Turtle Wax would have been one of those kitchen table success stories, except Ben and Marie Hirsch concocted their polish in the bathtub. In the 1950s they changed the name of their company from Plastone Polish to Super Hard Shell and later to Turtle Wax. Now led jointly by their daughter Sondra Healy and son Denis John Healy Jr., the family-owned firm makes more than 1,250 products, including car waxes, polishes, and cleaners and sells them in 90 countries. Other products include engine treatments, vinyl and leather protectants, and odor removers. Turtle Wax also supplies bulk chemicals to car washes and operates some 20 car washes in the Chicago and Kansas City areas.

Berli Jucker Public Company (BJC) embraces diversity. The conglomerate's principal activities are manufacturing, packaging, and distributing consumer, construction, and technical and imaging products. Its top consumer offerings include tissue paper, snack foods, and soap marketed under BJC's brand names. The firm is also a leading manufacturer of glass, aluminum, and plastic packaging for beverages, oil, and personal care products. Among the brands that BJC imports and markets are 3M, Ansell, Polaroid, Quaker Oats, Schwan-Stabilo, and UHU. The conglomerate was founded in 1882.

Not only can you paint the town red with Benjamin Moore paints, you can stain and finish it as well. In addition to ready-mixed colors -- sold under such brands as Benjamin Moore Paints, Moorcraft, and Benwood -- the company can match almost any shade with roughly 3,300 colors. Benjamin Moore also makes industrial coatings and coatings for manufacturers of furniture and roof decking. The company sells its paints through a dealer network of about 4,000 independent paint and decorating stores, most of which are in North America. Benjamin Moore became a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in 2000.

Super Glue really sticks to it. The maker of Super Glue, Bondini, and other adhesives and sealants sells both consumer product and industrial brands. Those products include Super Glue, ProSeal, and ZAP; manufacturing and industrial brands include Super Glue and Pacer Industrial. Its industrial products include automotive aftermarket products such as sealants and instant gaskets, and adhesives for the automotive, medical device, and electronics industries. In 2003 a group led by former board member E.T. Gravette took the company private. Super Glue Corporation was known as Pacer Technology until 2005.

Sumitomo Chemical makes chemicals for almost everything made and grown under the sun. About one-third of the company's sales come from petrochemicals and plastics such as polypropylene, ethylene, and elastomers. Sumitomo's other major units make pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals (insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers), and basic chemicals such as caustic soda and methanol. The company also makes chemicals for electronics and fine chemicals. It is part of Japan's Sumitomo Group. Its pharmaceutical business operates through Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Sumitomo ranks among Japan's top three chemical producers, along with Mitsubishi Chemical and Asahi Kasei.

Chevron Oronite develops and markets quality additives that improve the performance of fuels and lubricants. We provide innovative solutions that keep the world moving.A subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, Oronite employs more than 2,000 people worldwide in a global organization comprising three regional operations with sales networks that extend to local markets.

Rowell Chemical is a Midwest's premier supplier of inorganic acid and alkali compounds. Founded in 1980, Rowell Chemical Corp. has grown its products and services to include chemical manufacturing, repackaging and custom compounding in addition to bulk truckload distribution. Commitment to customer service, quality, safety and value has been the key to Rowell's success. A product of particular note is Sodium Hypochlorite, which is offered in a variety of strengths. We also offer Crystal Hypochlorite, which through a series of special filtering steps produces a bleach solution of extraordinary quality.

SI Group came to life by bringing good varnishes to life for General Electric. Founded by Howard Wright in 1906, the company was established to develop insulating varnishes for GE's early electrical devices. SI Group makes friction material resins for use in the manufacture of brake linings and clutch facings. The company's other products include alkylphenols, phenolic resins, and electronic chemicals used in the production of semiconductors, imaging products, packaging, rubber compounds, agrochemicals, dyes, fuel additives, and flavoring agents. SI Group's manufacturing operations are located worldwide. Descendants of Wright still own the company, which was called Schenectady International until 2006.

Golden Grain Energy, an ethanol production company with a plant in Iowa that converts corn into ethanol, which is most commonly used as an additive to unleaded gasoline. Other uses include high octane fuel enhancer and a non-petroleum fuel substitute. Golden Grain Energy's plant has a production capacity of 110 million gallons of ethanol and 120,000 tons of distillers grains per year. The distillers grains are used to produce animal feed. In 2009, with raw material costs rising and selling prices falling, the company cut back production at the plant.

lin Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of chlor alkali products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Chlor Alkali Products and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products segment manufactures and sells chlorine and caustic soda, sodium hydrosulfite, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products, and potassium hydroxide. The Winchester segment offers sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and components, and industrial cartridges. The company serves various industrial customers, wholesalers, and other distributors, as well as the U.S. Government and its prime contractors.

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