Sumitomo Chemical makes chemicals for almost everything made and grown under the sun. About one-third of the company's sales come from petrochemicals and plastics such as polypropylene, ethylene, and elastomers. Sumitomo's other major units make pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals (insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers), and basic chemicals such as caustic soda and methanol. The company also makes chemicals for electronics and fine chemicals. It is part of Japan's Sumitomo Group. Its pharmaceutical business operates through Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. Sumitomo ranks among Japan's top three chemical producers, along with Mitsubishi Chemical and Asahi Kasei.

Seltzer Companies packages and distributes specialty chemicals and other ingredients used in nutritional supplements, food, and cosmetics. Through its Seltzer Ingredients division, it sells a full line of amino acids, vitamins, esters, and a variety of natural and artificial colors. Customers include both domestic and overseas manufacturers. The company also offers custom blending through its Seltzer Nutritional Technologies (SNT) division. Seltzer is a subsidiary of UK dairy processor and food group Glanbia.

BioFuel Energy Corp. engages in the production and sale of ethanol and its co-products in the United States. The company has two ethanol plants that produce 115 million gallons of ethanol per year, which are located in Wood River, Nebraska and Fairmont, Minnesota. It sells its products to third party marketer and distributor. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

INEOS NOVA International is still pretty impressive. The joint venture, owned by diversified chemicals giant Ineos and Canadian plastics company NOVA Chemicals, ranks among the world's larger styrenics manufacturers. Its primary products are polystyrene (used as packaging material and in household appliances and equipment housings), expandable polystyrene (used as building insulation and in packaging containers), and styrene monomer (used as a raw material for the production of other styrenics). INEOS NOVA also manufactures a range of performance products that are used to make a variety of plastics for packaging, medical devices, housewares, and office products.

Clariant Corporation is clearly into the chemicals business. The company is divided into four segments: Textile, Leather, and Paper Chemicals; Functional Chemicals; Pigments and Additives; and Masterbatches (which are color and additive concentrates). As the North American subsidiary of Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant AG, Clariant Corp. oversees operations in Canada and the US and has about 25 manufacturing facilities and service centers throughout North America.

The US subsidiary of German giant Henkel KGaA, Henkel Corporation helps consumers stick to it in many parts of their lives and projects. The company operates through three business sectors: laundry and home care, cosmetics and toiletries, and adhesives technologies. Some of its well known brands are Dial soap, Loctite and Pattex adhesives, Sista sealants, Thomsit flooring adhesives, Right Guard antiperspirant, LA LOOKS hair gel, Soft Scrub cleaner, and Purex laundry detergent. Henkel manufactures and markets industrial and engineering adhesives and surface technologies, as well. The founding Henkel family controls the company.

Beardow & Adams is constantly seeking out and creating sticky situations for itself. The company, known as Beardow Adams, is a hot melt adhesives manufacturer, whose products are used in such activities as bookbinding, woodworking, adhering labels to cans, bottles, and refrigerators, and sealing up the tops of cereal boxes. Hot melts are also used in the assembly of products ranging from consumer appliances to automobiles. Its products are distributed worldwide. Beardow Adams was established in 1977 by chairman and managing director Bob Adams and his partner, Len Beardow.

Tanner Industries Inc., a third generation family business, has been acknowledged for product quality and service dating back to 1890. We give you the reliability and assurance of a full service company. Through our strategically located facilities we can supply anhydrous ammonia and aqua ammonia by tank cars, tank trucks, cylinders, drums, totes, and ISO containers in quantities that fit your needs. Tanner Industries, Inc.'s Transportation Department provides the direction for our highly trained drivers whose prompt, courteous service has long been our company tradition. In the event of an emergency, whether it be for delivery, service or pumpout, our dispatch team is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

TransChemical, Inc.is an independent distributor of chemicals and solvents throughout the Midwest since 1974. TransChemical sources from a select list of quality suppliers, enabling you to meet your specifications precisely and without compromise. Consistently ranked in the Top 100 Chemical Distributors, member of National Association of Chemical Distribution, and ISO 9001:2000 certified.

A strong reaction to business? That's nothing new for Produits Chimiques Auxiliaires et de Synth賥 (PCAS), which makes fine and specialty chemicals for a variety of industries. Synthetic and active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry account for about half of PCAS' sales. Other significant segments make aroma chemicals for perfumes and synthetic and photosensitive chemicals for applications in photography, graphic arts, and electronics manufacturing. The company also develops additives for industrial lubricants and technical fluids, and it prepares pharmaceuticals in final dosage form. French manufacturer Dynaction owns about 70% of the company.

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