Anderol thanks its lucky stars for all those pesky environmentalists that have many chemical companies running scared. The trend away from petroleum-based fluids fits the company's plans perfectly. Anderol's synthetic lubricants are used in gas engines and compressors and as hydraulic fluids and food-grade lubricants. The company is based in New Jersey and has operations worldwide, including Venezuela, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, China, and Canada. It became a subsidiary of Chemtura in 2007 when the specialty chemicals giant acquired its parent company, Kaufman Holdings, which also controls synthetic lubricants producer Hatco.

Cooley Group Holdings' polymer materials are used to create a variety of cool products, including digital murals, safety gear, and reservoir liners. The company designs and manufactures advanced polymer coatings for flexible membranes. Cooley's operating groups include Sign and Awning Products (backlit signs and awnings), Specialty Products (medical, sports, transportation, and marine), Building Products (roofing), Engineered Membranes (environmental containment, construction, military), Digital Products (outdoor advertising), and Cooley Europe in the Netherlands (automotive, industrial and commercial construction, horticulture). The company was founded as Cooley Finishing Company in 1926 by Arthur Cooley.

United Salt Corporation (USC) unites consumer-, agricultural-, and industrial-use salt products under one umbrella. The company produces salt for table use, road deicing, and water conditioning. Other customers use the company's salt as a livestock supplement, to make ice cream, to dry seafood or treat hides, or to create brine for use in oil drilling. USC, which was formed in 1928, sells its products under the Ranch House, Flavor House, Melt Away, Gulf, Sea & Land, Tru-Flo, and Tru-Soft names. The company operates production facilities and a salt mine in Texas, New Mexico, and Virginia.

PolyOne Corporation provides specialized polymer materials with operations in thermoplastic compounds, specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, thermoplastic resin distribution, and specialty polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins. It also has equity investments in a manufacturer of caustic soda and chlorine, and a formulator of polyurethane compounds. The company’s International Color and Engineered Materials segment offers color and additive masterbatches, and engineered materials. Its Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides custom plastic compounding services and solutions for processors of thermoplastic materials to various markets, as well as offers a range of thermoplastic elastomer compounds for consumer, packaging, and medical applications. PolyOne’s Specialty Color, Additives, and Inks segment provides specialized color and additive concentrates, as well as inks and latexes. Its Performance Products and Solutions segment offers vinyl compounds, vinyl resins, and specialty coating materials based on vinyl to various manufacturers of plastic parts and consumer-oriented products, as well as offers materials testing and component analysis, custom compound development, colorant and additive, design assistance, structural analyses, process simulations, and extruder screw design services.The company's PolyOne Distribution segment distributes engineering and commodity grade resins to custom injection molders and extruders. PolyOne's Resin and Intermediates segment produces chlorine and caustic soda. The company primarily serves building and construction materials, wire and cable, transportation, durable goods, packaging, electrical and electronics, medical, and telecommunications markets. PolyOne sells its products worldwide through direct sales personnel, sales agents, and distributors. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.

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.

The old and the new work together for Aditya Birla Nuvo. It is the second largest producer of rayon yarn in India, and also holds the title of the largest branded apparel company in the country, the second largest producer of carbon black, and is among the biggest fertilizer makers. Aditya Birla Nuvo also is engaged in growth businesseses, including life insurance, telecom, business process outsourcing (BPO) and other IT services. Madura Garments is the company's garments division -- it manages such Indian clothing lines as Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, and San Frisco. Idea Cellular spearheads it wireless communications unit. The company is a subsidiary of venerable Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla.

ADCO Global would prefer that you seal your windows, doors, and roofs with its line of adhesives and sealants rather than with kisses. Through its worldwide group of subsidiaries -- ADCO Products (US), K?rling (Germany), and Stag (UK) -- ADCO Global provides products for construction, automotive, and specialty industrial markets, serving huge corporations and individual customers. The company operates from eight global locations and sells its products in more than 65 countries. ADCO is controlled by investment firm Aurora Capital.

According to Firmenich International, Prunella is "fruity" while Dorinia is "floral" -- all part of the business of creating chemical flavors and fragrances. With operations worldwide, Firmenich produces flavors and fragrances for perfumes, cosmetics, foods and beverages, and household products. It ranks among the world leaders in flavors and fragrances along with International Flavors & Fragrances and Givaudan and has about 15% of market share. Firmenich operates about 20 manufacturing sites and maintains three R&D facilities located in China, Switzerland, and the US. The company has been owned and operated by the Firmenich family since the late 19th century.

Like a prissy fourth-grade girl, Willert Home Products doesn't like things to be smelly. The company manufactures incense and oils (Spiritual Sky and Scented Garden), toilet deodorizers (Bowl Fresh), potpourri and other home fragrances (Concerto), insecticides (Enoz), and a kind of moth preventative that doesn't leave that moth ball-y odor afterward (Reefer-Galler). Willert's products are sold nationally in grocery and discount stores like Wegmans, Winn-Dixie, and Wal-Mart and internationally in more than 40 countries. Willert Home Products was formed by August Willert and George Irwin in 1946; the Willert family owns and runs the company.

Dash Multi-Corp runs quickly across multiple industries to create a myriad of products. The company is a holding corporation that oversees manufacturers of chemicals (polyurethanes, PVC compounds, elastomers, polyols, catalysts, and fire retardants), textiles (knitted, coated, and laminated products), and rubber goods (flooring products). The company's 10 subsidiaries include MarChem, Harvin Reaction Technology, Griptex, RB Rubber, and Milan Molded Rubber Products. Dash Multi-Corp is owned by founder and president Marvin Wool and his family.

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