Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
Exclusive insider sentiment analysis for the Specialty Chemicals sector. Track real-time Director purchases and institutional money flow to identify high-conviction opportunities before the market reacts.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 20:39 | 2026-04-01 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Bucchi Ronald A | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $6.92 | 11,000 | $76,120 | 294,879 | -3.6% |
| 2026-04-02 20:14 | 2026-04-01 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Partridge Laila | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $6.84 | 11,000 | $75,240 | 80,723 | -12.0% |
| 2026-04-02 21:35 | 2026-04-01 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Shafer Andrew | Officer; Chief Cust Mkt & Brnd Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $2.71 | 5,550 | $15,027 | 270,823 | -2.0% |
| 2026-04-02 20:19 | 2026-04-01 | CLMT | Calumet, Inc. /DE | Sajkowski Daniel J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $34.46 | 3,310 | $114,063 | 81,958 | -3.9% |
| 2026-04-01 21:35 | 2026-03-30 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Ryan Christopher Michael | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.80 | 129,797 | $363,912 | 1,402,141 | -8.5% |
| 2026-03-31 20:01 | 2026-03-30 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Quan Snizhana P. | Officer; Principal Financial Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $7.27 | 25,000 | $181,750 | 51,125 | -32.8% |
| 2026-03-31 13:48 | 2026-03-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Buesinger Robert F. | Officer; EVP, PEM Segment Head | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $115.25 | 4,000 | $461,000 | 34,482 | -10.4% |
| 2026-03-30 20:10 | 2026-03-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $112.54 | 16,413 | $1,847,037 | 28,015 | -36.9% |
| 2026-03-25 21:14 | 2023-05-30 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Costa Mark J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $71.77 | 30 | $2,153 | 463 | -6.1% |
| 2026-03-25 21:14 | 2023-03-24 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Costa Mark J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $82.28 | 25 | $2,057 | 478 | +5.5% |
| 2026-03-20 19:06 | 2026-03-20 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | PALOMAKI ERIC | Officer; Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.05 | 400 | $8,020 | 168,899 | +0.2% |
| 2026-03-19 19:00 | 2026-03-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Gayford Michael James | Officer; EVP of Operations | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $20.12 | 500 | $10,060 | 27,167 | +1.9% |
| 2026-03-18 20:27 | 2026-03-17 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.91 | 2,489 | $94,358 | 447,459 | -0.6% |
| 2026-03-18 00:10 | 2026-03-13 | SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | GLENBROOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $1.93 | 171,034 | $330,181 | 890,635 | +23.8% |
| 2026-03-16 20:33 | 2026-03-12 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fyrwald J Erik | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $69.79 | 14,260 | $995,204 | 91,630 | +18.4% |
| 2026-03-16 20:33 | 2025-09-29 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | FRIBOURG PAUL J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $65.23 | 222 | $14,481 | 8 | -96.5% |
| 2026-03-16 20:33 | 2025-08-27 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | FRIBOURG PAUL J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $70.12 | 156,459 | $10,971,328 | 11 | +100.0% |
| 2026-03-13 21:12 | 2026-03-13 | ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | Hindsley Paul | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $63.90 | 6,000 | $383,400 | 11,000 | -35.3% |
| 2026-03-12 22:49 | 2026-03-10 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Masters J Kent | Director, Officer; Chairman & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $170.81 | 11,783 | $2,012,688 | 134,628 | -8.0% |
| 2026-03-12 21:35 | 2026-03-10 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Shafer Andrew | Officer; Chief Cust Mkt & Brnd Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $2.21 | 5,550 | $12,245 | 270,823 | -2.0% |
| 2026-03-12 21:35 | 2026-03-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Mize Gary W. | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.34 | 107,100 | $250,079 | 281,226 | -27.6% |
| 2026-03-12 21:30 | 2026-03-12 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Fitzgerald Lindsay Clinton | Officer; Chief Public Affairs Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $2.51 | 20,000 | $50,124 | 212,199 | -8.6% |
| 2026-03-12 18:40 | 2026-03-10 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Bichara Guillermo | Officer; Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $480.79 | 4,357 | $2,094,802 | 22,138 | -16.4% |
| 2026-03-12 18:41 | 2026-03-10 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Durbin Sean | Officer; EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $477.27 | 6,520 | $3,111,829 | 8,151 | -44.4% |
| 2026-03-11 23:19 | 2026-03-09 | PRM | Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | Thorndike William N Jr | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $23.39 | 325,000 | $7,601,913 | 8,535,656 | -3.7% |
