Myles S. Odaniell

Crompton Corporation is a global producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and polymer products. Products and services solve customer problems and add value to customers' products.Crompton, formed by the merger of Crompton & Knowles and Witco, isn't mixed-up, but its products are. The company gets three-fourths of its sales from producing polymers; polymer additives, including additives for plastics, rubber, and urethane; and polymer processing equipment. Crompton agreed to acquire Great Lakes Chemical in early 2005

Spartech LLC engages in the manufacture of plastic products for packaging solutions. It offers thermoformed packaging and rollstock, custom sheet and rollstock products. It serves the healthcare, packaging, transportation, building and construction industries. The company was founded on April 23, 1968 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, MO.

LANXESS Solutions US, Inc. developed engineered industrial specialty chemicals. It operated through the following segments: Industrial Engineered Products and Industrial Performance Products. The Industrial Engineered Products segment provided engineered specialty chemicals used in agriculture, automotive, building and construction, electronics, fine chemicals, insulation, mercury control, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, plastics and solar energy applications. The Industrial Performance Products segment offered synthetic base stocks, additive components, finished synthetic lubricants and specialty greases. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Cytec Industries, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells specialty materials and chemicals. The firm operates through four segments: Aerospace Materials, Industrial Materials, In Process Separation, and Additive Technologies. The Aerospace Materials segment is a global provider of technologically advanced materials for aerospace markets. Its products includes advanced composites, structural, and film adhesives. The Industrial Materials segment provides structural materials and process materials. The In Process Separation segment provides mining chemicals and phosphines. The Additive Technologies segment provides polymer additives, specialty additives, and formulated resins. The company was founded in December 1993 and is headquartered in Woodland Park, NJ.