John Paro is CEO of personal care ingredient and industrial chemicals maker Hallstar. Here, in conversation with editor Tim Probert, John – SCI America’s 2024 Chemical Industry Medallist for lifetime contribution - imparts his wisdom gained from four decades of experience with the Chicago, Illinois-based company
Tim Probert (TP): You have been at Hallstar since its foundation in 1986, later becoming CEO in 2006. How has it changed from those early days?
John Paro (JP): Back then, we were very different. In 1986, The Hallstar Company was a distributor, mostly serving the rubber industry.
I would describe our first ten years as unmarred by progress. Then, from the late 1990s, we started to transform from a chemicals distributor to a high-end speciality chemistry manufacturer. We've been on a rocket ride ever since, and we've got out of the distribution business.
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