| 2026-03-11 20:15 | 2026-03-09 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $68.13 | 385,390 | $26,256,659 | 765,154 | -33.5% |
| 2026-03-07 03:47 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Blackmore Milton C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.55 | 594 | $45,473 | 10,530 | -5.3% |
| 2026-03-07 03:41 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | PADFIELD Larry | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.55 | 594 | $45,473 | 9,453 | -5.9% |
| 2026-03-07 02:09 | 2026-03-04 | PRM | Perimeter Solutions, Inc. | Thorndike William N Jr | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $24.00 | 325,000 | $7,801,495 | 8,860,656 | -3.5% |
| 2026-03-07 01:31 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | LANDLESS DAVID | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.55 | 594 | $45,473 | 7,632 | -7.2% |
| 2026-03-07 01:34 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Poccia Claudia | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 119 | $9,110 | 6,508 | -1.8% |
| 2026-03-07 01:28 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.55 | 2,380 | $182,197 | 20,357 | -10.5% |
| 2026-03-05 00:22 | 2026-03-02 | KOP | Koppers Holdings Inc. | BALL M LEROY | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $36.87 | 6,275 | $231,371 | 450,273 | -1.4% |
| 2026-03-04 03:00 | 2026-03-03 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Jones David B. | Officer; SVP, GC & CCO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $75.64 | 1,028 | $77,758 | 14,693 | -6.5% |
| 2026-03-04 02:46 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Cleminson Ian | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 2,380 | $182,213 | 20,357 | -10.5% |
| 2026-03-04 03:30 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Blackmore Milton C | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 594 | $45,474 | 10,530 | -5.3% |
| 2026-03-04 03:21 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | Poccia Claudia | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 119 | $9,110 | 6,508 | -1.8% |
| 2026-03-04 03:25 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | PADFIELD Larry | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 594 | $45,474 | 9,453 | -5.9% |
| 2026-03-04 03:07 | 2026-02-27 | IOSP | INNOSPEC INC. | LANDLESS DAVID | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $76.56 | 594 | $45,474 | 7,632 | -7.2% |
| 2026-03-02 19:35 | 2026-02-27 | WLK | WESTLAKE CORP | Bender Mark Steven | Officer; EVP & CFO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $100.92 | 17,409 | $1,756,996 | 44,433 | -28.2% |
| 2026-02-28 00:37 | 2026-02-26 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Cook Gregory B | Officer; EVP & PRES - INST GROUP | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $304.25 | 3,519 | $1,070,656 | 11,673 | -23.2% |
| 2026-02-27 04:53 | 2025-12-04 | CLMT | Calumet, Inc. /DE | Sajkowski Daniel J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $0.00 | 2,022 | $0 | 85,268 | -2.3% |
| 2026-02-27 04:51 | 2025-03-03 | CLMT | Calumet, Inc. /DE | Sajkowski Daniel J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $12.66 | 82,000 | $1,038,341 | 82,237 | -49.9% |
| 2026-02-27 04:53 | 2025-06-24 | CLMT | Calumet, Inc. /DE | Sajkowski Daniel J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $0.00 | 1,518 | $0 | 84,237 | -1.8% |
| 2026-02-27 00:34 | 2026-02-25 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | McKibben Tracy B | Director | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $308.66 | 1,265 | $390,455 | 11,358 | -10.0% |
| 2026-02-26 23:39 | 2026-02-24 | LIN | LINDE PLC | Patwari Binod | Officer; Senior Vice President - APAC | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $502.77 | 999 | $502,262 | 4,339 | -18.7% |
| 2026-02-26 00:57 | 2026-02-24 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Beck Christophe | Director, Officer; CHAIRMAN & CEO | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $307.37 | 20,000 | $6,147,362 | 90,794 | -18.1% |
| 2026-02-26 00:30 | 2026-02-24 | NEU | NEWMARKET CORP | Xu Ting | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $619.21 | 400 | $247,684 | 929 | +75.6% |
| 2026-02-26 01:38 | 2026-02-24 | SHW | SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO | Young Bryan J | Officer; SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $364.47 | 2,513 | $915,913 | 10,045 | -20.0% |
| 2026-02-25 00:24 | 2026-02-24 | ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Gliklich Benjamin | Director, Officer; CEO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $37.30 | 170,000 | $6,341,000 | 1,191,078 | -12.5% |
Strategic Analysis
Analyzing insider transactions within the Specialty Chemicals sector provides critical insights into institutional sentiment. When multiple executives across different companies in the same industry exhibit similar buying patterns (cluster buying), it often signals an upcoming sector-wide recovery or undervalued market conditions.
Regulatory Transparency
Our platform tracks SEC Form 4 filings in real-time. We differentiate between routine option exercises and open-market purchases to give you a clear view of "Skin in the Game". Understanding the roles of Directors vs. 10% Owners helps prioritize signals that carry the most predictive weight.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.