Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (Schweitzer-Mauduit) is a diversified producer of premium specialty papers and the world’s largest supplier of fine papers to the tobacco industry. Schweitzer-Mauduit conducts business in over 90 countries and employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide, with operations in the United States, France, Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines and Canada and with a joint venture under construction in China. Schweitzer-Mauduit became an independent public company on December 1, 1995 with the spin-off by Kimberly-Clark Corporation of its United States, French and Canadian operations that produced tobacco-related products. Schweitzer-Mauduit is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWM.Schweitzer-Mauduit’s manufacturing facilities have a long history of producing paper dating back to 1545. The Company’s domestic mills led the development of the North American tobacco-related papers manufacturing industry, which was originated by Peter J. Schweitzer, Inc. that began as an importer of cigarette papers from France in 1908.

Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Packaging Corporation of America produces containerboard and corrugated products in the United States. Its corrugated packaging products include conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; and multi-color boxes and displays to merchandise the packaged products in retail locations, as well as meat boxes and wax-coated boxes for the agricultural industry. Packaging Corporation offers its products through a direct sales and marketing organization.

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, the nation's #2 pet supply specialty retailer, is hounding PetSmart for top dog status. As the operating subsidiary of holding company PETCO Animal Supplies, it runs more than 950 stores in all 50 US states. Its 15,000-sq.-ft. superstores carry some 10,000 pet-related items, including premium cat and dog foods (Nutro, Hill's Pet Nutrition), collars, leashes, grooming items, toys, and animal habitats. Its stores also offer grooming, training, vet services, and mixed breed DNA testing, and sponsor pet adoption for cats and dogs with local animal-welfare organizations. PETCO's products are also available through its Web site. Buyout firms took PETCO private in 2006.

Takasago International (U.S.A.) hopes to leave you smelling like a rose. The company develops a variety of flavors and extracts that are used in beverages, candies, mints, perfumes, and colognes. Takasago's product line also includes fine chemicals and aroma chemicals. In late 2008 the firm acquired New Jersey-based Wessel Fragrances in a bid to gain access to Wessel's customers in the household and personal care products markets. The company is the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Takasago International, a leading fragrance supplier in the Asia-Pacific region, that was established in 1920.

In 1967 Graham Webb founded the international hair care company, which is now woven into Wella AG. The firm's roots are in hair care education. Its first Graham Webb Academy opened in London in 1981. The company now has academies in the US -- specifically the District of Columbia, Minnesota, and California. Along with its some dozen UK salons, Graham Webb makes hair care, body care, and cosmetics worldwide and sells them through licensed beauty salons, cosmetologists, and distributors. Wella AG bought Graham Webb in 2001. Procter & Gamble acquired Wella in 2004.

Teknion wants employees to get past visions of group holding pens when they walk into an open floor plan office space, and instead think about the geometric possibilities implied by desking systems, panel systems, and post-and-beam systems. The fast-growing US subsidiary of Canada's Teknion Corporation, the company distributes office furniture systems throughout the US. Products include segmented cubicles, space segregation panels, chairs, desks, and couches. Teknion sells most of its wares to contracted clients, including the GSA (General Services Administration of the US government). It also operates about 10 showrooms in major US cities.

Previously owned by Prada and Change Capital Partners (CCP), the minimalist fashion house is owned by GIBO, the European unit of Japanese apparel group Onward Holdings. GIBO acquired the company in 2008. Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons now fills Jil Sander's shoes as creative director. The company sells women's and men's apparel, as well as accessories, footwear, jewelry, eyewear, and fragrances. Established in 1978, it also operates about a dozen stores, in addition to 50 franchised locations worldwide, and sells its products in such high-end shops as Bergdorf Goodman and Barney's.

Arizona Natural Resources was founded in 1972. It's a family-owned contract manufacturer of personal care products, such as bath and shower gels, hand and body lotions, and bath bubbles. The company also produces fragranced and aromatherapy candles, pet care products (including canine cologne and odor-eliminating candles), and fabric refresher sprays. Additionally, it is a certified manufacturer of organic products.

Admiral Beverage Corporation and its sister company, Fremont Beverages, keep Wyoming residents well hydrated. The companies bottle and distribute PepsiCo products, as well as Dr Pepper beverages in the areas of Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Powell, Riverton, and Worland, as well as selected sites in Idaho, Montana, and South Dakota. Admiral and Fremont have two production sites, one in Worland, Wyoming, and another in Pleasantview, Utah. The facilities have a production capacity of 1,200 cans and 500 bottles of soda per minute. The business also operates in Alaska as 7UP Alaska.

Creightons can help. Specializing in natural skin care products, Creightons is a contract manufacturer for the personal care and cosmetics industries worldwide. Founded as Creighton's Laboratories in 1952, the cosmetics company serves department stores and supermarket chains. Its products, made through its Potter + Moore Innovations facility in Peterborough, include salon hair care, shower gels, men's shaving and skin care products, lip balms, sun care items, bath oils and additives, and powders. Creightons first floated as a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange in 1986, and its assets were transferred to its Potter + Moore subsidiary in 2006.

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