N-Viro International Corporation develops and licenses its technology to municipalities and private companies. Their patented processes use lime and/or mineral-rich, combustion byproducts to treat, pasteurize, immobilize and convert wastewater sludge and other bio-organic wastes into biomineral agricultural and soil-enrichment products with real market value. The company has generated sales in excess of $40 million dollars, since its initial public offering in October of 1993, which was underwritten by Robertson Stephens, Raymond James, Oppenheimer & Co., and Paine Webber.

LWB Refractories, a manufacturer of dolomite-based refractory materials, supplies basic refractories (products based on doloma, magnesia, and alumina raw materials) for the steel and cement industries throughout the world. Its refractory materials are also used in rotary lime kilns. LWB Refractories company operates production facilities in Flaumont and Valenciennes, France; Hagen-Halden, Oberhausen, and Kruft, Germany; and York, Pennsylvania, in the US. Brazilian competitor Magnesita Refratarios acquired LWB Refractories company in October 2008 from US-based equity firm Rhone Capital for $938 million, creating one of the world's largest refractory manufacturers. The deal gave LWB an 11% stake in Magnesita.

Tetra Pak Ltd. manufactures aseptic laminated paperboard packaging materials used to store liquids such as milk and juice and shelf-stable processed foods such as tomatoes and tuna. Tetra Pak Ltd. company sells close to 3 billion packages a year to customers in the UK; the cartons are comprised of approximately 75% paperboard. In an effort to limit its contribution to waste products, Tetra Pak Ltd. is active in establishing recycling facilities for its used packaging, which is turned into construction materials. Tetra Pak Ltd. is the UK arm of Swiss packaging manufacturer Tetra Pak, itself a subsidiary of Tetra Laval International.

Founded in 1989, Nicholl Food Packaging manufactures aluminum foil containers primarily for bakery wholesalers, catering distributors, cash-and-carry outlets, and the food-processing industry. Products include foil containers (compartmental, patty pans and cups, medium rounds, oblongs and ovals), aluminum lids (foil board laminate, microwavable boards, heat seal film, and transparent domes), smoothwalls (dessert range and rectangular and round), and trivets. Nicholl Food Packaging Limited company also manufactures hand-closing and dispensing machinery. US-based investment firm Audax Group owns Nicholl Food Packaging Limited company.

Invensys plc operates as a technology and controls company with a focus on the industrial automation, rail transportation, and controls. Invensys company's Invensys Operations Management division provides technology, software, and consulting services. It creates and applies technologies to facilitate the operation of industrial and commercial operations, such as oil refineries, fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, petrochemical works, and other manufacturing sites. This division sells a range of equipment used in industrial plants comprising measurement and instrumentation products, and recorders and controllers; distributed control systems; safety systems for nuclear power stations, petrochemical plants, and oil refineries; SimSci-Esscor simulation software; and enterprise control systems. Invensys company's Invensys Rail division provides signaling, communication, and control systems that facilitate the operation of trains in mainline and mass transit networks worldwide. It offers integrated control centers that supervise and control railways; systems for communication based train control; and European rail traffic management system that automates train operation and protection; interlockings for safe running across a network; and trackside products, such as crossings, point machines, relays, and track circuits.

Curwood is a preferred supplier of innovative packaging materials and systems for food, beverage, household, industrial and personal care industries.Curwood maintains strategic manufacturing and service centers throughout North America, South America and Europe, and is well-positioned to meet global distribution and marketing needs. Headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Curwood is part of the Bemis family of companies.

Kinnevik never seems to get bored of the paperboard business. Investment AB Kinnevik is one of Sweden's largest holding companies. Through its Korsnos subsidiaries, the group makes paperboard, paper, liquid packaging board, and pulp products. It also has financial and farming operations, and holds substantial investments in several companies, including Tele2 (telecommunications), Modern Times Group (radio and television), Metro International (newspapers), Transcom Worldwide (CRM software), and Millicom International Cellular (international cellular service). In 2009, Kinnevik acquired its primary stakeholder, Emesco, in a complicated transaction that streamlined the Stenbeck family's corporate ownership.

Pioneer Metal Finishing proves its mettle by finishing the metal products of others. Pioneer Metal Finishing offers a range of metal finishing techniques, from bright dip anodizing to clear and dyed anodizing, hard lubing, and electroless nickel plating. Its finishes also include acid etch, dry film lubricants, and chromate conversion. Customers -- OEMs and job shops -- operate predominantly in commercial and industrial markets that require parts with increased wear and corrosion resistance, lubricity, heat dissipation, or dielectric properties. Pioneer Metal has divisions in six US cities, each within 300-miles of core customers, or the distance its fleet of tractor trailers can reasonably pick up and deliver metal goods.

The Weir Group need not be wary of even the biggest infrastructure project. The engineering company offers an array of industrial products and services used to build or run everything from mines to wastewater plants to oil pipelines to nuclear facilities. The Weir Group PLC company manufactures industrial pumps, valves, controls, and material handling equipment; it also provides maintenance and technical support and replacement parts. To keep its global operations organized, Weir divides its activities into three divisions: minerals, oil and gas, and power and industrial. North America is the group's leading region, with about one-third of sales.

Balda AG gives you something to hold on to. Balda AG company, a successor to a camera manufacturer started in 1908, develops and manufactures high-performance plastic products, including cellular telephone components such as shells, display panels, and buttons. Balda customers include leading cellular phone manufacturers such as Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson. It also provides plastics used for medical devices, satellites, and automotive applications. The company's North Carolina-based subsidiary Balda USA specializes in the design and development of new products. Balda AG is the holding company for its regional business segments in China, Germany, India, and Malaysia.

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