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Stabilized Alkali Metals

SiGNa transforms pure alkali metals into safe, easy-to-use materials. Usable in batch or continuous processes, these materials deliver significant improvements in yield, throughput, and cost for large-scale operations.

It’s smart science that leads to big results.

Winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Oil & Gas Chemicals

Our new class of green chemicals helps producers harness the full potential of their wells. Usable at any depth and with any viscosity, stabilized alkali metals increase recovery, while reducing production timelines and environmental impact.
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Industrial Chemicals

Our line of stabilized alkali metals allow manufacturers to reduce development timelines, improve throughput and reduce cost. These materials are used in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and general synthesis industries.
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Eyes on the Future Podcast with SiGNa’s Mike Alt…

August 26, 2016

Air Date: 8/20/2016 Michael Alt of SiGNa Chemistry, Nagraj Bokinkere of Kodak Specialty Chemicals, Doug Singer of Cerion Advanced Materials, and Terry Taber of Eastman Kodak discuss the growth of chemical manufacturing and applications these companies are developing to address economic and environmental issues. Guests: Michael Alt…

All of the bang, none of the boom with Sarina Bellows

August 22, 2016

Sarina Bellows, a Research Chemist at SiGNa’s Rochester Technology Center, will be presenting at this week’s 252nd annual American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. She will discuss the controllable reactivity of stabilized alkali metals and their application for organic synthesis. Join her on…

Will One Grandfather’s Bathroom Break Transform The Oil Industry? We think so!

August 4, 2016

    The SiGNa team is very excited to see our technology profiled on Forbes.com. Check it out here: Forbes.com Or download it here: Forbes 8.1.16

How Smart Science Works by Michael Lefenfeld

July 28, 2016

This week I’m in San Francisco, attending a Young Global Leaders’ program called Transformative Leadership for Sustainability.  I’ll also be teaching a course in Berkley’s executive MBA program on the topic of Start Up Financing and Product Commercialization. I am excited to share my own technology commercialization experiences and…

Mike Alt Visits WhyRoc

July 11, 2016

Watch Mike Alt on WhyRoc on Rochester’s News 8  to discuss SiGNa’s new manufacturing plant at the Eastman Business Park.    

Thanks to all for an incredible grand opening!

June 27, 2016

It was less than a week ago that we cut the ribbon and opened our new manufacturing plant and technical research center in Rochester NY. We were both humbled and excited with the outpouring of support we received from everyone at the Eastman Business Park, the city…

SiGNa Opens Plant To Manufacture Greener, Safer Oilfield Chemicals

June 23, 2016

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SiGNa Chemistry announced today the opening of a new manufacturing plant and a technical research center to support the company’s efforts to develop environmentally-friendly products that are based on a stabilized alkali metal platform. The materials produced at this facility are used for…

Mike Alt on How a Diverse Workforce Helps SiGNa Ramp Up for Growth

June 15, 2016

Michael Alt, SiGNa’s Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing, made a big jump last year when he left a 35-year career at Eastman Kodak to run SiGNa’s new pilot manufacturing facility in Rochester, NY. In this new role, he is leading SiGNa’s transition away from toll manufacturing…

CEO Michael Lefenfeld, live from the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

May 21, 2016

SiGNa’s founder and CEO was among a group of elite attendees at the 2016 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE), an event focused on navigating the new economy. Topics at the two-day summit spanned: clean energy frontiers; advancing the world’s underdeveloped regions; growing the industrial internet;…

People, Profits and the Planet by Kate Carney, VP of Corporate Operations

May 12, 2016

Companies around the world and in various industries define sustainability differently. Some focus more on the environment – or ‘green’ products and practices. Other businesses place a higher degree of emphasis on social issues – or people. And, let’s face it, some companies are primarily engaged in…

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