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.

Humatech turns organic matter into food for plants and animals. Humatech claims that its line of organic, humate-based fertilizers, feed additives, and plant nutrients are safer for the environment and channel nutrients to the plants more efficiently. The company markets its products to commercial growers, independent garden consumers, and animal feeders throughout the US; it also has a 45% stake in its UK distributor, Humatech, Ltd.

The Wacker family controls more than half of the publicly traded company. Wacker-Chemie puts the silicon in the silicon chip industry -- literally. The German chemicals company supplies silicon, silicone, and silanes to the personal computer, telecom, and electronics industries. Divided into five units -- Silicones, Siltronic, Polymers, Polysilicon, and Fine Chemicals -- Wacker manufactures surface coating resins, industrial salt, acetyls, and insulation materials. Subsidiary Siltronic AG manufactures silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry.

Energy Recovery, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of energy recovery devices for sea water reverse osmosis desalination worldwide. The company markets its energy recovery devices under the ERI, PX, Pressure Exchanger, and PX Pressure Exchanger trademarks. It serves engineering and construction firms, and original equipment manufacturers. Energy Recovery, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in San Leandro, California.

U.S. Paint Corporation makes epoxies, finishing systems, solvents, and urethane products for use in the automotive industry. It manufactures Honda paint kits, featuring basecoats and topcoats of exact color matches for several models of Honda motorcycles. Previously a unit of Japanese firm Nippon Oil and Fats, U.S. Paint went through a management buyout in 2004. The company, which was founded in 1931, then sold its aerospace and marine product divisions.

Johnson Matthey Plc operates as a specialty chemicals company in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three divisions: Environmental Technologies, Precious Metal Products, and Fine Chemicals. The Environmental Technologies division supplies catalysts and related technologies for applications, which benefit the environment, such as pollution control, cleaner fuel, efficient use of hydrocarbons, and the hydrogen economy. It offers catalytic systems for emissions control from vehicles and industrial processes; and catalysts and specialist services, as well as designs and licenses chemical processes for chemical, oil, gas, and refining industries.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services worldwide. The company’s Merchant Gases segment sells atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, including hydrogen and helium; and medical and specialty gases for the metal, glass, chemical processing, food processing, healthcare, steel, general manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas industries. This segment also offers respiratory therapies, home medical equipment, and infusion services primarily in Europe.

Dixie Chemical's products will make you feel better, eventually. The company produces specialty chemicals and intermediates that end up in food products and pharmaceuticals. It makes more than 60 products at its manufacturing facility in Texas, using processes such as synthesis, distillation, and hydrogenation. Dixie Chemical's products include epoxy agents for weapons and vehicles, trimethyl benzene for coatings and dyes, and ingredients for lubricants, industrial products, and paper products; they're sold in 40 countries worldwide. It also provides contract manufacturing, laboratory support, and project engineering services. Private equity group Glencoe Capital owns a majority interest in Dixie Chemical.

XGel may sound like something emitted from one of Professor Charles Xavier's students, but in reality it's Meldex International's super power. The British company manufactures XGel for the pharmaceutical industry as a replacement for gelatin in drug capsules. Meldex's water-soluble, biodegradable films have also been used by the health care industry, in environmentally friendly feminine hygiene products, and for a new line of paintballs. It also makes a breath-freshening film for toothpaste. The company operated as BioProgress until late 2007 when it changed its name.

The Messer Group operates in more than 30 countries in Europe as well as China and Peru. In addition to supplying gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and helium, Messer provides welding and cutting services and, through subsidiaries, makes medical instruments and welding products. The company's products are used by medical facilities and a variety of manufacturers. Sales to Europe, primarily Central and Eastern Europe, account for more than three-quarters of the company's business. It delivers gas through on-site facilities and pipelines, as well as by truck and in cylinders.

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