Arch Chemicals, Inc., a biocides company, provides chemistry-based and related solutions to destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes in the United States and internationally. Its Treatment Products segment manufactures and sells chlorine-based and non-chlorine-based products and equipment for the sanitization and treatment of residential and commercial pool and spa water, drinking water, and water used in industrial applications. It also offers personal care and industrial biocides that control dandruff on the scalp and the growth of micro-organisms, such as fungi and algae; and biocides for anti-bacterial applications. In addition, this segment produces wood treatment chemical solutions that protect wood against rot, fungal decay, or termites and other insects; and provides industrial or consumer-applied products for the surface decoration and protection of wood, including stains, polyester-based, and polyurethane-based coatings, and water-based coatings.The company’s Performance Products segment manufactures and sells urethane intermediate products, such as specialty polyols, which are used as ingredients for elastomers, adhesives, coatings, sealants, and rigid foam; glycols and glycol ethers for use as ingredients in cleaners, personal care products, and antifreeze; and flexible polyols. This segment also supplies hydrazine hydrates and hydrazine derivatives used as chemical blowing agents, water treatment chemicals, agricultural products, and pharmaceutical intermediates, as well as for use as fuel in satellites, expendable launch vehicles, and auxiliary and emergency power units. Arch Chemicals, Inc. serves pool and spa retailers, consumer product companies, big box retailers, furniture manufacturers, chemical and equipment distributors, wood treaters, sawmills, other chemical manufacturers, and the United States’ government. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

If you need pigments that are more than a figment, Holland Colours has hues you can use. The company sells color additives to plastics manufactures for tinting PVC pipes, siding, food and beverage containers, and silicone sealants and to coating and ink makers. It produces colors in micro granules, granules, powders, and liquids mainly at four plants in the Netherlands, Indonesia, Hungary, and the US for customers in more than 70 countries. Colors are mainly available as pigments, pastes, and powders for use in bottles, toys, and industrial paints and plastics, respectively. Holland Colours also provides lab, technical, and R&D support to third parties. Employees own about half the company.

Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to improve crop yields and food quality worldwide. It operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides primarily for corn, cereals, soybean, and rice; fungicides for cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; seed care primarily in corn, soybean, cereals, and cotton; and professional products, such as products for public health and products for turf and ornamentals. The company markets these products through independent distributors and dealers, agricultural consultants, and growers. The Seeds segment develops, produces, and markets seeds and plants based on advanced genetics and related technologies. This segment offers approximately 200 product lines and approximately 6,000 varieties, including vegetables, flowers, corn, soybean, sugar beet, and sunflower. The company markets these products worldwide primarily under NK, Golden Harvest, Garst, Hilleshog, S&G, Rogers, Zeraim Gedera, and Fischer brand names. The Business Development segment offers a sugar beet suitable for cultivation in tropical climates, such as India. It also has various products under development, including VipCot cotton for improved resistance to insects; and amylase corn for use in the production of bio ethanol. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Syngenta AG operates independently of Novartis AG and AstraZeneca plc as of November 13, 2000.

George S. Coyne Chemical. The company distributes industrial chemicals (for pharmaceuticals, food, and cosmetics), consumer products (pool chemicals, de-icing chemicals, solar salt), and metal finishing and plating chemicals, primarily in the northeastern US. Coyne Chemical also provides related valued-added services, such as warehousing, custom blending and packaging, and environmental consulting. It operates four locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company was formed in 1868 by George Coyne and is operated by the founder's descendants.

deVan Sealants shores up buildings, windows, vehicles, appliances, and other consumer goods. The company makes cross-linked butyl compounds like butyl tape, non-skinning caulk, zero solvent urethane, and other products including standing seam sealant. Color matching is available for customers in the manufacturing industry. The company was founded in 1949 and purchased by the Abrams family in 1981.

Salt has preserved K+S (for Kali und Salz) for more than a century. Founded in 1889 to mine salt, K+S gets more than 40% of its sales from potash, which is extracted from salt and used in fertilizers. The company also produces salt used for industrial purposes (such as making glass), as well as for deicing roads and cooking. K+S is Germany's top salt producer and supplies about 12% of the world's potash. In addition, the company recycles waste materials and provides underground waste disposal services. In 2009 the company helped Dow pay for its acquisition of Rohm and Haas by agreeing to buy Morton Salt for about $1.7 billion. The deal makes K+S the world's #1 salt producer.

PTT Aromatics and Refining (PTTAR) is in the additives business. The company makes products such as paraxylene, benzene, toluene, and orthoxylene, which are used in everything from food containers, polyester fiber, and synthetic rubber to paints and insecticide. PTTAR sells its products mostly to Thai companies, fulfilling its mandate to reduce the need for importing chemicals. About a third of the company's goods are exported to other Asian nations. PTTAR refines some 2.2 million tons of aromatics per year. PTT, Thailand's largest oil and gas company, owns 49% of PTTAR, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of The Aromatics (Thailand) and Rayong Refinery.

Eka Chemicals is able to eke out a fine living by providing chemicals to, primarily, the paper and pulp industry. A division of Dutch chemicals colossus Akzo Nobel, it operates through two divisions: Pulp and Paper -- which itself is divided along geographic lines -- and Specialty Products. Eka's bleaching chemicals provide more than half of the company's total sales. The remaining portions of the Pulp and Paper unit provide everything from monitoring units for chem labs to coating additives.

The Plaza Group (TPG) is an international distributor of petrochemical solvents and chemical intermediates. Established in 1994, TPG is the exclusive marketer of some products from companies such as Shell Oil and Frontier Oil. The company markets to FORTUNE 500 companies, major international enterprises, direct consumers, and chemical distributors. Its products are used in the production of resins, coatings, and adhesives. TPG partners with global suppliers (like SABIC Innovative Plastics, Total Petrochemicals, and Alon) in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The Plaza Group company is owned by president Randy Velarde.

When you need some crimson -- or any other color, for that matter -- Cloverdale Paint hopes you come straight to them. The paint and coatings manufacturer maintains more than 100 retail stores and a network of dealer outlets across Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Cloverdale Paint also manufactures architectural and industrial maintenance products. In recent years, Cloverdale has expanded by acquiring US-based rival Rodda Paint and the Canadian Guertin Coatings; both companies continue to operate as independent subsidiaries. The company has four manufacturing facilities. Cloverdale Paint was founded in 1933.

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