Classified directory: 4/chemicals and additives.AIR RELEASE AGENTS Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people. Chemicals Inc., NY AOC AOC, n an acronym for the Aromatherapy Organizations Council. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN Buckman Buckman may refer to: People
BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT Cognis Cognis is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in many of its markets worldwide. The company employs about 8,000 people, operates production or service centers in almost 30 countries, and sells its products to customers in more than 100 countries. Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) Lescon Inc., ME (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (C) Rhodia The word Rhodia has several uses. It may refer to:
Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL ANTIBLOCKING AGENTS Akcros Chemicals America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. , NJ Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY ** Ashland Ashland (ăsh`lənd). 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 23,622), Boyd co., E Ky., on terraces along the Ohio River near the influx of the Big Sandy; settled 1786, inc. 1854. Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Axel Axel: see Absalon. Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX Cabot Corp., Cab-O-Sil Div., IL CasChem, Inc., NJ Chemcentral Corp., IL (D) Chroma Short for "chrominance." The attributes of a color, which include its hue (frequency) and saturation (amount of black). See hue and saturation. Corp., IL Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Croda Inc., TX ** Crompton Cromp·ton , Samuel 1753-1827. British inventor of the spinning mule (1779). Corp., CT The Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. Group of America, Inc., NJ Degussa Corp., NJ Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. Corp., MI DuPont Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: Companies
Eagle-Picher Minerals, Inc., Sub. of Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., NV Engelhard
Engelhard Corporation is an international Fortune 500 company headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey. It is credited with developing the first production catalytic converter. Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Fiber Sales & Development Corp., NJ Franklynn Industries, Inc., OH Fuji Fuji (f  `jē), city (1990 pop. 222,490), Shizuoka prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan, on Suruga Bay. Silysia Chemical, NC W.R. Grace & Co., Grace Davison Davison is a surname, and may refer to
Grefco Minerals Inc., CA ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL J.M. Huber Huber may refer to:
ICI (language) ICI - An extensible, interpretated language by Tim Long with syntax similar to C. ICI adds high-level garbage-collected associative data structures, exception handling, sets, regular expressions, and dynamic arrays. Surfactants, DE Imerys Imerys is a French multinational company listed on Euronext Paris (ticker: NK). It is a constituent of the CAC Next 20 index. It specialises in the mining and distribution of industrial minerals. , Pigments & Additives Div., GA International Resources, Inc., MD L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) ** Lonza Lonza may refer to:
D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) ** Luzenac, CO McGee McGee may refer to: People
Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians Color, IL Millennium Chemicals Millennium Chemicals Inc is a U.S. based chemical company. The business was established in 1985. It was a subsidiary of British conglomerate Hanson plc at one time, but was demerged on 1 October 1996, when it became an independent listed company. , MD Millennium Specialty Chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. , Inc., MD Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nyacol Nano Technologies, Inc., MA Potters Industries, Inc., PA ** Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. Co., Plastics Additives, PA SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. International (USA) Inc., NJ Seegott Inc., OH Specialty Minerals Inc., Sub. of Mineral Technologies Inc., PA Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL ** Struktol Co. of America, OH (D) 3M Performance Materials Div., MN Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Unichema North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , IL Unimin Unimin Corporation is the American subsidiary of Sibelco and the United States' leading producer of silica sand. Unimin specializes in industrial minerals. The company's products include ball clay, barium sulfate, bentonite clay, calcium carbonate, dolomite, feldspar, Specialty Minerals Inc., CT R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT Whittaker You may also be looking for Whitaker Whittaker is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
World Minerals Inc., Celite Corp., CA ANTIBLOCKING CONCENTRATES Americhem Inc., OH Ampacet Corp., NY Bayshore Bayshore may refer to: Communities:
ICO In Case Of ICO Information Commissioner's Office (UK) ICO Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Spain: Official Credit Institute) Polymers, TX Brenntag Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. Plastics, Ltd., ON Chroma Corp., IL Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN DuPont Co., Packaging & Industrial Polymers, DE EMS-Grivory America, A unit of EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc., SC Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) Franklynn Industries, Inc., OH GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH ICI Surfactants, DE Ingenia Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Lanier La·nier , Sidney 1842-1881. American writer and musician noted for his melodic poems, including "The Marshes of Glynn" (1878). His novel Tiger Lilies (1867) is based on his experiences as a Confederate soldier. Color Co., GA M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Plastics Color Corp., NC Polyfil Corp., NJ PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive additive In foods, any of various chemical substances added to produce desirable effects. Additives include such substances as artificial or natural colourings and flavourings; stabilizers, emulsifiers, and thickeners; preservatives and humectants (moisture-retainers); and Masterbatches, OH Polyvel Inc., NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) A. Schulman Schulman is a surname, usually that of a Jewish person. The name is derived from the Yiddish word shul ("synagogue"). Some well-known people with this name are:
Spartech Color, ON Standridge Color Corp., GA Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) ANTIFOGGING AGENTS Akcros Chemicals America, NJ Ampacet Corp., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chemax Polymer Additives, SC Chroma Corp., IL Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the Corp., Additives Div., NY Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT Croda Inc., TX ** Crompton Corp., CT Exxene Corp., TX ICI Surfactants, DE Ishihara Ishihara is a Japanese surname, and may refer to:
** Lonza Inc., NJ Patco Additives Div., American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Ingredients Co., MO PolyChem Alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. , Inc., NC (C) Polyfil Corp., NJ Polyvel Inc., NJ Rogers Anti-Static See antistatic. Chemicals, IL Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Unichema North America, IL ANTIOXIDANTS Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. * Aceto Corp., NY (D) Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akcros Chemicals America, NJ Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL * Albemarle Albemarle, city, United States Albemarle, city (1990 pop. 14,939), seat of Stanly co., central N.C., in the Piedmont region; inc. 1857. A marketing center in an agricultural area of cotton, grain, poultry, soybeans, and livestock, Albemarle also produces Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Additives Div., NY * Clariant Clariant (SWX: [1]) is a Swiss speciality chemical company which was formed in 1995 as a spin off from Sandoz. The company expanded by the incorporation of the speciality chemicals business of Hoechst (Germany) in 1997 and the acquisition of BTP plc (UK) in 2000. Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI * ** Crompton Corp., CT * Cytec Industries Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals and materials technology company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company. , TN * Cytec Industries, NJ * Dover Dover, town, England Dover (dō`vər), town (1991 pop. 33,461), Kent, SE England, on the Strait of Dover, beneath chalk cliffs (the "White Cliffs of Dover") c.375 ft (114 m) high. The small Dour River flows through the town. Chemical Corp., Sub. of ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce Industries, Inc., OH Dow (Direct OverWrite) See magneto-optic disk. Chemical Co., MI * Eastman Chemical Co., TN * Eliokem, Inc., OH * Fairmount Fairmount can refer to:
General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * ** Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Chemical Corp., IN ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) * Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ * Lanxess LANXESS AG (FWB: LXSG) is a leading chemicals group with production sites and agencies all over the world: a global player in the fields of chemicals, plastics and rubber. LANXESS operations have a long history, rich with a tradition of research and discovery. Corp., PA Lintech International, GA (D) * Mayzo, Inc., GA * Merisol Antioxidants LLC, PA * Micropel Corp., NJ Midwest Color, IL Mitsui Mitsui: see zaibatsu. Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) NanoMaterials Nanomaterials is the study of how materials behave when their dimensions are reduced to the nanoscale. It can also refer to the materials themselves that are used in nanotechnology. , Inc., RI (D) ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH * Rhodia, Inc., NJ * Schenectady Schenectady (skənĕk`tədē), city (1990 pop. 65,566), seat of Schenectady co., E central N.Y., on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal; founded 1661 by Arent Van Curler, inc. 1798. International, NY 3-V Chemical Corp., NC Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) * R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT ANTIOXIDANT antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene CONCENTRATES Accel Color, OH * Akrochem Corp., OH AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * Americhem Inc., OH Ampacet Corp., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Bayshore Industrial, Sub. of ICO Polymers, TX Breen This article is about the fictional alien species. For other uses, see Breen (disambiguation). The Breen are a species in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. They wear suits which supposedly generate an arctic environment inside them. Color Concentrates, Inc., NJ Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON * Chroma Corp., IL Clariant Additive Masterbatches, VA Colorco Inc., NJ Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Custom Chemicals Corp., NJ * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ * Flow Polymers, Inc., OH * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH * HiTech HITECH High Technology Polymers, Inc., NY Ingenia Polymers, Inc., ON (C) Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., GA M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Maruzen America, Inc., Maruzen Petrochemicals, NY Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Peacock peacock or peafowl, large bird of the genus Pavo, in the pheasant family, native to E Asia. There are two main species, the common (Pavo cristatus), and the Javanese (P. Colors, IL * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT Plastics Color Corp., NC PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH Polyfil Corp., NJ Polymer Concentrates, Inc., MA (C) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (C) Polyvel Inc., NJ Riverdale Riverdale, village (1990 pop. 13,671), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1892. Its large steel mill closed with the national decline of the industry. Color Mfg., Inc., NJ * A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) Spartech Color, ON * Standridge Color Corp., GA * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) ANTISTATS Aceto Corp., NY (D) ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. Inc./Staticide, IL Akcros Chemicals America, NJ Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Corp., Chemicals, NJ Bekaert This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Corp., Bekaert Fibre Technologies, NC Bond Corp., IL Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA CasChem, Inc., NJ CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chemax Polymer Additives, SC Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Additives Div., NY Coatings Resource Corp., CA (D) Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT (D) Croda Inc., TX ** Crompton Corp., CT Cytec Industries, NJ The Dallas Group of America, Inc., NJ Degussa Corp., NJ Dow Chemical Co., MI Dow Corning Corp., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. Systems, Static Control Div., MA Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD ICI Surfactants, DE JacksonLea, CT Charles Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by M. Jessup Jessup may refer to people real or fictional:
Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) ** Lonza Inc., NJ Martin Color-Fi, Inc., SC Maxi-Blast Inc., IN Meech v. i. 1. See Mich. Static Eliminators, USA, OH Midwest Color, IL Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Milliken Milliken is a surname, and may refer to: In places:
