Tosoh Corporation evolved from humble beginnings in 1935 as a domestic producer of caustic soda and soda ash in Japan. The Japanese characters for “Tosoh”, in fact, are an abbreviation for oriental soda. Today, the Company is a multinational corporation that generates an array of products to suit modern lifestyles and that contribute to the development of cutting-edge products and technologies. Tosoh is a global supplier of inorganic chemicals, petrochemicals, and specialty materials. As a result, the Group’s customers include the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, health care and food, and many other industries that produce items used daily. The Tosoh Group comprises 136 companies and more than 50 of those firms are located outside Japan. Together, Group companies employ a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generate net sales of approximately US$7.4 billion.

Dover Chemical wants product manufacturers to dive into its pool of chemical ingredients. The company makes flame retardants, surfactants, and lubricants for a diverse range of industries, from rubber to personal care products to paints. A subsidiary of ICC Industries, Dover Chemical has manufacturing facilities in its home base of Dover, Ohio, and in Hammond, Indiana; it sells its products throughout the US. It is among the top US manufacturers of chlorinated paraffins, which are used to make flame retardants, and it is major producer of liquid phosphites in North America.

W. R. Grace & Co. engages in the production and sale of specialty chemicals and specialty materials worldwide. Its Grace Davison segment offers fluid catalytic cracking catalysts to produce transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuels, and other petroleum-based products; FCC additives; hydroprocessing catalysts used in process reactors; and silica-based and silica-alumina-based engineered materials used in various industrial and consumer applications, and coatings and print media applications, as well as sealants and coatings used in rigid food and beverage packaging. It also offers polyolefin catalysts and catalyst supports for use in the manufacture of polyethylene and polypropylene resins, and other chemical catalysts used in industrial, environmental, and consumer applications, as well as silica-based materials, chromatography columns, instruments, consumables, and accessories for life sciences applications.This segment serves oil refiners, plastics and chemical manufacturers, users of product packaging, consumer product manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies. The company’s Grace Construction Products segment produces and sells specialty construction chemicals and materials, including concrete admixtures and fibers; additives used in cement processing; building materials used in commercial and residential construction and renovation to protect buildings from water, vapor, and air penetration; and fireproofing materials used to retard the spread of fire in buildings. The company was founded in 1854 and is based in Columbia, Maryland. On April 2, 2001, W. R. Grace & Co. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

No matter what color your car is, chances are you've got a Red Spot on it somewhere. Red Spot Paint & Varnish supplies coatings for automotive plastics, from lacquers for mirrors and grilles to urethanes for fascia and fenders. Its automotive industry customers include GM, Ford, and Toyota. The company also makes primers and topcoats for sporting goods such as golf club shafts and motorcycle helmets. Red Spot's products also wind up on personal electronics, business machines, cosmetics packaging, and aerospace components. President and CEO Charles Storms is the fourth generation of his family to run the company since it was founded by his great-grandfather H. D. Bourland.

Clariant Corporation is clearly into the chemicals business. The company is divided into four segments: Textile, Leather, and Paper Chemicals; Functional Chemicals; Pigments and Additives; and Masterbatches (which are color and additive concentrates). As the North American subsidiary of Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant AG, Clariant Corp. oversees operations in Canada and the US and has about 25 manufacturing facilities and service centers throughout North America.

Dur-A-Flex makes and sells not-so-flexible flooring products. The company manufactures commercial and industrial flooring systems and polymer components (epoxies, urethanes, and methyl methacrylates), as well as colored quartz aggregates for use in food processing, laboratory, health care, grocery, correctional, automotive, and manufacturing settings. Its products include primers, sealers, crack fillers, resurfacers, performance topcoats, and protective coatings. Dur-A-Flex's colored quartz aggregate are sold primarily to the seamless flooring industry.

BASF Coatings is the paints and coatings division of the world's largest chemicals company, BASF, and is, fittingly, one of the top coatings companies worldwide. The company produces a range of automaker coatings, automotive refinishes, and industrial coatings. It also produces decorative paints for the European and South American markets. BASF Coatings is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automotive and industrial lacquer. It also ranks among the top three global leaders for automotive OEM coatings. Brand names include Glasurit, R-M, and Salcomix. For its industrial coatings, the company focuses on coil, foil, and powder coatings.

Mexican conglomerate Alfa is a big player in four different industry segments. Alpek, a global petrochemical concern with an emphasis on synthetic fibers (Akra Polyester, DAK Americas, Nyltek, Indelpro, PTAL, Temex) accounts for about 40% of sales. Alfa's other operations consist primarily of refrigerated-foods manufacturer and distributor Sigma Alimentos (Yoplait yogurt, Oscar Mayer), aluminum auto part maker Nemak (engine heads and blocks), and telecom company Alestra. Alfa has alliances with more than 20 companies (such as AT&T, Ford, and Kraft) around the world. It operates more than 75 production facilities throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, though Mexico provides almost half of its sales.

S.C. Johnson Ltd. helps its customers clean up in the UK. The wholly-owned subsidiary of S.C. Johnson & Son is a Surrey-based manufacturer of household and industrial cleaning and hygiene products that is also known as British Johnson. The company operates a marketing and manufacturing unit in Frimley Green, Surrey; a regional headquarters (for Europe, Africa, and the Near East) in Egham, Surrey; and a European Shared Service Centre in Edinburgh House at Slough in Berkshire. Established in 1915 as its parent's first subsidiary, the firm markets cleaning products for nearly every room in the house. The company's brand names include Autan, Baygon, Brise, Echo, Kabikiller, Klear, and Mr Muscle, among others.

Evonik Degussa GmbH Company Profile Evonik Degussa's likes a chemical reaction, or a least a good reaction to its chemical products. The German giant operates as the chemical unit of Evonik Industries and groups those operations in a half dozen units. The largest division makes Industrial Chemicals like chlorides, peroxides, and propylene derivatives. Evonik Degussa's Inorganic Materials segment makes silicon products for solar energy applications and carbon black.

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