In an extremely competitive industry, Neville Chemical, a recognized leader in synthetic hydrocarbon resins and coumarone-indene resins, found that updating its resin filtration system with a state-of-the-art system on the finished goods line would improve productivity, reduce waste and eliminate a laborious task that was risky to workers' health.
Neville Chemical, which established its corporate headquarters and main manufacturing facility near Pittsburgh in 1925, has used a variety of different systems for filtration of impurities from its finished resin products for many years. When the company opened its Anaheim, CA, plant in 1958, its major competitors in the burgeoning hydrocarbon resin industry were domestic giants such as Eastman and Exxon. Neville makes a variety of hydrocarbon resins for applications such as printing inks, adhesives and various coatings. Today, with a strong lineup of Asian competitors, the market has become much more competitive, particularly for smaller, family owned manufacturers like Neville Chemical.