Dow AgroSciences, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, doesn't want its customers to be bugged. The subsidiary makes insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides for agricultural applications, as well as for residential pest control. It also develops genetically modified (GM) seeds under the Mycogen and Phytogen names. Dow AgroSciences splits its operations into five product lines: plant gentics and biotechnology (in addition to seeds the unit has developed food products like the heart-healthy Natreon canola oil), weed management, disease management, pest management, and urban pest management. It has operations in more than 50 countries around the world.

Founded over 50 years ago, Sartomer Company, Inc. has pioneered the commercial development of products for cured-in-place technologies. The name, "Sartomer", is derived from Greek and Latin words together meaning "tailor made part", a concept of doing business that clearly sets Sartomer apart from the competition. Every aspect of Sartomer's operations is uniquely structured toward one common goal...to accommodate the special requirements of each individual customer, large or small.Sartomer and European Sister Company Cray Valley are strong international companies by any standard. As part of the chemical branch of Total, Sartomer and Cray Valley offer customers global access to technology, manufacturing and service. This means more unique solutions, dependable supply and consistently high quality products and services. Sartomer products are marketed through a direct sales force in the United States and distributors in the Americas, Australia and Asia. In Europe, UV/EB products, additives for rubber and specialty polybutadienes are marketed by Cray Valley under the brand name Sartomer.Sartomer Company, headquartered in Exton, PA, manufactures products in West Chester, PA, Beaumont, TX, Channelview, TX, Stratford, CT, Chatham, VA, Chatom, AL, and Grand Junction, CO. Sartomer Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong, manufactures in Chonju, Korea and is building a facility in Nansha, China. The Sartomer Division of Cray Valley, located in Paris, France, manufactures UV/EB products at its plants of Villers-Saint-Paul, France, Kralupy, Czech Republic, and Eccles, United Kingdom. Together, Sartomer and Cray Valley provide products for formulators throughout the world.

FinishMaster sells tons of paint. The company is a top US distributor of automotive paints, coatings, and accessories, which it sells mainly to customers in the collision repair industry. FinishMaster distributes a wide variety of brand name products from such producers as BASF, DuPont, 3M, and PPG (its top suppliers accounting for 87% of sales in 2009). The firm's distribution network serves its customers from more than 160 sales outlets in 28 states. In 2010 FinishMaster was acquired by auto parts distributor Uni-Select Inc.

Innophos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty phosphates primarily in North America. The company offers specialty salts and specialty acids, such as sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, pharma calcium phosphate, ammonium phosphate, potassium phosphate, polyacid, and sodium tripolyphosphate. Its specialty salts are used as flavor enhancers in beverages, electrolytes in sports drinks, texture modifiers in cheeses, leavening agents in baked goods, calcium and phosphorus sources for nutritional supplements, and pharmaceutical excipients and abrasives in toothpastes; and specialty acids are used in industrial applications, such as asphalt modification and petrochemical catalysis.

JFC Technologies makes the chemicals that make up modern medicine. The company develops and manufactures a variety of pharmaceutical ingredients and applied materials, supplying customers with anywhere from milligrams to multiple tons of ingredients used in making their own products. JFC's chemicals are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements. The company began operations in 1970 as Jame Fine Chemicals. Besides its manufacturing plant and headquarters in New Jersey, JFC also opened a 50,000 square foot pharmaceutical plant in Ningbo, China.

Ube is a diversified manufacturer with a core focus on the chemicals sector. Its chemicals are utilized in diverse applications ranging from articles for daily use to advanced applications for the aerospace industry. For example, Ube's chemicals can be found in everything from digital consumer electronics and household goods to automotive parts and pharmaceuticals.Ube also produces a wide range of products beyond the chemicals sector, supplying useful materials and goods such as cement, building materials and aluminum wheels. In over a century of business operations, Ube has embraced a ceaseless commitment to innovation in manufacturing. It is also committed to the principles of coexistence and mutual prosperity with all stakeholders-from customers and business partners to shareholders and local communities.

Ennis International earned its stripes in the traffic paint industry and has become the largest pavement marking company in the world. The company operates manufacturing facilities throughout the US and sells its paint and thermoplastic coating products through a nationwide network of distributors. It also sells raised road markers and components, and it serves international customers. The company was founded in 1996 by chairman Bryce Anderson and president and CEO John Anderson.

Dorsett & Jackson distributes raw materials in the western US. The company provides specialty chemicals such as amines, food additives, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, surfactants, and thickening agents. It serves customers in the paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and plastics and rubber industries. Dorsett & Jackson's suppliers include Alcoa, Degussa, and Hexion.

Avecia has become dependent on pharmaceuticals, and it doesn't want to kick the habit. After much pruning, the specialty and fine chemicals maker has two main segments: oligomedicines and biologics. The biologics unit, based in the UK, develops microbial and human therapeutic proteins. The other business segment provides oligonucleotide products for all stages of production: pre-clinical, clinical, and post launch. This oligomedicines unit is headquartered in Massachusetts. In the latter half of the decade the company began a reorganization that involved selling off its chemicals unit that made products for laser printers and copiers and intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.

If people turn to Bayer for what ails them, why can't plants? Bayer CropScience, a part of German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant the Bayer Group, is a leading producer of agricultural chemicals. The company's Crop Protection unit makes fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides. Bayer CropScience also operates units that focus on non-crop chemicals (such as consumer lawn care products) and genetically modified seeds. The company ranks as the #2 crop protection firm worldwide, behind Syngenta, and operates on six continents. It has been building up both its seeds business and bioscience unit in the last years of the decade.

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