Once a socialist vision, now a model of capitalism, Koor Industries is Israel's leading holding company. Koor's core businesses include its holdings in agrochemicals (Makhteshim-Agan), defense electronics (Elisra Electronics Group), and telecommunications equipment (ECTel and Telrad Networks). The company's venture capital arm has invested in telecom, semiconductor, and software companies. Koor Industries also has operations in tourism, real estate, and trade. IDB Holding Corp. subsidiary Discount Investment Corporation (DIC) owns 30% of Koor. The company was founded to provide employment for Jewish refugees during WWII.

Orange you glad you know Beaumont Products? The company is a manufacturer and distributor of 100% natural, citrus-based air fresheners, disinfectants, natural household cleaners, fruit and vegetable washes, personal care items, and pet care products. Its brand names include Citrus Magic, Citrus II, Veggie Wash, Clearly Natural, and Natural Causes. The company's products are sold through retailers nationwide, including Albertson's, King Sooper, Target, and Whole Foods. Beaumont Products acquired Clearly Natural Products in early 2006 to expand its personal care products niche.

Greystone Logistics, Inc. manufactures and sells recycled plastic pallets in the United States. It offers rackable pallets of various measurements; mid-duty picture frame, a picture frame, Web-top pallet that utilizes inter-locking design and is produced using a proprietary blend of recycled plastics; mid-duty stackable, a Web-top pallet; mid-duty 3-runner, a Web-top pallet that utilizes a patented inter-locking design on a three runner bottom; and flat deck, which has a solid top. The company’s products are used in the beer, automotive, chemical, consumer products, grocery, produce and food production, paper and forest products, retailing, and steel and metals industries. It sells its pallets through a network of independent contractor distributors. Greystone Logistics also offers various excess reprocessed and repelletized resins that are sold to other users of recycled plastic. The company was formerly known as PalWeb Corporation and changed its name to Greystone Logistics, Inc. in March 2005. Greystone Logistics was founded in 1969 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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.

Teknor Apex is no retread. At least not any longer. Founded in 1924 as a tire distributor and retreader, Teknor Apex has sold off those assets to concentrate on chemicals, plastic, and rubber. The company has seven divisions that provide chemicals (plasticizers and toll compounding), garden hoses, rubber (custom mixing and molding of rubber compounds), specialty compounding (custom thermoplastic compound manufacturing and toll compounding of plastics), color concentrates for plastics (Teknor Color Company), thermoplastic elastomers, and vinyl (custom PVC compounds). The founding Fain family owns a controlling interest.

Henkel focuses on home and hearth. The international company makes branded products for laundry and home care (Persil, Purex, Pril), cosmetics and toiletries (Schwarzkopf, Fa, Dial), and adhesives (Loctite, Ceresit, Teroson). Most of Henkel's operations are centered in Europe, although its ownership of The Dial Corporation gives it access to the US market. Henkel serves customers in more than 125 countries from offices extending nearly everywhere but Greenland and Australia. Relatives of the founding Henkel family control the company, which began in 1876. Amid an economic downturn in the US and abroad, Henkel in 2009 initiated a long-term strategy with financial targets that extend into 2012.

To Seventh Generation, green is good. The term means environmentally friendly and nontoxic. For the conscientious company, it's also money in the bank. It makes cleaning and laundry supplies, paper products, personal care items, and diapers and wipes under the Seventh Generation name, which is derived from the Iroquois practice of considering how decisions may affect the next seven generations. Suppliers make its products from recycled or renewable materials using nontoxic ingredients. Seventh Generation's products are sold in the US and Canada through natural goods stores, supermarkets, catalogs, and online. Owned by Jeffrey Hollender and a group of investors, the company hired a new CEO in mid-2009.

Interchem is a leading international supplier of fine chemicals, advanced pharmaceutical intermediates (APIs), and antibiotics. The company's suppliers include pharmaceutical developers and other manufacturers like Lonza, Schwarz Pharma, Unichem and Uquifa. It also offers new product research and development, innovative packaging, and multimedia and marketing services. Interchem was founded in 1981.

Brenntag Mid-South doesn't make many chemicals of its own, but it hooks up people who do with people who need them. The company distributes industrial and specialty chemicals from 25 locations in states from Missouri in the Midwest to Florida in the South. Brenntag Mid-South has about 200 delivery vehicles, from local trucks to long-distance tractor trailers. Additionally Brenntag provides services like blending, repackaging, and technical and safety assistance. It serves the aluminum, automotive, food, mining, pharmaceutical, and water treatment industries, among others.

MetoKote wants its many customers to say "protective coatings -- me too." The manufacturer provides protective coating applications such as electrocoating, powder coating, and liquid painting. Its equipment division manufactures process lines and support equipment like building racks, carriers, shipping pallets, and part containers. MetoKote services customers primarily in the automotive, agricultural and construction equipment, and appliance and furniture manufacturing industries. It operates more than 150 coating systems from more than 40 manufacturing facilities in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the UK, and the US. Other services include labeling, specialty packaging, and subassembly.

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