Metabolix, Inc., a bioscience company, develops and commercializes alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics, chemicals, and energy. It applies metabolic engineering and molecular biology tools to produce biobased plastic in microbial systems and directly in non-food plant crops. The company offers its proprietary microbial fermentation system to produce a family of polymers known as polyhydroxyalkanoates under the Mirel name. Mirel is used for injection molding, cast sheet, cast and blown film applications, and thermoforming. It sells these bioplastic alternatives to petroleum-based plastics for use in a range of commercial applications, including products used in agriculture and horticulture, compost and organic waste diversion bags, marine and aquatic applications, consumer products, business equipment and durable goods, and general packaging materials. In addition, the company is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals, and energy from crops, such as switchgrass, oilseeds, and sugarcane. It has a strategic alliance with ADM Polymer Corporation. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Two-thirds of the Earth is water, and a lot of that stuff can be a little sketchy, so that's where GE Water and Process Technologies steps into the picture. A unit of GE's Energy Infrastructure segment, GE Water manufactures water treatment chemicals, as well as making pumps, filters, and fluid controls that help purify water, work against corrosion, and prepare waste water for disposal. Desalination technologies and mobile water treatment systems are a research and developmental focus for the company. GE Water is #2 in the water treatment market behind Nalco. It serves beverage makers, the chemical processing industry, pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as the power generation and transportation industries.

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.

Welcome to the Wausau Chemical Corporation (WCC) web site. WCC is a Distributor and Manufacturer of chemical products. Our home office is located in Wausau, Wisconsin with a branch location in Butler, Wisconsin. We sell our products on a retail and wholesale basis. WCC operates a fleet of trucks that deliver to all points in Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, eastern Minnesota, and northern Illinois. Shipping is contracted outside of these areas.

INEOS NOVA International is still pretty impressive. The joint venture, owned by diversified chemicals giant Ineos and Canadian plastics company NOVA Chemicals, ranks among the world's larger styrenics manufacturers. Its primary products are polystyrene (used as packaging material and in household appliances and equipment housings), expandable polystyrene (used as building insulation and in packaging containers), and styrene monomer (used as a raw material for the production of other styrenics). INEOS NOVA also manufactures a range of performance products that are used to make a variety of plastics for packaging, medical devices, housewares, and office products.

ITWC makes performance polyurethane systems. In addition to prepolymers, the company manufactures polyesters, adhesives, additives, extenders and curatives, and mold releases, and it makes machines that are used to mix and pour urethane compounds into molds. ITWC also provides equipment such as degassers, hot tables, and curative and prepolymer tanks, and it provides molding, troubleshooting, and technical training services. CEO Walter Smith founded the company in 1988; Smith retains a majority stake in the company.

The US subsidiary of German giant Henkel KGaA, Henkel Corporation helps consumers stick to it in many parts of their lives and projects. The company operates through three business sectors: laundry and home care, cosmetics and toiletries, and adhesives technologies. Some of its well known brands are Dial soap, Loctite and Pattex adhesives, Sista sealants, Thomsit flooring adhesives, Right Guard antiperspirant, LA LOOKS hair gel, Soft Scrub cleaner, and Purex laundry detergent. Henkel manufactures and markets industrial and engineering adhesives and surface technologies, as well. The founding Henkel family controls the company.

Reflec likes to reflect on new ways to commercialize glow-in-the-dark products. The company -- which operates through subsidiaries Reflecmedia and Reflec Evolution -- makes reflective products that allow TV and film producers to project special effects. Customers include BBC TV, CNN, and Disney. Reflec is engaged in powder processing and micro-grinding, as well as in research and development for the production of reflective systems. Reflec maintains offices in Hong Kong, the UK, and the US. Its Reflec (USA) unit holds patents and trademarks for reflective inks and clothing in the US. A newly formed subsidiary (in 2006), Perseus Global Security Technologies, provides security and risk analysis services.

Gallade Chemical has been providing just-in-time delivery of chemicals to thousands of customers. Our distribution reach covers California and entire continental United States. We offer thousands of chemicals from hundreds of top manufacturers. Gallade Chemical is an authorized distributor for 3M, JT Baker, Mallinckrodt, EMD Chemicals, Sigma-Aldrich, MacDermid, Tolber and Spectrum Chemical.

With a cart full of products, Reckitt Benckiser (rhymes with "freezer") wants to clean up. Among the top household cleaning products makers worldwide, the company makes a variety of consumer products, including air fresheners (Air Wick), household cleaners (Lysol, Easy-Off), laundry products (Woolite), furniture polishes (Old English), and dishwashing detergents (Electrasol). It also makes over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (Gaviscon) and offers products for hair removal, denture cleaning, and pest control (d-Con). Reckitt Benckiser also butters its bread with French's mustard. The company peddles its products in some 200 countries and boasts about 17 "powerbrands."

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