With an annual capacity of over 400 million pounds, Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc. is the largest compounder of custom polyolefins in North America. We have been providing material solutions to our customers for over 45 years. Today, we offer mineral-filled and glass-reinforced polypropylene compounds that compete with higher cost engineering resins. We supply thermoplastic olefin compounds that offer a complete range of strength, toughness, and flexibility.All of our custom compounds can be manufactured in natural or pre-colored to meet your specifications. We provide our customers with a wide variety of polypropylene and polyethylene neat resins. Finally, we produce color concentrates in hundreds of custom colors as well as post-consumer recycled polypropylene and polyethylene materials. At Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., we are driven by the needs of our customers. Our goal is to deliver cost effective material solutions with industry leading speed, quality, and reliability.

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited (SPC), located in Jinshan District of Shanghai, is one of the largest refining-chemical integrated petrochemical companies in China. It is one of the subsidiaries of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.). It is also currently one of the most important domestic producers of refined oil products, intermediate petrochemicals, synthetic resins and synthetic fibers.SPC grew out of Shanghai Petrochemical Complex which was founded in 1972. In 1993, as an experimental unit, by standardized SOE restructuring, SPC became the first Chinese listed company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Shanghai, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange of New York with a total share number of 7.2 billion, including 4.0 billion non-floating A shares held by Sinopec Corp., accounting for 55.56£¥ of the total shares; 150 million non-floating legal person A shares, accounting for 2.08£¥ of the total shares; 720 million domestic ordinary A shares, accounting for 10£¥ of the total shares; 2.33 billion oversea H shares, accounting for 32.36£¥ of the total shares.

I say, "potato chip." You say, "crisp." But we can all agree Pringles are sought after worldwide. Procter & Gamble Holdings UK, like its US parent The Procter & Gamble Company, manufactures and sells household care items (this includes its Pringles brand); beauty products (includes fragrances like Hugo Boss and Lacoste, cosmetic brand Max Factor, and skin care line Olay); and family health items (like Crest toothpaste and "disposable nappies" Pampers). Procter & Gamble operates more than a dozen locations in the UK, including administrative offices, technical centers, and manufacturing facilities. President Laurent Philippe succeeded Paul Polman, who retired in June 2005.

Andes Chemical Corp. was founded in South Florida in April of 1986. We are an export company that specializes in raw materials for the manufacture of paints, inks, adhesives, concrete and masonry additives, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and personal care products. Andes Chemical was started with minimal warehousing space totaling only 500 square feet. Yet, with only one salaried employee, the company succeeded in achieving a Sales Volume of $1.8M during the first 6 months of operation.

XGel may sound like something emitted from one of Professor Charles Xavier's students, but in reality it's Meldex International's super power. The British company manufactures XGel for the pharmaceutical industry as a replacement for gelatin in drug capsules. Meldex's water-soluble, biodegradable films have also been used by the health care industry, in environmentally friendly feminine hygiene products, and for a new line of paintballs. It also makes a breath-freshening film for toothpaste. The company operated as BioProgress until late 2007 when it changed its name.

Whether it flies, bulldozes, or hauls golfers, Arrow-Magnolia International has something that cleans it. The company makes about 400 chemical cleaners that it sells under its own brands; it also distributes nonchemical janitorial supplies. Its products include chemicals used in construction (concrete and rust removers), government engineering (street and equipment cleaners), aviation (carbon and dirt removers), and golf course maintenance. Arrow-Magnolia makes more than half of its products in-house and sells them through independent representatives and a dozen distributors. An investment group led by Tanya Tippeconnic-Shaw has owned Arrow-Magnolia since 2005.

When super glue isn't enough, it's time to turn to the pros at Sound Specialty Coatings. The company makes epoxy, paint, coating, and adhesive products for residential, commercial, maritime, and military uses. They also manufacture hydrophobic and antistatic coatings for use in clean rooms, on rebar, in fisheries, for the lining of brewery tanks, and for marine vessels. Their products are nontoxic and environmentally friendly, which means anyone can use them.

Dynaction isn't the newest Saturday morning cartoon show -- it's a maker of fine and specialty chemicals through its 70% holding in Produits Chimiques Auxiliaires et de Synth賥 (PCAS). Its products are made for the pharmaceutical sector, primarily, as well as for makers of personal care and fragrance products. More than half of the company's sales are generated outside France. It previously had made power transmissions for heavy industrial use (through subsidiary CMD Engrenages et R餵cteurs) and had other non-chemical businesses, but Dynaction sold off the businesses from 2004-06 and now operates almost entirely through PCAS. Company chairman Christian Moretti holds about 15% of Dynaction.

Polypore International, Inc., a technology filtration company, develops, manufactures, and markets microporous membranes used in separation and filtration processes. The company operates through two segments, Energy Storage and Separations Media. The Energy Storage segment offers polypropylene and polyethylene monolayer and multilayer membrane separators for lithium batteries for the use in personal electronic devices, cordless power tools, and hybrid electric and other electric vehicles. This segment also provides polymer-based membrane separators for lead-acid batteries for the use in transportation and industrial applications comprising automobiles and other motor vehicles, forklifts, submarines, and uninterruptible power supply systems. The Separation Media segment offers healthcare application products, which include polyethersulfone membranes for hemodialysis; polypropylene and polymethylpentene membranes for blood oxygenation; and polypropylene and polyethersulfone membranes for plasmapheresis. This segment also produces membranes and membrane-based elements for micro-filtration and ultra-filtration and gasification/degasification of liquids for the filtration industry. Polypore International sells its products to manufacturers and converters in North America, South America, western Europe, and Asia. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Where does Barbie get her red lips and blue eyes? From the color-loving folks at Coatings Resource Corporation (CRC). The company makes paints, lacquers, and varnishes for use on metal and wood products, as well as injectable colorants, blowing agents, processing aids, UV stabilizers, and anti-oxidants used on various types of plastics. The company's products are used in automotive interiors, consumer electronics, and sporting goods in addition to toys. President Edwin Laird founded Coatings Resource in 1976 and sold it to international coatings giant PPG in 2007.

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