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Ascend Performance Materials

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It was a decent co-op with a good learning experience, but upper management was terrible. - Chemical Engineering Ascend Performance Materials Employee Review

2.0
Nov 8, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed working with most of my co-workers. For the most part they were very helpful.

Cons

Upper management doesn't seem to care about how long you work (which for most salaried employees was upwards of 50 hours a week every week) Understaffed Overworked employees They lost 7 of their 8 core management team on site over a course of about 2 years due to terrible upper management (on-site management wasn't bad.)

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5.0
Mar 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Really good culture with everyone

Cons

The company is not doing good financially

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- 401k match is above industry standard - New CEO doing things differently. Seems to be working so far. - Refreshed focus on plant reliability - No longer going after pipe dream projects with no immediate benefits. - Good base pay

Cons

- Lots of turnover, doing more with less - Still recovering from CH11 - No real bonus in years

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