HISTORYof Warren Adhesives many years of business.

1973	John S Warren, Sr. & John S Warren, Jr. start Southern Chemical Formulators on the back porch. Make a pail of glue for first customer, Murray Envelope, who we still sell to today.
1974	Lee Warren enters the company as a 1/3 partner and first full time employee.
1975	The company is incorporated and production is moved from the porch to the garage.
1976	Building in Prichard, AL is purchased as first stand alone site of Southern Chemical Formulators.
1979	Southern Chemical is moved to its current location and first employee outside of family is hired.
1981	First expansion.
1982	John S. Warren Sr. passes leaving John S. Warren, Jr. and Lee Warren each 50% of the company.
1983	Second expansion.
1984	John S. Warren, Jr. leaves Scott Paper to work at Southern Chemical full time.
1986	First offices were built at current site.
1987	Southern Chemical begins manufacturing hot melt and there is a third planned expansion.
1995	Brad Warren (John S. Warren, Jr.’s son) is hired and today is the VP of Sales & Marketing and there is a fourth expansion.
1996	Major plant overhaul creating the production facility we have today.
1997	First co-extruded pillow created at Southern Chemical Formulators.
1999	Tank farm built to shield liquid polymers from the elements.
2000	Second warehouse is built.
2002	Matt Warren (Lee Warren’s son) is hired and today is the VP of Operations and there was a 2nd expansion of office space.
2004	Hot Melt belts 2 & 3 began producing.
2007	Southern Chemical Formulators changes its name  to Warren Adhesives to better reflect its role in the market place and David Warren is hired as a sales representative.
2008	Third warehouse is built.
2010	Second co-extrusion line is installed.