Northern Supply Co., Div. of Milacron, Inc., MN (D) Noveon Static Control Polymers, OH (C) OHS, Div. of OHS-Quebec, PQ (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Patco Additives Div., American Ingredients Co., MO ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Plastiflex Co. Inc., CA PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA Price-Driscoll Corp., CT Rhodia, Inc., NJ Rogers Anti-Static Chemicals, IL Seegott Inc., OH Specialty Products Co., NJ Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL 3-V Chemical Corp., NC Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Transmet Corp., OH ANTISTAT CONCENTRATES ACL Inc./Staticide, IL Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Americhem Inc., OH Ampacet Corp., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Bond Corp., IL Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON Chroma Corp., IL Clariant Additive Masterbatches, VA Colorco Inc., NJ Colorco, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Custom Chemicals Corp., NJ Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) ICI Surfactants, DE Ingenia Polymers, Inc., ON (C) Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., GA Lescon Inc., ME (D) M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA(C) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA J. Meyer Mey·er , Annie Florance Nathan 1867-1951. American writer and a founder of Barnard College at Columbia University (1889). Her plays include The Dominant Sex (1911) and Black Souls (1932). & Sons, Inc., PA Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nylon nylon, synthetic thermoplastic material characterized by strength, elasticity, resistance to abrasion and chemicals, low moisture absorbency, and capacity to be permanently set by heat. After 10 years of research E. I. Molding Corp., CA Peacock Colors, IL Plastics Color Corp., NC PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH PolyChem Alloy, Inc., NC (C) Polyfil Corp., NJ Polymer Concentrates, Inc., MA (C) Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (C) Polyvel Inc., NJ Price-Driscoll Corp., CT Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) Spartech Color, ON Specialty Products Co., NJ Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Tomen America Inc., NY Uniform Color Co., MI BIOCIDES ** AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission , Inc., IL Akcros Chemicals America, NJ Aqua-Flo Inc., MD Arch Chemicals Founded in 1999, Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ) is a biocides company with over a billion dollars in annual sales. It consists of four divisions:
Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN Calgon Calgon is a brand registered trademark of different corporations. The original product consisted of powdered sodium hexametaphosphate (amorphous sodium polyphospate), which in water would complex with ambient calcium ion and certain other cations, preventing formation of unwanted Corp., Sub. of English 1. English - (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is China Clays china clay, one of the purest of the clays, composed chiefly of the mineral kaolinite usually formed when granite is changed by hydrothermal metamorphism. Usage of the terms china clay and kaolin , PA Chemcentral Corp., IL (D) Dow Chemical Co., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Industrotech, MI Lanxess Corp., PA Lintech International, GA (D) ** Lonza Inc., NJ D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Micropel Corp., NJ Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH Polyfil Corp., NJ Rhodia, Inc., NJ Rogers Anti-Static Chemicals, IL ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA Sanitized san·i·tize tr.v. san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es 1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting. 2. Inc., CT Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Troy Corp., NJ R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT Verichem Inc., PA BLOWING AGENTS Chemical Type AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA * ** Bergen Bergen, city, Norway Bergen (bĕr`gən), city (1995 pop. 221,645), capital of Hordaland co., SW Norway, situated on inlets of the North Sea. It is Norway's second largest city and a major shipping center. International, NJ * Biddle Bid·dle , John 1615-1662. English theologian and founder of English Unitarianism who was several times imprisoned for his rejection of Trinitarian doctrine. Sawyer Corp., NY (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Coatings Resource Corp., CA * ** Crompton Corp., CT * DJ Semichem, Inc., NH * Dow Chemical Co., MI * Endex International, IL * EPI EPI exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Environmental Plastics Inc., TX Foam Enterprises, Inc., MN GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD * Lanxess Corp., PA MPH MPH Master of Public Health. MPH Master's Degree in Public Health Enterprises, CA (D) * PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH PolyReps Inc., NC (C) * polyVisions, Inc., PA * Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: International Corp., NJ Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. Sales, Inc., CA (D) SCI International (USA) Inc., NJ Specialty Rubber Chemicals Co., PA BLOWING AGENTS Concentrates Accel Color, OH * Akrochem Corp., OH * Americhem Inc., OH * Ampacet Corp., NY Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * ** Bergen International, NJ Breen Color Concentrates, Inc., NJ Carolina Carolina (kärōlē`nä), city (1990 pop. 177,806), Puerto Rico. Located 7 mi (11 km) SE of San Juan, it is a residential suburb of the capital, as well as a commercial and industrial center. Color Corp., NO Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Clariant Additive Masterbatches, VA Coatings Resource Corp., CA Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Cylatec Inc., OH Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) DuPont Co., Packaging & Industrial Polymers, DE * Endex International, IL EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX * ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) * HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY Lanier Color Co., GA * LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. Engineering Plastics, Sub. of GE Advanced Materials Advanced Materials is a leading peer-reviewed materials science journal published every two weeks. Advanced Materials includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles from the cutting edge of materials science, including topics in chemistry, physics, , PA M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Phaze II LLC, CT Plastics Color & Compounding, CT PolyChem Alloy, Inc., NC (C) Polyfil Corp., NJ * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (C) * Polyvel Inc., NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) Reedy International Corp., NJ Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ * A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) * Spartech Color, ON Specialty Rubber Chemicals Co., PA * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI * Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA BLOWING AGENTS Physical Type Air Liquide
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. Gases, NJ Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Cylatec Inc., OH Dow Chemical Co., MI * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX * Expancel Inc., GA Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Honeywell In 1927, the Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company was formed as a merger of Alfred Butz' temperature control company (1885) and Mark Honeywell's water heater company (1906). In 1957, Honeywell, along with Ratheon, introduced one of the first computers in the U.S., the Datamatic 1000. , Fluorine fluorine (fl `ərēn, –rĭn), gaseous chemical element; symbol F; at. no. 9; at. wt. 18.998403; m.p. −219.6°C;; b.p. −188.14°C;; density 1. Products, NJ Intercool Energy Corp., NY * LaRoche Laroche may refer to:
MG Industries, Gas Products, PA Phillips Phil·lips A trademark used for a screw with a head having two intersecting perpendicular slots and for a screwdriver with a tip shaped to fit into these slots. 66 Co., Specialty Solvents, TX * PolyChem Alloy, Inc., NC (C) Reedy International Corp., NJ Solvay Noun 1. Solvay - Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922) Ernest Solvay Fluorides Inc., MO Trexel Inc., MA CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Epoxy epoxy Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring. The familiar two-part epoxy adhesives consist of a resin with epoxide rings at the ends of its molecules and a curing Catalysts Aerojet Aerojet is a major rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Sacramento, California with divisions in Redmond, WA; Orange, VA; Gainesville, VA; and Camden, AR. , Specialty Chemicals & Materials, CA Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Ajinomoto Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (味の素株式会社 USA, Inc., NJ Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Crosslink Technologies, Inc., IN Degussa Corp., Construction Polymers Div., GA Dow Chemical Co., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epoxies This article is about the band named the Epoxies. For the adhesive, see Epoxy. The Epoxies are an American band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by punk rock and New Wave the band has described themselves as robot garage rock. , Etc., RI Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hastings Hastings, city, England Hastings, city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. Plastics Co., CA Hercules Hercules, in astronomy Hercules (hûr`kyəlēz'), in astronomy, northern constellation located between Lyra and Corona Borealis. It is traditionally depicted as the hero Hercules in a kneeling position. Inc., DE Landec Corp., CA (C) Leepoxy Plastics, Inc., IN Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Lord Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Rhodia, Inc., NJ Shell Chemical Co., TX Solutia Inc Solutia Inc. is a chemical production company. It was formed in 1997 as a spin-off of Monsanto Company. History Monsanto's core business was chemicals, and so Solutia traces its antecedents back to the foundation of Monsanto in St. Louis in 1901. ., Specialty Chemicals Div., MO 3M, Product Information Center, MN CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Epoxy Hardeners Abatron, Inc., WI Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI (C) Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) American Resin Corp., TX Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). Chemical, FL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Bacon Industries, Inc., MA BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN Cardolite Corp., NJ CasChem, Inc., NJ CASS CASS Cardiology, cardiovascular surgery A randomized, open label, multicenter trial that compared the outcomes of CABG vs. medical therapy on M&M in Pts with coronary artery disease after an MI. See Angina, CABG, Silent ischemia. Polymers of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). , MI (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Crosslink Technologies, Inc., IN Crosslink Technology Inc., ON (C) Cytec Industries, NY Degussa Corp., Construction Polymers Div., GA Dexter dexter /dex·ter/ (deks´ter) [L.] right; on the right side. dex·ter adj. Of or located on the right side. Corp., Hysol Div., NY Dow Chemical Co., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the , Inc., MA Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epic Resins resins, n.pl complex, insoluble, sticky substances secreted by plants. Used as astringents, antimicrobials, and antiinflammatories, and are burned as incense. Can cause oral ulcers and epidermal irritations. , Div. of General Fiberglass fiberglass, thread made from glass. It is made by forcing molten glass through a kind of sieve, thereby spinning it into threads. Fiberglass is strong, durable, and impervious to many caustics and to extreme temperatures. Supply, Inc., WI (D) Epoxies, Etc., RI Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Noun 1. furane - a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon furan, furfuran organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical nitrofuran - derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA Georgia-Pacific
