Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Mitsui Chemicals), one of the leading manufacturers in the chemical industry, has increasingly expanded its business in the United States by offering state-of-the-art technology and products through Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. is headquartered in Rye Brook, NY and, with its affiliates, produces and supplies high value added chemical products and plastic materials to the North and South American markets.Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. focuses on market development of specialty products such as Chemicals & Intermediates, Chemical Solvents, Specialty Polymers and Engineering Plastics, Functional Materials, Electronic Materials and Adhesive Resins. The products are used in a variety of applications for the automotive, packaging, healthcare, semiconductor and electronics industries. Under the global strategy of its parent company Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Mitsui Chemicals America, strives to offer innovative and competitive technologies and products, while preserving harmony with the environment.

A shot of Vitamin K helps farmers grow bigger and better crops. Uralkali is one of the world's top producers of potash, a form of potassium carbonate commonly used as a fertilizer. The company produces 5 million tons of potash per year, or 10% of the world's supply. (Canada's PotashCorp leads the way with 10 million tons, or 20%.) Uralkali operates two mines in Russia and five production plants. The company makes about two-thirds of its total sales to just Brazil and China. Uralkali was founded in 1930 by the Russian government and privatized in 1992. In 2007 it became the country's first public chemical company.

KPChemical supplies the necessary ingredients for synthetic fibers, video and audio film, PET bottles, and more. The company develops and exports a variety of petrochemical products to customers around the globe. Among its products are P-X (Para-Xylene), PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid), PPR (PET Packaging Resin), and PIA (Purified Isophthalic Acids). KPChemical focuses primarily on providing products to clients in China, Europe, and Russia. About 90% of its products are shipped to other countries. Founded in 2001, the company is an affiliate of the Lotte Group.

Scapa Group thrives in sticky situations. The company makes technical adhesive tapes and films used by the automotive, aerospace, graphic arts, sports, electronics, industrial assembly, and medical markets. Scapa's commercial customers use its technical tapes for assembly and repair, protection, insulation, and identification. Specific uses range from medical bandages to shin guard protection for hockey players to electronic component assembly. The Acutek International subsidiary is a medical products manufacturer specializing in adhesive components. Scapa has rid itself of most noncore operations to focus on tapes.

Eastman Chemical Company, a chemical company, engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastics, and fibers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI); Fibers; Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI); and Specialty Plastics. The CASPI segment manufactures resins, specialty polymers, and solvents that are used in the production of paints and coatings, inks, adhesives, and other formulated products. The Fibers segment offers Estron acetate tow and Estrobond triacetin plasticizers used in cigarette filters; Estron natural and Chromspun solution-dyed acetate yarns for use in apparel, home furnishings, and industrial fabrics; and cellulose acetate flake and acetyl raw materials for acetate fiber producers.

Rust-Oleum has been fighting the spread of iron oxide for more than 80 years. The company makes paints and similar coatings that resist moisture and corrosion. Designed for materials that are exposed to the elements, including light fixtures, patio furniture, wheelbarrows, mailboxes, and window trim, Rust-Oleum products come in multiple colors and textures. It also makes paints for indoor furniture, epoxies for garage floors and truck beds, and oil finishes for wood. Originally founded in 1921 by a Scottish-born sea captain named Robert Fergusson who discovered fish oil prevented rust, Rust-Oleum is now a subsidiary of chemicals and consumer products heavyweight RPM International.

InteliCoat Technologies hopes its specialty coatings are found to be intelligent solutions for its customers' needs. The company manufactures coatings and substrates for use primarily in digital imaging equipment. Its products include dispersion coatings, optically clear films, coated papers, and flexible laminates. InteliCoat's products are sold worldwide under the brand name Magic; it also provides private-label services for OEMs and distributors. Other brand names include Jet Set, for the CAD market, and MagicL饠digital imagine media products. Investment firm Sun Capital Partners owns the company.

Mawana Sugars helps make India a bit cleaner and fatter. The company's businesses manufacture chlor-alkali chemicals used in cleaning products (caustic soda, chlorine, bleaching powder) and retail sugar (under its eponymous brand). The chemical business operates through Siel Chemical Complex. The company had been known as Siel Limited until early 2008, when it completed its merger with Mawana Sugars and took that company's name. The former Siel Limited had spun off Mawana earlier in the decade, but the two companies decided to re-combine in 2007.

Gelest may be an expert in the manufacturing of silanes and silicones, but it is far from a "sili" company. Founded in 1990, Gelest supplies silicone, tin, and germanium compounds to both the commercial and research markets. Product applications include adhesives, ceramics, coatings, composites, metallization, and superconductors, as well as synthesis and organic chemistry processes. Gelest offers about 2,000 different materials in gram to commercial quantities. It is expanding into a more extensive offering of other metal-organics, particularly metal alkoxides and diketonates. Gelest has distributorships throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, allowing the company to reach an international client base.

With a cart full of products, Reckitt Benckiser (rhymes with "freezer") wants to clean up. Among the top household cleaning products makers worldwide, the company makes a variety of consumer products, including air fresheners (Air Wick), household cleaners (Lysol, Easy-Off), laundry products (Woolite), furniture polishes (Old English), and dishwashing detergents (Electrasol). It also makes over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (Gaviscon) and offers products for hair removal, denture cleaning, and pest control (d-Con). Reckitt Benckiser also butters its bread with French's mustard. The company peddles its products in some 200 countries and boasts about 17 "powerbrands."

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