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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]

Pay Versus Performance

As per item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between compensation actually paid (CAP) as defined in Item 402(v) and performance. For further information concerning the Company’s variable pay-for-performance philosophy and how the Company aligns executive compensation with its performance, refer to the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”.


Year	Summary compensation table total for PEO		Compensation actually paid to PEO		Average summary compensation table total for non-PEO named executive officers		Average compensation actually paid to non-PEO named executive officers		Value of initial fixed $100 investment based on Total shareholder return		Value of initial fixed $100 investment based on S&P 400 Specialty Chemical TSR		Net income $000s		Net sales $000s
(a)	(b)		(c)		(d)		(e)		(f)		(g)		(h)		(i)
2022	$	2,852,874	$	3,432,747	$	729,905	$	817,432	$	113	$	114	$	27,404	$	609,615
2021	$	2,463,689	$	3,089,570	$	708,587	$	802,097	$	85	$	128	$	18,587	$	557,676
2020	$	2,181,538	$	1,925,191	$	645,118	$	610,063	$	80	$	108	$	15,242	$	458,704

Footnotes to Table 1:

1. Our principal executive officer (“PEO”) for each of the fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020 is Eric G. Wintemute. The dollar amounts reported in column (b) are the amounts of total compensation reported for Mr. Wintemute for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Refer to “Executive Compensation – Executive Compensation Tables – Summary Compensation Table.”

2. The dollar amounts reported in column I represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to the PEO, as computed in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to the PEO during the applicable year. The following adjustments were made to the PEO’s total compensation for each applicable year to determine the compensation actually paid in accordance with SEC rules:


Year	Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO		Reported Value of Equity Awards			Equity Award Adjustments		Reported Change in the Actuarial Value of Pension Benefits		Pension Benefit Adjustments		Compensation Actually Paid to PEO
			(a)			(b)		(c)		(d)
2022	$	2,852,874	$	(1,407,292	)	$	1,987,165	$	—	$	—	$	3,432,747
2021	$	2,463,689	$	(1,306,087	)	$	1,931,968	$	—	$	—	$	3,089,570
2020	$	2,181,538	$	(1,392,708	)	$	1,136,361	$	—	$	—	$	1,925,191

The grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year.

The equity award adjustments for each applicable year include the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following:

3. (i) the year-end fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that are granted and vest in same applicable year, the fair value as of the vesting date; (iv) for awards granted in prior years that vest in the applicable year, the amount equal to the change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value; (v) for awards granted in prior years that are determined to fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the applicable year, a deduction for the amount equal to the fair value at the end of the prior fiscal year; and (vi) the dollar value of any dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the applicable year prior to the vesting date

that are not otherwise reflected in the fair value of such award or included in any other component of total compensation for the applicable year. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant.

The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments for the PEO are as follows:


Year	Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards		Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards			Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year			Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year			Value of Dividends etc not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation		Total Equity Award Adjustments
2022	$	1,289,835	$	859,999		$	161,607		$	—	$	(324,276	)	$	—	$	1,987,165
2021	$	1,061,580	$	144,499		$	290,744		$	487,478	$	(52,333	)	$	—	$	1,931,968
2020	$	1,503,640	$	(505,018	)	$	(183,806	)	$	390,800	$	(69,255	)	$	—	$	1,136,361

3. The dollar amounts reported in column (d) of Table 1 represent the average of the amounts reported for the Company’s named executive officers (NEOs) as a group (excluding the PEO) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year. The NEOs for the years 2022, 2021 and 2020 were Ulrich G. Trogele, David T. Johnson, Timothy J. Donnelly, Anthony S. Hendrix and Peter E. Eilers.

4. The dollar amounts reported in column (e) of Table 1 represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” (also, "CAP") to the NEOs as a group (excluding the PEO) as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the NEOs as a group during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the NEOs as a group for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in Note 2:


Year	Average Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs		Average Reported Value of Equity Awards			Average Equity Award Adjustments		Reported Change in the Actuarial Value of Pension Benefits		Pension Benefit Adjustments		Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs
						(a)				(b)
2022	$	729,905	$	(157,462	)	$	244,989	$	—	$	—	$	817,432
2021	$	708,587	$	(179,315	)	$	272,825	$	—	$	—	$	802,097
2020	$	645,118	$	(211,566	)	$	176,511	$	—	$	—	$	610,063

The amounts deducted or added in calculating the total average equity award adjustments for NEOs other than the PEO are as follows:


Year	Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards		Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards			Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year			Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year			Value of Dividends etc not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation		Total Equity Award Adjustments
2022	$	144,484	$	125,605		$	24,945		$	—	$	(50,045	)	$	—	$	244,989
2021	$	145,746	$	22,097		$	42,051		$	70,498	$	(7,567	)	$	—	$	272,825
2020	$	228,417	$	(75,693	)	$	(30,040	)	$	63,445	$	(9,618	)	$	—	$	176,511

There are no amounts deducted or added in calculating total pension benefit adjustments, as the Company does not sponsor any privately-sponsored pension plan or defined benefit plan. On behalf of Mr. Eilers, the Company contributes toward a pension plan sponsored by a third party with respect to which the Company is not privy to funding or other metrics that would be used in establishing actuarial values.

