Creating Value, Brightening Lives
Through Metal Chemistry
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Welcome to Shepherd Chemical
The Shepherd Chemical Company develops and manufactures metal-based chemistries that create value and brighten lives. Our specialty chemicals are essential to technologies for consumer safety, environmental sustainability, advanced product performance and industrial process efficiency.
Partnering with industries from airbags and tires to fragrance and personal care, from petrochemicals and polyurethanes to lubricants and catalysts, Shepherd collaborates on both standard and custom co-developed metal chemistries.
45% of our portfolio is custom co-developed and manufactured for proprietary applications across the globe. We have a passion for innovation and over 100 years of expertise in working with our customers from initial concept to packaged product.
Eight of the top ten global chemical companies trust Shepherd.
METAL CHEMISTRIES
Creating Value, Brightening Lives
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If you're looking to download, print or email a Product Data Sheet, please browse our download center by clicking below. Alternatively, you can also navigate to any of the metal pages on ShepChem.com to view product data sheets specific to the metal of interest.
Creating Value and Brightening Lives Globally
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Airbags have been used in cars and trucks as passive restraints for over 40 years. The US government required automakers to install frontal driver and passenger airbags as standard equipment beginning in 1999. These lifesaving devices are estimated to save 2,800 lives per year in the U.S. alone. The design and efficiency of airbags continues to improve as technology advances. One of these important advances was the development of a Guanidine Nitrate/Basic Copper Nitrate generant in the 1... Read More
