Hawkeye Energy Holdings sure hopes you have. Operating through affiliates Hawkeye Renewables, Hawkeye Growth, and Hawkeye Gold, the ethanol maker runs two production facilities in Iowa from which it produces approximately 215 million gallons annually. Like most ethanol producers, Hawkeye Energy also markets distiller grains (a by-product of the manufacturing process) as animal feed. Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) acquired 80% of the company, formerly called Iowa Falls Ethanol Plant, in 2006.

The Unitika Group got its start in 1889, with the founding of Amagasaki Spinners, a historic first step in the start of Japan's textile industry. When the company changed its name to Dainippon Spinners in 1918, it was already helping to support the Japanese fiber industry as one of Japan's three largest textile makers. In 1969, the company merged with Nippon Rayon and the new company became known as Unitika. Today, Unitika's fiber and textile business and the dynamic array of its other business activities are made possible by the interactions among all the Group members. As Unitika continues to evolve into the future, its wealth of experience is an asset shared throughout the Group.At the Unitika Group, we are reinforcing our corporate constitution and enhancing our corporate value in accordance with our management principle of "contributing to the good of society by connecting people's lives and technologies." As an advanced material manufacturer, we engage in an extensive range of businesses: manufacture of films, resins, nonwoven fabrics and other polymer or synthetic fiber materials, glass fiber and other highly functional materials, all based on our original polymer technologies developed over many years; and in environment- and biotechnology-related businesses. Through these activities, we seek to become a company with a strong social presence that contributes to people's lives and to the natural environment. This is in fact our management vision.

Kemira tackled the water challenge in its strategy in 2008. The company is investing in research and development, strongly and consistently, to offer to water-intensive industries solutions that help save water and energy. Over the years, Kemira has accumulated impressive expertise and knowledge related to water-intensive processes. Combined with water chemistry, this competence enables Kemira to create production processes that require less water, energy and other invaluable resources.

Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co. (GNF-J) is part of a joint venture formed by General Electric, Toshiba, and Hitachi as early as 1967 to introduce to Japan a boiling water reactor developed by GE. The company now designs, develops, and manufactures nuclear fuel in Japan (since 1971) and offers core management services and quality control for the fuel. General Electric has the controlling 51% stake in the venture, and Toshiba and Hitachi split the remaining share. Formerly Japan Nuclear Fuel Co. (JNF), GNF-J integrated into the GE Energy division in 2000.

The company (SII for short) manufactures a number of specialty and basic chemicals, beginning with aluminum-based products (for the paper and water treatment industries) to zirconium (for makers of titanium dioxide -- the most widely used white pigment). Its core markets include manufacturers of cement, molecular sieves, pharmaceuticals, refinery and automotive catalysts, and zeolites. SII has about 10 manufacturing plants spread throughout the southeast US and Texas. President and CEO Milton Sundbeck owns Southern Ionics.

Eastman Chemical Company, a chemical company, engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastics, and fibers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI); Fibers; Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI); and Specialty Plastics. The CASPI segment manufactures resins, specialty polymers, and solvents that are used in the production of paints and coatings, inks, adhesives, and other formulated products. The Fibers segment offers Estron acetate tow and Estrobond triacetin plasticizers used in cigarette filters; Estron natural and Chromspun solution-dyed acetate yarns for use in apparel, home furnishings, and industrial fabrics; and cellulose acetate flake and acetyl raw materials for acetate fiber producers.

Cabot Corporation provides specialty chemicals and performance materials worldwide. Its product lines include carbon black, metal oxides, supermetals, and specialty fluids. The carbon black product line comprises rubber blacks, performance products, and inkjet colorants. The company offers these products for various markets, such as automotive, building materials, agricultural, coatings, toners, plastics, inkjet printing, and electronics market. The metal oxides product line consists of fumed metal oxides, including fumed silica and fumed alumina, and dispersions; and aerogel products for the automotive, construction, microelectronics, and consumer products industries. The supermetals product line includes tantalum, niobium, and their alloys.The company’s tantalum powder is used to make capacitors for computers, networking devices, wireless phones, and electronics for automobiles and other devices; superalloys and chemical process equipment are used for various other industrial and aerospace applications; finished tantalum sputtering is used for film applications, such as semiconductors, inkjet heads, magnetics, and flat panel displays. The specialty fluids product line comprises cesium formate, a drilling and completion fluid, for use in high pressure and high temperature oil and gas well operations. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CRC Industries is well equipped for tune-ups of all kinds. The company manufactures lubricants, corrosion inhibitors, and cleaners for maintenance and repair applications. It serves the automotive, industrial, electrical, marine, and aviation markets. Among the company's brand names are Sta-Lube, Marykate, and K&W. Based in Pennsylvania, the company maintains international operating divisions in Canada and Mexico as well as in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. Investment management fund Berwind Group has owned CRC since 1981.

Effective technology has helped EFTEC market its products. Founded in 1985 as a joint venture between EMS-CHEMIE and H.B. Fuller's automotive division, EFTEC manufactures sealants, adhesives, and coatings for use by OEMs in the automotove industry. The company also supplies products to the automotive after-market for repairs, and to the bus and train industries. EFTEC has locations throughout Asia, Europe, and the US (through EFTEC North America). In 2007 EMS bought out Fuller's half of the joint venture for $80 million.

Dash Multi-Corp runs quickly across multiple industries to create a myriad of products. The company is a holding corporation that oversees manufacturers of chemicals (polyurethanes, PVC compounds, elastomers, polyols, catalysts, and fire retardants), textiles (knitted, coated, and laminated products), and rubber goods (flooring products). The company's 10 subsidiaries include MarChem, Harvin Reaction Technology, Griptex, RB Rubber, and Milan Molded Rubber Products. Dash Multi-Corp is owned by founder and president Marvin Wool and his family.

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