Ink-stained wretches everywhere have INX International Ink to thank (or blame) for their plight. The company, a subsidiary of Japanese ink maker Sakata, manufactures printing ink and other coatings. INX makes inks for metal decorating; for flexible, rigid, and paper packaging; and for commercial printing. It maintains about 30 manufacturing facilities in North America and another 20 worldwide.

The company is Europe's largest chemical distributor (ahead of Univar) and among the top three in the US (along with the likes of Ashland); it also ranks as the top distributor in Latin America. From its 400 locations in 60 countries, Brenntag offers lab services (blending, compounding, preparation), storage, and logistics activities. Among the companies whose products Brenntag supplies are global giants like Arkema, BASF, and Yara. Its industrial and specialty chemicals serve the oil and gas, cosmetics, coatings, plastics, mining, and pulp and paper industries. Brenntag went public in 2010

Mitsubishi Chemical USA has been in the black for decades. The company -- the result of the 1994 merger of Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation and Mitsubishi Petrochemical -- operates through many subsidiaries and joint ventures that produce inks and drums for copiers and printers, as well as phosphor used in computers and TV screens, polyester film used in packaging, and building materials. Other operations include joint venture include Noltex (ethylenevinyl alcohol) and subsidiary Mytex Polymers (automotive plastic compounds). With roots that date back to 1934, Mitsubishi Chemical USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical, Japan's largest chemical company.

Velsicol was founded in 1931; the company was the subject of a management buyout in 1986 and then was acquired by private equity firm Arsenal Capital in 2005. Three years later Arsenal split the business in half and created a new company called Genovique Specialties that houses Velicol's former benzoate esters manufacturing operations. Velsicol Chemical knows what it takes to make things flexible. The Velsicol Chemical LLC is a top producer of chlorendic anhydride-based intermediates for flame retardants and pesticides; it also makes additives for epoxy resins and polyurethanes.

Landec Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of temperature-activated and other specialty polymer products for various food products, agricultural products, and licensed partner applications in the United States. The company’s polymer products are based on its proprietary Intelimer polymers, which could be customized to abruptly change their physical characteristics when heated or cooled through a pre-set temperature switch. It operates in three segments: Food Products Technology, Commodity Trading, and Technology Licensing. The Food Products Technology segment markets and packs produced and specialty packaged fresh-cut vegetables utilizing fresh-cut produce processing technology and access to specialty packaged produce products to distribute in the retail grocery chains, club stores, and to the foodservice industry. The Commodity Trading segment involves in the purchase and sale of primarily whole commodity fruit and vegetable products to Asia. The Technology Licensing segment licenses and supplies Intellicoat, a proprietary seed coating technology to the farming industry, as well as Intelimer polymers technology for personal care products and other industrial products. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

The Wacker family controls more than half of the publicly traded company. Wacker-Chemie puts the silicon in the silicon chip industry -- literally. The German chemicals company supplies silicon, silicone, and silanes to the personal computer, telecom, and electronics industries. Divided into five units -- Silicones, Siltronic, Polymers, Polysilicon, and Fine Chemicals -- Wacker manufactures surface coating resins, industrial salt, acetyls, and insulation materials. Subsidiary Siltronic AG manufactures silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry.

United Energy Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of specialty chemical products in the United States and internationally. Its product line primarily consists of KH-30, a mixture of modified oils, dispersants, and oil-based surfactants designed to control paraffin and asphaltene deposits in oil wells; KX-100, a formula for the removal of a plug of paraffin or asphaltene; SR-3 scale and rust remover, a corrosion inhibited product for the removal of calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate salt deposits; HPD-1 PLUS for remediation of tough clogging problems with upper medium to high molecular weight paraffin; and GSA Gun & Bore Cleaner, a bore and chamber cleaner for guns.The company also offers green globe chemical products comprising leak detection compound type I and II, a gas leak detection compound for use in detecting leaks in high and low-pressure oxygen systems in aircraft and other related oxygen systems; corrosion inhibitor, an additive intended for use with anti-freeze in water; and corrosion removing compound type I, II, and III, which are corrosion removing and metal conditioning compounds for the removal of rust from ferrous metal surfaces. In addition, United Energy Corp. offers ethylene glycol/water coolant, a mixture of ethylene glycol and distilled water for use in radar domes; and NPX powder coating, a reusable paint stripper. The company was formerly known as Aztec Silver Mining Co. United Energy Corp. was founded in 1971 and is based in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Chemspec International Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical compounds in the People’s Republic of China. It offers fluorinated specialty chemicals that are used in the manufacture of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays, and other electronics products, such as semiconductors. The company also supplies fluorinated specialty chemicals to pharmaceutical companies for use in various drugs, such as anti-depressants, diabetes medications, antibiotics, and pain killers; and to agrochemical companies. It sells its products directly to end users, as well as to trading companies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

Toagosei Co. is active in both organic and inorganic chemicals. The company's largest business segments produce acrylic acids and esters (used in fibers, rubber, and paper processors) and chloralkali chemicals, including caustic soda and chlorine. Toagosei also is a major producer of plastic products such as PVC pipe and couplings and other inorganic chemicals such as sulfuric acid (used in fertilizers) and industrial gases (oxygen and nitrogen) for medical use. The company also produces adhesives, including instant adhesive Aron Alpha, which is better known as Crazy Glue in the US. In 2010 Toagosei formed a joint venture with Mitsui Chemicals to produce ethylene carbonates for lithium ion batteries.

Cryopak Industries wants to cover the temperature-control industry like a blanket. It manufactures products that control temperatures for industrial, pharmaceutical, and consumer applications. It makes reusable ice substitutes, flexible hot and cold compresses, reusable gel ice, and instant hot and cold packs. Shipping products include Flexible Ice Blanket, Ice-Pak, and Hot-Pak. Other brand names include SimplyCozy (neck warmer) and Flex Pak. Cryopak's pharmaceutical products allow for the temperature-controlled transport of medicines. Cryopak was founded in 1993 and grew rapidly with the acquisitions of Northland Ice-Gel and Ice-Pak Group.

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