Intercontinental Fragrances wafts smells from continent to continent. The company manufactures fragrance oils for the personal-care products industry. Its products are used in air fresheners, candles, cosmetics, and soaps. Intercontinental Fragrances' oils are marketed and distributed to wholesale customers in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The company also provides product testing and development services. Intercontinental Fragrances is a division of Infrin, which also includes lime oil and concentrate provider Global Sourcing & Supplies.

Ennis International earned its stripes in the traffic paint industry and has become the largest pavement marking company in the world. The company operates manufacturing facilities throughout the US and sells its paint and thermoplastic coating products through a nationwide network of distributors. It also sells raised road markers and components, and it serves international customers. The company was founded in 1996 by chairman Bryce Anderson and president and CEO John Anderson.

Nippon Carbide has grown with the times. The company makes basic chemicals, but it also makes films, synthetic resins, and electronic materials. Nippon Carbide's films segment is its largest and makes wrapping film and reflective films for street signs. The company's resins unit makes melamine resins (for tableware), resins used in glue, and heat-resistant resins (used in pipes). Its electronic materials segment makes ceramic wiring boards and specialty resins. The chemical segment makes carbide derivatives and basic and fine chemical products ranging from pharmaceuticals to pesticides.

Phibro Animal Health manufactures specialty chemicals for agricultural and industrial uses. Its largest segment by far, Animal Health and Nutrition produces feed additives, including trace minerals, vitamins, and antibiotics. Its antibacterials protect against salmonellosis and fowl cholera. Phibro's Industrial Chemicals unit produces pigments and minerals such as iron and manganese, which are used as colorants and in brick, masonry, and glass. It also makes additives used in the manufacture of ethanol. Other subsidiaries include distributor PhibroChem and European specialty chemicals maker Ferro Metal & Chemical. The company operates worldwide. Chairman and president Jack Bendheim owns Phibro Animal Health.

Deswell Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture of injection-molded plastic parts and components, electronic products and subassemblies, and metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers primarily in China, Hong Kong, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Holland, Norway, Germany, and the United States. The company produces various plastic parts and components, including plastic component of electronic entertainment products; cases for flashlights, telephones, paging machines, projectors, and alarm clocks; toner cartridges and cases for photocopy and printer machines; parts for electrical products, such as air-conditioning and ventilators; parts for audio equipment; cases and key tops for personal organizers and remote controls; double injection caps and baby products; laser key caps; and automobile components. Its electronic products comprise audio equipment, including digital audio workstation, digital or analogue mixing consoles, instrument amplifiers, signal processors, firewire/USB audio interfaces, keyboard controllers, and synthesizers; complex printed circuit board assemblies; and finished products, which include business communication products, such as digital phone systems and voice over IP. The company’s metal products include metallic molds and accessory parts used in audio equipment, telephones, copying machines, pay telephones, multimedia stations, automatic teller machines, and vending machines. Deswell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Macao, the People's Republic of China.

Valhi, Inc is a Delaware corporation that has operations through majority-owned subsidiaries or less than majority-owned affiliates. Valhi’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VHI.” See the disclosure in Valhi’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10Q and Proxy Statement (see the SEC Filings section of this website) for a recent description of Valhi’s operations and ownership structure.Valhi Inc. is considered a controlled company under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to the listing standards, a controlled company may choose not to have a majority of independent directors, independent compensation, nominating or corporate governance committees or charters for these committees. Valhi has chosen not to have a majority of independent directors or an independent nominating or corporate governance committee.

Through its subsidiaries, Thai Rubber Latex Corporation makes latex concentrate, as well as various finished products made from that concentrate. More than half of the company's revenue is derived from its manufacturing of latex concentrate, the major raw material used in the manufacture of rubber and latex products including gloves, condoms, and rubber thread. The company also manufactures latex gloves and rubber thread from its majority-owned subsidiaries Universal Latex Products and World Flex. Thai rubber Latex operates nine manufacturing facilities.

TH Hilson Company is a preferred distributor of specialty chemical raw materials to leaders in the Coatings, Adhesives, Personal Care, MWF/Lubricant, and Plastics markets, providing quality service and innovative solutions since 1973. The company is a privately-held business, operating in 17 states, with consistent sales growth over the past eight years. TH Hilson Company is a 55% women-owned business with headquarters in suburban Chicago, Illinois. We have been a National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) member for almost 30 years and have implemented all guidelines set forth by the Responsible Distribution Process. Our success is based on the strong relationships we have built with our clients, industry principals in our key markets, technical expertise of our sales team and commitment to service.

Lightly touching the envelope to his brow, the omniscient Karnak the Magnificent might've quipped, " An IRA, an umbrella, and Karnak's Energy Star-rated products," divining the answer to "Name three things that cover your assets." Karnak the Corporation, with more than 70 years of experience, manufactures roofing and waterproofing protective coatings, as well as cements and sealants that are rated for fire resistance and wind uplift. The company sells its Underwriters Laboratories-certified products worldwide through such business partners as Allied Building Products Corp. Karnak maintains manufacturing and warehouse locations throughout the US and markets its products globally.

Jacob Stern & Sons, which primarily operates through subsidiary Acme-Hardesty, is a global oleochemicals and agricultural products distributor. Acme-Hardesty distributes an array of oil- and fat-based chemicals, as well as flavor and fragrance ingredients and industrial chemical products. Its customers include manufacturers of adhesives, coatings, lubricants, soaps, food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. In addition to the chemicals it gets domestically, Acme-Hardesty's oleochemicals are imported from Asia, the Middle East, and South America.

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