SCA Hygiene, a division of Sweden's Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), makes and sells a comprehensive line of tissue and personal care products worldwide. It makes products such as baby diapers and incontinence, feminine hygiene, and other absorbent tissue products. In addition to selling its products to home consumers, it sells to hotels, health care facilities, and industrial and service institutions. Hygiene products account for about 50% of the parent company's total sales. Its consumer brands include Edet, Tork, Zewa, and Velvet. The hygiene products operations are conducted through four business groups: SCA Tissue Europe, SCA Personal Care, SCA Americas, and SCA Asia Pacific.

C-Care company, which operates as C-Care Full Filling Service, is a contract manufacturer of personal care products, including skin care (deodorants, liquid soaps, lotions and cremes), hair care (shampoos, conditioners, hair sprays and gels), and hair color products. The firm was established in 2000 and offers product formulation and research and development capabilities, as well as filling, capping, labeling, coding, and packaging services.

Kracie Holdings (formerly Kanebo Trinity Holdings) is a veteran firm that knows diversification and doesn't mind changing its moniker. The company makes toiletries, pharmaceuticals, and food. Kracie's products vary from Prostyle hair styling product to Frisk chewing gum to Coccoapo A, an over-the-counter drug for the treatment of constipation and obesity. Kracie, formed in 1887, operates in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Kracie sold its cosmetics unit to household products maker Kao Corp. in 2006. Kanebo changed its name to Kracie Holdings in July 2007.

Dooney & Bourke makes high-end handbags and accessories, mostly for women but also for men. They're sold in department stores (such as Macy's and Nordstrom), online, and by catalog. The company operates about 10 of its own stores internationally, including seven locations in a handful of US states and a flagship shop in Manhattan. Best-known for its distinctive initial-covered purses, Dooney & Bourke also makes cell phone and iPod cases, as well as jewelry, luggage, apparel, shoes, totes, wallets, and assorted accessories.

The office products maker was founded in 1952 by its namesake, Peter Pepper. Peter Pepper Products company designs and manufactures office furniture and accessories, including clocks, coat racks, magazine holders, tables, benches, waste baskets -- even planters. Peter Pepper also imports items from Canada, Europe, and Asia. Products are sold through corporate and government contract sales, as well as through retailers (which have included Boise Office Solutions, Ivan Allen Workspace, and Herman Miller). The company operates two facilities in Southern California, runs a showroom in Chicago, and has factory representatives across the US.

Alterna, a hair-care maker launched in 1997, has developed high-end products that have been embraced by the likes of Jennifer Aniston, whose healthy, stylish hairdo became quite the "to do" in the 1990s. Alterna has made a name for itself through its progressive lines, such as Enzymetherapy, Color Hold, and The Science of Ten (which includes 10 ingredients from sources worldwide). It also boasts Caviar, Life, and Luxury lines, as well as a Hemp hair-care line and Private Reserve white-truffle oil shampoo and conditioner. Alterna's products are sold in specialty stores, as well as at retailers Ulta and Beauty Store & Salon. The company is owned by TSG Consumer Partners.

Laura Tenison returned to her home in the UK and founded JoJo Maman Bébé (JMB) in 1993, with the goal of giving women a more stylish alternative to frumpy maternity clothing. The company, which Tenison owns, designs comfortable, expandable clothing ranging from casual pants and skirts for everyday wear to dresses and outfits for special occasions. JMB also offers maternity underwear and tops for breastfeeding, a line of clothing for infants and children, and a range of baby toys and other products, such as bath and travel gear, nursery decor, and car seats. The company sells its wares by print catalog and over the Internet.

Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of pulp. Its products include northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, kraft pulp, and market pulp. The company operates three NBSK pulp mills, including the Rosenthal mill and the Stendal mill in Germany, as well as Celgar mill in Canada. Mercer International sells its products primarily in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Corwood Laboratories, Inc. company is a contract manufacturer of liquids, lotions, gels, and creams for bath, hair care, skin care, and personal care products. Along with the usual cosmetics, shower gels, and shampoos, it also makes over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, such as acne cream, burn ointment, and wound cleansers and dressings. The company makes products for pets, too, in the form of coat conditioners, shampoo, stain remover, and toothpaste. QuSomes, a new nanotechnology that is intended to replace liposomes, is the result of its partnership with BioZone Laboratories.

Temple-Inland, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Austin, Texas. Temple-Inland Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures corrugated packaging and building products primarily in the United States and Mexico. Temple-Inland Company's Corrugated Packaging segment manufactures containerboard and converts it into a line of corrugated packaging products. Its products include commodity brown boxes and intricate die cut containers, which can be printed with multi-color graphics. This segment also manufacture bulk containers constructed of multi-wall corrugated board, which are used for bulk shipments of various materials. In addition, the Corrugated Packaging segment serves a range of customers in the food, paper, glass containers, chemical, appliance, and plastics industries. Its Building Products segment offers various products, including lumber, gypsum wallboard, particleboard, medium density fiberboard, and fiberboard. This segment markets these products to distributors, retailers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company has a joint venture agreement with Del-Tin Fiber LLC, which produces medium density fiberboard.

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