Stepan Increases Ownership in Philippine Joint Venture

NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 21, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today announced that it has increased its ownership in the Company's Philippine joint venture, Stepan Philippines Inc. (SPI), from 50.0 percent to 88.8 percent.

Stepan Europe Purchases Alfa Systems Sp. z o.o. in Brzeg Dolny, Poland

Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stepan Europe S.A.S., has acquired all of the shares of Alfa Systems Sp. z o.o. from its shareholders, Chemitex Holding Limited and Chemovil Holdings Limited. The purchase includes Alfa Systems' new plant located in Brzeg Dolny, just outside of Wroclaw, Poland with 25,000 metric tons of polyester polyol capacity and 15,000 metric tons of polyurethane systems capacity.

Stepan Purchases Peter Cremer's Singapore Manufacturing Assets

NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 2, 2010 - Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today announced it has acquired the manufacturing assets of Peter Cremer GmbH's 100,000 ton per year methyl ester plant located on Singapore's Jurong Island.