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HUNTSMAN CORPORATION (HUN)

Huntsman Corporation operates as a holding company that manufactures and markets various chemicals worldwide. Its subsidiaries include Huntsman LLC (Huntsman), Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC (AdMat), and Huntsman International LLC (Huntsman International). Huntsman manufactures and markets differentiated and commodity chemical products that comprise performance products, including maleic anhydride; polymers; and base chemicals. AdMat provides specialty chemicals that primarily include epoxy resin compounds and formulations; cross-linking matter and curing agents; and epoxy, acrylic, and polyurethane-based adhesives and tooling resin formulations. Huntsman International primarily offers polyurethanes and performance products, surfactants, and titanium dioxide, as well as petrochemical-based olefins, aromatics, and polyolefins products. The company's products are used in various industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, textiles, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances, and packaging. Huntsman Corporation was founded in 1970 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SOLUTIA INC SOLUTIA INC NEW (SOA)

Solutia, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of high-performance chemical and engineered materials used in a range of consumer and industrial applications. It operates in two segments, Performance Products and Integrated Nylon. The Performance Products segment offers rubber chemicals; window films, and films for use in tapes, automotive badging, optical and colored filters, shades, packaging, computer touch screens, electroluminescent displays, and cathode ray tube and flat-panel monitors; polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sheet, specialty intermediate PVB resin products, and optical grade PVB resin and plasticizers; and specialty products, including heat transfer fluids, aviation hydraulic fluids and solvents, and entrance matting and automotive spray suppression flaps. The Integrated Nylon segment consists of nylon plastics, fiber, and intermediate chemical products used in construction, automotive, consumer, and industrial applications. Solutia sells its products through its sales force and distributors. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

ASHLAND INC (NEW) (ASH)

Ashland, Inc. operates as a chemical and transportation construction company worldwide. It has four segments: APAC, Ashland Distribution, Ashland Specialty Chemical, and Valvoline. The APAC segment provides construction, maintenance and repair, site preparation, materials, and technical services in the southern and midwestern United States. The Ashland Distribution segment distributes chemicals, plastics, composite materials, and environmental services in North America. It also distributes thermoplastics in Europe. The Ashland Specialty Chemical segment supplies specialty chemicals, including composite polymers, casting solutions, drew industrial, drew marine, and specialty polymers and adhesives to various industries, such as adhesives, automotive, composites, metal casting, merchant marine, paint, paper, plastics, watercraft, and water treatment. The Valvoline segment produces and markets packaged motor oil and automotive chemicals, including appearance products, antifreeze, filters, and automotive fragrances. It also provides fast oil change services through Valvoline Instant Oil Change outlets. Ashland was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Covington, Kentucky.

METHANEX CORPORATION (MEOH)

Methanex Corporation engages in the production and marketing of methanol primarily in Chile, Trinidad, New Zealand, and Canada. Methanol is used principally in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid, and various other chemicals that form the basis of various chemical derivatives. These derivatives are used in the manufacture of a range of products, including building materials, foams, resins, and plastics. In addition, Methanol is used on a small scale as a direct fuel for motor vehicles. The company also sources methanol produced by others. Methanex Corporation sells methanol primarily in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (DOW)

The Dow Chemical Company engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural, and other specialized products and services. Its performance chemicals products principally include glycol ethers and amines, and acrylics, which are used in various market applications, including coatings, household and personal care products, gas treating, and agricultural products. The company supplies synthetic latex for coating paper and paperboard that are used in magazines, catalogues, and food packaging. It also supplies water-based emulsions used as primary components in decorative and industrial paints, adhesives, textile products, and construction products, such as caulks and sealants. Its specialty chemicals products are used as functional ingredients or processing aids in various applications, including agricultural and pharmaceutical products and processing, building and construction, chemical processing and intermediates, food processing and ingredients, household products, coatings, pulp and paper manufacturing, and transportation. The specialty polymers products enable the physical and sensory properties of end-use products in a range of applications, including food, pharmaceuticals, oilfields, paints and coatings, personal care, and building and construction. Dow Chemical Company also develops, manufactures, and markets products for crop production; weed, insect, and plant disease management; and industrial and commercial pest management. The company sells its products primarily to food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction industries through its sales force and distributors principally in the United States and Europe. Dow Chemical Company also engages in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance business primarily through its Liana Limited subsidiaries. The company is based in Midland, Michigan.

