Penn Color might not have anything to do with your pen color, but there's a good chance that some piece of plastic within your line of sight is colored by Penn. The Pennsylvania company manufactures dispersions, colorants, inks, and coatings primarily for the plastics industry, but also for automobile makers, printers, construction materials, packaging, wall covering and flooring, and even for use in nail polish. Penn Color has six manufacturing plants in the South East and North East US and one in the Netherlands. The company was formed in 1964 as PFD Plastics.

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.

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.

Myers Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets, primarily in North America, Central America, and South America. It operates through four segments: Material Handling, Lawn and Garden, Automotive and Custom, and Distribution. The Material Handling segment offers plastic reusable material handling containers, and pallets and bins, as well as metal shelving, cabinet, and racking systems for various markets, such as automotive, appliance, general industrial/manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, retail, and food processing under the Buckhorn and Akro-Mils names. The Lawn and Garden segment provides injection-molded and thermoformed pots, hanging baskets, flats and carry trays, plug trays, nursery containers, propagation sheets, and specialty pots under the Dillen, ITML, Pro Cal, and Listo names, which serve the horticultural container needs of the floriculture/horticulture market.The Automotive and Custom segment offers engineered plastic and rubber original equipment and replacement parts, tire repair materials, and custom components and materials under the Ameri-Kart, Buckhorn Rubber, Michigan Rubber, Patch Rubber, and WEK names. The Distribution segment distributes tools, equipment, and supplies used for tire, wheel, and undervehicle service on passenger, heavy truck, and off-road vehicles. The company was formerly known as Myers Tire Supply and changed its name to Myers Industries, Inc. in 1963. Myers Industries was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

GeoBio Energy, Inc., a development stage company, operates as a biodiesel supply and distribution company in the United States. It is also developing proprietary technology that enables the production of biodiesel fuel on a commercial scale using green algae as feed stock. The company was formerly known as Better Biodiesel, Inc. and changed its name to GeoBio Energy, Inc. in February 2008. GeoBio Energy is based in Seattle, Washington.

Nan Ya may be plastic, but it's the real deal. Part of the Formosa Group's collection of chemical and plastics companies, Nan Ya Plastics primarily manufactures plastics, fibers, and electronic materials, and is Taiwan's largest plastics maker. The company is counting on growing the electronic materials business, as well as its burgeoning specialty chemicals operations. Those two units have higher margins and better growth potential than do basic plastics and fibers. Nan Ya Plastics was founded in 1958; it operates in the US through subsidiary Nan Ya Plastics USA.

Left to its own devices, Tessenderlo Chemie tends to make a lot of chemicals for niche markets. The diversified producer operates through three units. It's Chemicals division offers a variety of inorganic chemicals including phosphates for animal feed and potassium sulphate; organic chlorine derivatives and caustic soda; and PVC. The company's Specialities unit supplies gelatin and organic intermediates for pharmaceuticals. Tessenderlo's Plastics Converting division takes PVC and converts it into finished goods such as plastic pipes and fittings. It operates in the US through Tessenderlo Kerley. The French chemicals group SNPE owns more than a quarter of the Belgian company.

Day International Group helps printing companies tackle their image problems. The company makes image transfer products for the printing industry including offset-printing blankets and sleeves (which transfer ink from printing plates to paper) and pressroom chemicals. Customers include advertising, magazine, newspaper, and packaging printers. In 2007, Day International was acquired by Flint Group, a maker of printing supplies, plates, and inks, and now operates as Flint's specialty product unit. Its current business operations began in 1938 with the production of synthetic roll covers. The company was originally founded in 1905 as the Dayton Rubber Company, a maker of garden hoses and fruit jar sealing rings.

Westlake Chemical Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated products. It operates in two segments, Olefins and Vinyls. The Olefins segment manufactures and markets ethylene, polyethylene, styrene monomer, and various ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, and hydrogen. The Vinyls segment manufactures and markets polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene. This segment also manufactures and sells products fabricated from polyvinyl chloride, which comprise pipes, window and door profiles, and fences. The company’s products are used in consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, and residential and commercial construction, as well as in other durable and non-durable goods. It serves chemical processors, plastics fabricators, construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses primarily in the United States, Canada, and Singapore. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Brown Chemical mixes chemicals of various shades. The family-owned company specializes in distributing chemicals such as amines, food grade chemicals, latex additives, organics, phosphates, and sodiums for applications in textile, industrial, institutional, and specialty markets. Brown Chemical sells more than 1,500 products from 35 chemical manufacturers, and it offers contract packaging, custom blending, and product research services.

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