Industry ownership intelligence

Specialty Chemicals insider conviction

Executive and director activity assessed across 39 companies for breadth, transaction quality, clustering, freshness, and directional conviction.

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63/100

Accumulation bias

93/100 confidence
Level
Industry
Evidence window
Latest 90 days
Named insiders
222
Latest evidence
9 Sep 2026

Capital positioning read

Accumulation bias

Priced common-share acquisitions carry more weighted evidence than disposals after freshness, role, size, and duplicate controls.

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Evidence in favour

  • 72 distinct acquisition events survive duplicate and security-type controls.
  • Participation spans 222 named insiders rather than one filing source.
  • The latest qualifying evidence is fresh, dated 09 Sep 2026.

Decision risks

  • Qualifying disposal events outnumber acquisitions, although disposals receive a lower directional weight.
Conviction63Accumulation bias
Confidence93Deep evidence
Controlled events171directional common-share events
Company breadth39represented companies
Acquisition value$40.2Mnormalized amount
Disposal value$265.2Mnormalized amount

Flow regime

Twelve-week filing pressure

Shows the cadence and balance of the full filing tape.

15729 Jun
1406 Jul
4413 Jul
1420 Jul
4227 Jul
5603 Aug
5610 Aug
1717 Aug
2424 Aug
3931 Aug
307 Sep
014 Sep
AcquisitionsDisposalsScore 63 · Confidence 93

Relative positioning

Industry peer map

Current score with confidence.

Coking CoalConviction accumulation8278 confidence Other Precious Metals & MiningConviction accumulation6865 confidence Agricultural InputsAccumulation bias6780 confidence Specialty ChemicalsAccumulation bias6393 confidence Building MaterialsAccumulation bias6376 confidence Other Industrial Metals & MiningAccumulation bias5772 confidence ChemicalsBalanced insider tape4792 confidence CopperBalanced insider tape4573 confidence Lumber & Wood ProductionBalanced insider tape4570 confidence SteelConcentrated distribution2480 confidence Paper & Paper ProductsConcentrated distribution2248 confidence AluminumConcentrated distribution2049 confidence GoldConcentrated distribution1277 confidence

Directional balance

Controlled event mix

42.1%acquisition
Acquisition events
72
Disposal events
99
Net value
-$224.9M

Evidence quality

What the filings represent

Common equity307
Equity compensation163
Options and derivatives20
Other securities8

Decision makers

Role participation

Director261
Other or unspecified72
CEO and chair51
Other executive50
Finance leadership34
Large holder30

Quality controls

Evidence usability

Normalized values
52%
Priced common share
36%
Named insiders
222
Controlled events
171

Auditable evidence

Latest Specialty Chemicals filings

Showing 1 to 30 of 498.

NEUNewMarket Corporation
GOTTWALD, BRUCE C10% Owner
DisposalCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
SNESSenesTech Inc
EDELL, MICHAELDirector, Chief Executive Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
$890Directional evidence
SNESSenesTech Inc
EDELL, MICHAELDirector, Chief Executive Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
$850Directional evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
BREUNIG, JOSEPH C.Director
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
CARMOLA, JOHN JDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
CLARK, ROBERT LDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
JOHNSON, KRISTINA MDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
MOTWANI, ROCKYDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
PITTMAN, CAROLYN KDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MTXMinerals Technologies Inc
ROBINSON, MARC EDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
RAMDAS, GAUTAMPresident and CEO
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
RAMDAS, GAUTAMPresident and CEO
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
Not reportedContext evidence
GEVOGevo Inc
GRUBER, PATRICK R.Director
DisposalCommon equity
$5.7KDirectional evidence
GEVOGevo Inc
BLOOM, PAUL DDirector, CEO
DisposalCommon equity
$2.6KDirectional evidence
GEVOGevo Inc
BOWRON, KIMBERLY TChief of Staff
DisposalCommon equity
$2.1KDirectional evidence
EMNEastman Chemical Company
OBRIEN, JAMES J /KYDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
EMNEastman Chemical Company
OBRIEN, JAMES J /KYDirector
DisposalCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
EMNEastman Chemical Company
OBRIEN, JAMES J /KYDirector
DisposalCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
HDSNHudson Technologies Inc
HARTREE, PARTNERS, LP10% Owner
AcquisitionCommon equity
$27.1KDirectional evidence
ALBAlbemarle Corp
HOOD, MAXChief Accounting Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
MATVMativ Holdings Inc.
JOHNSON, MARK WCLO and Corporate Secretary
DisposalEquity compensation
Not reportedContext evidence
MATVMativ Holdings Inc.
JOHNSON, MARK WCLO and Corporate Secretary
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
CALDERON, NANCY E.Director
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
KEMP, SARAH E.Director
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
LEE, SUNGGYUDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
LYNCH, G PATRICKDirector, President and CEO, 10% Owner
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
NARAYAN, RAMANIDirector
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
NIGON, RICHARDDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
PINHO, CRISTINA LUCIA DUARTEDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
Not reportedContext evidence
NTICNorthern Technologies
VON, FALKENHAUSEN KONSTANTINDirector
AcquisitionOptions and derivatives
Not reportedContext evidence

Group-level method

Breadth before headline value

Company breadth

A sector or industry score must be supported across companies. One very large filing cannot manufacture broad conviction.

Economic duplicates

Matching company, date, side, security class, share count, and value records are consolidated for the directional calculation.

Evidence hierarchy

Priced common-share activity determines direction. Compensation and derivative records are mapped separately so ownership mechanics remain visible.

Positioning use

The score identifies where insider alignment merits research or where disposal concentration needs review. Price, trend, valuation, and portfolio risk still decide positioning.

Independent market research for education. This classification is not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, or an execution instruction.

Evidence context