Orange you glad you know Beaumont Products? The company is a manufacturer and distributor of 100% natural, citrus-based air fresheners, disinfectants, natural household cleaners, fruit and vegetable washes, personal care items, and pet care products. Its brand names include Citrus Magic, Citrus II, Veggie Wash, Clearly Natural, and Natural Causes. The company's products are sold through retailers nationwide, including Albertson's, King Sooper, Target, and Whole Foods. Beaumont Products acquired Clearly Natural Products in early 2006 to expand its personal care products niche.

Call Masterchem Industries Double-Oh Seven because it's got a license to KILZ. The coatings company -- a subsidiary of home supply giant Masco's BEHR paints business -- manufactures primers, one-coat paints, and rust preventatives under the brands Hammerite and KILZ. The company's two manufacturing facilities are located in and around St. Louis. Masterchem, which was founded in 1954, sells its products through 30,000 retailers nationwide; the vast majority of its products are sold to retail outlets with the remainder sold to distributors. It became a Masco subsidiary in 2000.

E. T. Horn wants chemical makers to phone home ... the company's home office, that is. The company distributes chemical ingredients in the western US. Customers include manufacturers of coatings, lubricants, elastomers and composites, building materials, food, and personal care products. E. T. Horn maintains warehouses in California, Oregon, and Utah and serves customers in 11 western US states. Its suppliers include Aqualon, Cabot, and Momentive Performance Materials.

Scapa Group thrives in sticky situations. The company makes technical adhesive tapes and films used by the automotive, aerospace, graphic arts, sports, electronics, industrial assembly, and medical markets. Scapa's commercial customers use its technical tapes for assembly and repair, protection, insulation, and identification. Specific uses range from medical bandages to shin guard protection for hockey players to electronic component assembly. The Acutek International subsidiary is a medical products manufacturer specializing in adhesive components. Scapa has rid itself of most noncore operations to focus on tapes.

LyondellBasell the global leader in polyolefins technology, production and marketing; a pioneer in propylene oxide and derivatives; and a significant producer of fuels and refined products, including biofuels. Headquartered in The Netherlands, LyondellBasell has combined annual revenues of $50.7 billion* and more than 15,000 employees worldwide. Our vertically integrated facilities, broad product portfolio, manufacturing flexibility, superior technology base and reputation for operational excellence allow us to deliver exceptional value to our customers across the petrochemical chain – from refining through to advanced product applications.LyondellBasell are dedicated to ongoing research and development programs that meet the ever-changing requirements of our diverse customers, including the creation of new catalysts, processes and products. Our materials are used in virtually every market to manufacture countless goods and products that enhance quality of life for people around the world.

Hexion Specialty Chemicals is the world's largest thermosetting resins (or thermosets) maker, ahead of Georgia-Pacific. Thermosets add a desired quality (heat resistance, gloss, adhesion, etc.) to a number of different paints and adhesives. Hexion also is among the largest makers of formaldehyde and other forest product resins, epoxy resins, and raw materials for coatings and inks. In 2007, the company agreed to buy Huntsman for $10.5 billion. However, amid the general economic turmoil of 2008, Hexion pulled out of the transaction toward the end of that year. Apollo Management controls more than 90% of Hexion.

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.

The company, now known as TOR Minerals International, was founded by Benelite Corporation of America in 1973. Benelite developed and patented the “Benelite Process” for producing synthetic rutile, the raw material used in HITOX TiO2 pigment. Benelite licensed and helped build several plants throughout the world, which utilize this process, including a plant in Malaysia, which remains the primary supplier of synthetic rutile to TOR Minerals International.The company also offers ALUPREM (premium alumina) products, which are used for color critical applications as fillers and flame retardants; SYNTHETIC RUTILE used as a feed stock for white TiO2 and as a component in welding rod flux; BARTEX, an inert extender pigment, used in coatings; HALTEX, which is used in technical applications, including SMC/BMC thermoset molding compounds, thermoplastic profiles, electrical wire and cable insulation, mining conveyor belts, and specialty coatings as well as adhesives and sealants; and TIOPREM, a series of heat stable colored TiO2 hybrid pigments used in various applications, including engineered plastics, laminates, window profiles, plastic lumber, roofing granules, and ceramic coatings. Its mineral products are used as pigments, pigment extenders, and flame retardants for the manufacture of paints, industrial coatings, plastics, catalysts, and solid surface applications.

SNF manufactures water soluble polymers such as synthetic flocculants, coagulants, and dispersants used for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. Other industries served by SNF include paper processing, textile printing, oil production, agriculture, and personal-care products manufacturing. The American arm of French polymer maker SNF Floerger, the company has about a dozen polymer production facilities around the US. Business units include Chemtall, Floquip (polymer preparation equipment), Polychemie, and Polydyne.

Infineum International Ltd. is a world leader in the formulation, manufacturing and marketing of petroleum additives for lubricants and fuels. Established in January 1999, Infineum is a joint venture of two of the most venerable names in lubricants and fuels, ExxonMobil and Shell. We number among our customers many of the world’s most recognised consumer brands.

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