Barton Solvents packages, stores, and delivers solvents and other chemical products for customers in 13 Midwestern states. Products include cleaning solvents, paint thinners, hydraulic systems oil, corrosion inhibitors, and surfactants. Barton has distribution locations in Iowa, Kansas, and Wisconsin. Suppliers include ADM, BASF, Ineos, and Shell Chemicals.

FMC Corporation, a chemical company, provides solutions, applications, and products for agricultural, consumer, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial Chemicals. The Agricultural Products segment develops, markets, and sells a portfolio of crop protection, pest control, and lawn and garden products. It produces insecticides and herbicides to protect various crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, soybeans, cereals, fruits, and vegetables from insects and weed growth. The company’s insecticides are also used in non-agricultural applications, including pest control for home, garden, and other specialty markets; and herbicides in turf and roadsides applications.

Plagues of locusts, weevils, or any other kind of crop-destroying bugs are no match for Syngenta Crop Protection. The subsidiary of Syngenta AG, manufactures more than 130 products (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and seed treatments) used by farmers and pest control operators to control insects, crop diseases, and weeds. The company operates manufacturing and development facilities in the US. Its agrochemical products are used to protect all manner of crops from corn and soybeans to cotton and peanuts. Syngenta's brands include Callisto, Omega, Actara, Helix, and Ridomil Gold.

Sumitomo Chemical makes chemicals for almost everything made and grown under the sun. About one-third of the company's sales come from petrochemicals and plastics such as polypropylene, ethylene, and elastomers. Sumitomo's other major units make pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals (insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers), and basic chemicals such as caustic soda and methanol. The company also makes chemicals for electronics and fine chemicals. It is part of Japan's Sumitomo Group. Its pharmaceutical business operates through Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Sumitomo ranks among Japan's top three chemical producers, along with Mitsubishi Chemical and Asahi Kasei.

CEPS, formerly known as Dinkie Heel, invests in a handful of specialty businesses. Its Davies Odell business makes body armor, protective underwear, matting for equestrian and dairy use, and a range of footwear repair products. CEPS' Friedman's is a specialist textile importer. The company acquired Friedman's, an importer and distributor of Lycra materials used in dancewear and swimwear, in 2005. The company's Sunline Direct Mail unit is engaged in the the polythene wrapping of mail packs. CEPS has been operating since 1930.

MetoKote wants its many customers to say "protective coatings -- me too." The manufacturer provides protective coating applications such as electrocoating, powder coating, and liquid painting. Its equipment division manufactures process lines and support equipment like building racks, carriers, shipping pallets, and part containers. MetoKote services customers primarily in the automotive, agricultural and construction equipment, and appliance and furniture manufacturing industries. It operates more than 150 coating systems from more than 40 manufacturing facilities in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the UK, and the US. Other services include labeling, specialty packaging, and subassembly.

With a parent that is best known for peddling its cheesecakes and croissants, Sara Lee International Household and Body Care is more focused on making products to keep its customers' shoes shiny and bugs at bay. As one of six Sara Lee Corporation business segments, the company sells branded items in about 200 countries. The segment manufactures a leading worldwide shoe polish and cleaner (Kiwi), air fresheners (Ambi Pur), and insecticides (Vapona, Catch, GoodKnight, Bloom, and Ridsect) sold primarily in Europe and Asia. Looking to unload its non-core interests, the company in 2009 agreed to sell its personal care products business to Unilever.

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.

Willamette Valley makes a wide landscape of synthetic paints, primers, sealers, and adhesives for the wood products industry. It also provides metering, dispensing, and application equipment. The company's divisions include Canadian Willamette, Tapel Willamette (a Chilean coatings subsidiary), Idaho Milling and Grain, and Eclectic Products (adhesives, spackle, and so forth). Willamette Valley has manufacturing operations and subsidiaries in Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon in the US as well as in Canada and Chile; it also provides services to European and Asian customers.

Cantol Limited is out to make a clean sweep. The company manufactures and distributes cleaning, maintenance, and specialty chemicals. Brand names include Aquapower (parts washing compound), Hi-Brite (metal finish cleaner), Ora-Clean (degreaser and deodorizer), and Rug Briter (carpet and upholstery cleaner). The company operates throughout Canada and throughout the Eastern Seaboard of the US. About half of its sales are in the US. The company has also been selling in China and in Mexico. President Elmer Snethen, through his company Snethen, Inc., has acquired nearly 91% of Cantol.

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