Georgia-Pacific LLC. is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, Corp., GA Huntsman Advanced Materials, NY Huntsman Petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. Corp., TX International Resources, Inc., MD Landec Corp., CA (C) Lanxess Corp., PA LC United Chemical Corp. Leepoxy Plastics, Inc., IN Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Lord Inc., MA Lubrizol Corp., OH Maruzen America, Inc., Maruzen Petrochemicals, NY Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Resins & Pigments Corp., MA OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group Americas, Metal Organics, OH Pharmaports LLC, NJ (D) Piedmont Piedmont, region, Italy Piedmont (pēd`mŏnt), Ital. Piemonte, region (1991 pop. 4,302,565), 9,807 sq mi (25,400 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. Plastics, MD (D) PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (C) Reichhold, Inc., Global Composites, NC Resin Services, Inc., MI H.W. Sands Corp., FL (D) Shell Chemical Co., TX 3M, Product Information Center, MN Thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. , Lord Chemical Products, IN Tra-Con Inc., MA United Resin Corp., MI Von Roll Von Roll was a Swiss aerial tramway and industrial manufacturing company. Perhaps Von Roll's best known products were the small monorails often found in amusement parks. The company was taken over by Austrian manufacturer Doppelmayr in 1996. Isola, CT CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Polyester polyester, synthetic fiber, produced by the polymerization of the product formed when an alcohol and organic acid react. The outstanding characteristic of polyesters is their ability to resist wrinkling and to spring back into shape when creased. Catalysts, Initiators * ABCO ABCO Angelo Brothers Company Industries, Inc., SC Advance Coatings Co., MA (D) * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Organic Peroxides Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group (ROOR'). If the R' is hydrogen, the compound is called an organic hydroperoxide. Peresters have general structure RC(O)OOR. , PA CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) * Catalyst Systems, Inc., OH Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Composite Materials, CA (D) Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) * ** Crompton Corp., CT * Degussa Initiators LLC, OH * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE H.B. Fuller Co., MN Hastings Plastics Co., CA * Hercules Inc., DE HK Research Corp., NC (D) Huntsman Advanced Materials, NY International Resources, Inc., MD Interplastic Distribution Corp., North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Composites, MN (D) Landec Corp., CA (C) Lilly Industries, Inc., CA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * Norac Co., Inc., CA Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. Chemical Corp., Laurel Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. Industries Inc., TX OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH PPG Industries PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) was founded in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. PPG is an American manufacturer of glass and chemical products, including automotive safety glass. , Fiber Glass Products, PA H.W. Sands Corp., FL (D) Shepherd Chemical Co., OH Troy Corp., NJ CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Polyester Promoters PROMOTERS. In the English law, are those who in popular or penal actions prosecute in. their own names and the king's, having part of the fines and penalties. , Accelerators Advance Coatings Co., MA Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) * Cytec Industries, TN * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Huntsman Advanced Materials, NY Landec Corp., CA (C) Lilly Industries, Inc., CA (D) * OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH Rhodia, Inc., NJ CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Polyester Inhibitors * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL AllChem industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Catalyst Systems, Inc., OH Composites One LLC, IL (D) Rhodia, Inc., NJ CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. Catalysts * Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY * Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ Angus Angus (ăng`gəs), council area (1993 est. pop. 111,020), 842 sq mi (2,181 sq km), and former county, NE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, the county of Angus became part of the Tayside region in 1975. Chemical Co., Sub. of Dow Chemical Co., IL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA * BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ * Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN * CasChem, Inc., NJ CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) * Catalyst Systems, Inc., OH CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Composites One, WA (D) * Cytec Industries, NY Dexter Electronic Materials, NY Dow Chemical Co., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE * Enterprise Chemical Co., OH * Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Focus Chemical Corp., NH (D) H.B. Fuller Co., MN Furane Products, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., CA * GE Advanced Materials, NY * Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., TX Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI (C) International Resources, Inc., MD * Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Landec Corp., CA (C) Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nitroil Performance Chemical Int'l Co., TX * OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH * Reagens USA Inc., TX * Shepherd Chemical Co., OH * Sloss Industries Corp., AL 3M, Product Information Center, MN CATALYSTS AND CURING AGENTS Urethane Crosslinkers, Chain Extenders * Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Development Co., MI Arch Chemicals, Inc., CT ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Bayer MaterialScience Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is an independent subgroup within Bayer AG. It was created as part of the restructuring of Bayer AG from the former business group Bayer Polymers, with certain of its activities being spun off to Lanxess AG. LLC, PA Bostik, MA * CasChem, Inc., NJ * ** Crompton Corp., CT Crosslink Technology Inc., ON Cytec Industries, NJ DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE H.B. Fuller Co., MN J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., TX Indspec Chemical Corp., PA International Resources, Inc., MD Lescon Inc., ME (D) Lintech International, GA (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) PTM&W Industries, Inc., CA (C) UOP LLC UOP LLC, formerly known as Universal Oil Products, is a multi-national company developing and delivering technology to the petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries. , IL COLORANTS Concentrates, Liquid or Paste * Abatron, Inc., WI Accel Color, OH * Advance Coatings Co., MA * Akrochem Corp., OH AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * American Colors, Inc., OH * Americhem Inc., OH * AOC LLC, Sub. of The Alpha Group, TN ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH * Carolina Color Corp., NC CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) * CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Clariant Masterbatches, MA Coating Systems, NH Coatings Resource Corp., CA Color Technology, Inc., MA * Colorco Inc., NJ * Colorflo, Inc., NJ * Colormatrix Corp., OH Composites One, WA (D) * Custom Chemicals Corp., NJ Day-Glo Color Corp., OH * Dunlop Plastics Canada, ON (C) * Eckart America LP, KY Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA Epoxies, Etc., RI Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA * ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., IN * Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) Flow Polymers, Inc., OH H.B. Fuller Co., MN General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH Hastings Plastics Co., CA HK Research Corp., NC * Holland Colors Americas Inc., IN (D) Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI (C) * Interplastic Corp., Thermoset Resins Div., MN * Lanxess Corp., PA Lesson Inc., ME (D) * Lilly Industries, Inc., CA L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) * Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA MD-Both Industries, MA * Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Mica-Tek Div., All Plastics, Inc., MI * Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) MPH Enterprises, CA (D) * MRS MRS - Modifiable Representation System. An integration of logic programming into Lisp. ["A Modifiable Representation System", M. Genesereth et al, HPP 80-22, CS Dept Stanford U 1980]. Chemicals, Inc., NC Neste Polyester Inc., AR * Peacock Colors, IL * Penn Color, Inc., PA Permalite Plastics, MKS (Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, www.mks.com) A software company that specializes in programming tools and utilities for a variety of platforms. For example, its RCS system for Windows, OS/2 and Unix is a version control software package. Color Composites Div., CA Plasticolors, Inc., OH Polymer Color Services LLC, Southeast Div., SC * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (D) Prime Colorants Inc., TN * P.S.H. Industries, Inc., IL R & S Manufacturing & Supply, CA (D) * Rhetech Colors, OH * Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ * W.J. Ruscoe Co., Coatings Div., OH * Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., PA Stahl (USA) Inc., Permuthane Coatings, MA Strathmore Products Inc., NY * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Universal Color Dispersions, Rohm and Haas, IL * Warner-Jenkinson Co., Div. of Sensient Technologies, MO Wolstenholme International Inc., IL COLORANTS Concentrates, Solid Accel Color, OH * Adell Plastics Inc., MD * Akrochem Corp., OH AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. Technologies, CT (D) AlphaGary Corp., MA * Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY (D) American Fillers & Abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space , Inc., MI (C) * Americhem Inc., OH * Ametek, Inc., Westchester Plastics, PA (C) * Ampacet Corp., NY * Breen Color Concentrates, Inc., NJ * Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA Calsak Corp., Polymers & Colorants, CA (D) * Carolina Color Corp., NC Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Chromatics chro·mat·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of color. chro  ma·tist n. Inc., CT * Claremont Flock flock 1. a group of one species of animal or bird which eats or travels or is kept together, e.g. flock of sheep, of wild geese. 2. wool or cotton particles or debris used as stuffing or packing. Corp., MA * Clariant Masterbatches, MA Color & Composite Technologies, Inc., OH * Color Formulators Div., Prime Colorants, Inc., TN * Color Technology, Inc., MA * Colorco Inc., NJ * Colorflo, Inc., NJ * Colortech Inc., TN * CSIPlastics Inc., MA (D) * Custom Chemicals Corp., NJ Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) Dow Chemical Co., MI Dunlop Plastics Canada, ON (C) * Eastman Chemical Co., TN * Eckart America LP, KY * Elkem Materials Inc., PA FTL (Flash Translation Layer) See flash memory. Plastics LLC, FL (D) * Federal Plastics Corp., NJ (C) * Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) * Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Foster Corp., CT (C) GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) * General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY (C) * Holland Colors Americas Inc., IN Howard Industries Howard Industries is an electrical products manufacturer located in Laurel, Mississippi. Howard Industries was founded in 1968. Howard Industries is currently the world's largest manufacturer of distribution transformers, and is the largest employer in Laurel, as well as one of the , Inc., OH Hudson Color Concentrates, MA Ingenia Polymers, Inc., ON (C) Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Jerico Plastic Industries Inc., OH JLM JLM Jesus Loves Me JLM Just Like Me JLM Junior League of Memphis JLM Junior League of Minneapolis JLM Junior League of Mobile JLM Junior League of Madison JLM Junior League of Montgomery JLM Junior League of Miami, Inc. JLM Junior League of McAllen, Inc. Engineered Resins, Div. of JLM Marketing Inc., FL (D) Keystone key·stone n. 1. Architecture The central wedge-shaped stone of an arch that locks its parts together. Also called headstone. 2. The central supporting element of a whole. Aniline aniline (ăn`əlĭn), C6H5NH2, colorless, oily, basic liquid organic compound; chemically, a primary aromatic amine whose molecule is formed by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with an amino Corp., IL * Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., GA * Liochem Inc., GA L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) * Magruder Color, NJ * Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA (C) Ronald Mark Associates, NJ (D) Martin Color-Fi, Inc., SC * Marval Industries, Inc., NY MD-Both Industries, MA * J. Meyer & Sons, Inc., PA Mica-Tek Div., All Plastics, Inc., MI * Midwest Color, IL * Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) * Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * National Plastics Color, Inc., KS * New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). Plastics, Inc., NH * O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Penn Color, Inc., PA Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA (D) * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT * Plastics Color Corp., NC Plastiflex Co. Inc., CA Polymart Inc., DE Polymer Color Services LLC, Southeast Div., SC * Polymer Concentrates, Inc., MA (C) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH PolyOne Corp., Distribution Group, IL (D) * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH Polyvel Inc., NJ * polyVisions, Inc., PA Primary Colors those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, - red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called fundamental colors. See under Color. See also: Color Primary , Inc., MA (C) * Prime Colorants Inc., TN R & S Manufacturing & Supply, CA (D) Rhetech Colors, OH Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ * Rondy & Co., Inc., OH * Safas Corp., NJ * A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) * Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., PA * Southwest Chemical Services, Inc., TX * Spartech Color, ON * Spectra Industries Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MD Spectra Plastics & Colors, Inc., NY * Spiral Plastics & Colors Div., Washington Penn Plastics Co., Inc., PA * Standridge Color Corp., GA * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI TP Composites, Inc., PA Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) * Uniform Color Co., MI Universal Plastic Color Corp., NJ * U.S. Synthetics Corp., MA * Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA COLORANTS Dyes, Pigments AArbor International Corp., MI Accel Color, OH Akrochem Corp., OH (D) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Allen Technologies, CT (D) Almatis, AR * Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY (C) Arizona Cultured Stone Products, AZ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ * Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON * Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA Carolina Color Corp., NC Chemcentral Corp., IL (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Pigments Div., NC * Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI * Cleveland Pigment pigment, substance that imparts color to other materials. In paint, the pigment is a powdered substance which, when mixed in the liquid vehicle, imparts color to a painted surface. & Color Co., OH (D) Coatings Resource Corp., CA * ColorChem International Corp., GA * Colorflo, Inc., NJ * Columbian Chemicals Co., GA Composites One LLC, IL (D) * Daicolor-Pope Inc., NJ * Day-Glo Color Corp., OH * Degussa Corp., NJ * Delta Colours, Inc., GA D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH * Dominion dominion, power to rule, or that which is subject to rule. Before 1949 the term was used officially to describe the self-governing countries of the Commonwealth of Nations—e.g., Canada, Australia, or India. Colour Corp., ON Dunlop Plastics Canada, ON (C) * DuPont Titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. Technologies, DE * Ebonex Corp., MI * Eckart America LP, KY Elementis Specialties, NJ * EMD EMD Electromechanical dissociation, see there Chemicals Inc., Pigment Div., NY * Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Epolin Inc., NJ * Ferro Corp., Performance Pigments, OH Gem Gravure Co., Inc., MA * General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH Glitterex Corp., NJ * Hanovia, NJ * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH Hastings Plastics Co., CA * Heucotech Ltd., PA * Holland Colors Americas Inc., IN (D) * Huntsman Tioxide, IL Ishihara Corp. (U.S.A.), CA * Johnson Matthey Johnson Matthey plc (LSE: JMAT) is a British chemical company which has its headquarters near Holborn in central London. