SI Group

Employee Size

51-200

Headquarters

Schenectady, NY

With roots in varnish and rubber dating to the 1890s, SI Group has spent more than a century developing chemistry for industrial manufacturers. Today, its approximately 1,500 employees work across 18 manufacturing sites to supply performance additives and related chemical solutions to customers in more than 80 countries.

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