This article originally comes from Saint Louis County Community News on April 4th, 2025.
The St. Louis region ranks among the top 25 metro areas in the United States for chemical exports, and recent investment in the sector could drive that ranking higher. The bi-state area has more than three times more soap and cleaning compound manufacturing jobs than other similar-sized markets, having seen 12.3% growth in the industry’s jobs over the past five years. The industry’s growth and impact is supported by major employers in the sector, such as Dial/Henkel, Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery, Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) and MilliporeSigma, the U.S./Canada biotech and life sciences business of Merck. Both P&G and MilliporeSigma are making significant investments in the bi-state region, supporting continued growth.
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