FAR Welcomes Alan Dyke, PhD to the senior leadership team

By Web Master 8 January 2025
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FAR Chemical, a CPS Company is pleased to announce that Alan Dyke, Ph.D. has joined the organization as the VP of Business Development. In this role, Alan will lead the commercial business activities and will also operate as a technical and strategic advisor as the company continues to grow at the Palm Bay facility in Florida.

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.

FAR Chemical is a leading US custom chemical manufacturer and distributor of hard to source, challenging to make specialty chemicals and catalysts. Meeting customer requirements for unique and challenging chemical manufacturing and custom hazardous material packaging. We are known for service, 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.

FAR Chemical 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.