No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Ortelius Advisors, L.P., was filed 13 Jul 2021.
Trecora Resources belongs to the Chemicals & Materials sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Trecora Resources has had no insider filing for more than a year; the last one goes back to 28 June 2022.
The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 56 purchases against 154 sales.
These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Trecora Resources (ticker: TREC) is a U.S. industrial specialty-chemicals and synthetic-waxes company with a long operating history in the United States. It was organized in Delaware in 1967, which gives it decades of industrial and commercial continuity in niche hydrocarbon processing. Trecora was historically listed on the NYSE in the United States and positioned itself as a provider of high-purity specialty hydrocarbons, specialty waxes, and custom processing services rather than as a broad-based commodity chemical producer. Its product portfolio has been centered on hard, high-melting-point polyethylene waxes, specialty waxes, and related hydrocarbon products used in adhesives, coatings, packaging, lubricants, and other industrial applications where consistency and specification control matter. The company’s historical roots trace back to South Hampton Resources, and its industrial footprint expanded over time through facility upgrades and acquisitions, including the Pasadena plant acquisition and the expansion of its product capabilities in Texas. Trecora’s operational base has been anchored in Texas, with the corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, United States, and major manufacturing/logistics assets associated with the Silsbee and Pasadena areas. That geography matters: it places the company close to Gulf Coast petrochemical infrastructure, feedstock networks, rail access, and industrial customers. Competitive positioning has generally been niche and technically oriented. Rather than competing on volume alone, Trecora emphasized purity, product stewardship, manufacturing flexibility, and logistics reliability, including pipelines, truck, and rail loading infrastructure to support supply-chain continuity. The company has also described itself as producing multiple distinct product streams and custom blends tailored to customer applications, reinforcing its role as a specialty supplier. A major recent corporate event was the 2022 cash tender offer and acquisition by an affiliate of Balmoral Funds, which resulted in the company’s transition away from public-market ownership. For investors analyzing SEC Form 4 insider transactions, this background is important: Trecora is a former U.S.-listed NYSE issuer whose historical disclosures and insider filings reflect a specialty materials business with a concentrated industrial footprint, a Texas manufacturing base, and a private-equity-owned corporate structure following the take-private transaction.
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2021 | 272.7 m USD | 5.0 m USD | 0.20 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2020 | 208.6 m USD | 31.2 m USD | 1.23 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2019 | 259.0 m USD | -15.0 m USD | -0.60 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2018 | 287.9 m USD | -2.3 m USD | -0.10 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2017 | 245.1 m USD | 18.0 m USD | 0.72 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.