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Ceramics ceramics (sərăm`ĭks), materials made of nonmetallic minerals that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature, or objects made of such materials. Inc., PA * Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp., OK * Keystone Aniline Corp., IL * Kronos, Inc., NJ Lanier Color Co., GA (C) * Lansco Colors, Landers-Segal Color Co., Inc., NJ (D) * Lanxess Corp., PA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) * Magruder Color, NJ * Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Martin Color-Fi, Inc., SC * MD-Both Industries, MA * Meadowbrook Inventions, Inc., NJ * Mica-Tek Div., All Plastics, Inc., MI Millennium Chemicals, MD * Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Inc., MD Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) NW Roto Fab Inc., FL * O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Paramount Chemicals, Inc., IL * Passaic Color & Chemical Co., NJ * Peacock Colors, IL Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA (D) * Plasticolors, Inc., OH * Plastics Color Corp., NC Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc., OH (D) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH * Prime Colorants Inc., TN * Pylam Products Co. Inc., AZ (D) * Quadra Corp., Prayon Pigments, NC Radiant radiant: see meteor shower. Color, Sub. of Magruder Color Co., Inc., CA Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) Regency Sales, Inc., CA (D) Rite Industries, NJ (D) * Rockwood Pigments, Inc., MD Sanyo Corp. of America, NY (D) SCI International (USA) Inc., NJ 2nd Story Concepts, Inc., OH * Seegott Inc., OH * Sensient Colors, Inc., MO * The Shepherd Color Co., OH * Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., PA * Spectra industries Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MD Spectra Plastics & Colors, Inc., NY (D) * Sun Chemical Corp., Pigments Div., OH Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) * United Mineral & Chemical Corp., NJ (D) Universal Plastic Color Corp., NJ * U.S. Synthetics Corp., MA (D) * Warner-Jenkinson Co., Div. of Sensient Technologies, MO * Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) * Wolstenholme International Inc., IL Zinc Corp. of America, PA COMPATIBILIZERS Johnson Polymer, Inc., WI CONDUCTIVE conductive having the quality of readily conducting electric current. conductive flooring flooring or floor covering made specially conductive to electrical current, usually by the inclusion of copper wiring that is earthed ADDITIVES Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL American Metal Fibers, Inc., IL American Resin Corp., TX Americhem Inc., OH Bekaert Corp., Bekaert Fibre Technologies, NC BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Colortech Inc., TN Columbian Chemicals Co., GA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT Denki Corp., NY Diamond Fiber Composites Inc., OH D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH EMD Chemicals Inc., Pigment Div., NY Epoxy Technology, Inc., MA Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN Gemini Plastic Enterprises Inc., CA ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL Howard Industries, Inc., OH Hyperion Catalysis catalysis Modification (usually acceleration) of a chemical reaction rate by addition of a catalyst, which combines with the reactants but is ultimately regenerated so that its amount remains unchanged and the chemical equilibrium of the conditions of the reaction is not International, MA Inco Special Products, NJ Ishihara Corp. (U.S.A.), CA Lescon Inc., ME (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, OH Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Marconi Aerospace Inc., NC Meadowbrook Inventions, Inc., NJ Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) Peacock Colors, IL Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA (D) Plasticolors, Inc., OH Plastiflex Co. Inc., CA Potters Industries, Inc., PA PQ Corp., PA Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Formed Fabrics Div., NC Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic This article is about ceramic materials. For the fine art, see Ceramic art. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). Group, NY Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & Assoc., NY Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Transmet Corp., OH Wolstenholme International Inc., IL Zoltek Corp., Carbon & Graphite graphite (grăf`īt), an allotropic form of carbon, known also as plumbago and black lead. It is dark gray or black, crystalline (often in the form of slippery scales), greasy, and soft, with a metallic luster. Div., MO COOLING-WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS ** AEC, Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) American Resin Corp., TX Analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. Systems of Atlanta, GA ArctiChill, SC (D) Automatic Filters, Inc., CA Bradford Derustit Corp., NY Calgon Corp., Sub. of English China Clays, PA ** Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN Industrotech, MI Innovative Water Technologies, Inc., MI Jamestown Chemical Co. Inc., CT (D) Lanxess Corp., PA ** Lonza Inc., NJ Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO Opti Temp Inc., MI PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH Process Efficiency Products Inc., NC Rhodia, Inc., NJ ** Sterlco/Div. of Sterling Inc., WI Thermal Care, Inc., IL Vetter Associates, NJ (D) CROSSLINKING AGENTS For Thermoplastics Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Organic Peroxides, PA Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) ** Crompton Corp., CT Cytec Industries, NJ Degussa Initiators LLC, OH Dow Chemical Co., MI Dow Corning Corp., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE E-BEAM See electron beam. Services, Inc., NJ Esschem Co., PA Norac Co., Inc., CA Polyvel Inc., NJ Ricon Resins Inc., CO Sartomer Co., Inc., PA Shepherd Chemical Co., OH ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Toter, Inc., NC (C) Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) CROSSLINKING AGENTS Radiation Sensitizers radiation sensitizer Oncology Any agent which ↑ cell susceptibility to ionizing radiation Explanation Most CA cells are hypoxic and thus more resistant to radiation; a hypoxic-cell RS–eg, etanidazole, misonidazole, nimorazole would, theoretically Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL E-BEAM Services, Inc., NJ PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH H.W. Sands Corp., FL (D) Velsicol Chemical Corp., IL DEGRADATION DEGRADATION, punishment, ecclesiastical law. A censure by which a clergy man is deprived of his holy orders, which he had as a priest or deacon. PROMOTERS Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Ampacet Corp., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Colortech Inc., TN EPI Environmental Products Inc., BC Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH Plastics Color Corp., NC PolyReps Inc., NC (C) Willow willow, common name for some members of the Salicaceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of worldwide distribution, especially abundant from north temperate to arctic areas. Ridge Plastics, Inc., KY DESICCANT desiccant /des·ic·cant/ (des´i-kant) 1. promoting dryness. 2. an agent that promotes dryness. des·ic·cant n. ADDITIVES ** AEC, Inc., IL Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH Fuji Silysia Chemical, NC ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Plastic Services & Equipment, IN (D) Polyfil Corp., NJ UOP LLC, IL Willow Ridge Plastics, Inc., KY FILLERS Microspheres (Hollow hollow 1. a depression. 2. contains a cavity. hollow back backbone has a downward curvature in the center. hollow horn a mythical disease of cattle in primitive communities; treated by removal of the horns. or Solid) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * America's Best Building Products, IL Arizona Cultured Stone Products, AZ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Cataphote, Inc., MS Colortech Inc., TN Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT (D) * D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH Eckart America LP, KY * Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc., MA * Expancel Inc., GA Fuji Silysia Chemical, NC * Grefco Minerals Inc., CA Hastings Plastics Co., CA Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI (C) Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Midwest Fiberglass Supply, WI (D) * NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) * Optimer, Inc., DE * Polar Minerals, Inc., IN * Potters Industries, Inc., PA * PQ Corp., PA * Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) * H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) * Silbrico Corp., IL * Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & Assoc., NY * 3M Performance Materials Div., MN FILLERS Mineral or Other Inorganic inorganic /in·or·gan·ic/ (in?or-gan´ik) 1. having no organs. 2. not of organic origin. in·or·gan·ic n. 1. Type * Abrasive abrasive, material used to grind, smooth, cut, or polish another substance. Natural abrasives include sand, pumice, corundum, and ground quartz. Carborundum (silicon carbide) and alumina (aluminum oxide) are important synthetically produced abrasives. Machine & Supply Co., NJ (D) * Adell Plastics Inc., MD * Akrochem Corp., OH (D) Albemarle Corp., LA Alcan Chemicals, Div. of Alcan Aluminum Corp., OH AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Allied Custom Gypsum gypsum (jĭp`səm), mineral composed of calcium sulfate (calcium, sulfur, and oxygen) with two molecules of water, CaSO4·2H2O. It is the most common sulfate mineral, occurring in many places in a variety of forms. , OK Almatis, AR * AluChem Inc., OH * American Metal Fibers, Inc., IL Ampacet Corp., NY Arizona Cultured Stone Products, AZ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Baikowski International, NC Bayshore Industrial, Sub. of ICO Polymers, TX * Burgess BURGESS. A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it Pigment Co., GA * Cabot Corp., Cab-O-Sil Div., IL * Cancarb Ltd., AB * Cemex, Minerals Div., PA Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Colortech Inc., TN Composite Materials, CA (D) Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT (D) * Custom Grinders Sales, Inc., GA * Degussa Corp., NJ Delta Colours, Inc., GA (D) * D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH * Dry Branch Kaolin kaolin (kā`əlĭn): see china clay. Co., GA Eagle-Picher Minerals, Inc., Sub. of Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., NV * Eagle Quality Products Co., Inc., NJ (D) * Eckart America LP, KY * Endex International, IL * Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Esschem Co., PA Franklin Industrial Minerals, NC * Franklin Industrial Minerals, Specialty Products Div., GA * Fujimi America Inc., OR * GE Advanced Ceramics Corp., OH * Glitterex Corp., NJ * W.R. Grace & Co., Grace Davison, MD * Grefco Minerals Inc., CA * ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) * J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD * J.M. Huber Corp., Engineered Materials, GA * Imerys, Pigments & Additives Div., GA Innovative Polymers, Inc., MI (C) * K-T K-T Cretaceous-Tertiary Feldspar feldspar (fĕl`spär, fĕld`–) or felspar (fĕl`spär), an abundant group of rock-forming minerals which constitute 60% of the earth's crust. Corp., Div. of Kentucky-Tennesee Clay Co., KY Lansco Colors, Landers-Segal Color Co., Inc., NJ (D) LaRoche Industries Inc., GA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) * ** Luzenac, CO Magnum Ceramic Composites Div., Magnum Industries, IN * Malvern Minerals Co., AR * The R.J. Marshall Co., MI * Martin Marietta Materials Martin Marietta Materials is in the aggregate, chemical, and composite material business. It is the second largest producer of crushed stone, sand, and gravel in the United States. It is a leading U.S. , Oyster oyster, edible bivalve mollusk found in beds in shallow, warm waters of all oceans. The shell is made up of two valves, the upper one flat and the lower convex, with variable outlines and a rough outer surface. Shell Products Div., AL ** Martin Marietta Martin Marietta Corporation was founded in 1961 through the merger of The Martin Company and American-Marietta Corporation. The combined company became a leader in aggregates, cement, chemicals, aerospace, and electronics. Magnesia Magnesia, ancient cities, Lydia Magnesia (măgnē`zhə), two ancient cities of Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). They were colonies of the Magnetes, a tribe of E Thessaly. Specialties LLC, MD Midwest Elastomers, Inc., OH * Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Inc., MD * Milwhite, Inc., TX Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) * ** Nanocor, IL * Nanova LLC, PA * Nyco, AB * Omya Inc., GA * Pacer Corp., SD Plasco Corp., MI * Polar Minerals, Inc., IN Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc., OH (D) * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PPG Industries, Fiber Glass Products, PA * Premier Chemicals, LLC, OH * Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) * RMc Industries, Inc., CO * H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic Group, NY * Seegott Inc., OH * Shamokin Filler fill·er 1 n. One that fills, as: a. Something added to augment weight or size or fill space. b. A composition, especially a semisolid that hardens on drying, used to fill pores, cracks, or holes in wood, plaster, Co., Inc., PA * Sherwood Diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s Inc., GA * Silbrico Corp., IL * Sloss Industries Corp., AL * Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX * Specialty Minerals Inc., Sub. of Mineral Technologies Inc., PA * Spectra Industries Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MD Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley &Assoc., NY * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI * Transmet Corp., OH Uniform Color Co., MI * Unifrax Corp., Fibers Div., NY * Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc., IL Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc., CT * U.S. Gypsum Co., IL * ** U.S. Silica silica or silicon dioxide, chemical compound, SiO2. