JSR Corporation was established in December 1957 by the Special Measures Law for Synthetic Rubber Production to produce domestic synthetic rubbers. Since then, JSR has continued to strive to expand its business and reinforce stabilization of its management, resulting in leading positions in the areas of petrochemical materials, such as synthetic rubbers and emulsions.Additionally, JSR entered into the fast growing information and communication industries by applying its polymer technologies to photo-chemistries and organic synthesis chemistries. The company introduced electronic materials, display materials and optical materials and has achieved a large market share.JSR Corporation changed its name from gJapan Synthetic Rubberh on December 10, 1997 , when the company celebrated its 40th Anniversary, with a commitment to innovative transformation to reconstruct business strategies to provide innovative materials to various areas. JSR will continue to answer the challenge to be a solution provider for new market demands.

Charkit Chemical Corporation, first and foremost, we want to express gratitude to our long-term customers as well as our newer partners. After 27 years in business, this is the perfect time to thank you for the confidence you have placed in us. Today we are working together in a complex national and global business environment that is having its impact on every industry, affecting the way we conduct business and formulate the strategies to ensure continued success.

Environmental Recycling Technologies develops plastic molding processes for the automotive and other industries. The holding company operates through subsidiaries worldwide. A leader in plastics recycling technology, the group has focused on developing building material products using powder impression moulding (PIM) technology. PIM is used to produce a strengthened plastic composite comparable to metal, which is used for products in the construction, automotive, marine, aviation, and other markets. Chairman Ken Brooks and director Bill Widger started the company as CAMCO Corporation in 1997. It soon became 3DM Worldwide and changed its name again in 2007.

Japan's oldest paint company is also its largest. Founded in 1881, Nippon Paint produces paints and coatings for makers of automobiles (one of the company's major markets), industrial products, and ships. It also makes paints for residential and commercial buildings and for the do-it-yourself market. Nippon Paint's fine chemicals unit produces adhesives, as well as surface treatment chemicals. The company's manufacturing operations are located principally in Asia, but also in North America and Europe. In the US, Nippon Paint makes automotive coatings and powder coatings through Nippon Paint (USA). The influx of auto makers into China bodes well for the company's already strong automotive division.

ITOCHU Chemicals America Inc. (ICAI) has strong vendor and customer partnerships with large corporations and small companies alike. ICAI utilizes the resources of ITOCHU Corporation, a $28+ billion Fortune Global 500 company. Additionally, ICAI works closely with chemical related companies under the ITOCHU umbrella including: ITOCHU Chemical Frontier, ITOCHU Plastics, and ITOCHU Techno-Chemical. These strong relationships provide a solid foundation for ICAI to be competitive in the markets it serves. Effective sales channels, market knowledge, technical expertise, and efficient systems are just some of the benefits of working with ICAI.

ASHTA Chemicals Inc. opened its corporate offices in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1992, although, under previous owners, this site has been operating since the early 1960's. Since then, ASHTA management has taken a number of steps which positioned the company for profitable growth. These steps include the purchase of Olin's potassium products business in 1993, designing and implementing a closed loop, zero discharge water treatment system for this Lake Erie site in 1994-5, and construction of a new potassium carbonate plant in 1995. In sales and marketing, our focus is on markets and products which provide sustained, profitable growth for our core potassium hydroxide chemistry. Additionally, our product distribution system was significantly expanded in 1998 to provide ample product in key chemical markets. From Ashtabula, we service our customers from six production sites, 19 liquid terminals, and 5 warehouses, strategically located in the United States and Canada.

Cardolite makes an uncanny match out of a nutshell and a brake pad. The company manufactures coating and friction products based on cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) -- yes, that kind of cashew. Cardolite's products are used in adhesives, concrete, intermediates, resins, inks, and electrical goods for the industrial, specialty coatings, automotive, printing, rubber, and polymer industries; it supplies about 50 countries worldwide. Cardolite operates manufacturing facilities in the US and China, as well as sales and distribution facilities in Belgium and Singapore.

CPAC can make your face and floor shine. The company's Fuller Brands segment (more than half of sales) boasts some 2,700 consumer and industrial products, including brushes, cleaning chemicals, brooms, and personal care products. The segment also licenses the Stanley Home Products brand and makes Stanley cleaning and personal care products for sale at home parties. CPAC's Imaging segment manufactures and markets a line of branded and private-label chemicals and equipment for photographic, graphic arts, and health care applications. Products include photographic chemical silver-recovery equipment; the shift to digital imaging has hurt this segment. Private equity group Buckingham Capital Partners owns CPAC.

Dixie Chemical's products will make you feel better, eventually. The company produces specialty chemicals and intermediates that end up in food products and pharmaceuticals. It makes more than 60 products at its manufacturing facility in Texas, using processes such as synthesis, distillation, and hydrogenation. Dixie Chemical's products include epoxy agents for weapons and vehicles, trimethyl benzene for coatings and dyes, and ingredients for lubricants, industrial products, and paper products; they're sold in 40 countries worldwide. It also provides contract manufacturing, laboratory support, and project engineering services. Private equity group Glencoe Capital owns a majority interest in Dixie Chemical.

Renewable Energy Group, or REG, wants alternative fuel to become a regular thing for its customers. The company sells SoyPOWER brand biodiesel throughout the US, controlling about 40% of US sales. Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel made from biowaste including vegetable oil, corn, grain, and soybeans. REG owns four and manages five plants that make more than 300 million gallons of biofuel per year; that fuel is sold to fleet operators, the military, and mining, agriculture, and home-heating companies. In addition to its production and distribution activities, REG also builds biodiesel production plants for other firms. The company was formed in 2003 by West Central Cooperative.

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