5. Cumulative TSR in column (f) of Table 1 is calculated by dividing the sum of the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and the difference between the Company’s share price at the end and the beginning of the measurement period by the Company’s share price at the beginning of the measurement period.

6. Column (g) of Table 1 represents the TSR of the S&P 400 Specialty Chemical Index.

7. The dollar amounts reported in column (h) of Table 1 represent the amount of net income reflected in the Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable year.

8. The dollar amounts reported in column (i) of Table 1 represent the amount of net sales reflected in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the applicable year.

Company Selected Measure Name

net sales

Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block]

The NEOs for the years 2022, 2021 and 2020 were Ulrich G. Trogele, David T. Johnson, Timothy J. Donnelly, Anthony S. Hendrix and Peter E. Eilers.

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block]

Column (g) of Table 1 represents the TSR of the S&P 400 Specialty Chemical Index.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 2,852,874

$ 2,463,689

$ 2,181,538

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 3,432,747

3,089,570

1,925,191

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote [Text Block]

The following adjustments were made to the PEO’s total compensation for each applicable year to determine the compensation actually paid in accordance with SEC rules:


Year	Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO		Reported Value of Equity Awards			Equity Award Adjustments		Reported Change in the Actuarial Value of Pension Benefits		Pension Benefit Adjustments		Compensation Actually Paid to PEO
			(a)			(b)		(c)		(d)
2022	$	2,852,874	$	(1,407,292	)	$	1,987,165	$	—	$	—	$	3,432,747
2021	$	2,463,689	$	(1,306,087	)	$	1,931,968	$	—	$	—	$	3,089,570
2020	$	2,181,538	$	(1,392,708	)	$	1,136,361	$	—	$	—	$	1,925,191

The equity award adjustments for each applicable year include the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following:

The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments for the PEO are as follows:


Year	Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards		Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards			Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year			Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year			Value of Dividends etc not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation		Total Equity Award Adjustments
2022	$	1,289,835	$	859,999		$	161,607		$	—	$	(324,276	)	$	—	$	1,987,165
2021	$	1,061,580	$	144,499		$	290,744		$	487,478	$	(52,333	)	$	—	$	1,931,968
2020	$	1,503,640	$	(505,018	)	$	(183,806	)	$	390,800	$	(69,255	)	$	—	$	1,136,361

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 729,905

708,587

645,118

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 817,432

802,097

610,063

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote [Text Block]

In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the NEOs as a group for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in Note 2:


Year	Average Reported Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs		Average Reported Value of Equity Awards			Average Equity Award Adjustments		Reported Change in the Actuarial Value of Pension Benefits		Pension Benefit Adjustments		Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs
						(a)				(b)
2022	$	729,905	$	(157,462	)	$	244,989	$	—	$	—	$	817,432
2021	$	708,587	$	(179,315	)	$	272,825	$	—	$	—	$	802,097
2020	$	645,118	$	(211,566	)	$	176,511	$	—	$	—	$	610,063

The amounts deducted or added in calculating the total average equity award adjustments for NEOs other than the PEO are as follows:


Year	Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards		Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards			Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Year			Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year		Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Year			Value of Dividends etc not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation		Total Equity Award Adjustments
2022	$	144,484	$	125,605		$	24,945		$	—	$	(50,045	)	$	—	$	244,989
2021	$	145,746	$	22,097		$	42,051		$	70,498	$	(7,567	)	$	—	$	272,825
2020	$	228,417	$	(75,693	)	$	(30,040	)	$	63,445	$	(9,618	)	$	—	$	176,511

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block]

Compensation Actually Paid and Company TSR

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income [Text Block]

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block]

Compensation Actually Paid and Net Sales

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group [Text Block]

Cumulative TSR of the Company and Cumulative TSR of the S&P 400 Specialty Chemical Index

Tabular List [Table Text Block]

As described in greater detail in “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the Company’s executive compensation program reflects a variable pay-for-performance philosophy. The metrics that the Company uses for both our incentive awards are selected based on an objective of incentivizing our named executive officers to increase the value of our enterprise for our shareholders. The most important metrics used by the Company to link executive compensation actually paid to the Company’s named executive officers, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance are as follows:

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Net Sales

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Adjusted EBITDA*

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Earnings Per Share

* Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by taking the sum of net income plus stock compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, proxy costs, interest expenses (net) and the provision for income taxes.

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 113

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

114

128

108

Net Income (Loss)

$ 27,404,000

$ 18,587,000

$ 15,242,000

Company Selected Measure Amount

609,615,000

557,676,000

458,704,000

PEO Name

Eric G. Wintemute

Measure [Axis]: 1

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Measure Name

Net Sales

Non-GAAP Measure Description [Text Block]

The dollar amounts reported in column (i) of Table 1 represent the amount of net sales reflected in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the applicable year.

Measure [Axis]: 2

Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]

Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Measure [Axis]: 3

Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]

Measure Name

Earnings Per Share