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In the world of specialty chemicals production, Prince Minerals wouldn't mind being king. The company turns natural minerals into additives and pigments used in animal feed, bricks, cement, ceramics, fertilizer, foundries, glass, steel, water treatment, and other industrial applications. Serving customers throughout the Americas, it operates six processing facilities that manufacture iron oxide, magnetite, olivine, silica, and zircon, among others. Prince Minerals is the North American subsidiary of Prince Mineral Holdings Corp., which is owned by private equity firm Palladium Equity Partners. UK-based sister subsidiary Prince Minerals Limited operates in Europe.

A strong reaction to business? That's nothing new for Produits Chimiques Auxiliaires et de Synth賥 (PCAS), which makes fine and specialty chemicals for a variety of industries. Synthetic and active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry account for about half of PCAS' sales. Other significant segments make aroma chemicals for perfumes and synthetic and photosensitive chemicals for applications in photography, graphic arts, and electronics manufacturing. The company also develops additives for industrial lubricants and technical fluids, and it prepares pharmaceuticals in final dosage form. French manufacturer Dynaction owns about 70% of the company.

Prolab Technologies is counting on lubricants to grease its path to success. The company markets a number of lubricants, chemicals, and treatments, and has two subsidiaries, Prolab Technolub and Prola﫮 Prolab Technolub makes lubricants and treatments for industrial customers and for the auto and recreational vehicle markets. Prola﫠manufactures oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids and related products, which are used in textiles, cosmetics, and lubricants. The group's lubricants include brands such as PL-100 and GS-1000. The company began in 1985 as Les Industries Antifriction McLab and had about 10 lubricants on the market. It now has locations in Canada, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras.

Keeping things clean is all in a days work for Quadralene. The company distributes industrial cleaning chemicals, automotive cleaning products, and janitorial supplies throughout the UK. Brands include Quadramotive (cleaning materials for the automotive industry), Quadratech (cleaning products for laboratories and technical workspaces), and Quadrasafe (cleaning products for the food production and transportation industry). Its high-pressure cleaning products for vehicle preparation are made under the brand Quadramax. Quadralene also manufactures products tailored to individual customers' needs.

Quaker Chemical Corporation develops, produces, and markets formulated chemical specialty products for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications, as well as offers chemical management services (CMS). Its products and services include rolling lubricants, which are used by manufacturers of steel in the hot and cold rolling of steel, as well as by manufacturers of aluminum in the hot rolling of aluminum; corrosion preventives that are used by steel and metalworking customers to protect metal during manufacture, storage, and shipment; and metal finishing compounds, which are used to prepare metal surfaces for special treatments, such as galvanizing and tin plating, as well as to prepare metal for further processing.The company’s products also include machining and grinding compounds that are used by metalworking customers in cutting, shaping, and grinding metal parts; forming compounds, which are used to facilitate the drawing and extrusion of metal products; hydraulic fluids that are used by steel, metalworking, and other customers to operate hydraulically activated equipment; and technology for the removal of hydrogen sulfide in various industrial applications. In addition, Quaker Chemical Corporation’s products include chemical milling maskants for the aerospace industry, and temporary and permanent coatings for metal and concrete products; construction products, such as flexible sealants and protective coatings for various applications; and programs to provide chemical management services. The company primarily serves steel, automotive, mining, aerospace, tube and pipe, coatings, and construction materials industries. It markets its products through its own employees and CMS programs, as well as through value- added resellers and agents. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

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