BIP (Oldbury) has been dipping into specialty chemicals since its creation in 1894. The company, formerly BIP Limited (and earlier, British Industrial Plastics Limited), is the oldest polymer material manufacturer in the UK. A pioneer in developing thermoset resins and plastic molding materials, it was the first company to patent urea-formaldehyde resins. BIP now makes molding materials and textile and paper chemicals. It manufactures industrial chemicals such as formaldehyde resins, adhesives, and water-based polyurethanes. It also produces a biodiesel product, BIPSE, from discarded vegetable oils. Welsh company Synthite, a subsidiary of the Tennants Group, acquired BIP in 2004.

Williams Partners L.P. engages in gathering, transporting, processing, and treating natural gas, as well as fractionating and storing natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its natural gas liquids result from natural gas processing and crude oil refining and are used as petrochemical feedstocks, heating fuels, and gasoline additives. The company’s Gathering and Processing segment provides natural gas gathering, transporting, processing, and treating services to customers under contractual arrangements. As of December 31, 2008, it owned an approximate 3,800-mile natural gas gathering system, including three natural gas processing plants and two natural gas treating plants located in the San Juan Basin in Colorado and New Mexico; an approximate 1,800-mile natural gas gathering system comprising a natural gas processing plant located in the Washakie Basin in Wyoming; an integrated natural gas gathering and transportation pipeline system extending from offshore in the Gulf of Mexico to a natural gas processing plant and a NGL fractionator in Louisiana; and an unregulated sour gas gathering pipeline consisting of approximately 34 miles of pipeline off the coast of Alabama. The company’s NGL Services segment provides natural gas liquids fractionation and storage services. It operated three integrated NGL storage facilities, and had a 50% interest in an NGL fractionator located in Conway, Kansas. Williams Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Williams Partners L.P. was founded in 2005 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Giovanni Crespi started its activity in 1932. From those modest early days up to today's establishments a long and enthusiatic way was covered always looking for perfection. Open minded managers, skilled labours have granted a continuous growth also thanks to massive investments in very advanced machinery and research equipments. Giovanni Crespi has production units in Italy, Poland, China, and Brazil.

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.

Prolab Technologies is counting on lubricants to grease its path to success. The company markets a number of lubricants, chemicals, and treatments, and has two subsidiaries, Prolab Technolub and Prola﫮 Prolab Technolub makes lubricants and treatments for industrial customers and for the auto and recreational vehicle markets. Prola﫠manufactures oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids and related products, which are used in textiles, cosmetics, and lubricants. The group's lubricants include brands such as PL-100 and GS-1000. The company began in 1985 as Les Industries Antifriction McLab and had about 10 lubricants on the market. It now has locations in Canada, France, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras.

Spartech Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an intermediary processor of engineered thermoplastics in North America and Europe. The company’s Custom Sheet and Rollstock segment manufactures plastic sheets, custom rollstocks, laminates, and cell cast acrylic for use in various applications, including packaging, transportation, building and construction, recreation and leisure, electronics and appliances, signs/advertising, and aerospace markets. Its Packaging Technologies segment manufactures plastic packages and rollstocks primarily used in the food and consumer product markets.The company’s Color and Specialty Compounds segment manufactures custom-designed plastic alloys, compounds, color concentrates, and calendered film for utilization by various manufacturing customers servicing the automotive, building and construction, food/medical packaging, lawn and garden, and electronics and appliances sectors. Spartech Corporation also manufactures various products, including thermoplastic tires and wheels for the medical, lawn and garden, refuse container, and toy markets; profile window frames and fencing for the building and construction market; and doors, hatches, cabinets, and windscreens for boat manufacturers. The company sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers through its sales force, as well as through independent sales representatives and wholesale distributors. Spartech was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.

Teknos wants to color your world. The company makes a wide range of high-quality paints and industrial coatings used in the consumer, construction, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. Its products include retail and architectural paints, metal paints and coatings, powder coatings, wood paints and coatings, and coil coatings. Teknos' paints and coatings are used to paint cars, bridges and steel structures, industrial equipment, plywood, and road markings. Its powder coatings, which are durable and environmentally friendly, are used to paint appliances, shelving, garden furniture, and bicycles. Founded in 1948 and still one of Finland's largest family-owned businesses, Teknos operates in Europe and Russia.

Cray Valley beats Kellogg's any day -- the French company can boast of four scoops of resins. Cray Valley, along with affiliates Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) and Sartomer, forms the worldwide resins business for TOTAL's chemicals division. It manufactures structural, coatings, hydrocarbon, and powder resins. Among the end products Cray Valley's resins find themselves in are inks, varnishes, paints, adhesives, and gel coats. The company has manufacturing plants in Africa, Asia, and throughout Europe. Since TOTAL joined together Cray Valley, CCP, and Sartomer in 1990 the company has grown its business through successive international acquisitions.

Flotek Industries, Inc. supplies drilling and production related products and services to the energy and mining industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Chemicals and Logistics, Drilling Products, and Artificial Lift. The Chemicals and Logistics segment offers a range of oil gas field specialty chemicals used for drilling, cementing, stimulation, and production; designs, project manages, and operates automated bulk material handling and loading facilities for oilfield service companies; and develops, produces, and distributes specialty chemical products and services for drilling and production of natural gas.The Drilling Products segment manufactures, sells, rents, and inspects specialized equipment for use in drilling, completion, production, and workover activities. Its downhole drilling tools are used in the oilfield, mining, water-well, and industrial drilling sectors. The Artificial Lift segment provides artificial lift equipment, which includes the Petrovalve line pumping system components, including electric submersible pumps, gas separators, production valves, and services to support coal bed methane and traditional oil and gas production. The company sells its products primarily through its sales organizations, as well as through independent distributors and agents. Flotek Industries, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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).

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