Air Products {NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment.
AMCOL International is a supplier of specialty minerals, providing products and technologies for a wide range of industrial and consumer-related markets worldwide. The company’s products range from cat litter and landfill liners to specialized clay blends used in the casting of molten metals. Established in 1927, AMCOL today operates in more than 12 countries with over 1,200 employees. AMCOL has consistently paid dividends to its shareholders since 1937. AMCOL’s various operating units are categorized in four areas: minerals, environmental, nanocomposites and transportation services.
Genesis Alkali is a global leader in mining and processing technology, producing natural soda ash from our plants in Green River, Wyoming. Our trona-based products are essential ingredients in a wide range of important everyday uses, including glass manufacturing, water treatment, chemical manufacturing, detergents, animal feed supplements, food grade products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Genesis Alkali employs approximately 950 people at eight processing plants and an underground mining operation. We are proud of employing several generations of hard-working families over many decades and are determined to maintain a culture of safety as a core value.
ICL is a global manufacturer of products that fulfill humanity’s essential needs in three categories: agriculture, food, and engineered materials. ICL’s operations are global and are supported by worldwide distribution and supply chains. Our mining and production sites are located in Israel, Europe, North and South America, and China. ICL employs about 13,000 persons worldwide.
ICL is a world leader in specialty fertilizers, bromine, and flame retardants. Several years ago, ICL broadened its focus to identifying and addressing the vital and evolving needs of humanity by developing creative solutions for safe and sustainable living. The agricultural products that ICL produces help to feed the world’s growing population with healthier, better quality, and more available food; our food additives enable people to have greater access to more varied and higher quality food; our potash and phosphate products are essential components for the pharma industry; and our bromine-based materials and phosphates contribute to a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly planet.
Since our success depends on our ability to develop products that are efficient, highly safe, and bear a low ecological footprint, our organizational structure commands that we strictly adhere to principles of sustainability. We invest major resources to develop technological solutions that take into account public health, the environment, air quality, water resources, and the land.
Sekisui produces and sells one of the most complete lines of polyvinyl alcohol (PV0H) in the world. We have developed a high level of expertise in both the production and use of PVOH. Our products are used in a wide array of applications including paper, building and construction, textiles, fils, oil field cementing, seed coatings, etc.
PeroxyChem is a global leader in peroxygen and adjacent chemistries. The company employs approximately 600 people throughout the world, with facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. With an unyielding commitment to safety at its core and backed by an exceptional team, the company prides itself on exemplary customer service, product quality, reliability and technical service. PeroxyChem manufactures high quality products and innovative applications developed as a result of innovation and superior technical expertise. The company supplies customized chemistries for electronics, energy, environmental, food safety, pulp, paper, polymer, and other industrial and consumer markets.
Versum Materials (NYSE: VSM) (versummaterials.com) is a best-in-class electronic materials company providing high-purity chemicals and gases, delivery systems, services and materials expertise to meet the evolving needs of the global semiconductor, display and LED markets. Derived from the Latin word for “toward,” the name “Versum” communicates the company’s deep commitment to helping customers move toward the future by collaborating, innovating and creating cutting-edge solutions.
A global leader in technology, quality, safety and reliability, Versum is one of the world’s largest suppliers of next generation CMP slurries, ultra-thin dielectric and metal film precursors, formulated cleans and etching products, and delivery equipment that has revolutionized the semiconductor industry. Versum Materials operated for more than three decades as a division of Air Products. An independent company since October 2016, Versum has annual sales of about US$1 billion, 1,900 employees and 10 major facilities in Asia and in North America. It is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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