Kyzen -- derived from the Japanese word "kaisan," which means continuous improvement -- is trying to improve the performance of electronics with its specialty cleaning products. The company offers environmentally safer cleaning chemicals (alternatives to ozone depleting chemicals) for semiconductor, optics, and aerospace components, including aluminum tubes, electronic assemblies, medical implants, optical lenses, silicon wafers, and solid rocket motors for the space shuttle. Its Metalnox products are solvents that are specially formulated to remove tough soils used in metal finishing; Optisolv is a line of chemical cleaners for glass and plastics. Kyzen sells via a direct sales force to customers worldwide.

Metabolix, Inc., a bioscience company, develops and commercializes alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics, chemicals, and energy. It applies metabolic engineering and molecular biology tools to produce biobased plastic in microbial systems and directly in non-food plant crops. The company offers its proprietary microbial fermentation system to produce a family of polymers known as polyhydroxyalkanoates under the Mirel name. Mirel is used for injection molding, cast sheet, cast and blown film applications, and thermoforming. It sells these bioplastic alternatives to petroleum-based plastics for use in a range of commercial applications, including products used in agriculture and horticulture, compost and organic waste diversion bags, marine and aquatic applications, consumer products, business equipment and durable goods, and general packaging materials. In addition, the company is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals, and energy from crops, such as switchgrass, oilseeds, and sugarcane. It has a strategic alliance with ADM Polymer Corporation. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The world's #2 ink maker (behind Sun Chemical), Flint Group produces inks and coatings for a variety of applications, including packaging, publication, commercial uses, and digital printing. It operates four business units: printing inks, flexographic products (printing plates), pigments (colorants and additives), and printing blankets, sleeves, and chemicals. Flint owns plants throughout the world, and its customers produce magazines, newspapers, catalogs, and packaging materials. The company's products include sheetfed and web offset, ultraviolet and electronic beam (UV/EB) curable, and flexographic inks as well as environmently friendly vegetable oil-based inks. Flint Group is owned by CVC Capital Partners.

Univar USA is the leading chemical distributor in the United States, providing more chemical products and related services than any other company in the marketplace. Our wide distribution network, with locations coast-to-coast, helps guarantee fast, reliable service to Univar's customers.

Southwall Technologies Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets energy saving films and glass products for automotive and architectural markets worldwide. It offers thin film coatings on flexible substrates for the automotive glass, electronic display, window film, and architectural glass products. The company’s products include transparent solar-control films for automotive glass; anti reflective films for computer screens, including flat panel displays and plasma displays; transparent conductive films for use in touch screen and liquid crystal displays; energy control films for architectural glass; and various other coatings. It develops products to save energy and reduce carbon emissions in homes, buildings, and automobiles. The company also offers various products that control sunlight in automotive glass, reduce light reflection, reduce electromagnetic radiation, and improve image quality in electronic display products, as well as conserve energy in architectural products. Southwall Technologies sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, glass and window fabricators, and distributors through direct sales force and sales representatives. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

AgraQuest sweats the small stuff. The company's proprietary database of more than 23,000 microorganisms is the base for its line of pest control and plant disease-fighting products. AgraQuest's products fight plant pests and diseases with naturally occurring microorganisms that offer environmental advantages over synthetic chemical pesticides and genetically modified crops. The company's product offerings include Serenade, a biofungicide that is approved for use on crops such as grapes, apples, pears, and tomatoes; Rhapsody, a fungicide used in the professional ornamental plant market; and Baritone, a pesticide. AgraQuest has about 20 other natural pest management products in the pipeline.

Gulf Coast Chemical serves Florida chemical consumers. The company supplies industrial chemical compounding components and equipment. It distributes products from about 25 different manufacturers, including colorants, adhesives, resins, preservatives, filaments, and metal and plastic containers. The firm's suppliers include 3M, Ball Corporation, and Ferro. Gulf Coast Chemical was founded in 1957 and delivers by train and truck.

Myers Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets, primarily in North America, Central America, and South America. It operates through four segments: Material Handling, Lawn and Garden, Automotive and Custom, and Distribution. The Material Handling segment offers plastic reusable material handling containers, and pallets and bins, as well as metal shelving, cabinet, and racking systems for various markets, such as automotive, appliance, general industrial/manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, retail, and food processing under the Buckhorn and Akro-Mils names. The Lawn and Garden segment provides injection-molded and thermoformed pots, hanging baskets, flats and carry trays, plug trays, nursery containers, propagation sheets, and specialty pots under the Dillen, ITML, Pro Cal, and Listo names, which serve the horticultural container needs of the floriculture/horticulture market.The Automotive and Custom segment offers engineered plastic and rubber original equipment and replacement parts, tire repair materials, and custom components and materials under the Ameri-Kart, Buckhorn Rubber, Michigan Rubber, Patch Rubber, and WEK names. The Distribution segment distributes tools, equipment, and supplies used for tire, wheel, and undervehicle service on passenger, heavy truck, and off-road vehicles. The company was formerly known as Myers Tire Supply and changed its name to Myers Industries, Inc. in 1963. Myers Industries was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

E. T. Horn wants chemical makers to phone home ... the company's home office, that is. The company distributes chemical ingredients in the western US. Customers include manufacturers of coatings, lubricants, elastomers and composites, building materials, food, and personal care products. E. T. Horn maintains warehouses in California, Oregon, and Utah and serves customers in 11 western US states. Its suppliers include Aqualon, Cabot, and Momentive Performance Materials.

It's more than soft soap that sells at Standard Soap Company. The specialty chemicals company produces conventional milled soap (made from opaque or translucent soap bases of animal and vegetable origin), and transparent glycerine soap. The venerable contract manufacturer has been in business for well over a century. Standard Soap also makes a wide range of liquid toiletries in hot and cold mixes, waxes, and sticks. Its target markets include UK retail, UK and overseas brand owners, and global haute couture fragranced-led brand owners. Malaysian multinational Kuala Lumpur Kepong acquired the company in 1995.

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