
O'Sullivan Films is making its comeback. Formerly O'Sullivan Corporation, the company was sold to The Geon Company (a predecessor of PolyOne) in 1999. In 2007 the new entity, branded O'Sullivan Films, reemerged from PolyOne's divestiture of its Engineered Films business unit. Jointly owned by management and an investor group formed by Matrix Capital, the firm provides customized polymer films used in applications such as automotive instrument and door panels, flooring, wall coverings, and pool liners. In addition, O'Sullivan offers film-finishing technologies including embossing, laminating, and painting. Its customers serve global auto makers like Ford, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota.

GTL Resources is a leading bio-refining company which, through its subsidiary Illinois River Energy, produces over 100 million gallons of ethanol per year from its production facility in Rochelle, Illinois USA. GTL developed the project, secured the financing, managed the construction, and now runs the business. The Rochelle site enjoys plentiful nearby corn due to the many high-yielding and abundant acres planted in the area. Other locational advantages include: quick truck access to Chicago’s major ethanol market via nearby interstates (I-39, I-88 and I-90), rail access to other ethanol markets via direct connection to the UP and BNSF, and low cost access to Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) markets in Asia via close proximity to Global III, a major intermodal container terminal.

American Pacific Corporation primarily manufactures fine and specialty chemicals in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Fine Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Aerospace Equipment, and Other Businesses. The Fine Chemicals segment manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates. Its pharmaceutical ingredients are used in drugs with indications in three primary areas: anti-viral, oncology, and central nervous system. The Specialty Chemicals segment principally produces ammonium perchlorate, an oxidizing agent for propellant rockets, booster motors, and missiles used in space exploration, commercial satellite transportation, and national defense programs. It also produces and sells sodium azide, a chemical used in pharmaceutical manufacturing; and Halotron, a series of clean fire extinguishing agents used in fire extinguishing products, such as portable fire extinguishers and total flooding systems. The Aerospace Equipment segment manufactures monopropellant and bipropellant liquid propulsion systems and thrusters for satellites, launch vehicles, and interceptors. The Other Businesses segment designs, manufactures, and markets systems for the control of noxious odors, the disinfection of water streams, and the treatment of seawater, as well as involves in real estate operations. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to improve crop yields and food quality worldwide. It operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides primarily for corn, cereals, soybean, and rice; fungicides for cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; seed care primarily in corn, soybean, cereals, and cotton; and professional products, such as products for public health and products for turf and ornamentals. The company markets these products through independent distributors and dealers, agricultural consultants, and growers. The Seeds segment develops, produces, and markets seeds and plants based on advanced genetics and related technologies. This segment offers approximately 200 product lines and approximately 6,000 varieties, including vegetables, flowers, corn, soybean, sugar beet, and sunflower. The company markets these products worldwide primarily under NK, Golden Harvest, Garst, Hilleshog, S&G, Rogers, Zeraim Gedera, and Fischer brand names. The Business Development segment offers a sugar beet suitable for cultivation in tropical climates, such as India. It also has various products under development, including VipCot cotton for improved resistance to insects; and amylase corn for use in the production of bio ethanol. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Syngenta AG operates independently of Novartis AG and AstraZeneca plc as of November 13, 2000.

Shintech produces PVC (the chemical also known as polyvinyl chloride) resins. Based in Houston, Shintech's manufacturing plants are located in Texas and Louisiana. The only other product the company makes is caustic soda. Shintech serves customers primarily in North America, but also exports its products worldwide. Established in 1973, Shintech is a US subsidiary of Japanese diversified chemicals giant Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. It's the largest maker of PVC in the US, just as Shin-Etsu is the largest in the world.

McBride keeps Europe well-groomed and squeaky clean. The continent's largest manufacturer of private-label household and personal care products, McBride sells its products to most of Europe's major grocery chains. The company's array of household products includes laundry and dishwashing products, hard surface cleaners, bleach, and air fresheners. Its personal care items include shampoo, soap, shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, and nail and skin care products. McBride has about a dozen manufacturing facilities in a handful of European countries and operates through subsidiaries in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. It also exports products to Central and Eastern Europe.

Davis Paint is a dilly of a paint dealer in the midwestern US. The company makes paints and industrial coatings including house paint, barn paint, masonry sealer, primer, shingle oil, and wood stain. It sells its products in retail stores and dealer outlets to customers including architectural and contracting companies, as well as residential consumers. It also provides private label and industrial distribution services. Davis Paint's brands include Ever Bright, Cook, Eli Weatherby, Eventone, Master Painter, and Sahara. The company was founded in 1921 by Berry Davis.

Oil-Dri Corporation of America engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of sorbent products in the United States and internationally. It offers cat litter products, including coarse and scoopable products under the Cats Pride and Jonny Cat brand names; industrial and automotive sorbent products comprising clay-based sorbent products, such as Oil-Dri branded floor absorbent, which are used for floor maintenance in industrial applications to provide a non-slip and nonflammable surface for workers; and bleaching clay and clarification aid products under the pure-Flo, Perform and Select, and Ultra-Clear brand names that are used in bleaching, purification, and filtration applications. The company also provides agricultural and horticultural products consisting of granular and powdered mineral absorbent products under the Agsorb, Flo-Fre, Terra-Green, and Pros Choice brand names, which are used as carriers for crop protection chemicals, agricultural drying agents, bulk processing aids, growing media components, and sports field products; and animal health and nutrition products for livestock feed industry under the ConditionAde, Pel-Unite, and Pel-Unite Plus brand names. Its customers include mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstore chains, pet retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores, distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, and environmental service companies, as well as processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils, and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; and marketers of consumer products and sports turf users. Oil-Dri Corporation sells its products through sales force, food brokers, and distributors, including industrial, auto parts, safety, sanitary supply, chemical, and paper distributors, as well as catalogs. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Japan's super packaging company is JSP Corporation, which manufactures foamed plastic products used to create food containers, electronics packaging, and automobile parts. The company's products are made using one of two methods: extrusion foaming and bead foaming. Its global subsidiary, JSP International, is among the leading manufacturers of expanded polypropylene beads, primarily used by the automotive industry. Since the 1990s the company has made international expansion a priority. JSP now gets almost a third of its total sales outside Japan. The company was founded in 1962.

Osmose has its way. The company makes wood preservatives that repel water and termites, as well as inhibit the growth of mold. Among its consumer products are stains and water repellants; the company also makes preservatives for lumber and plywood. For railroads, Osmose produces preservatives for railroad ties and offers maintenance services. It also provides pole maintenance services and mobile communications software for utilities. Beginning in the mid-1990s the company began to focus on expanding internationally and now has operations in Canada, Latin America, Europe, and throughout the Asia/Pacific region.
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