NORTHFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL), a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries, will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2013 earnings report on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at approximately 8:00 a.m. ET, prior to the open of the market.  The Company will also hold its fourth quarter and full year 2013 earnings conference call to review the financial and operational performance highlights on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. CT).

F. Quinn Stepan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Scott D. Beamer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Stepan Company will host the conference call, which will be webcast live.  Telephone access to the live conference call will be available by dialing +1 800-404-5245.

A live, listen-only web-cast of the conference call will also be available at the Stepan Company investor web site at www.stepan.com.  Additionally, a web-cast replay of the conference call, including the question and answer session, will be available at the Company's web site within five days following the call. 

Corporate Profile

Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries.  Stepan is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds.  The company is also a principal supplier of phthalic anhydride used in polyester resins, alkyd resins and plasticizers.  Polyurethane polyols are used in the expanding thermal insulation market primarily by the construction and refrigeration industries.

Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production facilities located in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

For more information about Stepan Company please visit the company online at www.stepan.com

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Scott D. Beamer, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 847 446-7500