Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) operates the basic and petrochemicals businesses of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. Among the products the company makes are polyolefins like polyethylene and polypropylene, polycarbonate, and purified terephthalic acid (PTA). Mitsubishi Chemical operates manufacturing and R&D facilities throughout Japan and also maintains a presence in Asia, Europe, and the US. MCC is one of three units that comprise Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings; the other two are Mitsubishi Plastics and pharmaceuticals maker Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.

Chapelthorpe plc has one principal division, namely Fibres. The Fibres division supplies polypropylene fibre to the automotive, floor coverings, technical textiles, geotextitiles and home furnishings markets and has operations in the United Kingdom, Austria and the United States. In addition, the Company has a joint venture in the specialist coatings industry, suppliying vinyl coated paper and plastisol to the wall coverings industry. Management is committed to enhancing shareholder value through the continued development of the Group and by optimising the opportunities afforded by the key positions it has developed in its international markets.

Depending on plastic for a living can be a bad thing if you're talking about credit cards. For Arkema UK, though, plastic brings it a nice living. The British operations of diversified chemicals maler Arkema, it manufactures all manner of raw materials for plastics (polypropylene, polystyrene, and so on), fertilizers (additives under the brand name Fluidiram), water treatment chemicals (bleach, bactericides, chlorinated chemicals), among others. In addition to marketing and distributing its parent's products, Arkema UK maintains its own manufacturing facility, which produces perlite; Arkema subsidiary Altuglas -- maker of acrylic glass products -- also operates in the UK.

Samsung, but instead of making all that stuff you see at the electronics store, it buys and sells all manner of consumer and industrial goods. Samsung C&T America (SCTA, the C&T stands for construction and trading) is the US arm of the Korean commodities trading, marketing and distribution, and investment company Samsung C&T (a part of the Samsung chaebol, or industrial group). As a commodities trader, SCTA deals in chemicals, steel, metals, textiles, and natural resources. The company's marketing and distribution efforts include consumer products ranging from health care products to FUBU clothing and US Polo Association footwear.

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.

Day International Group helps printing companies tackle their image problems. The company makes image transfer products for the printing industry including offset-printing blankets and sleeves (which transfer ink from printing plates to paper) and pressroom chemicals. Customers include advertising, magazine, newspaper, and packaging printers. In 2007, Day International was acquired by Flint Group, a maker of printing supplies, plates, and inks, and now operates as Flint's specialty product unit. Its current business operations began in 1938 with the production of synthetic roll covers. The company was originally founded in 1905 as the Dayton Rubber Company, a maker of garden hoses and fruit jar sealing rings.

Inabata & Co. is all over the map, literally and figuratively. The company has operations in such varied segments as information technology and electronics, housing materials, chemicals, plastics, and food, offering its products around the world. The company produces IT and electronic goods including flat panel displays, copiers and printers, while its chemical products include dyestuffs, paper chemicals, paint, ink, and adhesives. Offerings in the plastics segments include resins, performance plastics, and packaging materials. Inabata also supplies seafood, agricultural, and meat products to commercial clients worldwide.

TIC Gums was established in 1909 and is operated by the third generation of the Andon family, which has owned the company since 1949. While TIC Gums doesn't spend the day blowing bubbles, its gums are found in everything from donut glaze to hand lotion. The company is a leading US provider of hydrocolloids (thickeners) used in cosmetics, food (including chewing gum), and pharmaceuticals. Products -- including agar; carrageenan; guar gum; and pectin in powder, spray, and "pre-hydrated" forms -- are shipped to customers worldwide. The company has agents and stock locations in Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America.

Axion International Holdings, Inc. develops structural building products from recycled consumer and industrial plastics in the United States. Its structural building products include railroad crossties, bridge infrastructure, marine pilings, and bulk heading. The company also offers fire retardants used for wood, metal, and plastic surfaces. In addition, Axion International Holdings develops structural composite I-beams, and tongue and groove planking products. It markets its products to railroad industry and military, as well as industrial engineering and contracting firms. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

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.

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