Far Chemical

FAR Chemical is a leader in meeting customer requirements for unique and challenging chemical manufacturing and custom hazardous material packaging needs. We are known for service, safety, quality, flexibility and problem solving. We have deep experience and expertise in handling and processing complex and hazardous chemistries.

Our U.S. production facility in Palm Bay, Florida, has a 35-year history of safe, responsible operations. In addition to custom and toll manufacturing for others, we produce a propriety line of FARMetl™ acetylacetonate products used in a broad range of applications. We are an ISO9001:2015 certified operation and participating member of SOCMA.

The Bound Brook, New Jersey, facility manufactures in accordance with ISO9001 standards and Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), providing a full range of support services for the specialty chemical products market with focus on the pharmaceutical, medical products, cosmetic and commercial markets. Products range from simple raw materials to finished formulations to complex high-performance polymers.

Services

We provide a comprehensive range of chemical services including:

We can work from formulations provided by our customers, or can develop the correct chemistry and process to arrive at the required end product.

What Our Customers Say About Us

Global Pharmaceutical Company -

“FAR Chemical not only helped us develop a new bromine solution, they configured the packaging, managed the regulatory paperwork, determined the best way to ship it to our location in Asia, and trained our people on-site in new safe handling procedures.”

Leading Pharma Firm -

“FAR Chemical helped provide an alternative source for a specific reagent we urgently needed due to a supply disruption. They fast-tracked the material through their lab and scale-up, met our needs on an interim basis, installed new process equipment for our orders and continue to supply us with the needed material.”

Leadership Team

Justin O’Connor

President

Alan Dyke

VP, Business Development

Before joining FAR Chemical, Alan held senior leadership roles with ProChem Inc., Boulder Scientific Company and Johnson Matthey, with a focus on the supply of Organometallics and Catalysts. Alan graduated from the University of Bristol in the UK with a Ph.D. in Chemistry. In addition to his work at FAR Chemical, Alan is an active Board Member of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates ("SOCMA") and the Vice Chair of the Government Advocacy committee.

Rajib Mondal

Director, R&D

Rajib Mondal joined FAR Chemical as Director of R&D in early 2024. With over 14 years of experience in the chemicals industry, he has driven innovation and business growth through his technology leadership positions at Milliken & Company and Ascend Performance Materials. A recipient of the prestigious R&D 100 Award, Dr. Mondal holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Bowling Green State University and completed a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. His research focused on developing organic, organometallic, and polymeric materials for electronics, healthcare, and textile applications.

Ownership

FAR is part of CPS Performance Materials, a diversified specialty chemicals manufacturer of performance polymers, fine chemicals, and chemical illumination solutions. In 2017, Arsenal Capital Partners created CPS as a new platform focused on specialty polymers and chemicals for high-value end markets, through the acquisition of Cyalume Technologies.

CPS Performance Materials