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white. Co., WV Utah Clay Technology Inc., UT * R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT * Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA * Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) * World Minerals Inc., Celite Corp., CA * Zemex Industrial Minerals, Inc., GA FILLERS Organic Type * Agrashell, Inc., CA AllChem industries Inc., FL (D) American Fillers & Abrasives, Inc., MI (C) * American Wood Fibers, WI Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA * Claremont Flock Corp., MA Colortech Inc., TN Composites One, WA (D) * Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT CreaFill Fibers Corp., MD * Dodge-Regupol, Inc., PA * Fiber Sales & Development Corp., NJ * Imerys, Pigments & Additives Div., GA Lintech International, GA (D) Midwest Fiberglass Supply, WI (D) * P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., NJ * NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) Plasco Corp., MI * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT P.W.I Industries Inc., PQ Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) * J. Rettenmaier USA, MI Shamrock shamrock, a plant with leaves composed of three leaflets. According to legend it was used by St. Patrick in explaining the doctrine of the Trinity; it is now used as the emblem of Ireland. An artificial or real shamrock leaf is customarily worn on St. Patrick's Day. Technologies, Inc., NJ World Wide Wood Fibers, Inc., GA FLAME RETARDANTS/SMOKE SUPPRESSANTS Addenda Corp., IN * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY * Albemarle Corp., LA * Alcan Chemicals, Div. of Alcan Aluminum Corp., OH AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * Allied Custom Gypsum, OK * Almatis, AR * AluChem Inc., OH * AmeriBrom, Inc., NY * Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ * Asarco Inc., Specialty Metals, AZ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Baikowski International, NC * Borden Chemical Inc., Melamine melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. Crystal Div., LA * Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN * Cambridge Industries Co, of America, NJ CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) * Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Additives Div., NY * Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI Climax Climax Following a protracted period of selling or buying, a point wherein market trends are retarded or discontinued. Notes: At a selling climax, the market is characterized by a trend reversal whereby the market begins to buy stocks and prices rise. Morybdenum Marketing Corp., PA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT * Custom Grinders Sales, Inc., GA * D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH * Dover Chemical Corp., Sub. of ICC Industries, Inc., OH * DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Melamine Americas, Inc., LA Engineered Polymers Industries, MA (C) Fiber Materials, Inc., ME Focus Chemical Corp., NH (D) * Franklin Industrial Minerals, Specialty Products Div., GA Graftech Inc., OH * ** Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) Hastings Plastics Co., CA * Howard Industries, Inc., OH * J.M. Huber Corp., Engineered Materials, GA International Resources, Inc., MD Kaltron/Pettibone, Inc., IL (D) Kaneka Texas Corp., TX * Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Lansco Colors, Landers-Segal Color Co., Inc., NJ (D) * Lanxess Corp., PA LaRoche Industries Inc., GA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) * ** Luzenac, CO * The R.J, Marshall Co., MI * ** Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC, MD Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) McGean Inc., OH * Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Mitsubishi International Polymer Trade Corp., NY Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nyacol Nano Technologies, Inc., MA * Occidental Chemical Corp., Laurel Industries Inc., TX PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH PolyOne Corp., Distribution Group, IL (D) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH Premier Chemicals, LLC, OH * Rhodia, Inc., NJ * RMc Industries, Inc., CO H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Shepherd Chemical Co., OH * Sherwin-Williams Chemicals, OH Sherwood Diversified Inc., GA * Solutia Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MO * Spectra Industries Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MD Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & Assoc., NY 3-V Chemical Corp., NC * United Mineral & Chemical Corp., NJ (D) * Unitex Chemical Corp., NC * U.S. Borax borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate (sō`dēəm tĕ'trəbôr`āt dĕk'əhī`drāt), chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1. Inc., CA * U.S. Gypsum Co., IL * Velsicol Chemical Corp., IL Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) FLAME-RETARDANT CONCENTRATES * Aceto Corp., NY * Adell Plastics Inc., MD AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * AmeriBrom, Inc., NY * Americhem Inc., OH * Ampacet Corp., NY * Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ Breen Color Concentrates, Inc., NJ Clariant Additive Masterbatches, VA Colortech Inc., TN Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT * Custom Grinders Sales, Inc., GA * Flow Polymers, Inc., OH Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) * GE Advanced Materials, NY * ** Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH * Howard Industries, Inc., OH J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., GA Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA McGean Inc., OH Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA (C) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT Polyfil Corp., NJ Polymer Concentrates, Inc., MA (C) * Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA * PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH Polyvel Inc., NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) * A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) * Spartech Color, ON * Spectra Industries Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MD * Standridge Color Corp., GA * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Unitex Chemical Corp., NC FRAGRANCE ADDITIVES Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY (D) Ampacet Corp., NY Andrea Aromatics, Inc., NJ Arizona Chemical, FL Aroma Tech, NJ Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Chroma Corp., IL Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT (D) International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., NJ Lanier Color Co., GA LC United Chemical Corp. Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Midwest Color, IL Morflex, Inc., NC NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) Pharmaports LLC, NJ (D) PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH Polyvel Inc., NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) Rotuba Extruders, Inc., NJ H.M. Royal Inc., NJ Stanley S Stanley, town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands, S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. . Schoenmann, Inc., NJ 3M, Product Information Center, MN Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) HEAT-DISTORTION MODIFIERS ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) ** Crompton Corp., CT D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ ** Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN Kaneka Texas Corp., TX ** Luzenac, CO Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO Polyvel Inc., NJ ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX ** Zeon Chemicals, Inc., KY IMPACT MODIFIERS Aclo Compounders, Inc., ON (C) Akcros Chemicals America, NJ (D) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA * AtoFina Petrochemicals Inc., TX * Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Cardolite Corp., NJ Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Colortech Inc., TN * ** Crompton Corp., CT * Dexco Polymers LP, a Dow/ExxonMobil Venture, TX D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH Dow Chemical Co., MI * Dow Chemical Co., MI Drobny Polymer Associates, NH (D) * DSM Copolymer copolymer: see polymer. , Inc., LA * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE * DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, DE Eastman Chemical Co., TN Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ * Elkem Materials Inc., PA Engineered Polymers Industries, MA EniChem Americas, Inc., TX * Expancel Inc., GA * ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Polymers Group, TX * Firestone fire·stone n. 1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire. 2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones. Noun 1. Polymers, LLC, OH * GE Advanced Materials, NY Goodyear Chemical Products, Div. of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., OH Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., TX Imerys, Pigments & Additives Div., GA * Kaneka Texas Corp., TX * Kraton Polymers, TX * Lanxess Corp., PA Leepoxy Plastics, Inc., IN LG Chemical America Inc., NJ Lintech International, GA (D) Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Morflex, Inc., NC Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * Nova Polymers, Inc., IN Osterman & Co Inc., Prime Polymers Div., CT (D) * PolyChem Alloy, Inc., NC (C) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (D) * Ricon Resins Inc., CO * ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA Rubber Research Elastomerics, Inc., MN Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic Group, NY Sartomer Co., Inc., PA Septon Co. of America, TX Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Unitex Chemical Corp., NC VitroCo, CA Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) * ** Zeon Chemicals, Inc., KY LOW-PROFILE ADDITIVES FOR SMC/BMC ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT Cook Composites & Polymers, MO Equistar Chemicals, LP, TX Ricon Resins Inc., CO Septon Co. of America, TX LUBRICANTS lubricants preparations for the lubrication of passages to reduce frictional injury, e.g. oily preparations, including petroleum jelly, lanolin or water-soluble preparations such as methyl cellulose. Acheson Colloids Co., MI Aclo Compounders, Inc., ON (C) Actrachem, IL Addenda Corp., IN * Akrochem Corp., OH (D) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) American Durafilm Co. Inc., MA American Resin Corp., TX Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA Archimica, FL * Arizona Chemical, FL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY * Baerlocher USA, OH Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ Bostik, MA ** BP Lubricants North America, MD Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Brulin Corp., IN * Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH * Camie-Campbell Inc., MO * CasChem, Inc., NJ CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) * Chemax Polymer Additives, SC * ** Chem-Pak Inc., WV * Chem-Trend, Inc., Plastics & Rubber Div., MI Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI * Climax Molybdenum molybdenum (məlĭb`dənəm) [Gr.,=leadlike], metallic chemical element; symbol Mo; at. no. 42; at. wt. 95.94; m.p. about 2,617°C;; b.p. about 4,612°C;; sp. gr. 10.22 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. Marketing Corp., PA * Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA * Croda Inc., TX * ** Crompton Corp., CT * CSIPlastics Inc., MA (D) The Dallas Group of America, Inc., NJ * DoAll Co., IL Dow Chemical Co., MI * Dow Corning Corp., MI * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE DuPont Co., Coating & Release Systems, DE * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Engineered Polymers Industries, MA (C) Everlube Products, GA * Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) FMC See fixed mobile convergence. Corp., Process Additives Div., PA * GE Advanced Materials, NY General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OR * ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL * Halstab