Nan Ya may be plastic, but it's the real deal. Part of the Formosa Group's collection of chemical and plastics companies, Nan Ya Plastics primarily manufactures plastics, fibers, and electronic materials, and is Taiwan's largest plastics maker. The company is counting on growing the electronic materials business, as well as its burgeoning specialty chemicals operations. Those two units have higher margins and better growth potential than do basic plastics and fibers. Nan Ya Plastics was founded in 1958; it operates in the US through subsidiary Nan Ya Plastics USA.

Specialty chemicals maker Perstorp manufactures a number of chemical products for the aerospace, marine, coatings, textile, and electronics sectors. Its coatings intermediates products include polyols used in coatings for appliances, autos, and wood. The Oxo intermediates segment makes monomers and plasticizers, and the performance chemicals division manufactures sodium formates used by the leather and textile industries. Subsidiary Formox serves the formaldehyde manufacturers by designing and building plants and providing catalysts for the production process. Perstorp operates in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. European investment firm PAI Partners owns Perstorp.

Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling value-added products. Our products serve a diverse range of end markets including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining and plastics. Cytec Industries Inc. technology and application development expertise to create chemical and material solutions that are formulated to perform specific and important functions in the finished products of our customers.Cytec Industries Inc. leadership stems from our commitment to our customers. We're dedicated to helping them achieve their business objectives by developing high-quality products that improve their products and manufacturing process performance. Cytec's network of applications specialists provides cutting-edge technical support to customers around the world.

Potash One Inc. Company Profile Potash One, formerly ISX Resources, isn't interested in your girl's best friend any longer. The company's chief asset is a permit to acquire 100% of a potash exploration property in Saskatchewan. Formerly it had focused on diamond exploration in Canada's Otish Mountains. It acquired the permit in mid-2007 and changed its name toward the end of the year. The potash property is located adjacent to a mine operated by potash giant Mosaic Company. In 2009 it agreed to buy fellow Canadian potash producer Potash North Resource Corporation.

Converted Organics Inc. engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of liquid and solid fertilizers, and natural soil amendment/enhancement products combining disease suppression and nutrition characteristics. It uses liquid and solid food waste as raw material to manufacture soil amendment products. The company sells and distributes its products in agribusiness, turf management, and retail markets. Converted Organics Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Badger State Ethanol, LLC is operating a dry-mill ethanol production facility in Monroe, Wisconsin. The plant started production mid- October, 2002 with a name-plate capacity of 40 million gallons of ethanol and 128,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) each year. Since startup, the plant has continued to increase production up in excess of 50 million gallons of ethanol per year. Badger State Ethanol is proud of its role in helping to reduce America's dependency on foreign oil by producing clean burning, environmentally friendly, renewable fuel.

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.

Raymor Industries didn't get a charge out of the battery business and has moved on to the powders and coatings market. In 2004 the company acquired the advanced materials division of PyroGenesis and dumped its mining exploration business. Through subsidiary Advanced Powders and Coatings (AP&C), Raymor partners with PyroGenesis to produce specialized metallic powders and ceramic and metallic coatings. The products are used primarily in the biomedical, industrial, and aerospace and defense industries. Raymor also operates a nanotechnology division to develop products on a nanometric scale. In 2009 the company filed for bankruptcy protection and was taken private by a small group of investors early the next year.

Brenntag UK first took wing as Albion Chemicals Group in 2001, emerging from the nest of Hays Chemicals through a management-led buyout. The company is the United Kingdom's No. 2 chemicals distributor (behind Univar). In addition to its distribution businesses, Brenntag UK operates a chlor-alkali chemicals manufacturing plant. The company has a network of a dozen distribution depots and another six specialties sites across the UK and Ireland to supply businesses in the region. Following the MBO in 2001 it operated as Albion even after global distributor Brenntag acquired it in 2006. By 2009 the parent company decided to re-brand it as its own and changed the name to Brenntag UK.

Interplastic Corporation has been an industry leader in thermoset resin, gel coat and colorant research, design and development since 1959. Our chemists and engineers work closely with Interplastic’s customers and suppliers to develop innovative solutions for product, manufacturing, and marketplace challenges. Our goal is to help composites and cast polymer manufacturers build better, longer-lasting products.Interplastic has strategically placed itself to meet the diversified needs of its customers by expanding its manufacturing capabilities and by investing in product research. Our five full-service product development laboratories are located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; Fort Wright, Kentucky; Hawthorne, California; and South Bend, Indiana. All manufacturing facilities and laboratories are ISO 9001:2000 certified. The Minneapolis, Ft. Wright, Pryor, Kent, and Hawthorne facilities are also ISO 14001:2004 certified.

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