Ecolab Inc. develops and markets products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, healthcare, and light industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It offers cleaning and sanitizing products and programs, as well as pest elimination, maintenance, and repair services primarily to hotels and restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, quick service (fast-food and convenience store) units, grocery stores, commercial and institutional laundries, light industry, dairy plants and farms, food and beverage processors, and the vehicle wash industry. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The industrial-strength version of S.C. Johnson & Son, JohnsonDiversey split from the well-known company in 1999 to make commercial cleaning, hygiene, pest control, and food sanitation products for retailers, building service contractors, hospitality firms, and foodservice operators. It operates 31 manufacturing facilities in almost 25 countries. JohnsonDiversey also provides safety and application training, safety and hygiene consulting, and hygiene auditing. It's the #2 global industrial and institutional cleaning products company behind Ecolab. Europe represents more than half of the firm's sales, which span some 160 countries. The Johnson family controls two-thirds of the company; Unilever controls the rest.

FMC Corporation, a chemical company, provides solutions, applications, and products for agricultural, consumer, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial Chemicals. The Agricultural Products segment develops, markets, and sells a portfolio of crop protection, pest control, and lawn and garden products. It produces insecticides and herbicides to protect various crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice, corn, soybeans, cereals, fruits, and vegetables from insects and weed growth. The company’s insecticides are also used in non-agricultural applications, including pest control for home, garden, and other specialty markets; and herbicides in turf and roadsides applications.

Where would we be without the squeegee? Ettore Products doesn't want to know. The company's founder, Ettore Steccone, designed and patented the modern squeegee in 1936. Ettore also makes a variety of other cleaning items such as window sponges, extendable automobile scrub brushes, dusters, floor squeegees, and scrapers, all of which can be found at hardware and do-it-yourself stores such as Ace, Home Depot, Lowe's, Sears, and Sutherland Lumber. The company manufactures its products at its 35,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Oakland, California, and has international locations in China and the Netherlands.

When the kids (or coworkers) track in a hill of dirt from the yard, Hillyard is around to help clean up. The company manufactures and distributes cleaning solutions and supplies, from carpet and gym-floor cleaners to toilet-bowl detergents and air fresheners. Hillyard not only makes the cleaners but also moves them around North America through a network of distributors that spans the US and much of Canada. Among the company's larger customers are manufacturing and consumer products giants the likes of Georgia-Pacific, 3M, and Rubbermaid. Hillyard was formed by N. S. Hillyard in 1907.

Lightly touching the envelope to his brow, the omniscient Karnak the Magnificent might've quipped, " An IRA, an umbrella, and Karnak's Energy Star-rated products," divining the answer to "Name three things that cover your assets." Karnak the Corporation, with more than 70 years of experience, manufactures roofing and waterproofing protective coatings, as well as cements and sealants that are rated for fire resistance and wind uplift. The company sells its Underwriters Laboratories-certified products worldwide through such business partners as Allied Building Products Corp. Karnak maintains manufacturing and warehouse locations throughout the US and markets its products globally.

Whitaker Oil is a chemicals distributor that focuses on specialty chemicals and automotive fluids from locations in the Southeast US. The company also provides blending and custom packaging services. It sells chemicals from suppliers such as Akzo Nobel, Clariant, Flint Hills, Ineos Chlor, LANXESS, and Sunoco Chemicals. In 2008,Whitaker Oil expanded its operation to include the distribution of resins (epoxy and polyester), fiberglass and other composite materials. Whitaker Oil is a family-owned company that was founded in the 1920s, with a single gas pump.

GreenShift Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and commercializes clean technologies that facilitate the use of natural resources in the United States. It owns four corn oil extraction facilities in Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Medina, New York; Marion, Indiana; and Riga, Michigan. The company also owns a bio-diesel refinery located in Adrian, Michigan; and an oilseed crushing facility in Culbertson, Montana. GreenShift Corporation sells its corn oil as a feedstock for biofuel production or for direct use as biofuel. The company was formerly known as GS CleanTech Corporation and changed its name to GreenShift Corporation. GreenShift Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

PTT Chemical is a leading producer of petrochemicals in Asia. The company's primary products are olefins such as ethylene and propylene used in the manufacture of plastics. These products make up nearly all of the company's sales. PTT Chemical also produces chemicals used to make adhesives, paint, rubber, and solvents. It is Thailand's largest producer of olefins. PTT Chemical was formed in 2005 when oil and gas company PTT acquired National Petrochemical Public Co. Ltd. and combined it with its Thai Olefins unit. PTT owns just under 50% of the company.

TCC operates more than 20 warehouses and provides delivery services to customers throughout the US ; it also has locations in Brazil, Canada, and the Netherlands. The company also offers custom manufacturing services. If you don't know what The Chemical Company (TCC) sells then you probably need to re-take that logic class. (Hint: It starts with a C and rhymes with schmemicals.) The company distributes a wide variety of specialty and commodity chemicals, from phosphates and absorbent polymers to acids and flame retardants. Its chemicals are used in a range of products, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, plastics, food, and paper.

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