Lansdowne Chemicals supplies specialty chemicals for use in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to printing. Its chemicals are used in vitamins, consumer products such as cosmetics and fragrances, food, and water treatment. The company's product list includes acetophenones, amino acids, anabolic steroids, benzaldehydes, iodides, and polyester resins. Lansdowne Chemicals imports chemicals from around the globe, primarily from Europe and Asia. The company was formed in 1976 to provide a Far East source of specialty and aroma chemicals to the UK. Today it operates offices in China, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.

Valhi, Inc is a Delaware corporation that has operations through majority-owned subsidiaries or less than majority-owned affiliates. Valhi’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VHI.” See the disclosure in Valhi’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10Q and Proxy Statement (see the SEC Filings section of this website) for a recent description of Valhi’s operations and ownership structure.Valhi Inc. is considered a controlled company under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to the listing standards, a controlled company may choose not to have a majority of independent directors, independent compensation, nominating or corporate governance committees or charters for these committees. Valhi has chosen not to have a majority of independent directors or an independent nominating or corporate governance committee.

Unifrax is a leading producer of high temperature insulation products for a wide variety of industrial applications. Since 1942, Unifrax high temperature insulation products have been providing heat management solutions in a wide range of markets. Consider our Fiberfrax® ceramic fiber product line, revolutionary Insulfrax®, and Isofrax® soluble fiber products, and our other high performance high temperature insulation products.Unifrax commitment to the high temperature insulation market is evident, with over 50 product forms, including bulk fiber, blankets, boards, modules, papers and felts, woven textiles, ropes and braids, coatings and mixes, and accessory products. Unifrax fiber products are used to solve application problems in the ferrous and non-ferrous metals, industrial chemicals, petroleum products, power generation, ceramic, glass, automotive, fire protection, aerospace, appliance and other industries.

Interchem is a leading international supplier of fine chemicals, advanced pharmaceutical intermediates (APIs), and antibiotics. The company's suppliers include pharmaceutical developers and other manufacturers like Lonza, Schwarz Pharma, Unichem and Uquifa. It also offers new product research and development, innovative packaging, and multimedia and marketing services. Interchem was founded in 1981.

The Mosaic Company engages in the production and marketing of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the agriculture industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Offshore. The Phosphates segment produces phosphate crop nutrients for use in crop nutrients and feed phosphate for animal feed ingredients. The Potash segment produces and sells potash for use as fertilizers and animal feed ingredients, as well as in industrial applications. Potash is also used for de-icing and as a water softener regenerant. The Offshore segment produces and/or markets phosphate-, potash-, and nitrogen-based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients, as well as operates sales offices, crop nutrient blending and bagging facilities, port terminals, and warehouses. The Mosaic Company sells its products primarily to wholesale distributors, retail chains, cooperatives, independent retailers, and national accounts. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. The Mosaic Company is a subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated.

Georgia Gulf Corporation engages in manufacturing and marketing chlorovinyls and aromatics chemicals, and vinyl-based building and home improvement products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Chlorovinyls; Window and Door Profiles and Mouldings Products; Outdoor Building Products; and Aromatics. The Chlorovinyls segment offers chlorine, caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, and vinyl resins and compounds. The Window and Door Profiles and Mouldings Products segment provides vinyl window profiles, including frames, sashes, trim, and other components, as well as vinyl patio door components and fabricated patio doors to window and door fabricators. This segment also manufactures and markets extruded decorative mouldings and millwork. The Outdoor Building Products segment provides siding products, including vinyl siding, and various accessories, such as vinyl soffit, aluminum soffit, fascia trim and molded vent mounts, and exterior shutters; pipe and pipe fittings for the municipal and electrical markets, as well as for plumbing applications; and deck, fence and rail, and fabricated aluminum products. The Aromatics segment offers cumene, and the co-products, phenol acetone and alpha methyl styrene. It markets its vinyl-based building and home improvement products under the Royal Group brands. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

PMC Global makes Bob the Builder's bubble bath "and" the pipe that drains the suds away. The diversified international company produces memory chips, connectors, film, packaging, plastics, plastic-molding equipment, and specialty chemicals, among other things. It operates through about a dozen specialized divisions such as ASC Group (electronics), Cosrich (children's bath, cosmetics, and toiletry products), PMC Specialties Group (specialty chemicals), and VCF Films (PVC and acrylic films). In 2008 it bought Chemtura's oleochemicals unit. CEO Philip Kamins (who owns the company) founded PMC (Plastic Management Corporation) in 1971 as an outgrowth of a small plastics scrap yard he founded in 1964.

Chemtura would like to be the future of chemicals making. The company ranks among the top specialty chemical companies in the US, along with the likes of Ecolab and Hexion, and among the leading plastics additives maker globally. Aside from plastic additives, Chemtura holds niche-leading positions in petroleum additives, flame retardants, and swimming pool chemicals. Its other products include urethanes and crop protection chemicals. Just more than half of its total sales come from outside the US. In 2009 Chemtura's US operations, faced with significantly decreased sales volumes and the resultant declining liquidity, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

McBride keeps Europe well-groomed and squeaky clean. The continent's largest manufacturer of private-label household and personal care products, McBride sells its products to most of Europe's major grocery chains. The company's array of household products includes laundry and dishwashing products, hard surface cleaners, bleach, and air fresheners. Its personal care items include shampoo, soap, shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, and nail and skin care products. McBride has about a dozen manufacturing facilities in a handful of European countries and operates through subsidiaries in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. It also exports products to Central and Eastern Europe.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) is an international oil and gas exploration and production company, as well as a major North American chemical manufacturer. We are the fourth-largest U.S. oil and gas company, based on market capitalization of $48.6 billion at year-end 2008, with more than 10,000 employees and 20,000 contractors on four continents.Oxy is committed to respecting the environment, maintaining safety and upholding high standards of social responsibility throughout the company's worldwide operations. Oxy's success is built on technical expertise, business acumen, strong partnerships and proven ability to deliver superior results.OxyChem is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine, calcium chloride and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. OxyChem is the largest U.S. merchant marketer of both chlorine and its co-product caustic soda, and the world’s largest producer of caustic potash and calcium chloride. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada and Latin America. OxyVinyls offers a full product line of PVC resins suitable for most vinyl production applications and maintains the highest quality standards in its manufacturing plants, all of which are ISO 9002 certified. Its reliable manufacturing operations lead the industry with an integrated raw material position. The resulting low-cost production position enables us to supply customers consistently, even through major swings in the commodity business cycle.

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