2018 – Values Driven Team
RI Chem continues to delight its customers and maximize business value, anchored on its core values of Candor, Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism, and Dynamism.
2017 – Visionary
RI Chem President Meneleo J. Carlos Jr. was bestowed the MOLAWIN (Most Outstanding Leadership Award in the Wood Industry) by the Philippine Wood Producers Association
2014 – Pillar
RI Chem was given the Diamond Award by the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers as a pillar of the chemical engineering industries in the Philippines.
2006 – New Venture
RI Chem created its own subsidiary, Claveria Tree Nursery Inc., which develops fast-growing clone tree seedlings towards the sustainable development of the wood industry and the environment.
1997 – Evolution
Resins spun off its chemical manufacturing businesses into a new subsidiary, RI Chem.
1969 – Started Mindanao Operations
Completed installation of manufacturing facilities in Bo. Nahilanan, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental producing Urea and Phenol Formaldehyde.
1961 – Backward Integration
Production of Formaldehyde, the first in Southeast Asia
1959 – Pioneering
Pioneered the production in the Philippines of Polyvinyl Acetate/ Acrylic Emulsions and Unsaturated Polyester Resins.
1958 – Started Manufacturing Operations in Pasig
Produced Alkyd Resins and Varnishes, Urea, Phenol and Melamine Formaldehyde Wood Adhesives in Pasig
1955 – Beginning with adhesive for plywood and alkyds for paints
Resins eventually expanded to other business including shipbuilding, agricultural, pesticides, insurance, and chemical for woodworking, packaging, fiberglass, and other industries.