CABOT CORPORATION (CBT)

Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates in four segments: the Carbon Black Business, the Metal Oxides Business, the Supermetals Business, and the Specialty Fluids Business. The Carbon Black Business segment offers rubber blacks, performance products, and inkjet colorants. It serves various markets, including the automotive, building materials, agricultural, coatings, toners, inkjet printing, and electronics markets. The Metal Oxides Business segment provides fumed metal oxides, including fumed silica and fumed alumina, and dispersions; and aerogel product lines. It serves automotive, construction, microelectronics, and consumer products industries. The Supermetals Business segment produces tantalum, niobium and their alloys. Its tantalum products are used for the manufacture of tantalum sputtering targets used in thin film applications, including semiconductors, optics, magnetics, and flat panel displays. The Specialty Fluids Business segment engages in the production and marketing of cesium formate as a drilling and completion fluid for use in oil and gas well operations. Cabot was founded by Godfrey L. Cabot in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC (CYT)

Cytec Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products. It operates in four segments: Water and Industrial Process Chemicals (WIPC), Performance Products, Specialty Materials, and Building Block Chemicals (BBC). WIPC segment produces water treating and mining chemicals, and phosphine and phosphorous specialties (PPS). Water treatment chemicals include flocculants, coagulants, filter aids, drilling fluids and production chemicals, and scale inhibitors. Mining chemicals consist of promoters, collectors, solvent extractants, flocculants, and frothers used in mineral separation processing. PPS include solvent extractants, flame retardants, catalyst ligands, high purity phosphine gas, and biocides that are used for mineral processing, and pharmaceutical, chemical, and electronic manufacturing. Performance Products segment produces coatings chemicals, performance chemicals, and polymer additives. Coatings chemicals consist of amino resins, additives, urethanes, and carbamates that are primarily used in industrial coatings and paints for appliances and automobiles. Performance chemicals include adhesion promoters, surfactants, specialty, monomers, urethanes, carbamates, acrylic, and stabilizers that are used in adhesives and sealants, inks, electrical and electronic products, textiles, and tires. Polymer additives comprise ultraviolet light stabilizers and absorbers, and antioxidants and antistatic agents that are primarily used in plastics, coatings, and fibers. Specialty Materials segment offers aerospace materials that are used in commercial and military aviation, satellite and launch vehicles, and aircraft brakes, as well as in formula-1 racing cars and sports cars. The BBC segment offers acrylonitrile, hydrocyanic acid, acrylamide, sulfuric acid, and melamine. The company sells its products in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Cytec was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in West Paterson, New Jersey.

CELANESE CORPORATION CELANESE CORPORATION SERIES A (CE)

Celanese Corporation engages in the production and sale of industrial chemicals. The company operates through four segments: Chemical Products, Technical Polymers Ticona, Acetate Products, and Performance Products. The Chemical Products segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, acetate esters, vinyl acetate monomer, polyvinyl alcohol, and emulsions. Its products also include acetic anhydride, acetate esters, carboxylic acids, and methanol. The Technical Polymers Ticona segment develops, produces, and supplies a portfolio of technical polymers, which include polyacetal, UHMW-PE, liquid crystal polymers, and polyphenylene sulfide fortron for use in automotive and electronics products, as well as in other consumer and industrial applications, often replacing metal or glass. The Acetate Products segment primarily produces and supplies acetate tow used in the production of filter products, and acetate filament, which is used in the apparel and home furnishing industries. The Performance Products segment, operating under the trade name of Nutrinova, produces and sells sweetener and food protection ingredients, such as sorbates, for the food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals industries. The company primarily operates in North America, Europe, and Asia. Celanese Corporation is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO)

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments in Europe and North America. TiO2 pigment provides whiteness, brightness, and opacity to various products, including paints, plastics, paper, fibers, food, ceramics, and cosmetics. As of December 31, 2004, the company produced approximately 40 different TiO2 grades. It also manufactures and sells iron-based chemicals, which are by-products of TiO2, as well as certain titanium chemical products (titanium oxychloride and titanyl sulfate) used in specialty applications in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones, and other electronic devices. The company primarily offers its products to paint, plastics, and paper manufacturers. Kronos also engages in the mining and sale of ilmenite ore. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. operates as an indirect majority owned subsidiary of Contran Corporation, as of December 31, 2004.

