Not unlike Rosie O'Donnell, Bombril makes its money being abrasive. Bombril is the largest manufacturer of steel wool in the world. The company also makes about 10 other household cleaning products, including detergents, disinfectants, deodorizers, fabric softeners, insecticides, and glass cleaners. Products are marketed under nearly 10 brand names, such as Bom Bril, Kalipto, Limpol, Mon Bijou, and Pratice, and distributed to more than 400,000 retail locations throughout Brazil. Bombril was founded in 1948 as Abrasivos Bombril. Today it operates three manufacturing plants located in Anchieta, Abreu e Lima, and Sete Lagoas.

Landec Ag's products provide something of a wake-up call for crop seeds. The subsidiary of Landec Corporation produces temperature-activated seed coatings that allow for earlier planting. The coatings, marketed under the brand name Intellicoat, protect seeds planted in cold weather and control germination time, thereby increasing crop yields and extending the time period during which farmers can plant seeds. They are applied to corn and soybean seeds. Landec Ag sells directly to more than 10,000 farmers in more than 40 states. It also licenses its coatings technology to Monsanto.

King Industries -- does bring the royal touch to a lot of surfaces A manufacturer of additives for coatings and lubricants, King Industries serves customers in the industrial manufacturing, metalworking, rust prevention, and paint industries. It has a distribution network that spans the globe and maintains sales operations in the Netherlands. The company also serves as the Western distributor of a line of coatings additives made by Japanese chemicals company Kusumoto. Founded in 1932, King Industries is still controlled by the family of founder Robert J. King.

Arizona Chemical is the world’s leading biorefiner of pine chemicals. We provide natural pine-based materials to our customers in many diverse markets including adhesives, inks, coatings, roadmarking, tires & rubber, personal care, lubricants, fuel additives, mining and oilfield.

A. Schulman, Inc. supplies plastic compounds and resins to consumer products, industrial, automotive, and packaging markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It offers color and additive concentrates that provide plastic with certain color and/or physical properties to manufacturers of plastic products, such as film for packaging, household goods, toys, automotive parts, mechanical goods, and other plastic items. The company also provides engineered compounds, which are products designed to maintain characteristics, such as chemical resistance, electrical conductivity, heat resistance, and/or high strength-to-weight ratios. In addition, A. Schulman offers various polypropylene and polyethylene resins and compounds, which are used for interior trim, fascias, and bumper covers in automotive applications; toys, small appliances, sporting goods, and agricultural and watercraft products in roto-molding applications; and office supplies in industrial/commercial applications.Further, it involves in the formulation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds and elastomers to introduce various product attributes, including weatherability, consistency, ease of processing, material flexibility, and high-gloss or low-gloss finish. The company offers thermoplastic PVC compounds, which are used for the manufacture of automotive, furniture, architectural, and consumer products, as well as Sunprene, a compound that serve as a replacement for rubber and other thermoplastic elastomers in automotive applications. Additionally, A. Schulman provides tolling services, as well as certain materials, such as additives or packaging primarily in Europe. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

KMG Chemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals principally in the United States and internationally. It offers high purity wet process chemicals that are used to clean and etch silicon wafers in the production of semiconductors. The company also provides penta blocks, flakes, and solutions, as well as a byproduct of penta production that are used primarily to treat electric and telephone utility poles, protecting them from mold, mildew, fungus, and insects. In addition, KMG Chemicals sells creosote products as wood preservatives for railroad crossties and utility poles. Further, it offers animal health pesticides, including oral larvicides, ear tags, sprays, and dust products to protect cattle, swine, and poultry from flies and other pests. The company markets its pesticide products under the trade names of Avenger, Rabon, Ravap, Patriot, and Annihilator. It has a strategic partnership with AGRI Laboratories Ltd. to provide sales, marketing, and technical support for the company’s animal insecticide product line. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Japan's super packaging company is JSP Corporation, which manufactures foamed plastic products used to create food containers, electronics packaging, and automobile parts. The company's products are made using one of two methods: extrusion foaming and bead foaming. Its global subsidiary, JSP International, is among the leading manufacturers of expanded polypropylene beads, primarily used by the automotive industry. Since the 1990s the company has made international expansion a priority. JSP now gets almost a third of its total sales outside Japan. The company was founded in 1962.

The old and the new work together for Aditya Birla Nuvo. It is the second largest producer of rayon yarn in India, and also holds the title of the largest branded apparel company in the country, the second largest producer of carbon black, and is among the biggest fertilizer makers. Aditya Birla Nuvo also is engaged in growth businesseses, including life insurance, telecom, business process outsourcing (BPO) and other IT services. Madura Garments is the company's garments division -- it manages such Indian clothing lines as Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, and San Frisco. Idea Cellular spearheads it wireless communications unit. The company is a subsidiary of venerable Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla.

CTI Industries Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, marketing, and sale of novelty products, specialty and printed films, and flexible containers in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include foil balloons, latex balloons, punch balls, and other inflatable toy items; specialty and printed films for food packaging, specialized consumer uses, and various commercial applications; and flexible containers for home and consumer use for the storage and preservation of food and personal items. It markets its products primarily through distributors, wholesalers, independent sales representatives, and retail outlets. CTI Industries Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Barrington, Illinois.

O'Sullivan Films is making its comeback. Formerly O'Sullivan Corporation, the company was sold to The Geon Company (a predecessor of PolyOne) in 1999. In 2007 the new entity, branded O'Sullivan Films, reemerged from PolyOne's divestiture of its Engineered Films business unit. Jointly owned by management and an investor group formed by Matrix Capital, the firm provides customized polymer films used in applications such as automotive instrument and door panels, flooring, wall coverings, and pool liners. In addition, O'Sullivan offers film-finishing technologies including embossing, laminating, and painting. Its customers serve global auto makers like Ford, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota.

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