Rogers Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty material-based products and components for fabricators and contract manufacturers that produce components and products for original equipment manufacturers OEMs worldwide. Its Printed Circuit Materials segment offers rigid circuit board laminates for high frequency printed circuits and flexible circuit board laminates for flexible interconnections. This segment offers these products primarily to printed circuit board manufacturers and equipment manufacturers for applications in the computer, portable communication device, communications infrastructure, aerospace and defense, and consumer markets.The company’s High Performance Foams segment offers urethane foams and silicone materials to fabricators, distributors, and OEMs for applications in consumer electronics, mass transit, aerospace, and defense and other markets. This segment’s foams are used for making high performance gaskets and seals in vehicles, portable communications devices, computers, and peripherals; cushion insole materials for footwear and related products; healthcare and medical materials for body cushioning and orthotic appliances; and R/bak compressible printing plate backing and mounting products for cushioning flexographic plates for printing on packaging materials; and silicone foams for making flame retardant gaskets and seals in communications, aircraft, trains, cars and trucks markets, as well as for shielding extreme temperature or flame. Its Custom Electrical Components segment provides power distribution components, and electroluminescent lamps and inverters for the ground transportation and portable communication device markets. The company’s Other Polymer Products segment offers elastomer components, nonwoven composite materials, and thermal management products, as well as engages in the resale of flexible circuit material products. Rogers Corporation was founded in 1832 and is based in Rogers, Connecticut.

Zinkan Enterprises helps to make sure what's ore is mined, and also to mine what is ore. A manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the mining industry, Zinkan's line of organics (marketed mostly under its O'Brien Products brand) helps to lower moisture in mined ores. The company also makes aggregate and water treatment chemicals and acts as a distributor for specialty chemical company SNF Floerger. Zinkan has about 10 manufacturing and distribution locations in the US, mostly in the Midwest.

It seems that oil and water do mix after all, at least for Nalco Company Energy Services they do. The division of the Nalco Company provides on-site water and process chemical treatment services to petroleum and petrochemical firms. The division's business is separated into three further units: Upstream (products to ensure steady flow and to guard against corrosion and paraffin deposits), Downstream (processes and technologies to aid refiners), and Adomite Well Service (chemicals for the drilling and exploration phases of the oil-getting process).

Brown bears, black bears, snow-white polar bears -- BEHR Process Corporation manufactures all the colors in the bear rainbow. The company produces coatings such as paint, stains, and varnishes that are sold primarily through The Home Depot; its best-selling line is exclusive to the home-improvement warehouse giant. The company was founded in 1947 out of Otho Behr's garage as a marketer of linseed oil. It grew into a stain and varnish manufacturer and, by the mid-80s, began to make architectural paints. BEHR also owns Masterchem Industries, which makes the primer KILZ. Home-improvement materials company Masco owns BEHR.

PTT Aromatics and Refining (PTTAR) is in the additives business. The company makes products such as paraxylene, benzene, toluene, and orthoxylene, which are used in everything from food containers, polyester fiber, and synthetic rubber to paints and insecticide. PTTAR sells its products mostly to Thai companies, fulfilling its mandate to reduce the need for importing chemicals. About a third of the company's goods are exported to other Asian nations. PTTAR refines some 2.2 million tons of aromatics per year. PTT, Thailand's largest oil and gas company, owns 49% of PTTAR, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of The Aromatics (Thailand) and Rayong Refinery.

Arkema is a world-class producer of industrial chemicals, including acrylics, PMMA, thiochemicals, fluorochemicals, and hydrogen peroxide and of performance products like technical polymers, specialty chemical organic peroxides and additives. Arkema is a leading producer in most of its product lines. Arkema's 20 plants in North America account for 25% of the company's sales.

Filtrona is an international, market leading speciality plastic and fibre products supplier listed on the London Stock Exchange. Filtrona is a well invested global business, headquartered in the UK, with 30 manufacturing facilities, 40 distribution units and sales offices, and four research facilities spread across 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Filtrona employs some 4,300 people across the world.Filtrona operates in a dynamic international market environment. The Company continues to invest to expand capacity and capability, to improve operational performance and customer service, and to exploit new business opportunities.

Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to improve crop yields and food quality worldwide. It operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides primarily for corn, cereals, soybean, and rice; fungicides for cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; seed care primarily in corn, soybean, cereals, and cotton; and professional products, such as products for public health and products for turf and ornamentals. The company markets these products through independent distributors and dealers, agricultural consultants, and growers. The Seeds segment develops, produces, and markets seeds and plants based on advanced genetics and related technologies. This segment offers approximately 200 product lines and approximately 6,000 varieties, including vegetables, flowers, corn, soybean, sugar beet, and sunflower. The company markets these products worldwide primarily under NK, Golden Harvest, Garst, Hilleshog, S&G, Rogers, Zeraim Gedera, and Fischer brand names. The Business Development segment offers a sugar beet suitable for cultivation in tropical climates, such as India. It also has various products under development, including VipCot cotton for improved resistance to insects; and amylase corn for use in the production of bio ethanol. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Syngenta AG operates independently of Novartis AG and AstraZeneca plc as of November 13, 2000.

Westport Innovations Inc. the research, development, and marketing of engines and fuel injection systems that use gaseous fuels, including natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas for the on-road commercial vehicle sector primarily in North America and Asia. The company offers engines utilizing gaseous fuels for transit and shuttle buses, conventional trucks and tractors, and refuse collection trucks, as well as specialty vehicles, such as short haul port drayage trucks, material handling trucks, street sweepers, and vehicles for selected industrial applications; direct injection LNG system for heavy-duty trucks; and engines fuelled with LPG primarily for the OEM forklift market. It also provides alternative fuel engines, and relevant parts and kits for use in automobiles, heavy duty trucks, power generation, and shipping applications; and cryogenic tanks for compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

The Plaza Group (TPG) is an international distributor of petrochemical solvents and chemical intermediates. Established in 1994, TPG is the exclusive marketer of some products from companies such as Shell Oil and Frontier Oil. The company markets to FORTUNE 500 companies, major international enterprises, direct consumers, and chemical distributors. Its products are used in the production of resins, coatings, and adhesives. TPG partners with global suppliers (like SABIC Innovative Plastics, Total Petrochemicals, and Alon) in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The Plaza Group company is owned by president Randy Velarde.

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