Div., Hammond Group Inc., IN Henkel Corp., CT * ** Honeywell, Specialty Additives, NJ Huron Technologies, Inc., MI * ICI Surfactants, DE * Inolex Chemical Co., PA The International Group, Inc., ON Kaeser Compressors, Inc., VA * Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Keystone Aniline Corp., IL (D) Lilly Industries, Inc., CA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) * ** Lonza Inc., NJ Lubrizol Corp., OH McGee Industries Inc., McLube Div., PA Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI * Meter-Mix, Accumetric, LLC, KY * M. Michel Michel named after Gaston Michel, a French surgeon (1875-1937). Michel clip metal skin sutures in various sizes from 8 to 16 mm long. Each clip is a 2 mm wide band of metal with a downturned sharp prong at each end. & Co., Inc., NY Midwest Color, IL Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO * Moore Moore, city (1990 pop. 40,761), Cleveland co., central Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City; inc. 1887. Its manufactures include lightning- and surge-protection equipment, packaging for foods, and auto parts. & Munger, Inc., Schumann Sasol AG, MS (C) Morflex, Inc., NC Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * Norac Co., Inc., CA * Patco Additives Div., American Ingredients Co., MO Peacock Colors, IL Pennzoil Products Co., TX * Penreco Div., Pennzoil Products Co., PA Petro-Canada, Lubricants Centre, ON Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH * Plastomer Products, PA Prime Lube, Inc., NJ * Reagens USA Inc., TX * Roger A. Reed Inc., MA ReleasaGen Manufacturing, Inc., MN * Rhodia, Inc., NJ * ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Royce Thermoplastics Div., NJ * Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic Group, NY * SCI International (USA) Inc., NJ * Seegott Inc., OH * Shamrock Technologies, Inc., NJ Simmons Engineering Corp., IL Slide Products, Inc., IL * Specialty Products Co., NJ * Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL * ** Struktol Co. of America, OH 3M Performance Materials Div., MN Tiodize Co. Inc., CA Toman to·man n. A gold coin formerly used in Persia worth 10,000 dinars. [Farsi t  m Tool Corp., WI (D) Unichema North America, IL Unitex Chemical Corp., NC * Wacker Wacker may refer to:
Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) ** Zeon Chemicals, Inc., KY Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA LUBRICANT Lubricant A gas, liquid, or solid used to prevent contact of parts in relative motion, and thereby reduce friction and wear. In many machines, cooling by the lubricant is equally important. CONCENTRATES * Adell Plastics Inc., MD AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * Americhem Inc., OH Ampacet Corp., NY Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA * Camie-Campbell Inc., MO * Chroma Corp., IL Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Colorco Inc., NJ Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Dow Chemical Co., MI Dow Corning Corp., MI * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Everlube Products, GA ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., IN * Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Howard Industries, Inc., OH ICI Surfactants, DE Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA McGee Industries Inc., McLube Div., PA J. Meyer & Sons, Inc., PA Midwest Color, IL * Moore & Munger, Inc., Schumann Sasol AG, MS (C) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT Plastics Color Corp., NC * Plastomer Products, PA Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH * Polyvel Inc., NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) ReleasaGen Manufacturing, Inc., MN Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ Simmons Engineering Corp., IL * Spartech Color, ON * Specialty Products Co., NJ Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Uniform Color Co., MI Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA NUCLEATING/CLARIFYING AGENTS Ampacet Corp., NY Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX ** Bergen International, NJ Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Colortech Inc., TN ** Crompton Corp., CT Cylatec Inc., OH EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX GE Advanced Ceramics Corp., OH ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) ** Honeywell, Specialty Additives, NJ Lanier Color Co., GA LC United Chemical Corp. ** Luzenac, CO Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc., NY Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nyacol Nano Technologies, Inc., MA Pharmaports LLC, NJ (D) Polyfil Corp., NJ PolyReps Inc., NC (C) Polyvel Inc., NJ Reedy International Corp., NJ Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic Group, NY Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Unitex Chemical Corp., NC R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT Whittaker, Clark& Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) ODOR odor (o´der) a volatile emanation perceived by the sense of smell. o·dor n. 1. The property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell. NEUTRALIZERS Andrea Aromatics, Inc., NJ Aroma Tech, NJ Polyfil Corp., NJ Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) PLASTICIZERS plasticizers mostly triaryl phosphates, such as tricresyl, triphenyl phosphates, which are poisonous. See also triorthocresyl phosphate. * Advance Coatings Co., MA * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) * American Chemical Service, Inc., IN * Anderson Development Co., MI * Arizona Chemical, FL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Viking Products Div., MN * BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ * Cambridge Industries Co. of America, NJ Cardolite Corp., NJ * CasChem, Inc., NJ CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chemcentral Corp., IL (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI * Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT * ** Crompton Corp., CT * Crowley Chemical Co., Inc., NY * DJ Semichem, Inc., NH * Dover Chemical Corp., Sub. of ICC Industries, Inc., OH Dow Chemical Co., MI * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ * ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Polymers Group, TX * Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH FMC Corp., Process Additives Div., PA Focus Chemical Corp., NH (D) ** Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN * ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL * Hatco Corp., NJ * Hercules Inc., DE * ICC Chemical Corp., NY (D) * Inolex Chemical Co., PA Kaltron/Pettibone, Inc., IL (D) * Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ * Lanxess Corp., PA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Ronald Mark Associates, NJ (D) Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Monsanto Co., Chemical Group, MO * Morflex, Inc., NC Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) MPH Enterprises, CA (D) * Nova Div., Boehme Filatex Inc., NC * Penreco Div., Pennzoil Products Co., PA Polymer Products Co., Inc., PA * Rhodia, Inc., NJ Sartomer Co., Inc., PA * Seegott Inc., OH * Solutia Inc., Specialty Chemicals Div., MO * Spartech Color, ON * Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL * Sunoco Chemicals, PA 3M, Product Information Center, MN Unichema North America, IL * Unitex Chemical Corp., NC * Velsicol Chemical Corp., IL ** Zeon Chemicals, Inc., KY PROCESSING AIDS Mineral/Inorganic Type Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Baikowski International, NC Colortech Inc., TN Cylatec Inc., OH The Dallas Group of America, Inc., NJ Elkem Materials Inc., PA Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Flow Polymers, Inc., OH Fuji Silysia Chemical, NC * Grefco Minerals Inc., CA * ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) * J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD * Imerys, Pigments & Additives Div., GA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) * Nyco, AB Omya Inc., GA O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Potters Industries, Inc., PA PQ Corp., PA * Reheis Inc., NJ * H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Structural Ceramic Group, NY ** Struktol Co. of America, OH VitroCo, CA Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) PROCESSING AIDS Polymeric polymeric /poly·mer·ic/ (pol?i-mer´ik) exhibiting the characteristics of a polymer. pol·y·mer·ic adj. 1. Having the properties of a polymer. 2. Type Akcros Chemicals America, NJ (D) Akrochem Corp., OH (D) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Ampacet Corp., NY * Arizona Chemical, FL AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA * Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Baerlocher USA, OH Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX * BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Colortech Inc., TN ** Crompton Corp., CT Dow Chemical Co., MI * Dow Corning Corp., MI DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, DE * Dyneon, MN Eastman Chemical Co., TN Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ * Endex International, IL EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX Equistar Chemicals, LP, TX ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Polymers Group, TX ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., IN Flow Polymers, Inc., OH ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH ICI Surfactants, DE Ingenia Polymers, Inc., ON (C) Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Johnson Polymer, Inc., WI * Kaneka Texas Corp., TX Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN Polyfil Corp., NJ * Polyvel Inc., NJ * ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA Royce Thermoplastics Div., NJ Solvay Solexis, NJ * Specialty Products Co., NJ Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) ** Zeon Chemicals, Inc., KY PROCESSING AIDS Other Organic Types Akrochem Corp., OH (D) AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA Cabot Corp., Cab-O-Sil Div., IL * CasChem, Inc., NJ Catalyst Systems, Inc., OH CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Colortech Inc., TN Croda Inc., TX Flow Polymers, Inc., OH W.R. Grace & Co., Grace Davison, MD ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) ICI Surfactants, DE Isorca, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., GA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Polyvel Inc., NJ Premier Chemicals, LLC, OH * Specialty Products Co., NJ * ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Velsicol Chemical Corp., IL * Wacker Silicones, MI PURGING Purging The use of vomiting, diuretics, or laxatives to clear the stomach and intestines after a binge. Mentioned in: Anorexia Nervosa purging (purj´ing), n AGENTS Accel Color, OH Alan Plastics Co., Inc., MA Ampacet Corp., NY Asaclean-Sun Plastech Inc., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Claude Claude , Albert 1899-1983. Belgian-born American biologist who was among the first to use the electron microscope for biological research. He shared a 1974 Nobel Prize for developing methods of separating and analyzing cell components. Bamberger Molding Compounds Corp., NJ (D) Blackbrook Chemical Ltd., ON Borealis Compounds LLC, NJ Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH Calsak Corp., Polymers & Colorants, CA (D) CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) CSIPlastics Inc., MA (D) Cylatec Inc., OH Delta Polymers Co., MI (D) DuPont Co., Packaging & Industrial Polymers, DE Dyna-Purge, Div. of Shuman Plastics, Inc., NY EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX Equistar Chemicals, LP, TX Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) Gardiner Plastics, Inc., NY (D) HiTech Polymers, Inc., KY (C) ** IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Co., OH (D) JLM Engineered Resins, Div. of JLM Marketing Inc., FL (D) JLM Plastics Corp., IL Keysor-Century Corp., CA Lanier Color Co., GA LarSan Chemical Co., OH (D) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Marval Industries, Inc., NY Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Neutrex, Inc., TX Novachem, CT Occidental Chemical Corp., Vinyls Div., TX Plastic Materials for Industry, Inc., GA (D) ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Plastic Services & Equipment, IN (D) Polyfil Corp., NJ PolyOne Corp., Distribution Group, IL (D) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (D) Purge-USA, Div. of PTY Pty Austral & S African Proprietary Enterprises, Inc., CA Pyro-matic Inc., WI (D) RapidPurge Corp., CT Rhetech Colors, OH Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) Shuman Plastics, Inc., NY Slide Products, Inc., IL Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (D) Unitemp Inc., MI VitroCo, CA REINFORCEMENTS reinforcements reinforce npl (Mil) → renfort(s) m(pl) Aramid Fiber ar·a·mid fiber n. A strong, heat-resistant fiber formed of polymers with repeating aromatic groups branching from a carbon backbone, used in materials for bulletproof vests and radial tires. Also called polyaramid. American Fillers & Abrasives, Inc., MI (C) FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro E`lec´tro n. 1. An electrotype. Chemical Corp., CT (C) Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC Mutual Industries, Inc., PA H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Teijin Twaron USA, Inc., GA REINFORCEMENTS Carbon or Graphite Fiber CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Cytec Carbon Fibers LLC, SC Diamond Fiber Composites Inc., OH FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT (C) Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC Inco Special Products, NJ Isorca, Inc., OH Minoru Yoshinaga, AL Mutual Industries, Inc., PA Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp. Oxeon AB Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., AL Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Wong, CA (D) REINFORCEMENTS Ceramic Fibers Asahi Thermofil, Inc., MI (C) Dow Corning Corp., MI Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Mutual Industries, Inc., PA Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) Utah Clay Technology Inc., UT REINFORCEMENTS Continuous Fiber Rovings, Tows, Yarns AGY AGY Agency , SC American Metal Fibers, Inc., IL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Basaltex Composite Materials, CA (D) Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Diamond Fiber Composites Inc., OH DuPont Co., Composites Div., DE Euro Plants SrL Fib-Chem Industries Inc., PA (D) Fiber Glass Industries, Inc., NY Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN GAF GAF Global Assessment of Functioning GAF German Air Force GAF General Aniline & Film GAF Gender AIDS Forum (South Africa) GAF Ghana Armed Forces GAF Get A Freelancer (freelance services website) Materials Corp., Glass Products, TN Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA Honeywell Performance Products, VA Johns Manville Co, Engineered Products Div., CO Johns Manville, Engineered Products Group, OH Kamenny Vek Lankhorst/Indutech B.V. Minoru Yoshinaga, AL Mutual Industries, Inc., PA Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp. Owens Corning Owens Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity November 1, 1938. , Composite Solutions, OH PPG Industries, Fiber Glass Products, PA Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics, NY Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, PA Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, MI Sudaglass Fiber Technology Inc., TX Teijin Twaron USA, Inc., GA Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., AL Thomas Wong, CA (D) Zoltek Corp., Carbon & Graphite Div., MO REINFORCEMENTS Discontinuous discontinuous /dis·con·tin·u·ous/ (dis?kon-tin´u-us) 1. interrupted; intermittent; marked by breaks. 