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.

Amerityre Corporation manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells flatfree specialty tires and tire-wheel assemblies in Nevada. It offers various lines of polyurethane foam tires for bicycles, wheelchairs, and outdoor power equipment products, as well as for lawn and garden products, such as wheelbarrows and hand trucks. The company also provides tire fill materials for use in construction, industrial, and mining applications. In addition, it develops polyurethane elastomer forklift and skid steer tires for heavy-use applications; and flame retardant polyurethane foam for use as packaging material. The company was formerly known as American Tire Corporation and changed its name to Amerityre Corporation in December 1999. Amerityre Corporation was founded in 1995 and is based in Boulder City, Nevada.

Ribelin Sales distributes additives, containers, extenders, fillers, inks, and pigments to markets that include the adhesives and sealants, construction and building materials, paints, cosmetics, plastics, printing, and textiles industries. It distributes products made by various divisions of chemical giants like 3M, Ashland, BASF, and Rockwood Specialties. The company, which serves much of the Southeast and Southwest, has distribution centers in Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Arizona. Investment group KODA Enterprises owns Ribelin, having acquired it in 2006.

Mobile Area Networks, Inc. engages in the design, engineering, and production of intricate plastic molds, and the production of plastic and rubber parts. The company’s product line comprises residential and commercial construction product parts, military and simulation training parts, orthopedic device parts, consumer product parts, automotive computer housings, sporting rifle parts, archery bow parts, snow ski equipment parts, novelty toys, concrete block construction parts, and air conditioner parts. It also offers product development prototyping and mold design services. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Sanford, Florida.

A. Schulman, Inc. supplies plastic compounds and resins to consumer products, industrial, automotive, and packaging markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It offers color and additive concentrates that provide plastic with certain color and/or physical properties to manufacturers of plastic products, such as film for packaging, household goods, toys, automotive parts, mechanical goods, and other plastic items. The company also provides engineered compounds, which are products designed to maintain characteristics, such as chemical resistance, electrical conductivity, heat resistance, and/or high strength-to-weight ratios. In addition, A. Schulman offers various polypropylene and polyethylene resins and compounds, which are used for interior trim, fascias, and bumper covers in automotive applications; toys, small appliances, sporting goods, and agricultural and watercraft products in roto-molding applications; and office supplies in industrial/commercial applications.Further, it involves in the formulation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds and elastomers to introduce various product attributes, including weatherability, consistency, ease of processing, material flexibility, and high-gloss or low-gloss finish. The company offers thermoplastic PVC compounds, which are used for the manufacture of automotive, furniture, architectural, and consumer products, as well as Sunprene, a compound that serve as a replacement for rubber and other thermoplastic elastomers in automotive applications. Additionally, A. Schulman provides tolling services, as well as certain materials, such as additives or packaging primarily in Europe. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

Esschem manufactures acrylics, glass, and silicones used as raw materials for medical devices with dental, audiological, cosmetic, and orthopedic applications. The company's resins and polymers also are used by the pharmaceutical, specialty chemical, and electronics industries. Esschem's specialties include custom synthesis and blending, esterification, polymerization, and purification. The company is owned by the Justi Group (controlled by the founding Just family) and works with a group of affiliates to provide plastics, silicones, and glass raw materials worldwide.

Call Masterchem Industries Double-Oh Seven because it's got a license to KILZ. The coatings company -- a subsidiary of home supply giant Masco's BEHR paints business -- manufactures primers, one-coat paints, and rust preventatives under the brands Hammerite and KILZ. The company's two manufacturing facilities are located in and around St. Louis. Masterchem, which was founded in 1954, sells its products through 30,000 retailers nationwide; the vast majority of its products are sold to retail outlets with the remainder sold to distributors. It became a Masco subsidiary in 2000.

Breen wants to inject some color into things. Breen Color Concentrates formulates and manufactures custom plastic colorants, primarily for blow molders of consumer packaging, extrusion and injection molders, and wire and cable manufacturers. It also provides application assistance, custom packaging and labeling, and analysis certification. Breen Color Concentrates serves customers throughout North America. The company was founded in 1976 and acquired by investment firm Spell Capital Partners (through another plastics company it owns, PVC Compounders) in 2007. It joins a stable of six plastics companies Spell has recently acquired.

Novozymes A/S might have had a hand in brewing your beer, washing the mustard stain off your shirt, turning corn into ethanol for your car, or even treating your medical condition. The company produces more than 700 kinds of enzymes, microorganisms, biopolymers, and proteins used by more than 40 industries in 130 countries worldwide. Its enzymes are used in detergents, foods, animal feed, and other industrial and commercial products. The firm's microorganisms are used in wastewater treatment, and its proteins and biopolymers are used in pharmaceuticals. Novozymes is a sister company to Novo Nordisk, and the not-for-profit Novo Nordisk Foundation controls a majority of Novozymes' voting stock.

Westlake Chemical Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated products. It operates in two segments, Olefins and Vinyls. The Olefins segment manufactures and markets ethylene, polyethylene, styrene monomer, and various ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, and hydrogen. The Vinyls segment manufactures and markets polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene. This segment also manufactures and sells products fabricated from polyvinyl chloride, which comprise pipes, window and door profiles, and fences. The company’s products are used in consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, and residential and commercial construction, as well as in other durable and non-durable goods. It serves chemical processors, plastics fabricators, construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses primarily in the United States, Canada, and Singapore. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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