In times of stress please watch your step around Adhesives Research's products; they're pressure-sensitive. The company manufactures pressure-sensitive adhesives for the medical (for wound care and IV attachments), electronics (used in the assembly stages for mobile devices, hard drives, etc.), industrial (automotive, glass treatment), and splicing (pulp and paper industry) markets. The company manufactures its products on a custom basis, working with customers worldwide. It operates technical design and manufacturing facilities in Colombia, Ireland, and the US. Adhesives Research was founded in 1961 by chairman Erwin Huber.

Samsung, but instead of making all that stuff you see at the electronics store, it buys and sells all manner of consumer and industrial goods. Samsung C&T America (SCTA, the C&T stands for construction and trading) is the US arm of the Korean commodities trading, marketing and distribution, and investment company Samsung C&T (a part of the Samsung chaebol, or industrial group). As a commodities trader, SCTA deals in chemicals, steel, metals, textiles, and natural resources. The company's marketing and distribution efforts include consumer products ranging from health care products to FUBU clothing and US Polo Association footwear.

Albemarle Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of engineered specialty chemicals. It operates in three segments: Polymer Additives, Catalysts, and Fine Chemicals. The Polymer Additives segment offers brominated, mineral, and phosphorus flame retardants that are used in plastic enclosures for consumer electronics, printed circuit boards, wire and cable, electrical connectors, textiles, foam insulation, and foam seating in furniture and automobiles. This segment also produces plastic and other additives, such as curatives, antioxidants, and stabilizers. The Catalysts segment provides refinery catalysts, including hydroprocessing catalysts, fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts, and additives; and polyolefin catalysts comprising aluminum and magnesium-alkyls, which are used as co-catalysts, as well as metallocene/single-site catalysts that aid in the development and production of new polymers.The Fine Chemicals segment offers performance chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, and various bromine fine chemicals, which are used in various industrial applications; and tertiary amines for surfactants, biocides, disinfectants, and sanitizers; potassium and chlorine-based products that are used in industrial applications; alkenyl succinic anhydride for paper-sizing formulations; and aluminum oxides that are used in various refractory, ceramic, and polishing applications. This segment also engages in fine chemistry services business, which offers custom manufacturing, research, and chemical scale-up services for companies. The company provides its products and services to manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals, and petroleum refiners in the United States and internationally. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1993 and is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

NOF might be your one-stop bakery. The company is a major processor of oilseeds, from which it produces oleochemicals (common in personal care items such as detergents and shampoos) and food staples such as margarine, shortening, and processed oils. It also produces explosives used in construction and in military and space applications. In addition, NOF produces materials for electronics and petroleum-based chemicals such as surfactants, polymers, and paints for ships and automobiles. The company operates half a dozen manufacturing locations throughout Japan and international subsidiaries elsewhere in Asia, Europe, and North America.

When the kids (or coworkers) track in a hill of dirt from the yard, Hillyard is around to help clean up. The company manufactures and distributes cleaning solutions and supplies, from carpet and gym-floor cleaners to toilet-bowl detergents and air fresheners. Hillyard not only makes the cleaners but also moves them around North America through a network of distributors that spans the US and much of Canada. Among the company's larger customers are manufacturing and consumer products giants the likes of Georgia-Pacific, 3M, and Rubbermaid. Hillyard was formed by N. S. Hillyard in 1907.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of tires and related products and services worldwide. It manufactures rubber tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aviation, motorcycles, farm implements, earthmoving and mining equipment, industrial equipment, and various other applications. The company offers tires under ‘Goodyear’, ‘Dunlop’, ‘Kelly’, ‘Fulda’, ‘Debica’, ‘Sava’, and various other Goodyear owned house brands, as well as under private-label brands. It also retreads truck, aviation, and off-the-road tires; manufactures and sells tread rubber and other tire retreading materials; provides automotive repair services and miscellaneous other products and services; and manufactures and sells flaps for truck tires and other types of tires. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated approximately 1,600 tire and auto service center outlets, where it offers its products for retail sale and provides automotive repair and other services. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 and is based in Akron, Ohio.

ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc., a technology-based company, develops, manufactures, and sells chemical products and electronic products. The company offers a range of products in three areas: chemical products for industrial use; non-invasive electronic medical devices; and cosmetic and topical products. Its chemical product line primarily comprises water-based chemical products, such as primers and adhesives, coatings and resins, and chemical additives, which are used in food packaging and printing industries. ADM Tronics also develops medical devices, based on the Sonotron Technology, to treat subjects suffering from the pain of inflammatory joint conditions and tinnitus. It develops the NCCD device to non-invasively treat neural-cerebral conditions. In addition, the company manufactures and sells electronic controllers for spas and hot tubs. ADM Tronics sells its products directly and through distributors primarily in the United States, Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Northvale, New Jersey.

Soluol's waterborne and solvent borne polyurethane resins, coatings, and adhesives are probably part of your daily routine. The company is the maker of the SOLUCOTE line of coatings that transform fabrics into water and flame resistant materials, make rubber gloves more slippery (and easier to fit), and protect pills in blister packaging. Originally a manufacturer of textile auxiliaries, Soluol shifted operations to silicone emulsification in 1968 and water-based products in the late 1970s. In 2008 Dutch chemicals giant DSM acquired Soluol to increase its North American presence through its DSM Resins U.S. unit.

Dur-A-Flex makes and sells not-so-flexible flooring products. The company manufactures commercial and industrial flooring systems and polymer components (epoxies, urethanes, and methyl methacrylates), as well as colored quartz aggregates for use in food processing, laboratory, health care, grocery, correctional, automotive, and manufacturing settings. Its products include primers, sealers, crack fillers, resurfacers, performance topcoats, and protective coatings. Dur-A-Flex's colored quartz aggregate are sold primarily to the seamless flooring industry.

Not all chemicals are a naturalist's nightmare. Croda International gets most of its sales from its industrial specialties segment, primarily from oleochemicals (chemicals that are derived from natural oils). Other products made by that segment include polymer additives, coatings, and automotive and industrial lubricants. Its other segment is consumer care and includes products for the personal care, health care, and agricultural industries. For example, wool grease (more commonly known as lanolin) and its derivatives are used in nearly every cosmetic from lipstick to moisturizers as well as in medical care treatment products.

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