG-Bernuth, Inc. | Secretary | Former |
"George W. Gilman has served as a director of the Company since its acquisition of KMG in October 1996 and also served as a director of KMG from 1995 until 1997. Mr. Gilman has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and as a director of Commerce Securities Corporation, a National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. member firm, since 1982. He practiced law with the law firm of George Gilman, P.C. from 1986 to 1998 and since 1998 has practiced with the law firm of Gilman & Wirth, P.C. z"
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director of the Company | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| KMG-Bernuth, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Kmg Corp | Director | Former |
"Richard L. Urbanowski has served as a director of the Company since August 2000. Mr. Urbanowski retired in 1998 as President and Chief Operating Officer of ISK Biosciences Corporation, a specialty chemicals company selling crop protection chemicals and wood preservative products. Mr. Urbanowski began his career with Diamond Alkali Company where he held various positions in research and development, engineering, operations, production and sales. He is currently a director of the CropLife of American Foundation. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Director of the Company | Current |
| The American Foundation | Director | Current |
| Croplife | Director | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| ISK Biosciences Corporation | President | Former |
| ISK Biosciences Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Pioneer Companies, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Rabon Product Manager Contact | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Senior Account Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Lime Company | CEO | Current |
| Chemical Lime Company | President | Current |
| DC Chemical Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OCI Chemical Corporation | CEO | Former |
| OCI Chemical Corporation | President | Former |
| Pepperdine University | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor of Science In Chemistry | Former |
| Pepperdine University | Bachelor of Science In Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
"Gerald G. Ermentrout has served as a director of the Company since June 2008. He joined Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in 1975 and held various positions until his retirement in early 2007. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Ermentrout served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Electronic Chemicals Division, which included the High-Purity Process Chemicals (“HPPC”) business. During his tenure at Air Products, Mr. Ermentrout held various positions in managing global materials and equipment business as well as managed oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen plants and pipeline systems, and major acquisitions and divestitures. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chemicals, Inc. | Former | |
| Air Products Company | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | CEO | Former |
"Stephen A. Thorington has served as a director of the Company since May, 2007. Mr. Thorington retired in May 2006 from Plains Exploration and Production Company as Executive Vice President and CFO. He has 28 years of experience in management, finance and corporate development, including positions as Executive Vice President and CFO of Plains Resources, Inc., Senior Vice President - Finance & Corporate Development of Ocean Energy Inc and Seagull Energy Corp. and Managing Director of The Chase Manhattan Bank. "
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| KMG Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ocean Energy, Inc. | President, Finance & Corporate Development | Former |
| Plains Exploration & Production Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Plains Exploration & Production Company | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Vulcan Energy Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Chase Securities, Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
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