Enormous steel factories call for monolithic refractories, and Minteq International delivers. A wholly owned subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc., Minteq produces refracting materials for surfaces or applications exposed to extreme high temperatures. The company primarily serves the aluminum, cement, iron, polymer, steel, and other manufacturing industries. Its Pyrogenics Group produces pyrolytic graphite used for thermal management in aerospace, electronics, and glass applications. Subsidiary Ferrotron provides refractories for steel makers, and Minteq's ASMAS unit, acquired in 2006, serves the steel industry in Eastern Europe and Turkey.

Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy (SRCE) operates in the black -- as in furnace carbon black, a primary non-rubber additive used in the manufacturing of tires. Its Sid Richardson Carbon subsidiary manufactures and markets carbon black at plants in Louisiana, the Texas Panhandle, and West Texas, where the plants convert diesel oil into material used to harden rubber tires. The company produces more than 970 million tons of carbon black a year. Its more than 30 grades of carbon black are also used in industrial rubber applications such as automotive sealing systems and sheet roofing, as well as for printing inks, paints, and batteries. SRCE is owned by Sid Richardson's heirs, the ultra-rich Bass oil family of Texas.

Velsicol was founded in 1931; the company was the subject of a management buyout in 1986 and then was acquired by private equity firm Arsenal Capital in 2005. Three years later Arsenal split the business in half and created a new company called Genovique Specialties that houses Velicol's former benzoate esters manufacturing operations. Velsicol Chemical knows what it takes to make things flexible. The Velsicol Chemical LLC is a top producer of chlorendic anhydride-based intermediates for flame retardants and pesticides; it also makes additives for epoxy resins and polyurethanes.

Westport Innovations Inc. the research, development, and marketing of engines and fuel injection systems that use gaseous fuels, including natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas for the on-road commercial vehicle sector primarily in North America and Asia. The company offers engines utilizing gaseous fuels for transit and shuttle buses, conventional trucks and tractors, and refuse collection trucks, as well as specialty vehicles, such as short haul port drayage trucks, material handling trucks, street sweepers, and vehicles for selected industrial applications; direct injection LNG system for heavy-duty trucks; and engines fuelled with LPG primarily for the OEM forklift market. It also provides alternative fuel engines, and relevant parts and kits for use in automobiles, heavy duty trucks, power generation, and shipping applications; and cryogenic tanks for compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Japan's oldest paint company is also its largest. Founded in 1881, Nippon Paint produces paints and coatings for makers of automobiles (one of the company's major markets), industrial products, and ships. It also makes paints for residential and commercial buildings and for the do-it-yourself market. Nippon Paint's fine chemicals unit produces adhesives, as well as surface treatment chemicals. The company's manufacturing operations are located principally in Asia, but also in North America and Europe. In the US, Nippon Paint makes automotive coatings and powder coatings through Nippon Paint (USA). The influx of auto makers into China bodes well for the company's already strong automotive division.

Gevo is a leading renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company. We are developing biobased alternatives to petroleum-based products using a combination of synthetic biology and chemistry. We plan to produce isobutanol, a versatile platform chemical for the liquid fuels and petrochemicals markets. Isobutanol has broad market applications as a solvent and a gasoline blendstock that can help refiners meet their renewable fuel and clean air obligations. It can also be further processed using well-known chemical processes into jet fuel and feedstocks for the production of synthetic rubber, plastics and polyesters.

Effective technology has helped EFTEC market its products. Founded in 1985 as a joint venture between EMS-CHEMIE and H.B. Fuller's automotive division, EFTEC manufactures sealants, adhesives, and coatings for use by OEMs in the automotove industry. The company also supplies products to the automotive after-market for repairs, and to the bus and train industries. EFTEC has locations throughout Asia, Europe, and the US (through EFTEC North America). In 2007 EMS bought out Fuller's half of the joint venture for $80 million.

NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the petroleum additives and real estate development businesses. It offers lubricant additives that are used in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, automatic transmission fluids, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and in various other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized. The company offers petroleum additives to oil companies and refineries, original equipment manufacturers, and other specialty chemical companies. The company also provides fuel additives that are used to improve both the oil refining process and the performance of gasoline, diesel, residual, biofuels, and other fuels, as well as protects against deposits in fuel injectors, intake valves, and the combustion chamber. It offers its fuel additives to industry, government, original equipment manufacturers, and individual customers. In addition, the company owns approximately 64 acres of real estate property in downtown Richmond, Virginia. It has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, India, the Middle East, and Canada. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Williams Partners L.P. engages in gathering, transporting, processing, and treating natural gas, as well as fractionating and storing natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. Its natural gas liquids result from natural gas processing and crude oil refining and are used as petrochemical feedstocks, heating fuels, and gasoline additives. The company’s Gathering and Processing segment provides natural gas gathering, transporting, processing, and treating services to customers under contractual arrangements. As of December 31, 2008, it owned an approximate 3,800-mile natural gas gathering system, including three natural gas processing plants and two natural gas treating plants located in the San Juan Basin in Colorado and New Mexico; an approximate 1,800-mile natural gas gathering system comprising a natural gas processing plant located in the Washakie Basin in Wyoming; an integrated natural gas gathering and transportation pipeline system extending from offshore in the Gulf of Mexico to a natural gas processing plant and a NGL fractionator in Louisiana; and an unregulated sour gas gathering pipeline consisting of approximately 34 miles of pipeline off the coast of Alabama. The company’s NGL Services segment provides natural gas liquids fractionation and storage services. It operated three integrated NGL storage facilities, and had a 50% interest in an NGL fractionator located in Conway, Kansas. Williams Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Williams Partners L.P. was founded in 2005 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

It's clear what Deft makes: clear wood finishes and more. Founded in 1953, the company manufactures coatings for two markets: residential (interior wood stains and finishes) and industrial (aerospace and transportation coatings). Its home products include clear wood finishes, interior and exterior clear polyurethanes, and wood stains. Its aerospace products include polyurethane and epoxy primers and coatings. Deft's products can be bought from small paint-supply stores such as Conklin Paint and Do It Best, as well as large suppliers like Lowe's, Kmart, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart. The company is owned and run by members of the founding Desmond family.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.