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understanding of the global geopolitical environment , which is increasingly more environmentally conscious and requires profound technical and regulatory expertise to navigate .
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Pingxin Wang , CEO , and Don Wang , General Manager , joined Manufacturing Today to share Varsal ’ s story and ongoing success .
“ I graduated from the University of Texas with a PhD in chemistry and at that time , I had the choice to either go into research or into industry ,” Ping begins . “ I decided to go into industry to secure my family ’ s future and worked for a forensic company . When I was in graduate school , I had the idea of starting my own business , but I decided then that I would not compete with the company I went on to work for . I began working in 1992 for a private forensic organization and in 1993 , I began working in my basement , in my spare time , making instruments . My employer fully supported this endeavor , and they became my first customer while I was still working for them when I provided a solution to a difficulty they were encountering at the time . Creating strong partnerships is one of the founding pillars of our organization . We seek to build long-lasting partnerships by helping to solve customer problems through customized , quality product solutions at competitive prices with on-time delivery . This is how we can compete in a landscape with many large global conglomerates .”
Despite its humble beginnings , Varsal has twice made the Inc . Magazine list of 5000 fastest growing private companies in the US . “ It is a tremendous honor to be on the list ,” Ping continues , “ especially in a difficult operating environment , in a competitive arena with millions of businesses all working to add value . Although this is our second time on the list , we are not an overnight success , as we have
spent the last 30 years or so tirelessly building our technical capabilities to maximize the value we can provide to our customers in high end industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals and intermediates applications .”
Through its capabilities and experience , Varsal acts as an integrated supply chain partner , enabling clients to optimize asset utilization , focus on strategic core competencies , reduce raw material costs , and solve logistics and raw material procurement challenges . The company ’ s core custom manufacturing projects feature custom synthesis for the pharmaceutical and other technical industries , contract manufacturing of fine and specialty chemicals , and custom blending and mixing for liquid and dry products . Varsal is able to work with its
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