2. discrete; separate. 3. lacking logical order or coherence. Fibers (Chapped chapped adj. Having or relating to skin that is dry, scaly, and fissured, owing to excessive evaporation of moisture from the skin surface. , Milled, Staple) AGY, SC American Metal Fibers, Inc., IL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Basaltex CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Claremont Flock Corp., MA Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Composition Materials Co., Inc., CT (D) CreaFill Fibers Corp., MD Diamond Fiber Composites Inc., OH DuPont Co., Composites Div., DE Fiber Glass Industries, Inc., NY Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN W.R. Grace & Co., Grace Davison, MD Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) Honeywell Performance Products, VA Interplastic Distribution Corp., North American Composites, MN (D) Johns Manville Co, Engineered Products Div., CO Johns Manville, Engineered Products Group, OH Kamenny Vek Lesson Inc., ME (D) Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, OH Meadowbrook Inventions, Inc., NJ P.J. Murphy Forest Products Corp., NJ NanoMaterials, Inc., RI (D) Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp. Nyco, AB Owens Corning, Composite Solutions, OH Plasco Corp., MI PPG Industries, Fiber Glass Products, PA Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, PA Sudaglass Fiber Technology Inc., TX Teijin Twaron USA, Inc., GA Unifrax Corp., Fibers Div., NY Unique Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Thomas Wong, CA (D) Zoltek Corp., Carbon & Graphite Div., MO REINFORCEMENTS Fabric, Mat, Veil, Felt Aerovac Systems Ltd. ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Autoform Inc., MI Axson North America, Inc., MI B & F Plastics Inc., IN Basaltex Bay Mills, Ltd., Bayex Div., ON BGF BGF Black Guerrilla Family (Afro-American prison gang symbol/tattoo) BGF Boursier du Gouvernement Français (French) BGF Black Guerilla Family (gang) BGF Best Guy Friend Industries, Inc., NC Biteam AB CollinsCraft Composites Group, Inc., SC Composite Materials, CA (D) Composites One, WA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Divinycell International, Inc., Product of DIAB Group, TX DuPont Co., Composites Div., DE Fibasil, NY Fib-Chem Industries Inc., PA (D) Fiber Glass Industries, Inc., NY Fiber Materials, Inc., ME FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT (C) Flemings Textiles Ltd. Fortafil Fibers, Inc., TN Freudenberg Nonwovens, NC GAF Materials Corp., Glass Products, TN Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC Hitco Inc., Div. of BP Chemicals, CA Hollinee Glees Fibers, OH Johns Manville Ca, Engineered Products Div., CO Johns Manville, Engineered Products Group, OH Johnston Industries, Composite Reinforcements, AL Kamenny Vek F.A. Kuempers Gmbh Lantor B.V. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, OH Martin Pultrusion Pultrusion is a continuous process of manufacturing of composite materials with constant cross-section whereby reinforcing fibers are pulled through a resin, possibly followed by a separate preforming system, and into a heated die, where the resin undergoes polymerization. Group Inc., OH (D) Mutual Industries, Inc., PA Nida-Core Corp., FL Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp. Owens Corning, Composite Solutions, OH Oxeon AB Piedmont Plastics, MD (D) PPG Industries, Fiber Glass Products, PA Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Formed Fabrics Div., NC PTM PTM Post-Translational Modifications PTM Porsche Traction Management PTM Point-To-Multipoint PTM Please Tell Me PTM Packet Transfer Mode PTM Pulse-Time Modulation PTM Portugal The Man (band) PTM Predictive Technology Model & W Industries, Inc., CA (D) Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics, NY Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, PA Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, MI Sudaglass Fiber Technology Inc., TX Superior Fibers, Inc., OH 3Tex Inc., NC Technical Fibre Products Ltd., NY Tex Tech Industries, ME Thomas Wong, CA (D) Zoltek Corp., Carbon & Graphite Div., MO REINFORCEMENTS Glass Fiber AGY, SC Asahi Thermofil, Inc., MI (C) CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI Composites One LLC, IL (D) Fibasil, NY Fiber Glass Industries, Inc., NY FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT (C) Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) GAF Materials Corp., Glass Products, TN Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC Hollinee Glass Fibers, OH Isorca, Inc., OH Johns Manville, Engineered Products Group, OH Owens Corning, Composite Solutions, OH Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America, PA Superior Fibers, Inc., OH Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & ASSOC., NY REINFORCEMENTS Mineral Fiber Asahi Thermofil, Inc., MI (C) Basaltex Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ Euro Plants SrL Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Isorca, Inc., OH Kamenny Vek Lintech International, GA (D) Nyco, AB Pacer Corp., SD Reade Advanced Materials, RI (D) H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Sloss Industries Corp., AL Sudaglass Fiber Technology Inc., TX Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & Assoc., NY Technical Fibre Products Ltd., NY REINFORCEMENTS Nylon or PET Fiber FiberCote Industries, Inc., Sub. of Park Electro Chemical Corp., CT (C) Hexcel, CA Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Formed Fabrics Div., NC Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX REINFORCEMENTS UHMW-PE UHMW-PE Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fiber Ellen Products Co., Inc., Gabriel Mfg. Co., NY Hexcel, CA Hexcel Schwebel, SC RELEASE AGENTS External (Spray or Wipe-On) Acheson Colloids Co., MI * Adell Plastics Inc., MD Adtech Plastic Systems Corp., MI (C) * Airtech Advanced Materials Group, CA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) American Durafilm CO. Inc., MA American Resin Corp., TX * Americhem Inc., OH Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY * Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX Bales Mold Service, Inc., IL * BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ BryCoat Inc., FL Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc., KS Burtin Corp., CA * Camie-Campbell Inc., MO CASS Polymers of Michigan, MI (D) Chemcentral Corp., IL (D) * Chemlease, Chem-Trend Inc., MI * ** Chem-Pak Inc., WV * Chem-Trend, Inc., Plastics & Rubber Div., MI * Clearco Products Co., Inc., PA * Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Composite Materials, CA (D) Composites One LLC, IL (D) Crosslink Technology Inc., ON (C) Cuyahoga Plastics, OH (C) * Dexter Corp., NH Dexter Electronic Materials, NY * ** D-M-E Co., MI * Dow Corning Corp., MI * DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE DuPont Co., Coating & Release Systems, DE * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Ebonex Corp., MI Ellen Products Co., Inc., Gabriel Mfg. Co., NY Emerson & Cuming Specialty Polymers, MA EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Plastics Equipment, OH Epoxies, Etc., RI * Franklynn Industries, Inc., OH * GE Advanced Materials, NY GE Advanced Ceramics Corp., OH GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) Hastings Plastics Co., CA Henkel Corp., CT Huron Technologies, Inc., MI * ** IMS Co., OH Lescon Inc., ME (D) * Lilly Industries, Inc., CA Lintech International, GA (D) Loes Enterprises, Inc., MN Mann Formulated for·mu·late tr.v. for·mu·lat·ed, for·mu·lat·ing, for·mu·lates 1. a. To state as or reduce to a formula. b. To express in systematic terms or concepts. c. Products, Inc., PA McGee Industries Inc., McLube Div., PA * Mereco Products Div., Metachem Resins Corp., RI Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Molders Choice, Inc., OH Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) MPH Enterprises, CA (D) Northern Supply Co., Div. of Milacron, Inc., MN (D) ORS ORS oral rehydration salts. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) A liquid preparation developed by the World Health Organization that can decrease fluid loss in persons with diarrhea. , Div. of OHS-Quebec, PQ (D) Omega Engineering, Inc., An Omega Technologies Co., CT Piedmont Plastics, MD (D) Plasco Corp., MI * ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Plastic Services & Equipment, IN (D) PolyOne Corp., Distribution Group, IL (D) * Price-Driscoll Corp., CT Prime Lube, Inc., NJ (D) PTM & W Industries, Inc., CA (C) Roger A. Reed Inc., MA Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) ReleasaGen Manufacturing, Inc., MN * Rhodia, Inc., NJ Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, RI * Sherwin-Williams, Diversified Brands, OH * Silogram Lubricants Corp., NJ * Slide Products, Inc., IL * Smooth-On, Inc., PA * Specialty Products Co., NJ * Stoner ston·er n. 1. One that stones. 2. Slang a. One who is habitually intoxicated by alcohol or drugs. b. One who is a delinquent or failure. Inc., PA Synair Corp., TN Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI * Tiodize Co. Inc., CA Toman Tool Corp., WI (D) * TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). Industries Inc., FL * Wacker Silicones, MI West Coast Plastics Equipment, Inc., CA (D) * Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA Zyvax, Inc., FL RELEASE AGENTS Internal (Additive Type) Accel Color, OH Akrochem Corp., OH (D) * Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX Burtin Corp., CA BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT CasChem, Inc., NJ * Chemlease, Chem-Trend Inc., MI Chroma Corp., IL * Croda Inc., TX * ** Crompton Corp., CT Dexter Corp., NH DoAll Co., IL * Dow Corning Corp., MI DuPont Co., Packaging & Industrial Polymers, DE DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Ellen Products Co., Inc., Gabriel Mfg. Co., NY Engineered Polymers Industries, MA (C) Equistar Chemicals, LP, TX Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Flow Polymers, Inc., OH * GE Advanced Materials, NY GE Advanced Ceramics Corp., OH ** Honeywell, Specialty Additives, NJ * ** IMS Co., OH (D) Lanier Color Co., GA L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) * ** Lonza Inc., NJ D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Mann Formulated Products, Inc., PA * M. Michel & Co., Inc., NY Norac Co., Inc., CA O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., NJ O'Neil Color & Compounding Corp., TN * Patco Additives Div., American Ingredients Co., MO * Penreco Div., Pennzoil Products Co., PA Polyfil Corp., NJ PolyOne Corp., Distribution Group, IL (D) PolyReps Inc., NC (C) * Polyvel Inc., NJ * Roger A. Reed Inc., MA Regal Plastic Supply Co., TX (D) Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA SCI International (USA) Inc., NJ Shamrock Technologies, Inc., NJ * Specialty Products Co., NJ * Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Synair Corp., TN Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Unitex Chemical Corp., NC VitroCo, CA * Wacker Silicones, MI Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) RESIN CLEAN-UP SOLUTIONS Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Brulin Corp., IN Bush Boake Allen Inc., FL Camie-Campbell Inc., MO Chemical Solvents Inc., OH Cook Composites & Polymers, MO DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Dynaloy Inc., IN Epoxies, Etc., RI Franklynn Industries, Inc., OH Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., TX International Specialty Products, NJ Iosso Metal Processes, IL Lescon Inc., ME (D) Mann Formulated Products, Inc., PA Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) McGee Industries Inc., McLube Div., PA Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Northern Supply Co., Div. of Milacron, Inc., MN (D) OHS, Div. of OHS-Quebec, PQ (D) Plasco Corp., MI ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Purac America, Inc., IL Slide Products, Inc., IL Stoner Inc., PA Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA SLIP AGENTS Akrochem Corp., OH (D) Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL American Durafilm Co. Inc., MA (D) Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Baker Petrolite, Polymers Div., TX Bales Mold Service, Inc., IL BryCoat