Contract Chemicals began life in 1977 as a gun-for-hire in the world of specialty chemical manufacturing. Its chemicals (including bromides, chlorides, intermediates, and salts) are made for the agrochemical, fragrance, detergent, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and photography industries. The company's products are used in antibiotics and anti-hypertension drugs as well as salt and vinegar potato chips. The bulk of Contract Chemicals' revenues come from exports to the US, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Korea, and Switzerland.

Charkit Chemical Corporation, first and foremost, we want to express gratitude to our long-term customers as well as our newer partners. After 27 years in business, this is the perfect time to thank you for the confidence you have placed in us. Today we are working together in a complex national and global business environment that is having its impact on every industry, affecting the way we conduct business and formulate the strategies to ensure continued success.

In the beginning it wanted to blow you away, now E.I. du Pont Canada Company is happy just to keep you clean, well fed, and safe from harm. The company, a subsidiary of chemicals behemoth E. I. du Pont de Nemours, has roots in the explosives industry but now makes more than 3,000 products -- from cleaning solvents to crop-protection chemicals to Kevlar (used in protective gloves, bullet-proof vests, and tires). Its products are sold worldwide and include brand names like Corian, Sorona, and Teflon. Subsidiary DuPont Liquid Packaging Systems (formerly called Liqui-Box) manufactures the packaging for boxed wine (among other, less-intoxicating products).

Through its subsidiaries, Thai Rubber Latex Corporation makes latex concentrate, as well as various finished products made from that concentrate. More than half of the company's revenue is derived from its manufacturing of latex concentrate, the major raw material used in the manufacture of rubber and latex products including gloves, condoms, and rubber thread. The company also manufactures latex gloves and rubber thread from its majority-owned subsidiaries Universal Latex Products and World Flex. Thai rubber Latex operates nine manufacturing facilities.

Helix BioMedix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in developing and commercializing small proteins known as bioactive peptides. The company develops small-chain peptides with anti-infective and anti-inflammatory properties, such as the stimulation of cell proliferation and migration. Its peptides are used as ingredients in cosmetics and topical therapeutics in various applications, including anti-aging skin care, acne treatment, wound healing, and the treatment and prevention of infections. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Bothell, Washington.

Biopetrol Industries wants to say auf weidersehen to fossil fuels. The company manufactures biodiesel from rapeseed oil, soybeans, and methanol from three plants in Europe. Biopetrol distributes its products to oil companies, fleet operators, public transportation agencies, and construction and agricultural companies across Europe. It also manufactures bioglycerine. (Crude glycerol is a natural byproduct of making biodiesel; Biopetrol refines it for use in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.) Swiss commodities giant Glencore International acquired a majority stake in Biopetrol, along with the right to boost its share to a two-thirds majority, at the start of 2010.

A blow-by-blow account of EPC United Kingdom's affairs are explosive -- literally. The company has three primary units: explosives (ammonium nitrate, detonators and blasting accessories, nitroglycerin, slurry explosives), additives (fuel additives), and blasting services (environmental impact analysis, consulting, drilling, and supervision). The company, formerly called Exchem, is part of the EPC Groupe (Soci鴩 Anonyme d'Explosifs et de Produits Chimique, or EPC) and is a top commercial blasting company in the UK. Its explosives are used in shotholes in quarries, civil engineering tunnels, and deep mines.

Sigma Industries is a specialized integrator of composite technologies for commercial transportation and alternate energy industries. Its products include components for trucks, urban and long distance buses, light rail, construction, agriculture, and recreational vehicles. Sigma’s business groups manufacturing facilities of composite products and metals in North America. Whether you are a manufacturer (OEM) or distributor, we can offer you a complete service of engineering, conception, research and development, manufacture and assembly.Sigma’s goal is to offer its clientele quality service through the excellence of its products and the ingenuity of its team. Sigma establishes long-term relationships with its clients that are closely monitored for customer satisfaction. Our focus on innovation- supported by a culture of operational excellence – is dedicated to building customer value.

What, other than gravity, keeps your floor from floating up into the heavens? It might be the products manufactured by BASF Building Systems (formerly called Degussa Building Systems), a business unit within BASF's Construction Chemicals division. The division makes adhesives and sealants that bond wood and rubberized flooring to various substrates; its products are also used by the automotive industry to bond metal, plastics, and laminates. As well, BASF Building Systems manufactures sealants, water repellents, grouting, and concrete and masonry repair products. In 2006, BASF, the world's largest chemicals maker, bought Degussa's Construction Chemicals unit for about $3 billion.

The dawn of Symrise announced the dusk of Dragoco and Haarmann & Reimer. The two German flavors and fragrance companies merged in 2002, and the resulting enterprise commands about 10% of the world market. Symrise is organized in two divisions: Flavors (used in beverages, snacks, ready-to-eat foods, and sweets) and Fragrances and Sensory Ingredients (for perfumes, beauty products, and home care products as well as multi-sensory aroma chemicals, and cosmetic raw materials). The company sells to manufacturers of fine fragrances, cosmetics, hair and body care products, detergents, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals.

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