Purchase by chemical manufacturers association comes at time when many groups are rethinking in-person meetings amid pandemicAbrilThe Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates is getting back into the trade show business after roughly 15 years, acquiring a specialty chemicals industry event even as many associations have been forced to scale back or postpone their events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.SOCMA announced Aug. 31 it would become owner of the Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show, a trade show founded in 2019 and produced by events organizer Chemicals America. Terms of the deal were not announced.SOCMA and Chemicals America previously partnered to… Read More