ICO, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures specialty resins and concentrates, and provides specialized polymer processing services. The company offers specialty resins in powder form that are used to manufacture household items, such as toys, household furniture, and trash receptacles; automobile parts; agricultural products, such as fertilizer and water tanks; paints; and metal and fabric coatings. Its concentrate products are primarily used as additives that are blended with resins and then used to produce plastic films. The company also provides toll processing services, including ambient grinding, jet milling, compounding, and ancillary services for resins produced in pellet form and other material. It provides its products and services through 20 operating facilities located in 9 countries primarily in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company also exports its products to Africa and Asia. Its customers include chemical companies, polymer production affiliates of oil exploration and production companies, and manufacturers of plastic products. ICO, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Andes Chemical Corp. was founded in South Florida in April of 1986. We are an export company that specializes in raw materials for the manufacture of paints, inks, adhesives, concrete and masonry additives, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and personal care products. Andes Chemical was started with minimal warehousing space totaling only 500 square feet. Yet, with only one salaried employee, the company succeeded in achieving a Sales Volume of $1.8M during the first 6 months of operation.

Montefibre helps keep the world in polyester. The company is among the world's leading acrylic fiber manufacturers; its other big product is polyester. The company also produces polymer and staple fibers and filament yarns, and it has developed an antibacterial acrylic fiber. Applications for the company's fibers include products like imitation fur, automobile carpeting, outdoor awnings, and sport socks. Montefibre produces its fibers at plants in China (a joint venture with Jilin Qifeng), Italy, and Spain. Orlandi Group owns a majority stake in Montefibre. The company was established in 1918 as La Soie de Chatillon and changed its name to Montefibre in 1972.

The Plaza Group (TPG) is an international distributor of petrochemical solvents and chemical intermediates. Established in 1994, TPG is the exclusive marketer of some products from companies such as Shell Oil and Frontier Oil. The company markets to FORTUNE 500 companies, major international enterprises, direct consumers, and chemical distributors. Its products are used in the production of resins, coatings, and adhesives. TPG partners with global suppliers (like SABIC Innovative Plastics, Total Petrochemicals, and Alon) in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The Plaza Group company is owned by president Randy Velarde.

Epolin, Inc., a specialized chemical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of dyes and dye formulations. It offers near infrared dyes, which are used for various applications, including laser protection, welding, sunglasses, optical filters, glazing and imaging, and security inks and tagants; and dye blends, inks and coatings, and laminate pellets. The company also manufactures and sells other dyes and specialty chemical products that serve as intermediates and additives for the adhesive, plastic, aerospace, credit card security, and protective documents industries. It sells its products to the manufacturers of plastics/resins, credit cards, electronics, glass, and other basic materials primarily in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Epolin was founded in 1983 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.

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.

AECI Limited Company Profile AECI makes chemicals for a range of uses -- from blowing things up to making keeping pests away from your crops. The company, operating through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes explosives, specialty chemicals, and specialty fibers. Its subsidiaries include African Explosives (with business primarily in Africa but expanding worldwide), Chemical Services (or Chemserve, whose products ranging from detergents to mining chemicals to plastics to agricultural chemicals), and SANS Fibres (polyester and nylon fibers). It also operates South African property developer Heartland Properties. AECI had also made decorative coatings, sold under the Dulux name brand, but sold those operations in 2007.

General Magnaplate is one slick, out-of-this-world company. Magnaplate makes coatings that increase the performance of metals. Every NASA vehicle sent into space has had parts coated by Magnaplate. The company's products include HI-T-LUBE (a Guinness record holder as the most slippery solid in the world), TUFRAM coating (used to machine aluminum), and many different basic metal coatings used by the food processing, packaging, electronics, aerospace, and other industries. These coatings significantly increase the durability and lubricity of ferrous and nonferrous metals. The company is controlled by the family of founder and chairman Charles Covino, including his daughter, CEO Candida Aversenti.

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.

McBride keeps Europe well-groomed and squeaky clean. The continent's largest manufacturer of private-label household and personal care products, McBride sells its products to most of Europe's major grocery chains. The company's array of household products includes laundry and dishwashing products, hard surface cleaners, bleach, and air fresheners. Its personal care items include shampoo, soap, shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, and nail and skin care products. McBride has about a dozen manufacturing facilities in a handful of European countries and operates through subsidiaries in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. It also exports products to Central and Eastern Europe.

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