S.C. Johnson & Son helped to replace the flyswatter with the spray can. The company is one of the world's largest makers of consumer chemical products, including Glade, Mr. Muscle, Raid, Pledge, Brise, Drano, Fantastik, Kabbikiller, OFF!, Scrubbing Bubbles, Saran, Shout, Vanish, Windex, and Ziploc. S.C. Johnson peddles its products in more than 110 countries. The founder's great-grandson and once one of the richest men in the US, Samuel Johnson, died in 2004. His immediate family owns about 60% of S.C. Johnson; descendants of the founder's daughter own about 40%. Chairman Dr. Fisk Johnson assumed the title of CEO when president, CEO, and director Bill Perez left for Nike in late 2004.

KIC Chemicals distributes food, pharmaceutical, industrial, and personal care products. A short list of distributed offerings includes castor oil and castor seed derivatives, fatty acids, soap and cosmetic ingredients, flavor and fragrance ingredients, glycerin and vegetable oils, industrial chemicals, and plasticizers. KIC also provides custom packaging and labeling services. The company was established in 1985. KIC Chemicals is owned by Edward Kort, the company's president.

Univar Europe is a leader in the universe of chemical distributors. The Univar Europe company buys chemicals in bulk and blends and packs them for customers in the agricultural, chemicals, coatings, electronics, food and beverage, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and water treatment industries. Univar Europe also offers inventory management, custom labeling, custom packaging, waste management, warehouse management, and technical support services. The Univar Europe company serves about 56 distribution locations in 25 countries, primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The unit generates $2 billion in revenue each year, or about 28% of parent Univar Inc.'s $7.2 billion in global sales.

Fluorine-based chemicals have enabled Navin Fluorine to flourish. The company, a leading flourine and specialty chemicals manufacturer in India, produces a wide range of organic and inorganic fluorochemicals and refrigerated gases. Navin Fluorine makes more than 40 products used as raw materials in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, insecticides, and cleaners, among others. Customers include Ranbaxy, Matrix, Hindalco, and BARC. Navin Fluorine is part of India's Arvind Mafatlal Group (AMG).

The Plaza Group (TPG) is an international distributor of petrochemical solvents and chemical intermediates. Established in 1994, TPG is the exclusive marketer of some products from companies such as Shell Oil and Frontier Oil. The company markets to FORTUNE 500 companies, major international enterprises, direct consumers, and chemical distributors. Its products are used in the production of resins, coatings, and adhesives. TPG partners with global suppliers (like SABIC Innovative Plastics, Total Petrochemicals, and Alon) in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The Plaza Group company is owned by president Randy Velarde.

Makhteshim-Agan Industries (MAI) manufactures generic forms of crop protection chemicals. Its products include herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. Its first proprietray crop protection product was Rimon, which is not toxic for humans. Formed by Koor Industries' 1998 acquisition of two separate public companies, the agrochemicals company has operations worldwide. Through subsidiaries MAI is also involved in food and nutraceuticals, though the agrochemicals account for nearly all of its sales. The company has increased its focus on the North American market; the region now accounts for about a fifth of its total sales. Koor has been selling its shares in the company and has reduced its stake to about 40%.

Advanced Composites Group (ACG) makes composite materials (plastics and carbon fiber) used as coating materials on telecommunication products (satellite receivers), automobiles, and boats. Additionally, ACG's products are used in pattern, tooling, and component manufacturing by the aerospace and defense, automotive, communications, and sports industries. Its manufacturing facilities are located in the UK and South Africa. ACG is part of the Composite Structural Materials subsidiary of UK industrial distribution company UMECO, which acquired Advanced Composites Group in 2004.

From poisoning garden pests to exfoliating dry skin, Lonza puts itself in the middle of things. As the US operations of its parent company, Lonza accounts for about a third of the Lonza Group's $2.5 billion in annual sales. While Lonza doesn't actually make consumer products, the company provides chemical ingredients and intermediates for the personal care, water treatment, pharmaceutical, and plastics industries, from its nine manufacturing and R&D locations throughout the US.

Brown Chemical mixes chemicals of various shades. The family-owned company specializes in distributing chemicals such as amines, food grade chemicals, latex additives, organics, phosphates, and sodiums for applications in textile, industrial, institutional, and specialty markets. Brown Chemical sells more than 1,500 products from 35 chemical manufacturers, and it offers contract packaging, custom blending, and product research services.

Astro Chemicals Inc., with one purpose; commitment to the customer. Every order had their personal promise of 100% customer satisfaction. Today, our promise remains the same. Though the world's greater demands for environmental responsibility and business efficiencies create a broader sense of commitment, this challenge has only strengthened our resolve. Responsible and dependable service performed by a committed team of distribution professionals help us earn your business.

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