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (EMN)

Eastman Chemical Company engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastics, and fibers. It operates through six segments: Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI); Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI); Specialty Plastics (SP); Polymers; Fibers; and Developing Businesses (DB). The CASPI segment manufactures raw materials, additives, and specialty polymers, such as liquid vehicles, coatings additives, cellulosic polymers, ester alcohol, chlorinated polyolefins, and hydrocarbon resins and rosins, and rosin esters. The PCI segment produces chemicals for agricultural intermediates, fibers, food and beverage ingredients, photographic chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, and polymer compounding and chemical manufacturing intermediates. The SP segment offers engineering and specialty polymers, specialty film and sheet products, and packaging film and fiber products, which are used in appliances, store fixtures and displays, building and construction, electronic and medical packaging, personal care and cosmetics, performance films, tape and labels, photographic and optical film, and graphic arts. The Polymers segment supplies polyethylene terephthalate polymers used in beverage and food packaging, and other applications, such as carbonated soft drinks, water, beer and personal care items, and food containers. It also manufactures polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene, which are used in extrusion coating, film, and molding applications. The Fibers segment offers Estron acetate tow and Estrobond triacetin plasticizers, which are used in cigarette filters; Estron and Chromspun acetate yarns for apparel, home furnishings, and industrial fabrics; acetate flake for acetate tow producers; and acetyl chemicals. The DB segment includes Eastman's Gasification services and Diagnostics business, as well as investment in early stage businesses. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.

AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (ACO)

AMCOL International Corporation operates as a specialty minerals company. The company operates in three segments: Minerals, Environmental, and Transportation. The minerals segment mines, processes, and distributes clays and products with similar applications to various industrial and consumer markets. It provides sodium bentonite and calcium bentonite for use in foundry and casting, detergent, iron ore pelletizing, well drilling, agricultural, construction, and other industries; specialty minerals for suppliers of gelling, binding, thickening, plasticizing, and emulsifying agents for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, drilling fluids, or household products; and supplies cat litter and specialty pet products to grocery and drug stores, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, and pet specialty stores. The Environmental segment processes and distributes clays and products with similar applications for use as a moisture barrier in commercial construction, landfill liners, and in various other industrial and commercial applications. The Transportation segment includes a long-haul trucking business and a freight brokerage business, which delivers finished products throughout the continental United States. The company was incorporated in 1924 as Bentonite Mining & Manufacturing Company. It changed its name to American Colloid Company in 1927 and to AMCOL International Corporation in 1995. AMCOL International is headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION (ALB)

Albemarle Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Polymer Additives, Catalysts, and Fine Chemicals. The Polymer Additives segment provides flame retardants; and plastic additives, such as curatives for polyurethane and epoxy system polymerization, as well as for ultraviolet curing of various inks and coatings; and antioxidants and stabilizers. The Catalysts segment offers refinery catalysts comprising hydroprocessing catalysts and fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives, as well as polyolefin catalysts comprising aluminum- and magnesium-alkyls, and metallocene/single-site catalysts. The Fine Chemicals segment provides performance chemicals, such as elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, tertiary amines, potassium and chlorine-based products, alkenyl succinic anhydride, and aluminum oxides; pharmachemicals to provide temporary pain relief and fever reduction; agrichemicals, including orthoalkylated anilines, methyl bromide, and organophosphorus products; and fine chemistry services and intermediates. The company sells its products to various customers, including manufacturers of electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals, and agrichemicals, as well as to petroleum refiners. Albemarle was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

PPG INDUSTRIES INC (PPG)

