"CHEMCENTRAL is the world's largest privately held distributor of industrial chemicals with annual sales of more than $1.375 billion. Our targeted key markets include paint, coatings and inks; adhesives, caulks and sealants; household, industrial, and institutional cleaning; personal care and cosmetics; rubber and plastic compounding; and lubricants and Follow the links on this page for more information."

"Our company history goes back over 80 years, when our founders William Hough and Halbert Sampson, two industrial entrepreneurs with a vision and the desire to build an ethical professional company, formed the William J. Hough Company of Chicago. Hough and Sampson pooled their own personal investments and sold shares of preferred stock to purchase the assets of the Chicago branch of the Columbia Naval Stores. The new company acquired the warehouses and trucks in Chicago for the distribution of rosin and turpentine.

The Hough Company, led by William J. Hough with his many years of experience as manager of the Western branch of Columbia Naval Stores, was profitable right from the beginning.

Within just three years of formation, in 1929, the new company was able to look for expansion opportunities. That opportunity came when several of the Hough stockholders and C.W. Dill, Vice President of Columbia, acquired the assets of the Thoerner Manufacturing Company in St. Louis. The acquired company was a similar business and a good candidate for expansion. This new company became the Dill-Hough Company, establishing a St. Louis presence for The Hough Company.

Today, CHEMCENTRAL remains true to the vision that its founders had over 80 years ago, committed to providing quality service and reliable products. There have been countless numbers of employees, throughout our years in business that have contributed to our success. Our employees' continuing commitment in providing quality products and service to customers is the same key to success as we had back in 1926 when we started."

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