GTL Resources is a leading bio-refining company which, through its subsidiary Illinois River Energy, produces over 100 million gallons of ethanol per year from its production facility in Rochelle, Illinois USA. GTL developed the project, secured the financing, managed the construction, and now runs the business. The Rochelle site enjoys plentiful nearby corn due to the many high-yielding and abundant acres planted in the area. Other locational advantages include: quick truck access to Chicago’s major ethanol market via nearby interstates (I-39, I-88 and I-90), rail access to other ethanol markets via direct connection to the UP and BNSF, and low cost access to Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) markets in Asia via close proximity to Global III, a major intermodal container terminal.

ASHTA Chemicals Inc. opened its corporate offices in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1992, although, under previous owners, this site has been operating since the early 1960's. Since then, ASHTA management has taken a number of steps which positioned the company for profitable growth. These steps include the purchase of Olin's potassium products business in 1993, designing and implementing a closed loop, zero discharge water treatment system for this Lake Erie site in 1994-5, and construction of a new potassium carbonate plant in 1995. In sales and marketing, our focus is on markets and products which provide sustained, profitable growth for our core potassium hydroxide chemistry. Additionally, our product distribution system was significantly expanded in 1998 to provide ample product in key chemical markets. From Ashtabula, we service our customers from six production sites, 19 liquid terminals, and 5 warehouses, strategically located in the United States and Canada.

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Generation Biofuels, Inc., holds an exclusive license to commercialize proprietary technology to manufacture an alternative biofuels from vegetable oils and animal fats in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It offers its biofuels for use in diesel fuel applications, including power generation, commercial and industrial heating, and marine transportation. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.

Japan's oldest paint company is also its largest. Founded in 1881, Nippon Paint produces paints and coatings for makers of automobiles (one of the company's major markets), industrial products, and ships. It also makes paints for residential and commercial buildings and for the do-it-yourself market. Nippon Paint's fine chemicals unit produces adhesives, as well as surface treatment chemicals. The company's manufacturing operations are located principally in Asia, but also in North America and Europe. In the US, Nippon Paint makes automotive coatings and powder coatings through Nippon Paint (USA). The influx of auto makers into China bodes well for the company's already strong automotive division.

Mays Chemical distributes chemicals and raw materials to customers in the automotive, cosmetics, electronics, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, paint, and pulp and paper industries. Its product lines include acids, alcohols, chlor-alkali products, chlorinated solvents, flavors and fragrances, food additives, glycol ethers, and inorganic chemicals. The company also offers chemical management services, cleaning and sanitation systems, formulated chemical products, and outsourcing services. Mays has customers in more than a dozen countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The firm is owned by president William Mays.

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.

Myers Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets, primarily in North America, Central America, and South America. It operates through four segments: Material Handling, Lawn and Garden, Automotive and Custom, and Distribution. The Material Handling segment offers plastic reusable material handling containers, and pallets and bins, as well as metal shelving, cabinet, and racking systems for various markets, such as automotive, appliance, general industrial/manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, retail, and food processing under the Buckhorn and Akro-Mils names. The Lawn and Garden segment provides injection-molded and thermoformed pots, hanging baskets, flats and carry trays, plug trays, nursery containers, propagation sheets, and specialty pots under the Dillen, ITML, Pro Cal, and Listo names, which serve the horticultural container needs of the floriculture/horticulture market.The Automotive and Custom segment offers engineered plastic and rubber original equipment and replacement parts, tire repair materials, and custom components and materials under the Ameri-Kart, Buckhorn Rubber, Michigan Rubber, Patch Rubber, and WEK names. The Distribution segment distributes tools, equipment, and supplies used for tire, wheel, and undervehicle service on passenger, heavy truck, and off-road vehicles. The company was formerly known as Myers Tire Supply and changed its name to Myers Industries, Inc. in 1963. Myers Industries was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Chemtura would like to be the future of chemicals making. The company ranks among the top specialty chemical companies in the US, along with the likes of Ecolab and Hexion, and among the leading plastics additives maker globally. Aside from plastic additives, Chemtura holds niche-leading positions in petroleum additives, flame retardants, and swimming pool chemicals. Its other products include urethanes and crop protection chemicals. Just more than half of its total sales come from outside the US. In 2009 Chemtura's US operations, faced with significantly decreased sales volumes and the resultant declining liquidity, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

HaiKe’s largest business is oil refining and the production and marketing of petrochemical products. These include light fuel oils, gasoline and diesel in addition to a range of minor derivatives such as petroleum coke and liquefied gas. Many industrial sectors, including manufacturing, transport and agriculture, use some form of petroleum based fuel.

Rit-Chem. The family-run business is a go-between company that imports, exports, markets, and contracts for custom, high-quality, and hard-to-find chemicals. Its imports are primarily chemicals that are no longer made in the US, chemical preparations custom-produced for Rit-Chem, or chemicals of a higher quality than are typically made domestically. The company was founded by president Henry Rittel, who remains at the helm of business.

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