In the beginning it wanted to blow you away, now E.I. du Pont Canada Company is happy just to keep you clean, well fed, and safe from harm. The company, a subsidiary of chemicals behemoth E. I. du Pont de Nemours, has roots in the explosives industry but now makes more than 3,000 products -- from cleaning solvents to crop-protection chemicals to Kevlar (used in protective gloves, bullet-proof vests, and tires). Its products are sold worldwide and include brand names like Corian, Sorona, and Teflon. Subsidiary DuPont Liquid Packaging Systems (formerly called Liqui-Box) manufactures the packaging for boxed wine (among other, less-intoxicating products).

Prince Agri Products is concerned with the health of cattle and swine. The company, a subsidiary of Phibro Animal Health (formerly called Philipp Brothers Chemicals), refines trace minerals such as cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, and zinc, as well as additives to be used as premixes for animal feed. Its CHROMAX (chromium tripicolinate) is a nutritional supplement fed to over 3 million sows every day. Prince Agri also makes feed flavoring additives such as the raspberry-flavored PIGORTEK for piglets. The company was founded in 1980.

Hoping to cushion its parent companies' rides through a bumpy economy, Americas Styrenics combines the styrene operations of Dow Chemical and Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem). The 50-50 joint venture makes styrene monomer and a number of polystyrene resins. Its products go into the obvious (packaging and foam peanuts) and the unlikely (envelope windows and lighting applications). Americas Styrenics operates eight manufacturing facilities throughout the US and in Brazil and Colombia. It is the #1 producer of polystyrene and the #2 maker of styrene in the Western Hemisphere.

Depending on plastic for a living can be a bad thing if you're talking about credit cards. For Arkema UK, though, plastic brings it a nice living. The British operations of diversified chemicals maler Arkema, it manufactures all manner of raw materials for plastics (polypropylene, polystyrene, and so on), fertilizers (additives under the brand name Fluidiram), water treatment chemicals (bleach, bactericides, chlorinated chemicals), among others. In addition to marketing and distributing its parent's products, Arkema UK maintains its own manufacturing facility, which produces perlite; Arkema subsidiary Altuglas -- maker of acrylic glass products -- also operates in the UK.

Kuraray's synthetics are for real. The diversified company manufactures chemicals and resins (about half of sales, including copolymer EVAL used in food packaging) and synthetic fibers and textiles (man-made leather, nonwoven fabrics, rayon, and polyester). It also offers engineering and consulting services. Kuraray pioneered the commercialization of several synthetic fibers and resins -- such as its KURALON and Poval products -- for industrial uses. The company, which does most of its business in Japan, is made up of about 80 companies operating in Asia, Europe, and North America.

BWA Water Additives is the world’s foremost provider of imaginative and effective solutions for today’s water treatment needs. Water is one of our most valuable resources and using it efficiently and safely are some of the biggest challenges facing the industrial water and desalination industries. BWA is exclusively dedicated to the water treatment sector and as a result, our antiscalant, corrosion inhibitor and microbiocide technologies and services provide our customers with the essential elements required to meet today’s water management challenges.

LANXESS Corporation's synthetic rubber products are used by the tire, auto, and industrial goods industries, while its plastics are marketed toward makers of medical and electronic communications products. LANXESS Corp.'s largest unit is its performance chemicals division, which supplies the textiles, pharmaceutical, and automobile industries, among others. The company's other units are perormance polymers (the synthetic rubber operations) and advanced intermediates (basic and fine chemicals). Subsidiaries include Rhein Chemie (rubber chemicals), Sybron Chemicals (ion exchange resins), and Saltigo (fine, agro-, and pharmaceutical chemicals). Parent company LANXESS AG was spun off from Bayer in 2004.

Color Wheel Paint Manufacturing can color your world -- if you live in Florida, that is. Founded in 1960, Color Wheel Paint makes paints, varnishes, and related supplies that are distributed through about 40 company-owned stores in the Sunshine State. The company sells paints, coatings, industrial epoxies, and polyurethanes (as well as paint supplies) to paint contractors, builders, and homeowners. Through its Lab Services Division, the company helps customers with product-related questions. The founding Strube family had owned the business until it sold Color Wheel to the Comex Group in 2006. The Comex Group operates a number of regional paint manufacturers in the US, including Kwal Paint and Frazee Paint.

Tata Chemicals Limited Company Profile At one time salt drove the world's commerce; it still makes up a good bit of the business at Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL). Tata Salt owns a more than 40% share in India's branded salt market, and the company's soda ash business is also tops in the country, controlling nearly a third of India's market. Tata Chemicals divides its business in two segments: Inorganic Chemicals (soda ash, salt, and caustic soda) and Fertilizers (primarily urea and phsophatic fertilizers). A member of the Tata Group, the company operates India's largest inorganic chemical complex in Mithapur. TCL's products end up in such diverse products as salt licks for cattle, fertilizers, cement, glass, processed steel, and detergents.

General Chemical Performance Products can be found in your water pipes, in your refrigerator, and inside your medicine cabinet. General Chemical manufactures performance chemicals for such industries as food additives and pharmaceuticals (active ingredients for drugs), environmental services (water treatment), high technology (chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing), and chemicals processing. In 2009 private equity group American Securities paid $675 million including debt to buy General Chemical's parent company, GenTek, and its subsidiaries.

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