Morre-Tec Industries can bring home the bacon or fry it up in the pan. (If, by bacon, you mean bromine- and chlorine-based chemicals.) Not only does the New Jersey company distribute chemicals through its partnerships with ICL Industrial Products and others, but Morre-Tec also manufactures its own line of specialty chemicals. Through it divisions Extracts & Ingredients, JEDCO Adhesives, and Repackaging Services Corporation, Morre-Tec also manufactures adhesives and solvents and imports chemicals for the food and cosmetics industries. The company was formed in 1987.

Ferrotec USA wishes that the magnetic force be with you. A subsidiary of Japanese specialty materials maker Ferrotec, the company makes fluids that, when controlled with a magnetic force, can be used for sealing, sensing, lubrication, and heat transfer. Known as ferrofluidics, these liquids are used by makers of audio speakers and lighting -- General Electric is a major customer -- and in its own engineered products. Ferrotec USA's sealing devices are used for making semiconductors and in oil and chemical production. The company's US locations are in California and New Hampshire.

Continental Carbon sees a red door and wants it painted black. Founded in 1936, the company manufactures carbon black from three plants in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas. It has marketing and distribution operations in other areas of the US, and it has a carbon black manufacturing subsidiary in India. Continental Carbon produces nearly 20 different grades of carbon black that are used for tires and other rubber and plastic products. The company is owned by China Synthetic Rubber Corporation.

In 1989, the Thai government, through the Board of Investment, granted promotional privileges to Vinythai to operate as one of the nation’s largest petrochemical down streamers in the National Petrochemical Complex (NPC2), for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), chlorine, and other co-products such as caustic soda. Vinythai’s production facilities are located in the country’s industrial capital – Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate on the Eastern Seaboard in Rayong Province.Vinythai Public Company Limited manufactures and distributes products that resin-ate around the world. Its main product, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) resin, is used to make everything from clothes to building materials, medical supplies to automobile parts. Vinythai also produces significant quantities of caustic soda used in the exploration, production, and processing of petroleum, as well as in the production of biodiesel and natural gas. A majority of its products are sold in Thailand, the remainder, throughout Southeast Asia.

A shot of Vitamin K helps farmers grow bigger and better crops. Uralkali is one of the world's top producers of potash, a form of potassium carbonate commonly used as a fertilizer. The company produces 5 million tons of potash per year, or 10% of the world's supply. (Canada's PotashCorp leads the way with 10 million tons, or 20%.) Uralkali operates two mines in Russia and five production plants. The company makes about two-thirds of its total sales to just Brazil and China. Uralkali was founded in 1930 by the Russian government and privatized in 1992. In 2007 it became the country's first public chemical company.

Robert Walsh, Arthur Schmidt, and George Claytor formed Walsh & Associates, Inc. in 1968. The three St. Louis businessmen had joined Ashland Oil Company briefly following the acquisition of a small chemical distributor where they were employed. Encouraged by customers and suppliers to form an independent regional distribution company of their own, Walsh, Schmidt, and Claytor were fortunate to have several of the original suppliers align with the newly formed Walsh & Associates, Inc. The company has expanded greatly adding regional offices in Kansas City, Missouri, Denver, Colorado, Memphis, Tennessee, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dallas, Texas, and Kalamazoo, MI.

Stripping is OK at Spraylat. Founded in 1936, Spraylat makes more than 100 strippable coatings used to protect a variety of surfaces from dust, heat, and even environmental hazards. The company makes liquid and powder coatings, as well as coatings for signs, wheels, and electronics. Its Hilemn business segment makes coatings for mirrors. Customers include the aerospace, automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing industries -- primarily in the US, but also in Asia and Europe. Chairman James Borner and his family control the company. Spraylat expanded its global reach in 2008 when it formed Automotive Coatings World Alliance with two paint companies, Japan's Ohashi Chemical and France's Mader Group.

Rhein Chemie Corporation manufactures polymers and additives for the rubber, plastic, and lubricants industries. The company -- the North American division of German additives company Rhein Chemie, a subsidiary of LANXESS -- operates from a single manufacturing facility in Ohio. Its rubber chemicals are used in automobile tires, shoe soles, and wire and cable products. The company's lubricant additives go into gear oils, metal working fluids, and hydraulic oils. Rhein Chemie also serves producers of polyurethanes and nylon with its engineering plastics additives.

AgraQuest sweats the small stuff. The company's proprietary database of more than 23,000 microorganisms is the base for its line of pest control and plant disease-fighting products. AgraQuest's products fight plant pests and diseases with naturally occurring microorganisms that offer environmental advantages over synthetic chemical pesticides and genetically modified crops. The company's product offerings include Serenade, a biofungicide that is approved for use on crops such as grapes, apples, pears, and tomatoes; Rhapsody, a fungicide used in the professional ornamental plant market; and Baritone, a pesticide. AgraQuest has about 20 other natural pest management products in the pipeline.

Filtrona is an international, market leading speciality plastic and fibre products supplier listed on the London Stock Exchange. Filtrona is a well invested global business, headquartered in the UK, with 30 manufacturing facilities, 40 distribution units and sales offices, and four research facilities spread across 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Filtrona employs some 4,300 people across the world.Filtrona operates in a dynamic international market environment. The Company continues to invest to expand capacity and capability, to improve operational performance and customer service, and to exploit new business opportunities.

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