The company, now known as TOR Minerals International, was founded by Benelite Corporation of America in 1973. Benelite developed and patented the “Benelite Process” for producing synthetic rutile, the raw material used in HITOX TiO2 pigment. Benelite licensed and helped build several plants throughout the world, which utilize this process, including a plant in Malaysia, which remains the primary supplier of synthetic rutile to TOR Minerals International.The company also offers ALUPREM (premium alumina) products, which are used for color critical applications as fillers and flame retardants; SYNTHETIC RUTILE used as a feed stock for white TiO2 and as a component in welding rod flux; BARTEX, an inert extender pigment, used in coatings; HALTEX, which is used in technical applications, including SMC/BMC thermoset molding compounds, thermoplastic profiles, electrical wire and cable insulation, mining conveyor belts, and specialty coatings as well as adhesives and sealants; and TIOPREM, a series of heat stable colored TiO2 hybrid pigments used in various applications, including engineered plastics, laminates, window profiles, plastic lumber, roofing granules, and ceramic coatings. Its mineral products are used as pigments, pigment extenders, and flame retardants for the manufacture of paints, industrial coatings, plastics, catalysts, and solid surface applications.

Canada's Resin Systems manufactures advanced composite materials designed to replace wood, steel, and concrete. The company's Version polyurethane resins are the basis of its composite materials. Operating division RS Technologies manufactures power transmission poles made of composite materials. The poles, designed to replace conventional wooden and steel poles, are sold to power and utility companies in Canada and the US. Resin Systems achieved full-scale commercial production of its RStandard modular transmission poles in 2005. Two years later it agreed to make Home Depot subsidiary HD Supply Utilities its sole distributor. Resin Systems also makes composite roller tubes used in material handling systems.

Elkem is one of Norway's largest industrial companies and aims to become a global supplier to the silicon products and solar energy industries. Its products include ferroalloys, silicon metal, carbon, and microsilica. In addition, Elkem produces hydroelectric power for Norway's power market and is involved in energy trading in the Nordic market. It is also developing its own technology for highly purified silicon, to be used in solar cells. Elkem is a subsidiary of Norwegian industrial conglomerate Orkla.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings is the largest chemical manufacturer in Japan. Subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation produces a wide variety of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and the like. Another unit, Mitsubishi Plastics, manufactures plastics and films, data storage devices such as CDs and DVDs, as well as chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma makes pharmaceutical products for central nervous system, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal disorders, in addition to OTC and anti-inflammatory drugs. In 2010, it added Mitsubishi Rayon as its fourth business unit. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings was formed in 2005 as the parent company of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation.

Wikoff Color makes a rainbow of elements that can't be wiped off. The company makes aqueous coatings and overprint varnishes in addition to its line of inks marketed around the globe. Its products are primarily used by customers in the graphic arts industry for lithography, flexography, letterpress, and gravure printing processes; Wikoff also makes functional coatings and specialty items. The company operates approximately 30 manufacturing plants and service centers, throughout the Eastern half of North America (plus one in British Columbia). Wikoff was founded in 1956 by Fred Wikoff and is owned by its employees.

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.

It's not just nuts and bolts that hold your car together. It's also products like EFTEC North America's adhesives and sealants that are responsible for bonding together the myriad parts of an automobile. The company and its sister, EFTEC AG, provide sealants, adhesives, and coatings to the auto industry. Other operations include the manufacture of mineral wool, waxes, PVC products, and elastomers. EFTEC North America's customers include Audi, General Motors, and Mercedes-Benz. The two EFTECs existed as a joint venture between EMS-CHEMIE and H.B. Fuller until 2007 when EMS bought out Fuller's portion of the JV.

H. Muehlstein & Co. has been bouncing around the plastic and rubber distribution business since the early 20th century. The company distributes polymers manufactured by the likes of Dow, Exxon Mobil, and BP. Its products include engineering resins, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene. Muehlstein sells 3 billion pounds of plastic and rubber products to about 6,500 manufacturers in 75 countries. It also operates through subsidiaries Muehlstein International, Channel Prime Alliance, and Pegasus Polymers. The company has been a part of European chemical and plastics distributor the Ravago Group since 2006.

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.

Houghton has been serving the metalworking, automotive, and steel industries, and a variety of other markets with the development and production of specialty chemicals, oils, and lubricants.A privately held company, Houghton is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA and maintains manufacturing and research facilities throughout the world.Houghton offers a scope and depth of technical services unequaled in the industry. Through our unique FLUIDCARE Chemical Management program, Houghton customers are finding new ways to save on overall process chemical and disposal costs.

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