About

History

Founded in 1972, Chemical Process and Production, Inc. (CP&P) is a small refinery specializing in custom distillation and co-product stream solutions. Our service and professional expertise allows us to meet and exceed customer expectations. Located in the town of Santa Fe, Texas, we combine small town values with big city performance to accommodate our customers to the best of our abilities. Our equipment, procedures, and the quality of care that our seasoned professionals put into each distillation project provides customers with top satisfaction. We have a stellar reputation with environmental agencies to include TCEQ and the EPA. One visit to our plant will convince you that CP&P has the most effective, state-of-the art solutions for your custom distillation challenges.


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Jack Ploss, Founder

Education
Big Creek High School, War, WV
College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas

Work History
Transportation Management and Oil Field supervision. Managed operations, designed equipment, headed sales for Weeren Trucking.

1968 — Started Ploss Industries. Ran operations designed and supervised construction of necessary specialized equipment, was the sales force for 20 years.

1972 — Formed group and started Chemical Process & Production. Managed construction, hired necessary management team.

1982 — Formed Service Production purchased oil and gas wells. Managed enhanced production on oil and gas wells. Supervised reentries and work overs on production wells.

1985 — Formed Hitchcock Saltwater Disposal, Inc. Reentered three abandon wells for disposal of produced saltwater from production of oil and gas. Designed and supervised construction of new facility at Buffalo Camp.

Greg Ploss, Plant Manager

Education
Graduated Texas City High School

Work History
Ploss Industries, Inc. 1980-1994
Worked in various positions including Oil Reclamation, field supervisor, dispatch, truck driver, tank cleaning and finally General Manager.

Peak Ploss Services 1994-1995
Office Coordinator. Facilitated the transition of Ploss Industries to Peak Services.

Chemical Process and Production, Inc. 1995-Present

 
 

Doug Schwab, Chemical Engineer

Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Work History
Held various roles to include Project Engineer, Production Manager, and Process Engineer in the chemical manufacturing markets



 

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Mike Landers, Chemist

Education

B.S. Chemistry, University of Illinois

Work History

DOW Chemical

Chemical Process and Production Inc. 2005-present

 
 
 
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Christopher Ploss, Marketing

Education

B.S. Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M

Work History

United States Army 2007-2010

Army Reserves 2010-present

Chemical Process and Production Inc. 2010-present

 
 
 
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Stephanie Porter, Office Manager

Education
Graduated Santa Fe High School 1996

College of the Mainland 2002-2003

Work History
Worked in the retail field for seven years, from sales associate to manager, before coming to the plant in 2001.

Chemical Process and Production, Inc. 2001-Present

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Brandon Clingerman, Operator

Hired on: 7/5/2006

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Cody Hicks, Operator

Hired on: 8/29/2008

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Jonathan Patterson, Operator

Hired on: 11/12/2007

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Kevin Freudensprung, Operations Supervisor

Hired on: 7/1/1997

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Ricky Brown, Operator

Hired on: 7/13/1998

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Victor Boudreaux, Operator

Hired on: 4/22/2004