Richard M. Gerkin

PolyPlexx LLC provides polymer development services. Its products include polycarbonate and polymethyl-methacrylate. The firm offers its products as cast optical lenses and panels, as well as raw components. It also provides consulting services for the design and fabrication of polymer laminates. The company is headquartered in South Charleston, WV.

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

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.