Inc., FL Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT Camie-Campbell Inc., MO CasChem, Inc., NJ Chemax Polymer Additives, SC Chemlease, Chem-Trend Inc., MI Coatings Resource Corp., CA (D) Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Croda Inc., TX ** Crompton Corp., CT Degussa Corp., NJ Dicronite of Chicago, Div. of Surface Sciences, Inc., IL Dow Corning Corp., MI GE Advanced Materials, NY Huron Technologies, Inc., MI Inolex Chemical Co., PA Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) ** Lonza Inc., NJ McGee Industries Inc., McLube Div., PA ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Price-Driscoll Corp., CT Shamrock Technologies, Inc., NJ Slide Products, Inc., IL Specialty Products Co., NJ Stahl (USA) Inc., Permuthane Coatings, MA Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL Stoner Inc., PA ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Toman Tool Corp., WI (D) Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Unichema North America, IL Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA SLIP AGENT CONCENTRATES Americhem Inc., OH Ampacet Corp., NY Bayshore Industrial, Sub. of ICO Polymers, TX Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH Camie-Campbell Inc., MO Chroma Corp., IL Colorco Inc., NJ Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ Fluortek Compounding, Inc., PA (C) Howard Industries, Inc., OH Huron Technologies, Inc., MI ICI Surfactants, DE Ingenia Polymers, Inc., ON (C) Ingenia Polymers, Inc., TX (C) Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH L.V. Lorries Ltd., ON (D) D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA Marval Industries, Inc., NY Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) J. Meyer & Sons, Inc., PA Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Plastics Color Corp., NC Polyfil Corp., NJ Polyvel Inc., NJ Price-Driscoll Corp., CT Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) * Spartech Color, ON Specialty Products Co., NJ Standridge Color Corp., GA Stoner Inc., PA Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Trademark Plastics Corp., NJ (C) Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA STABILIZERS Heat Stabilizers for PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. Addenda Corp., IN Adell Plastics Inc., MD * Ajinomoto USA, Inc., NJ * Akcros Chemicals America, NJ * Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) American Chemical Service, Inc., IN Amspec Chemical Corp., NJ ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) * AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Viking Products Div., MN * Baerlocher USA, OH BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ CasChem, Inc., NJ Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA * ** Crompton Corp., CT The Dallas Group of America, Inc., NJ * Dover Chemical Corp., Sub. of ICC Industries, Inc., OH * Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Flow Polymers, Inc., OH GE Advanced Ceramics Corp., OH ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL * Halstab Div., Hammond Group Inc., IN J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD International Resources, Inc., MD Lanier Color Co., GA LC United Chemical Corp. Lintech International, GA (D) Lubrizol Corp., OH Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) MPH Enterprises, CA (D) * OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH Pharmaports LLC, NJ (D) * PQ Corp., PA * Reagens USA Inc., TX * Reheis Inc., NJ * ** Rohm and Haas Co., Plastics Additives, PA SCI International (USA) Inc., NJ * Shepherd Chemical Co., OH R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT * Zinc Corp. of America, PA STABILIZERS UV Stabilizers * Aceto Corp., NY * Adell Plastics Inc., MD Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., NY Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., Viking Products Div., MN BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA * Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) * Chroma Corp., IL * Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Additives Div., NY * Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI Coatings Resource Corp., CA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT Composites One, WA (D) * ** Crompton Corp., CT * Cytec Industries, NJ Dover Chemical Corp., Sub. of ICC Industries, Inc., OH * Eastman Chemical Co., TN Engineered Polymers Industries, MA (C) Enterprise Chemical Co., OH * Fairmount Chemical Co., Inc., NJ * Ferro Corp., Polymer Additives Div., OH Flow Polymers, Inc., OH Focus Chemical Corp., NH (D) General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * Great Lakes Chemical Corp., IN Halstab Div., Hammond Group Inc., IN * International Trade Center, NJ * Janssen Pharmaceutica Janssen Pharmaceutica, is a pharmaceutical company based in Beerse, Belgium, was established in 1953 by Dr. Paul Janssen. It was created not as a subsidiary of a chemical factory but solely with the aim of conducting pharmacological research. , NJ Lanxess Corp., PA LC United Chemical Corp. Lesson Inc., ME (D) Lintech International, GA (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Martin Color-Fi, Inc., SC * Mayzo, Inc., GA Micropel Corp., NJ (D) Midwest Color, IL Mitsui Plastics, Inc., NY (D) Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Peacock Colors, IL Pharmaports LLC, NJ (D) * PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH Reagens USA Inc., TX * Shepherd Chemical Co., OH 3-V Chemical Corp., NC R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT VitroCo, CA * Zinc Corp. of America, PA STABILIZERS UV Stabilizer stabilizer: see airplane. Concentrates Accel Color, OH Akrochem Corp., OH * Amco Plastic Materials Inc., NY (D) * Americhem Inc., OH * Ampacet Corp., NY ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Breen Color Concentrates, Inc., NJ Brenntag Canada Inc., Plastics & Color Concentrates, ON Brueggemann Chemicals USA, PA * Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA * Carolina Color Corp., NC * Chroma Corp., IL Clariant Additive Masterbatches, VA * Colorco Inc., NJ Colorflo, Inc., NJ Colortech Inc., TN Ferro Corp., Plastic Colorants Div., OH (C) ** Ferro Corp., Liquid Coatings & Dispersions Div., NJ GE Polymerland, Inc., NC (D) General Color & Chemical Co. Inc., OH * Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH Lancer Dispersions, Inc., OH Lanier Color Co., 6A Lintech International, GA (D) * M.A. Industries, Inc., Polymers Div., GA (C) Marco Color Laboratory, Inc., CA J. Meyer & Sons, Inc., PA Midwest Color, IL Modern Dispersions, Inc., MA Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Plasticolors, Inc., OH * Plastics Color & Compounding, CT Plastics Color Corp., NC PMC Specialties Group Div., PMC Inc., OH PolyChem Alloy, Inc., NC (C) Polyfil Corp., NJ Polymer Concentrates, Inc., MA (C) PolyOne Corp., Engineered Materials, OH * PolyOne Corp., Color & Additive Masterbatches, OH PolyReps Inc., NC (C) * Polyvel Inc. NJ Prime Colorants Inc., TN (C) Rhetech Colors, OH Riverdale Color Mfg., Inc., NJ * A. Schulman, Inc., OH (C) * Southwest Chemical Services, Inc., TX Spartech Color, ON * Standridge Color Corp., GA * Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) * Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) * Teknor Color Co., Div. of Teknor Apex Co., RI Uniform Color Co., MI * Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., PA STABILIZERS Metal Deactivators Metal deactivators are fuel additives and lubricant additives used to stabilize fluids by deactivating (usually by sequestering) metal ions, mostly introduced by the action of naturally occurring acids in the fuel and acids generated in lubricants by oxidative processes with the AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp., Additives Div., NY * Fairmount Chemical Co., Inc., NJ Mayzo, Inc., GA PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH Rhodia, Inc., NJ Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) STRIPPING AGENTS, RESIN REMOVERS Analyzer Systems of Atlanta, GA AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Budget Molders Supply, Inc., OH Chemical Solvents Inc., OH DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Dynaloy Inc., IN H.B. Fuller Co., MN Industrotech, MI International Specialty Products, NJ Kaltron/Pettibone, Inc., IL (D) Lescon Inc., ME (D) Master Bond Inc., NJ (C) Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Maxi-Blast Inc., IN Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co., Inc., CT ** Plastic Process Equipment, Inc., OH Slide Products, Inc., IL Specialty Products Co., NJ Stoner Inc., PA Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA SURFACE TREATMENT CHEMICALS, DISPERSION dispersion, in chemistry dispersion, in chemistry, mixture in which fine particles of one substance are scattered throughout another substance. A dispersion is classed as a suspension, colloid, or solution. AIDS (FOR FILLERS, PIGMENTS, REINFORCEMENTS) Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Ajinomoto USA, Inc., NJ Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Archimica, FL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT CasChem, Inc., NJ Chemax Polymer Additives, SC Clariant Corp., Plastics Business Unit, RI Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Command Chemical Corp., Specialty Chemicals, CT Composites One, WA (D) Dow Corning Corp., MI Drobny Polymer Associates, NH (D) DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Flow Polymers, Inc., OH Harwick Chemical Mfg. Corp., OH ** Honeywell, Specialty Additives, NJ J.M. Huber Corp., Engineered Materials, GA ICI Surfactants, DE Kaneka Texas Corp., TX Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Lesson Inc., ME (D) L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) ** Lonza Inc., NJ Lubrizol Corp., OH D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Mica-Tek Div., All Plastics, Inc., MI Penreco Div., Pennzoil Products Co., PA Rhodia, Inc., NJ ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Supermin Div., Div. of George C. Hawley & Assoc., NY Whittaker, Clark &Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) SURFACTANTS Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., PA Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Albemarle Corp., LA AllChem Industries Inc., FL (D) Angus Chemical Co., Sub. of Dow Chemical Co., IL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) AtoFina Chemicals, Inc., PA BASF Corp., Chemicals, NJ BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT CasChem, Inc., NJ CCC Plastics, Ltd., ON (D) Chemax Polymer Additives, SC Chemical Solvents Inc., OH (D) Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Cytec Industries, NJ Dow Chemical Co., MI Dow Corning Corp., MI DuPont Co., Chemicals Dept., DE Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ EPI Environmental Plastics Inc., TX (C) GE Advanced Materials, NY Goldschmidt Chemical Co., VA ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL (D) Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., TX ICI Surfactants, DE Inolex Chemical Co., PA Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Lanxess Corp., PA Lintech International, GA (D) ** Lonza Inc., NJ D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Mateson Chemical Corp., PA (C) Mica-Tek Div., All Plastics, Inc., MI Molders Choice, Inc., OH Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Nitroil Performance Chemical Int'l Co., TX Nova Div., Boehme Filatex Inc., NC PMC Specialties Group, Inc., PMC Inc., OH Rhodia, Inc., NJ H.W. Sands Corp., FL (D) Seegott Inc., OH Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL 3M, Product Information Center, MN Techmer PM, LLC, TN (C) Techmer PM, LLC, CA (C) Unitex Chemical Corp., NC Zip-Chem Products, Div. of Andpak-EMA, Inc., CA THICKENERS thickeners, n.pl See binder. FOR SMC/BMC Ashland Specialty Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA Chori America Inc., Chemical Dept., NY (D) Cook Composites & Polymers, MO ** The C.P. Hall Co., IL Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Lintech International, GA (D) ** Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC, MD Plasticolors, Inc., OH Premier Chemicals, LLC, OH Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., CT Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) THIXOTROPIC AGENTS Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Arizona Chemical, FL ** Ashland Distribution Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Inc., OH (D) Cabot Corp., Cab-O-Sil Div., IL Cabot Corp., Performance Products, MA Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA Composites One, WA (D) Degussa Corp., NJ D.J. Enterprises, Inc., OH Dry Branch Kaolin Co., GA Elementis Specialties Inc., NJ Engelhard Corp., Appearance/Performance Div., NJ W.R. Grace & Co., Grace Davison, MD Hastings Plastics Co., CA (D) HK Research Corp., NC (D) J.M. Huber Corp., Chemicals Div., MD L.V. Lomas Ltd., ON (D) Lubrizol Corp., OH D.N. Lukens, Inc., MA (D) Millennium Specialty Chemicals, Inc., MD Milliken Chemical Div., Milliken & Co., SC Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) OMG Americas, Metal Organics, OH Rhodia, Inc., NJ H.M. Royal Inc., NJ (D) Southern Clay Products, Inc., TX Unifrax Corp., Fibers Div., NY Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, Inc., NJ (D) VISCOSITY DEPRESSANTS Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., IL Axel Plastics Research Laboratories, NY Buckman Laboratories, Inc., TN BYK-Chemie U.S.A. Inc., Plastics Div., CT CasChem, Inc., NJ Cognis Corp., Plastics Technology Div., PA ICI Surfactants, DE Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., NJ Mozel Inc., Polymers Div., MO (D) Rhodia, Inc., NJ Stepan Co., Plastic & Fiber Additives, IL ** Struktol Co. of America, OH Boldface See boldface font. denotes display advertisers; bullet (*) indicates product-line reviews in appropriate sections; 'D' = distributor; 'C' = compounder. Note: Display advertisers is indicated with **. |
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