Sterling Chemicals, Inc. is a North American producer of selected petrochemicals. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas, and we manufacture all of our petrochemicals at our Texas City, Texas, facility.Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Texas City facility covers an area of 290 acres and is strategically located on Galveston Bay. We benefit from a deep-water dock capable of handing ships with up to a 40-foot draft, as well as our four barge docks and direct access to Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railways, with in-motion scales on site. Our Texas City site also has truck loading racks, weigh scales, stainless and mild steel storage tanks, three waste deepwells, 160 acres of available land zoned for heavy industrical use and additional land zoned for light industrial use and a supportive political environment for growth. In addition, we are in the heart of one of the largest petrochemical complexes on the Gulf Coast and, as a result, have on-site access to a number of key raw material pipelines, as well as close proximity to a number of large refinery complexes.Sterling Chemicals, Inc. intend to further expand the capacity of our acetic acid facility and we are presently undertaking numerous initiatives to attract new manufacturing and/or storage related businesses to our Texas City facility. Given our significant under-utilized infrastructure, land, materials handling, utilities and storage, our Texas City facility should be a favorable location for companies looking to construct new manufacturing facilities on the Gulf Coast.

Solvay works to render its customers' problems solved. Solvay Chemicals International SA is part of the chemical sector of industrial giant Solvay SA, and accounts for about one-third of the parent company's business. The sector produces hydrogen peroxide, soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium percarbonate under two product groupings. The largest group is Solvay Chemicals, which has an electrochemistry and fluorinated products cluster and oxygen and organics clusters. Primary markets include adhesives and sealants, aerospace, automotive, environment, food and drink, glass, paints and coatings, medical devices, semiconductors and electronics, and soap and detergent.

Yule Catto’s Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) performance improved sharply for the second year in a row, making 2008 easily the Company’s best year ever for SHE performance. The number of Over-3-Day Lost Time Accidents (O3D) accidents in Group companies owned on 1 January 2008 halved, to give an accident rate better than the average for the UK chemical industry (as measured by the UK Chemical Industries Association). This was the target we set for 2008. Equally encouraging, there was a significant drop in the all Lost Time Accident (LTA) rate which reduced to 60% of the latest figure reported by Cefic (the European Chemical Industry’s representative body).Yule Catto & Co plc produces specialty chemicals through three units: polymer chemicals (water-based polymers, synthetic latex), performance chemicals (aerosol filling, colorants, industrial cleaners), and pharma and fine chemicals (pharmaceutical ingredients, organic and inorganic chemicals, flavor and fragrance products for food and detergents). Yule Catto's polymer chemicals division is by far its largest, accounting for more than two-thirds of sales. Malaysian plantation company Kuala Lumpur Kepong owns nearly 22% of Yule Catto.

Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of plastic film using the biaxial oriented stretch technique, otherwise known as BOPET film (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate). The company offers printing base film used in printing and lamination; stamping foil base film used for packaging of luxury items; metallization film or aluminum plating base film used for vacuum aluminum plating for paper or flexible plastic lamination; and transfer base film used for environmental friendly cigarettes and alcohol packaging. It also provides high-gloss film used for aesthetically enhanced packaging purposes; heat-sealable film used for processed food packaging and other applications; laser holographic base film used as anti-counterfeit film for food, medicine, cosmetics, cigarettes, and alcohol packaging; and matte film used for printing, metallization, stamping, and transfer metallization.The company’s products are used in consumer based packaging, including the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, tobacco, and alcohol industries; imaging, such as masking film, printing plates, and microfilms; electronics and electrical industries consisting of wire and cable wrap, capacitors, and motor insulation; and magnetic products, such as audio and video tapes. Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. markets its products under the Fuwei Films brand name primarily in the People’s Republic of China, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Weifang, the People’s Republic of China.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the creation and manufacture of fragrance and flavor products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Flavors and Fragrances. The Flavors segment offers flavor compounds to the food and beverage industries for use in consumer products, such as prepared foods, beverages, dairy, and food and confectionery products. The Fragrances segment provides various functional fragrances, including fragrance compounds for personal care and household products; fine fragrance and beauty care, including perfumes, colognes, and toiletries; and ingredients consisting of synthetic ingredients that could be combined with other materials to create functional and fine fragrance compounds. This segment markets its products primarily to the cosmetics industry, including perfume and toiletries manufacturers; and the household products industry comprising the manufacturers of soaps, detergents, fabric care, household cleaners, and air fresheners. The company markets its products through agents and distributors. International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. was founded in 1909 and is based in New York, New York.

Sterling Chemicals, Inc. is a North American producer of selected petrochemicals used to manufacture a wide array of consumer goods and industrial products. Acetic acid is currently our primary product and we benefit from a long-term requirements contract with BP Amoco Chemical Company for this product. Our petrochemicals facility located in Texas City, TX, is strategically located on Galveston Bay and offers approximately 160 acres for future expansion by us, or by other companies that can benefit from our existing infrastructure, facilities, management and operations expertise.

Textile Rubber & Chemical Company (TRCC) doesn't want to pull the rug out from under your feet. It prefers to make that rug stronger and more comfortable. The company manufactures a number of rubber, latex, and polyurethane compounds that are used to make backings for rugs and carpets; as the raw ingredients in textile, rubber, and plastic products; and as additives for asphalt surfaces. TRCC operates on five continents and maintains 13 operating divisions and subsidiaries, including Perpetual Machine Company (maker of carpet finishing equipment), Tiarco (latex chemicals manufacturer), and XL Brands (maker of floor covering adhesives and carpet care products).

MOX-LINDE group of companies is the leading industrial gas supplier in Malaysia. With more than 60 plants and sites and 17 Gas and Gear nationwide, we specialize in providing total gas solutions to a variety of industries. We manufacture and distribute industrial, special and medical gases, and provide a range of related services including the installation of gas equipment and pipelines and associated engineering services. In addition, we supply packaged chemicals, and welding and consumables products.

NuCO2 puts tiny bubbles in the soda. Through a network of about 140 service centers throughout the nation, the company supplies liquid carbon dioxide (bulk CO2) for carbonating and dispensing fountain drinks, which differs from the traditional method of carbonation that uses high-pressure CO2. Its more than 130,000 customers include restaurants (Pizza Hut), retailers (Costco), convenience stores (7-Eleven), movie theaters (Loews Cineplex), and stadiums and arenas (Madison Square Garden). NuCO2's services include system installation and maintenance, product delivery, and technical support. Private equity firm Aurora Capital spent $485 million to acquire NuCO2 in 2008. The firm filed to go public in April 2010.

NOF might be your one-stop bakery. The company is a major processor of oilseeds, from which it produces oleochemicals (common in personal care items such as detergents and shampoos) and food staples such as margarine, shortening, and processed oils. It also produces explosives used in construction and in military and space applications. In addition, NOF produces materials for electronics and petroleum-based chemicals such as surfactants, polymers, and paints for ships and automobiles. The company operates half a dozen manufacturing locations throughout Japan and international subsidiaries elsewhere in Asia, Europe, and North America.

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