Quixote Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets highway and transportation safety products to protect, direct, and inform motorists and highway workers in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Protect and Direct, and Inform. The Protect and Direct segment offers energy-absorbing products, such as crash cushions, truck-mounted attenuators, sand-filled barrels, and water-filled barriers; and directing and guiding products, including flexible post delineators and glare screen systems. These products absorb and dissipate the force of impact in collisions between vehicles and fixed roadside objects, as well as prevent crashes and help control the flow of traffic by directing or guiding. The Inform segment provides advanced sensing products, which measure distance, count, and classify vehicles; weather sensing systems; computerized highway advisory radio transmitting systems; and other transportation equipment.These products offer information to prevent collisions from occurring and to ease traffic congestion. The company sells its products through its direct sales force and a distribution network to customers in the highway construction and safety business, local governments, airports, state and municipal departments of transportation, and other governmental transportation agencies. The company was formerly known as Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Quixote Corporation in June 1980. Quixote Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Giovanni Crespi started its activity in 1932. From those modest early days up to today's establishments a long and enthusiatic way was covered always looking for perfection. Open minded managers, skilled labours have granted a continuous growth also thanks to massive investments in very advanced machinery and research equipments. Giovanni Crespi has production units in Italy, Poland, China, and Brazil.

IMAFLEX Inc., operating since 1994, specializes in the manufacturing and sale of polyethylene films. These custom made packaging films are either used directly by our customers to protect and market their own products, or purchased by printers know as converters, who will then transform the film to satisfy their own customer needs, or by distributors for re-sale.

CP Kelco is the innovation leader in the production of polysaccharides by microbial fermentation, extraction from land and sea plants, and modification of cellulose-based raw materials. CP Kelco’s goal is to be the preferred partner for providing innovative products and solutions through the use of nature-based chemistry.

Detrex Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell products used in the industrial manufacturing and commercial construction industries in the United States and internationally. The company’s principal products include specialty chemicals, including lubricant additives and high purity hydrochloric acid; and PVC and CPVC plastic pipe, duct, and shapes. It manufactures lubricant additives, which are used for enhancing the properties of hydraulic oils, metalworking fluids, gear oils, and greases; high purity hydrochloric acid for semiconductor specifications and pharmaceutical manufacturing applications; and specialty chemicals, including pyrroles.The company also produces corrosion resistant PVC and CPVC thermoplastic extrusions, including industrial piping, duct systems, machining profiles, and other custom extrusions; PVC and CPVC industrial pressure pipe in sizes ranging from 1/8” through 24” diameters; and fire sprinkler pipe, CPVC plumbing piping, ultra pure water piping, low flame and smoke containment piping, and PVC piping products for use in various applications in chemical and industrial processing, high purity, food and beverage, fire protection, micro-electronics, water and waste water, commercial hot and cold water distribution systems, power generation, and aquaculture markets. Its customers include manufacturers of automobiles, lubricants, farm implements, appliances, and ordinance materials; and computers, telecommunications, aerospace, and optical products, as well as commercial and industrial construction industries. Detrex Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

To call Grupo Celanese synthetic is not to insult the company, a subsidiary of Celanese Corporation. In fact, Grupo Celanese is the largest synthetics maker in Mexico. The company operates two manufacturing plants that produce, primarily, acetate tow (used in cigarette filters), and various other acetyls. Additionally Celanese offers food ingredients for resale. Its operations make up just more than 5% of its parents business.

Iogen Corporation wants to affect the greenhouse effect. The company is developing cellulosic ethanol, a fuel that could conceivably cut carbon dioxide emissions created by automobiles. Cellulosic ethanol is derived from the plant waste (barley, corn, or wheat) farmers leave in the fields after a harvest. Iogen also manufactures enzymes used by the animal feed, paper, pulp, and textile industries. Although a private company, Iogen has some powerful friends and counts Royal Dutch Shell, Goldman Sachs, and the Canadian government among its investors.

When plain old mortar won't do, Sika Corporation offers its construction customers specialty mortars. Sika also manufactures adhesives, coatings, epoxies, grouts, and polyurethane. Its products are used to seal, bond, dampen sounds, reinforce, and protect load-bearing structures. The company markets its products to the construction and manufacturing industries, including transportation, marine, and automotive. Sika's Construction Products division is based along with its headquarters in New Jersey while its Industrial and Automotive divisions are based in Michigan. Sika is the US unit of the global chemicals company Sika AG.

Treibacher Industries' chemical and metallurgy business is elemental. Its Steel and Foundry Products unit manufactures noble alloys like vanadium and molybdenum, while the Recycling division takes care of industrial metals that result as waste product from the first unit (recycling vanadium, nickel, and molybdenum). Treibacher's High Performance Materials division produces carbide powders used to manufacture tools and electrical parts, and the company's Rare Earths and Chemicals unit's products are used to manufacture batteries, electronics, ceramics, and catalysts. Treibacher has a subsidiary in Slovenia and a sales unit in Canada.

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