Andes Chemical Corp. was founded in South Florida in April of 1986. We are an export company that specializes in raw materials for the manufacture of paints, inks, adhesives, concrete and masonry additives, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and personal care products. Andes Chemical was started with minimal warehousing space totaling only 500 square feet. Yet, with only one salaried employee, the company succeeded in achieving a Sales Volume of $1.8M during the first 6 months of operation.

Hawkins, Inc. manufactures, blends, and distributes bulk and specialty chemicals. It operates through two segments, Industrial and Water Treatment. The Industrial segment provides industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, energy, electronics, food, chemical processing, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, medical device, and plating industries. This segment also offers acids, alkalis, and industrial and food-grade salts; and distributes various chemicals in bulk, including liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and aqua ammonia. In addition, this segment manufactures sodium hypochlorite and agricultural products, as well as food-grade products, including Cheese-Phos liquid phosphate, lactates, and other blended products; repackages water treatment chemicals; and performs custom blending of chemicals for customers according to customer formulas. The Water Treatment Segment provides equipment, chemicals, and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Coronado Paint Company explores ways to coat any type of surface. The company manufactures architectural protective and decorative coatings, which are sold to independent paint and decorating stores in North America. For professional painters and do-it-yourselfers alike, consumer products include exterior and interior primers, paints, stains, and varnishes. Coronado Paint also makes industrial maintenance and specialty protective coatings. The company was founded in 1957 to manufacture coatings for the US government. It's owned by Insl-X, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway's Benjamin Moore.

LANXESS Corporation's synthetic rubber products are used by the tire, auto, and industrial goods industries, while its plastics are marketed toward makers of medical and electronic communications products. LANXESS Corp.'s largest unit is its performance chemicals division, which supplies the textiles, pharmaceutical, and automobile industries, among others. The company's other units are perormance polymers (the synthetic rubber operations) and advanced intermediates (basic and fine chemicals). Subsidiaries include Rhein Chemie (rubber chemicals), Sybron Chemicals (ion exchange resins), and Saltigo (fine, agro-, and pharmaceutical chemicals). Parent company LANXESS AG was spun off from Bayer in 2004.

Barton Solvents packages, stores, and delivers solvents and other chemical products for customers in 13 Midwestern states. Products include cleaning solvents, paint thinners, hydraulic systems oil, corrosion inhibitors, and surfactants. Barton has distribution locations in Iowa, Kansas, and Wisconsin. Suppliers include ADM, BASF, Ineos, and Shell Chemicals.

ELANTAS PDG has a long business pedigree when it comes to making protective and performance-enhancing electronic coatings, varnishes, and resins. Although scholars might take issue, the company claims that "founder P. D. George coined the word 'Pedigree' in 1919 to denote quality." Etymology aside, the company -- which is owned by German conglomerate ALTANA -- makes wire coatings, insulating varnishes, and encapsulating resins designed to insulate, protect, and improve the performance of wires and other electronic components. ELANTAS PDG (formerly called P. D. George Corporation) also makes resins used in other electronic products and applications, including banding tape, adhesives, and laminating resins.

Dorsett & Jackson distributes raw materials in the western US. The company provides specialty chemicals such as amines, food additives, pigments, plasticizers, polyglycols, resins, surfactants, and thickening agents. It serves customers in the paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and plastics and rubber industries. Dorsett & Jackson's suppliers include Alcoa, Degussa, and Hexion.

With a parent that is best known for peddling its cheesecakes and croissants, Sara Lee International Household and Body Care is more focused on making products to keep its customers' shoes shiny and bugs at bay. As one of six Sara Lee Corporation business segments, the company sells branded items in about 200 countries. The segment manufactures a leading worldwide shoe polish and cleaner (Kiwi), air fresheners (Ambi Pur), and insecticides (Vapona, Catch, GoodKnight, Bloom, and Ridsect) sold primarily in Europe and Asia. Looking to unload its non-core interests, the company in 2009 agreed to sell its personal care products business to Unilever.

Americhem leads the industry in solving highly complex technical problems that our competitors can’t touch.Solving color and performance challenges may be our forte, but we didn’t acquire that skill overnight. Americhem was founded in 1941 as a manufacturer’s representative that sold fillers and additives to the rubber industry. In 1959, we offered our first batch of color concentrates, and we’ve been at the industry forefront ever since.Today, Americhem is one of the largest custom color concentrates manufacturers in the world. Privately owned through generations of expansion, we’ve retained our service focus with groundbreaking technology, a single-minded pursuit of quality and total responsiveness to customer needs

The story of the Solvay group began on 15 April 1861, when Ernest Solvay patented a revolutionary ammonia-soda process for producing sodium carbonate. - also known as soda ash - using common salt, ammonia, carbon dioxide (CO2) and lime. Ernest Solvay, born in 1838, was a man with a passionate interest in science, research and innovation and a defender of progressive social ideals.Together with his brother Alfred, he founded the company Solvay & Cie on December 24, 1863 to implement the new process for the industrial production of sodium carbonate. The first Solvay soda factory started operating in Couillet, Belgium in 1865. It used salt from rock salt mines; the lime and CO2 were produced by the calcination of limestone in limekilns. The ammonia was recovered from the production process for re-use. The chemicals sector makes hydrogen peroxide and soda ash (used to make glass). And Solvay's pharmaceuticals include cardiological drugs, gastrointestinal enzymes, and antidepressants. However, it agreed to sell that last unit to Abbott Labs in 2009 for about E5.2 billion ($7.6 billion US). Belgian holding company Solvac owns more than 30% of Solvay.

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