Honeywell Specialty Materials, based in Morristown, N.J., is a global leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials, including fluorine products; specialty films and additives; advanced fibers and composites; intermediates; specialty chemicals; electronic materials and chemicals; and technologies and materials for petroleum refining. With research and development facilities around the world, including labs in Germany, New York, California and Shanghai, Honeywell Specialty Materials is on the cutting edge in several sectors of the chemical and high-performance materials industry.At Honeywell Specialty Materials, we view Responsible Care® as the foundation of environmental, health and safety excellence in our business. We incorporate health, safety and environment (HSE) management systems into all phases of the chemical life cycle. Our commitment to continuous HSE performance improvement is evident at our facilities around the world – it is the way we do business. Honeywell Specialty Materials employs approximately 10,000 people at more than 80 manufacturing and sales facilities worldwide.

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of ethanol and related by-products in the United States. It also involves in grain warehousing and marketing; selling and related services of agronomy and petroleum products; and marketing and distribution of company-produced and third-party ethanol and distillers grains. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) helps scientists avoid having to say "oops!" by providing a stable research base. The company produces stable (non-radioactive) isotopes -- and chemical compounds labeled with stable isotopes -- for research and laboratory purposes. Its annual production capacity is 120 kilograms of Carbon-13 and 250 kilograms of Oxygen-18. CIL offers more than 8,000 products including amino acids, carbohydrates, gases, buffers, and dioxins, as well as specialty products such as forensic testing standards that monitor the effectiveness of a given drug and a new type of non-invasive "breath test" substrate used to gain information on metabolism.

TVK went from painting the town red to covering it in plastic(s). Tiszai Vegyi Kombinat Rt. (TVK) began as a factory commissioned to produce paint for the Soviet Union; today it manufactures petrochemicals, primarily olefins and polyolefins. TVK is Hungary's sole manufacturer of polyolefins and has 20% of Central Europe's petrochemical market share. The company sells its products -- ethylene, propylene, and their derivatives -- to small- and medium-sized plastics makers throughout Europe. TVK is majority owned by Hungary's largest company, oil biggie MOL Group.

Spur Ventures is involved in phosphate mining and phosphate fertilizer manufacturing in a joint venture with Hubei Yichang Phosphate Chemical in China. The Canadian company, which holds a majority interest in the venture, produces NPK fertilizer -- a compound containing nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium -- in China's central province of Hubei. Spur Ventures also operates a phosphoric acid plant in Yichang, which has the capacity to produce 60,000 tons of phosphoric acid per year and will be used to supply the joint venture's fertilizer plant.

Jones-Blair makes coatings with a Southern accent. That is, y'all, it makes industrial and construction coatings and epoxies from its US locations in Louisiana, Texas, and Tennessee and its one Canadian service center in Alberta.The company's high-performance industrial coatings division makes acrylic-urethane, alkyd, and acrylic coatings for decorative and protective applications, including automotive manufacturing, oil-field service, imaging, signs, and woodworking. Jones-Blair's Neogard division produces elastomeric coatings (waterproofing and roof, floor, and wall coating systems) used in construction.

Soy -- not just a food substitute anymore. Evidently, it can be a chemical substitute as well. Franmar Chemical manufactures 100% biodegradable and recyclable soybean- and corn-based products for the restoration and remodeling, asbestos removal, screen-printing, industrial cleaning, boating, and consumer markets. Some brand names include Bean-e-doo adhesive remover, Kernel Clean surface and window cleaner, Ickee Stickee Unstuck Graffiti Remover, and Soy Smooth hand lotion. Customers of the environmentally responsible products include government agencies and foreign restoration companies. President Frank Sliney founded the company in 1983.

Roam around wherever you want and your food is very likely going to contain flavors made by Frutarom. The flavors and fragrance company maintains production and R&D facilities on three continents and sells to more than 100 countries. Founded in 1933, Frutarom divides its business into two units. The Flavors Division manufactures flavor and seasoning products, and the Fine Ingredients Division makes citrus oils, aroma chemicals, and nutraceutical extracts. US chemical company ICC Industries, headed by Frutarom's chairman, John Farber, owns a majority share of Frutarom.

Vista Paint provides a vast array of paints, wallpaper, and window coverings. The company distributes its products through a network of nearly 50 company-owned stores located in California and Nevada. Its paints and coatings are used on residential, commercial, and industrial projects by architecture, decorator, property management, and new-home construction firms, as well as do-it-yourself consumers. The company also offers spray equipment rental, sales, and repair services. Vista Paint was founded by president Eddie Fischer, who still owns the company, and his partner, Walt Jacobson; it was incorporated in 1960 as Grove Paints.

Evonik Degussa Corporation is the North America arm of German chemical giant, Evonik Degussa GmbH. Like its parent, it operates through six divisions, the biggest of which are Industrial Chemicals (chlorides and peroxides) and Inorganic Materials (silicon products and carbon black). The other units are Consumer Specialties, Health and Nutrition, Coatings and Additives, and Performance Polymers. Products range from amino acids and building protection coatings to another of its specialties, specialty acrylic products including its best known brand, Plexiglas.

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