Tronox Incorporated was founded in 1964 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tronox Inc. (NYSE:TRX) operates independently of Kerr-McGee Corp. as of March 30, 2006. Tronox Incorporated produces and markets titanium dioxide pigment in the United States and internationally. The company’s titanium dioxide, a white pigment is used in a range of products for its ability to impart whiteness, brightness, and opacity. Its pigment product is used in coatings, plastics, and paper, as well as various specialty products, such as inks, food, and cosmetics. The company also offers electrolytic manganese dioxide, which is used as active cathode material for alkaline batteries; lithium manganese dioxide that is used as rechargeable battery material; sodium chlorate for the pulp and paper industry; boron trichloride, a specialty chemical gas, which is used in various products, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, high-performance fibers, specialty ceramics, and epoxies; and elemental boron that is used in igniter formulations for defense, pyrotechnic, and air bag industries.

Samsung Total Petrochemicals sticks to the basics. The company manufactures building block chemicals that go into the making of a host of other chemicals needed to make the stuff we can use. It starts with a naphtha cracker, yielding propylene and ethylene, which are the raw materials in the production of all manner of polymers. Samsung Total divides its operations in three: polymer production (polyethylene, polypropylene, high- and low-density polyethylene), base chemicals (selling the ethylene and propylene the company doesn't use itself, as well as aromatics used to make the materials that go into synthetic fibers), and petrochemicals like solvents and liquefied petroleum gases (propane, butane, etc.).

When your roof starts leaking, you can turn to Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing's products to stop it from happening again. The division of Carlisle Companies unit SynTec makes primers, mastics, deck coatings, drainage systems, construction membranes, and roofing underlayment. The company also manufactures duct sealants and adhesives for HVAC equipment. Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing makes its products at four manufacturing plants and maintains sales offices throughout the US and in Canada. Its brands include Barricoat, Eco-Fast, and Vapor-Lock, which are targeted for the construction, industrial, and maintenance markets.

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 companys 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.

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition is into seed, weed, and feed. The largest of DuPont's five business units, DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition contains a number of units, subsidiaries, and joint ventures devoted to plant growth and protection. The division encompasses DuPont Crop Protection (herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides), joint venture Solae (soy-based ingredients with Bunge), and Qualicon (microbial testing). Most of the division's sales occur in the first half of the calendar year. The company has joint ventures based in the UK, Mexico, and Russia. It also includes Pioneer Hi-Bred, a producer of hybrid corn seeds.

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.

Japan's super packaging company is JSP Corporation, which manufactures foamed plastic products used to create food containers, electronics packaging, and automobile parts. The company's products are made using one of two methods: extrusion foaming and bead foaming. Its global subsidiary, JSP International, is among the leading manufacturers of expanded polypropylene beads, primarily used by the automotive industry. Since the 1990s the company has made international expansion a priority. JSP now gets almost a third of its total sales outside Japan. The company was founded in 1962.

H.B. Fuller Company manufactures and markets adhesives and specialty chemical products worldwide. It provides industrial and performance adhesives products for applications in various markets, including assembly, packaging, converting, nonwoven, and footwear. The company offers hot melt, water-based, and thermoset adhesives and mastics used in the creation of abrasives, appliances, brushes, doors, electronics, filters, flooring, household and office furniture, kitchen cabinets, marine applications, medical devices, millwork, paint rollers, and sporting goods; and hot melt and water-based products used in the production of packaging materials for durable and non-durable goods, as well as in the manufacture of bags and sacks, composite cans, corrugated cardboard, disposable paper goods, paperboard laminating, tape and labels, tissues and towels, and tubewinding.H.B. Fuller Company also provides hot melt adhesives used in disposable diapers, sanitary pads, adult incontinence garments, and disposable medical garments; and cleaners, primers, and adhesives for manufacturing footwear and leather goods. In addition, the company manufactures mastics, coatings, sealants, and adhesives for the thermal insulation, indoor air quality, asbestos abatement, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning markets; ceramic tile installation products, flooring adhesives, surface preparation products, exterior insulation finish systems, and epoxy flooring for contractor markets; and pre-mixed grouts and mortars for home improvement market. Further, it offers products and services in the assembly of insulating glass and windows; consulting solutions for corrugated and folding carton packaging and engineered wood industries; paints for architectural, automotive, marine, and industrial applications; and adhesives, sealants, and coatings for construction, craftsman, and do-it-yourself markets. H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

South African diversified chemical giant Sasol Limited's Olefins and Surfactants unit (which itself is based in Germany). The division produces a number of commodity and specialty chemicals from its manufacturing sites and an R&D center in the US. Among the products made by Sasol North America are alcohols, alumina, paraffins, specialty surfactants, and fatty acid esters. Sasol North America is composed of what was once ConocoPhillips' chemicals unit, which was spun off as private company Vista Chemical in 1984, went public two years later, was purchased by RWE in 1991, and finally sold to Sasol in 2001.

Sumitomo Chemical makes chemicals for almost everything made and grown under the sun. About one-third of the company's sales come from petrochemicals and plastics such as polypropylene, ethylene, and elastomers. Sumitomo's other major units make pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals (insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers), and basic chemicals such as caustic soda and methanol. The company also makes chemicals for electronics and fine chemicals. It is part of Japan's Sumitomo Group. Its pharmaceutical business operates through Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Sumitomo ranks among Japan's top three chemical producers, along with Mitsubishi Chemical and Asahi Kasei.

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