Austin, Texas ― Wednesday, November 4, 2015   SACHEM, a global chemical science company based in Austin, Texas , was granted the ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and RC 14001 (Responsible Care® Management System) accreditations following external audits by DNV GL – Business Assurance, an independent third party registrar. The certifications are a testament to SACHEM’s continued commitment to consistently provide the highest quality products and services to customers and to improve the organization’s environmental, health, safety, and security  (EHS&S) performance.

On October 12th SACHEM’s management system was found to conform to the Responsible Care Management System standard of the American Chemistry Council under the Technical Specification for Responsible Care® 14001:2013 which includes and expands upon ISO 14001:2004. The certification covers the development and manufacturing of specialty chemicals at SACHEM’s Austin and Cleburne, Texas locations. It is based on compliance with legislation and regulations, management of EHS&S risks and ongoing improvement of organizational performance.

According to John Mattson, SACHEM’s Director of Quality and Responsible Care®, “twenty-four months of rigorous assessment and ongoing evaluation demonstrates our commitment to improving our systems and providing our customers with the highest standard of service and quality products while working to maximize our environmental, health, safety, and security performance.”

On October 29th SACHEM’s Quality Management System was certified ISO 9001:2008 as a continuation from the initial certification date in 1994. ISO 9001:2008 outlines standards set by the International Organization for Standardization and this certification is based on quality management principles including: strong customer focus and involvement of top management; the process approach; and continual improvement and review. The scope of this certificate is for the development, manufacture and marketing of specialty chemicals at SACHEM’s Austin and Cleburne, Texas locations.

“These accreditations demonstrate SACHEM’s commitment to excellent service, high quality, environmental, health, safety, and security performance”, stated John Mooney, SACHEM’s President and CEO, “I am proud of our organization and the important effort put forth to attain these certifications.”

ABOUT SACHEM
SACHEM, Inc. is a global chemical science company with full commercial operations in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan and China. For over 60 years SACHEM has provided chemical solutions and services to customers in key markets including pharmaceutical, personal care, biotechnology, starch modification, polymers, catalysts, energy, semiconductor, advanced ceramics, panel displays, and agricultural chemicals. Based in Austin, Texas, SACHEM’s expanding worldwide operations include a global service network and presence spanning over 30 countries.