At HallStar, our goal is to be the best at providing unique, technically sound solutions that enable our customers to pursue their innovations with confidence. Continuously building upon our expertise in ester chemistry, we look forward to showcasing our innovations on a global scale in the polymer additive and personal care ingredient sectors. As we continue to grow, we will not lose sight of our focus and will continue to help our customers develop their next generation products.

Kalcor Coatings makes industrial paints and coatings for the construction, fabricated metal, tire manufacturing, transportation, and graphic arts industries. The company's products include air-dry and baked paints, plastic and rubber coatings, metal and wood lacquers, UV base coats, and rust conversion coatings. Kalcor Coatings distributes throughout the US, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.

Stepan Company engages in the production and sale of specialty and intermediate chemicals. The company operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers products that are principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning products, such as detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, floors, and walls, as well as shampoos, body washes, fabric softeners, and toothpastes. Its other applications include biodiesel, germicidal quaternary compounds, lubricating ingredients, emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products, and plastics and composites. The Polymers segment provides phthalic anhydride, which is used in polyester alkyd resins; plasticizers for applications in construction materials and components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products; and polyols that are used in the manufacture of laminate insulation board for the construction industry, as well as sold to the appliance, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers markets. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. It principally operates in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.

Biopetrol Industries wants to say auf weidersehen to fossil fuels. The company manufactures biodiesel from rapeseed oil, soybeans, and methanol from three plants in Europe. Biopetrol distributes its products to oil companies, fleet operators, public transportation agencies, and construction and agricultural companies across Europe. It also manufactures bioglycerine. (Crude glycerol is a natural byproduct of making biodiesel; Biopetrol refines it for use in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.) Swiss commodities giant Glencore International acquired a majority stake in Biopetrol, along with the right to boost its share to a two-thirds majority, at the start of 2010.

NoFire Technologies Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets fire retardant, intumescent products, as well as provides related consulting services. It offers a liquid fire retardant, which is used as a coating material, such as paint on various kinds of substances to render them fire and heat resistant. The company’s products are used on various substrates, including wood and wood products; metals, such as steel, aluminum, and various alloys; and certain plastics, fabrics, and textiles, which comprise fiberglass, and natural and synthetic fibers. Its products are used in various industries, including maritime, military, nuclear power plants, construction, wood products manufacturing, public and private housing, hotels, automotive, railway, and airports. The company markets its products through direct marketing and independent agents/distributors, as well as through licensing arrangements. It serves customers in California, Hawaii, the South, and Southwest and Middle Atlantic States, as well as Europe, the Middle East, India, Korea, China, the Southeast Asia, Ghana and West Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and Mexico. The company was formerly known as PNF Industries Inc. and the name was changed in 1995. NoFire Technologies Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Trans-Resources, Inc. Company Profile Better gardening through chemicals. Through five subsidiaries, Trans-Resources, Inc. (TRI) makes specialty plant nutrients as well as industrial and organic chemicals for businesses worldwide. Through Haifa Chemicals, TRI is the world's largest producer of potassium nitrate, a specialized growth nutrient for produce and tobacco; it controls about half of the world market. Haifa Chemicals also produces other fertilizers and food additives. The unit's products are marketed under the Multi-K and Multicote brands. Other TRI subsidiaries make water-soluble and liquid-starter fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, horticulture supplies, and irrigation equipment. Chairman Arie Genger and family own the company.

Kohl Marketing moves products for companies like Degussa, BASF, and Akzo Nobel; the chemical distributor's wingspan stretches from eastern Pennsylvania down to Florida and west to Tennessee and Mississippi. It distributes raw chemical materials to makers of paints, plastics, textiles, adhesives, graphic arts, and building materials. Kohl Marketing has distribution centers in North Carolina, Florida, and at its home base in Roswell, Georgia.

American Air Liquide. The company supplies industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, CO2, argon, etc.) to companies in the automotive, chemicals, food and beverage, and health care industries. The US distribution arm of industrial gas provider Air Liquide, the company can, depending on its customers' needs, it can manufacture onsite, ship its product in cylinders, or through 1,800 miles of pipeline. It operates 200 locations throughout the US, including 100 manufacturing facilities. American Air Liquide also fulfills semiconductor companies' gas and liquid chemical requirements from its own fabrication plants.

I say, "potato chip." You say, "crisp." But we can all agree Pringles are sought after worldwide. Procter & Gamble Holdings UK, like its US parent The Procter & Gamble Company, manufactures and sells household care items (this includes its Pringles brand); beauty products (includes fragrances like Hugo Boss and Lacoste, cosmetic brand Max Factor, and skin care line Olay); and family health items (like Crest toothpaste and "disposable nappies" Pampers). Procter & Gamble operates more than a dozen locations in the UK, including administrative offices, technical centers, and manufacturing facilities. President Laurent Philippe succeeded Paul Polman, who retired in June 2005.

The Sun Products Corporation (formerly Huish Detergents) believes sunlight is truly the best disinfectant. The company makes laundry detergents and household cleaning products, such as floor and glass cleaners, oxygenated stain removers, prewash formulas, antibacterial soaps, bleach, and fabric softeners under the Sun brand name. It's also one of the largest US contract manufacturers of private-label brands for major retailers and makes personal care products under the White Rain brand. The company expanded in 2008 when its parent Vestar Capital Partners acquired Unilever's North American laundry brands (All, Wisk, Sunlight, Surf, and Snuggle) and merged the two businesses to form The Sun Products Corporation.

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