The company is Europe's largest chemical distributor (ahead of Univar) and among the top three in the US (along with the likes of Ashland); it also ranks as the top distributor in Latin America. From its 400 locations in 60 countries, Brenntag offers lab services (blending, compounding, preparation), storage, and logistics activities. Among the companies whose products Brenntag supplies are global giants like Arkema, BASF, and Yara. Its industrial and specialty chemicals serve the oil and gas, cosmetics, coatings, plastics, mining, and pulp and paper industries. Brenntag went public in 2010

Rasa Industries can help your company dig itself a hole. Rasa has three major business segments: machinery, chemicals, and electronic materials. Its machinery segment makes pipe-jacking machines used for tunneling in the installation of sewer, gas, and water lines and electricity and communication networks; it also makes screens and pumps for dealing with the slurry that its pipe-jacking machines produce. Rasa's chemical products include phosphorus, ferric oxide, and phosphoric acid. In 2011 Rasa's electronics division sold its silicon wafer recycling operations to RS Technologies. The unit continues to make high-purity materials such as gallium and phosphorus for electronics.

Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated petrochemical cracker and thermoplastics producer primarily in Brazil. It offers olefins, such as ethylene, polymer and chemical grade propylene, butadiene, isoprene, and butene-1; aromatics comprising benzene, toluene, para-xylene, ortho-xylene, and mixed xylene; caprolactam, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, and ammonium sulfate; automotive gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas; and methyl tertiary butyl ether, solvent C9, and pyrolysis C9 primarily for manufacturing intermediate second generation petrochemical products. The company also produces electric power, steam, compressed air, and purified drinking and demineralized water. In addition, it offers polyethylene and polypropylene for use in consumer and industrial applications, such as plastic films for food and industrial packaging, bottles, shopping bags and other consumer goods containers, automotive parts, and household appliances.Further, the company engages in producing suspension polyvinylchloride (PVC) for the manufacture of pipes, fittings, laminated products, shoes, sheeting, flooring, cable insulation, electrical conduit, packaging, and medical applications; paste PVC for producing toys, synthetic leather, flooring materials, bottle caps and seals, automobile corrosion prevention treatments, and wallpaper coatings; ethylene dichloride for the manufacture of PVC; and caustic soda for aluminum, pulp and paper, petrochemicals and other chemicals, soaps and detergents, and waste treatment plants applications. Additionally, it distributes chemical and petrochemical products comprising solvents, such as aliphatic, aromatic, synthetic, and ecological solvents; polymers; and general purpose chemicals, which include process oils, chemical intermediates, blends, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and santoprene. The company, formerly known as Copene Petroquimica do Nordeste S.A., was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Camacari, Brazil.

Rex Chemical tackles cleaning up messes of Jurassic proportions. The company makes liquid and powdered janitorial chemicals for the food service, housekeeping, laundry, and industrial markets. Among its products are carpet shampoo, degreasers, disinfectants, floor finish and polishes, soaps, stain and mildew removers, and toilet bowl cleaners. It also sells related cleaning equipment, such as aerosols, dishwashers, dispensers, and vacuums. Rex Chemical's main customers include hospitals and schools. The company is owned and operated by the Granja family, which founded Rex Chemical in 1965.

FinishMaster sells tons of paint. The company is a top US distributor of automotive paints, coatings, and accessories, which it sells mainly to customers in the collision repair industry. FinishMaster distributes a wide variety of brand name products from such producers as BASF, DuPont, 3M, and PPG (its top suppliers accounting for 87% of sales in 2009). The firm's distribution network serves its customers from more than 160 sales outlets in 28 states. In 2010 FinishMaster was acquired by auto parts distributor Uni-Select Inc.

Sud-Chemie's products help make a nasty world a nicer place. The company's adsorbents division (responsible for more than half of its sales) makes chemicals for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, bleaching agents for the purification of edible oils and fats, and additives for the treatment of solid and liquid manure. The division's other products include thickening agents for paints, glues, and cosmetics, as well as desiccants for controlling moisture in pharmaceuticals.

EMCO Chemical Distributors has developed a special chemistry with its Midwest manufacturing customers. The company distributes chemicals that include acids, alcohols, surfactants, solvents, and other industrial and specialty chemicals. Its custom packaging facility provides contract blending and packaging services and concentrates on filling orders for hazardous chemicals. Long situated solely in Chicago, EMCO has in recent years opened new facilities in Minneapolis/St. Paul; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and suburban St. Louis. Its waste services division supplies processed non-hazardous waste to Covanta's New York waste-to-energy facility. President, CEO, and owner Edward Polen founded EMCO in 1971.

EMD Chemicals makes things that help people look good, feel better, and live well. The company provides specialty chemicals for pharmaceutical, biotech, cosmetic, automotive, plastics, electronics, and other industrial applications. The company's Lab Chemicals business makes high purity chemicals and analytical reagents for laboratory applications; its Life Science Solutions unit manufactures bulk ingredients for pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic producers; and the Industrial Pigments division produces effect pigments for coatings, cosmetics, and the automotive industry.

Montefibre helps keep the world in polyester. The company is among the world's leading acrylic fiber manufacturers; its other big product is polyester. The company also produces polymer and staple fibers and filament yarns, and it has developed an antibacterial acrylic fiber. Applications for the company's fibers include products like imitation fur, automobile carpeting, outdoor awnings, and sport socks. Montefibre produces its fibers at plants in China (a joint venture with Jilin Qifeng), Italy, and Spain. Orlandi Group owns a majority stake in Montefibre. The company was established in 1918 as La Soie de Chatillon and changed its name to Montefibre in 1972.

Whether you need cleaner water or cleaner food, Hydrite Chemical has the solution. In addition to water treatment and food sanitation chemicals, Hydrite offers custom organic chemical processes, including esterification, polymerization, and the distillation of monomers. The company also manufactures sulfur chemicals and serves the pulp and paper, waste management, and food processing industries. Hydrite operates nine manufacturing plants and distributes its products throughout the Midwestern US. President John Honkamp and family control the company, which was founded in 1929.

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