Columbian Chemicals is black and proud. The company manufactures carbon black, a material used in the production of inks and coatings, rubber goods (especially automobile tires), and plastics. Columbian's carbon blacks come in two grades: industrial (sold under the brand names Raven, Conductex, and Copeblack) and rubber (Statex and Furnex). Columbian Chemicals operates almost 20 carbon black manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Carbon black can also be used as a key raw ingredient for fuel cells. The company was jointly owned by Korean chemicals giant OCI Chemical and private equity firm One Equity Partners, until the latter bought it outright at the beginning of 2009.

Gallade Chemical has been providing just-in-time delivery of chemicals to thousands of customers. Our distribution reach covers California and entire continental United States. We offer thousands of chemicals from hundreds of top manufacturers. Gallade Chemical is an authorized distributor for 3M, JT Baker, Mallinckrodt, EMD Chemicals, Sigma-Aldrich, MacDermid, Tolber and Spectrum Chemical.

LaPolla Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of foam and coatings for commercial and industrial, and residential applications in the United States. Its Foam segment supplies building envelope insulation and roofing foam to the construction industry. The building envelope insulation foam applications consist of perimeter wall and attic space in the commercial and industrial, and residential applications. Its roofing applications consist of new and retrofit commercial and industrial, and residential applications. In addition, this segment provides open and closed cell spray foam insulation and closed cell technology for roofing applications, as well as supplies adhesives and equipment. The Coatings segment offers various protective coatings and primers for roofing systems for new and retrofit applications primarily to the roofing industry. This segment also supplies caulking and equipment. The company was formerly known as IFT Corporation and changed its name to LaPolla Industries, Inc. in November 2005. LaPolla Industries, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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.

Brown bears, black bears, snow-white polar bears -- BEHR Process Corporation manufactures all the colors in the bear rainbow. The company produces coatings such as paint, stains, and varnishes that are sold primarily through The Home Depot; its best-selling line is exclusive to the home-improvement warehouse giant. The company was founded in 1947 out of Otho Behr's garage as a marketer of linseed oil. It grew into a stain and varnish manufacturer and, by the mid-80s, began to make architectural paints. BEHR also owns Masterchem Industries, which makes the primer KILZ. Home-improvement materials company Masco owns BEHR.

The Unitika Group got its start in 1889, with the founding of Amagasaki Spinners, a historic first step in the start of Japan's textile industry. When the company changed its name to Dainippon Spinners in 1918, it was already helping to support the Japanese fiber industry as one of Japan's three largest textile makers. In 1969, the company merged with Nippon Rayon and the new company became known as Unitika. Today, Unitika's fiber and textile business and the dynamic array of its other business activities are made possible by the interactions among all the Group members. As Unitika continues to evolve into the future, its wealth of experience is an asset shared throughout the Group.At the Unitika Group, we are reinforcing our corporate constitution and enhancing our corporate value in accordance with our management principle of "contributing to the good of society by connecting people's lives and technologies." As an advanced material manufacturer, we engage in an extensive range of businesses: manufacture of films, resins, nonwoven fabrics and other polymer or synthetic fiber materials, glass fiber and other highly functional materials, all based on our original polymer technologies developed over many years; and in environment- and biotechnology-related businesses. Through these activities, we seek to become a company with a strong social presence that contributes to people's lives and to the natural environment. This is in fact our management vision.

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.

Wattyl you do to make your home more colorful? Wattyl wants to be the Solver of that puzzle. Operating through two main companies, Wattyl in Australia and New Zealand and Solver Paints in Australia, it makes a variety of paints, lacquers, varnishes, and other coating products that are sold worldwide. Brand names include Solagard, Estapol, and Killrust. In addition to selling directly to homeowners through its 60 company-owned stores, Wattyl markets its products to contract painters and industrial customers. About 90% of its business is done in Australia, with sales to New Zealand accounting for the rest.

Turns out that not all dirt is created equal. Tetra Micronutrients produces mineral additives that make bad dirt better. Its zinc and manganese micronutrients are completely water-soluble, which is important in actually getting the micronutrients to the plants where they improve plant nutrition and the health of animals that eat the plants. The company is based in Texas, has its manufacturing facility in Nebraska, and its sales force is spread throughout the US and into Mexico and Canada.

NL Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc., engages in the manufacture and sale of security products, precision ball bearing slides, and ergonomic computer support systems. Its security products include locking mechanisms and other security products comprising disc tumbler locks, pin tumbler locking mechanisms, and eLock electronic locks used in various applications, including ignition systems, mailboxes, vending and gaming machines, parking meters, electrical circuit panels, storage compartments, and office furniture. The company’s precision ball bearing slides and ergonomic computer support systems comprise integrated slide locks, adjustable ball locks, self-closing slides, articulating computer keyboard support arms, CPU storage devices, and complementary accessories used in computer-related equipment, appliances, tool storage cabinets, imaging equipment, file cabinets, desk drawers, and automated teller machines applications. It also manufactures and distributes marine instruments, and hardware and accessories for performance boats, which are used to operate in corrosive marine environment.NL Industries, through its other subsidiary Kronos Worldwide, Inc., produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments, which are used for imparting whiteness, brightness, and opacity to customer applications and end-use markets, including coatings, plastics, paper, and other industrial and consumer products. In addition, the company provides insurance brokerage and risk management services. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and distributors in North America and Taiwan. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in Dallas, Texas. NL Industries, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.

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