Specialty chemicals maker Perstorp manufactures a number of chemical products for the aerospace, marine, coatings, textile, and electronics sectors. Its coatings intermediates products include polyols used in coatings for appliances, autos, and wood. The Oxo intermediates segment makes monomers and plasticizers, and the performance chemicals division manufactures sodium formates used by the leather and textile industries. Subsidiary Formox serves the formaldehyde manufacturers by designing and building plants and providing catalysts for the production process. Perstorp operates in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. European investment firm PAI Partners owns Perstorp.

Landec Ag's products provide something of a wake-up call for crop seeds. The subsidiary of Landec Corporation produces temperature-activated seed coatings that allow for earlier planting. The coatings, marketed under the brand name Intellicoat, protect seeds planted in cold weather and control germination time, thereby increasing crop yields and extending the time period during which farmers can plant seeds. They are applied to corn and soybean seeds. Landec Ag sells directly to more than 10,000 farmers in more than 40 states. It also licenses its coatings technology to Monsanto.

Dash Multi-Corp runs quickly across multiple industries to create a myriad of products. The company is a holding corporation that oversees manufacturers of chemicals (polyurethanes, PVC compounds, elastomers, polyols, catalysts, and fire retardants), textiles (knitted, coated, and laminated products), and rubber goods (flooring products). The company's 10 subsidiaries include MarChem, Harvin Reaction Technology, Griptex, RB Rubber, and Milan Molded Rubber Products. Dash Multi-Corp is owned by founder and president Marvin Wool and his family.

Migao Corporation Company Profile Demand for fertilizers is growing in China, and Migao makes products that facilitate that growth. Migao produces two specialty potash-based fertilizer products -- potassium nitrate and potassium sulfate -- that are typically used to grow tobacco, cotton, fruit, and vegetable crops. Sold primarily to agricultural companies in China, the two fertilizers account for about 85% of Migao's revenue. The other 15% of revenue comes from sales of hydrochloric acid, ammonium chloride, and nitrogen-bearing fertilizer, all of which are by-products of potash fertilizer production. Established in 2003, Migao operates four production facilities which are capable of producing 320,000 tons (353,000 tons) of potash annually.

C.P. Pokphand Co. (CPP) is the Chinese arm of Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Group. The company's products include animal feed additives (chlortetracycline and hydrochloride chlortetracycline, which are broad-spectrum antibiotics), made at its Huazhong Chia Tai and Pucheng Chia Tai subsidiaries. Its Northern Ek Chor unit manufactures Dayang brand of cub-style motorcycles, scooters, bicycles, and tricycles). Its Shanjiang Deni Carburetor joint venture manufactures motorcycle and auto carburetors, along with automotive accessories. In addition, through its ECI-Metro operations, the company is a dealer for Caterpillar products, offering sales, leasing, and repair for the heavy-equipment manufacturer's products.

H.B. Fuller Company manufactures and markets adhesives and specialty chemical products worldwide. It provides industrial and performance adhesives products for applications in various markets, including assembly, packaging, converting, nonwoven, and footwear. The company offers hot melt, water-based, and thermoset adhesives and mastics used in the creation of abrasives, appliances, brushes, doors, electronics, filters, flooring, household and office furniture, kitchen cabinets, marine applications, medical devices, millwork, paint rollers, and sporting goods; and hot melt and water-based products used in the production of packaging materials for durable and non-durable goods, as well as in the manufacture of bags and sacks, composite cans, corrugated cardboard, disposable paper goods, paperboard laminating, tape and labels, tissues and towels, and tubewinding.H.B. Fuller Company also provides hot melt adhesives used in disposable diapers, sanitary pads, adult incontinence garments, and disposable medical garments; and cleaners, primers, and adhesives for manufacturing footwear and leather goods. In addition, the company manufactures mastics, coatings, sealants, and adhesives for the thermal insulation, indoor air quality, asbestos abatement, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning markets; ceramic tile installation products, flooring adhesives, surface preparation products, exterior insulation finish systems, and epoxy flooring for contractor markets; and pre-mixed grouts and mortars for home improvement market. Further, it offers products and services in the assembly of insulating glass and windows; consulting solutions for corrugated and folding carton packaging and engineered wood industries; paints for architectural, automotive, marine, and industrial applications; and adhesives, sealants, and coatings for construction, craftsman, and do-it-yourself markets. H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

NatureWorks LLC is an independent company wholly owned by Cargill. Dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow, NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available low carbon footprint polymers derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with oil-based plastics and fibers. The production of these biopolymers uses less fossil fuel and emits fewer greenhouse gases than conventional polymers. The company applies its proprietary technology to process natural plant sugars to make Ingeo™ biopolymer, which is then used uniquely to make and market finished products under the Ingeo™ brand name.

The M. F. Cachat Company is a regional technical sales organization focused on the marketing and distribution of specialty chemical products. Established in 1977, we are privileged to represent industry leaders in the Inks & Coatings, Rubber, Plastics, Adhesives & Sealants, and Consumer Products markets. Our strategic Principal partnerships, combined with our technical sales expertise and market knowledge, positions The M. F. Cachat Company to deliver high quality commercial and technical solutions to our customers across the markets we serve.

The printed circuit board (PCB) is king at Kingboard Chemical Holdings, though chemicals and laminates also make up the royal family. The company, controlled and run by the Cheung family, focuses on PCBs and the materials that make them. It operates through three roughly equal segments: PCBs, glass and paper laminates, and chemicals (including hydrogen peroxide used to bleach paper and clean semiconductors). Vertically integrated, Kingboard Chemical produces the glass fiber, copper foil, and formalin used in its laminates, which it uses to make PCBs. The group operates more than 60 manufacturing facilities in China and Thailand.

Independent Chemical Corporation was founded in 1948, by Benjamin Spielman. His wife, Rose, was the firm's first secretary and performed all of the office administrative duties during its early years. The company was founded to provide service to process industries in the New York, New Jersey, Metropolitan Area. Supply service was directed to the textile, leather, fur, and food processing industries; industries that required specialty products and a broad range of industrial chemicals to meet their growing needs. Distribution of specialty products makes Independent Chemical a vital resource today for environmental service companies, manufacturers of institutional laundry and cleaner products, and the Photo Chemical Industry.

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