PPG Industries, Inc. supplies coatings, glass, fiber glass, and chemicals worldwide. Its coating products include protective and decorative coatings for industrial equipment, appliances, and packaging; factory-finished aluminum extrusions and coils; aircraft; automotive original equipment; and other industrial and consumer products, as well as automotive refinishes to the aftermarket. PPG's glass products comprise flat glass, fabricated glass, and continuous-strand fiber glass for the construction, furniture, and electronics industries; automotive original equipment; automotive replacement; and other markets. It offers products directly to independent distributors and through PPG distribution outlets. PPG also produces and markets chlor-alkali chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, vinyl chloride monomer, chlorinated solvents, chlorinated benzenes, and calcium hypochlorite directly to manufacturing companies in the chemical processing, rubber and plastics, paper, minerals, metals, and water treatment industries; and supplies specialty chemicals for various products, such as transitions lenses; optical monomers; amorphous precipitated silicas for tire, battery separator, and other end-use markets; teslin synthetic printing sheet used in such applications, as waterproof labels and identification cards; advanced intermediates and bulk active ingredients for the pharmaceutical industry; and phosgene derivatives used in plastics, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and other industries. PPG also provides claims processing services to the insurance and vehicle fleet segments. It operates primarily in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, France, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the Philippines. The company was founded as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. in 1883 and changed its name to PPG Industries, Inc. in 1968. PPG is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

INNOPHOS HOLDINGS INC (IPHS)

Innophos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces specialty phosphates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its products include specialty salts, which are used in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical applications; specialty acids that are used in industrial applications, such as asphalt modification and petrochemical catalysis; technical sodium tripolyphosphate, which is used in detergent applications, such as automatic dishwashing, commercial/industrial detergents, and home laundry detergents; and other products, such as phosphate fertilizers that are used as co-products of manufacturing purified phosphoric acid. Innophos Holdings also offers purified phosphoric acid to carbonated soft drink beverage producers, potable and industrial water treatment facilities, and capital goods manufacturers for pre-coating metal treatment, as well as to third-party phosphate derivative producers in the merchant market. Its purified phosphoric acid is used in the manufacture of specialty salts and specialty acids, as well as in water and metal treatment, and beverage applications. The company's customers include consumer goods manufacturers, distributors, and specialty chemical manufacturers in food, bakery, beverage, pharmaceutical, and cleaning product markets. Innophos Holdings was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey.

KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP)

Koppers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces carbon compounds and treated wood products for the aluminum, railroad, specialty chemical, utility, rubber, and steel industries. It operates in two segments: Carbon Materials and Chemicals, and Railroad and Utility Products. Carbon Materials and Chemicals segment engages in the distillation of coal tar in North America, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. It distills coal tar and manufactures six principal products: carbon pitch, which is used in the production of aluminum and steel; phthalic anhydride used in the production of plasticizers and polyester resins; creosote, which is used in the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon black used in the manufacture of rubber tires; naphthalene, which is used primarily as a surfactant in the production of concrete; and furnace coke used in steel and iron production. Railroad and Utility Products segment provides various products and services to railroads, including crossties, track panels and switch pre-assemblies, and disposal services. This segment also supplies treated wood poles to electric and telephone utilities; and performs various wood treating services for construction and other commercial applications. The company has operations in North America, Australasia, the People's Republic of China, Europe, and South Africa. Koppers Holdings, formerly known as KI Holdings, Inc., was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY (DD)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) operates as a science and technology company. It engages in a range of fields, including biotechnology, electronics, materials science, safety and security, and synthetic fibers. The company operates in seven segments: Agriculture and Nutrition, Coatings and Color Technologies, Electronic and Communication Technologies, Performance Materials, Safety and Protection, Pharmaceuticals, and Textiles and Interiors. The Agriculture and Nutrition segment offers hybrid seed corn and soybean seed, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, value enhanced grains, and soy protein. The Coatings and Color Technologies segment provides automotive finishes, industrial coatings, and white pigments. The Electronic and Communication Technologies segment offers fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, photopolymers, and electronic materials. The Performance Materials segment provides engineering polymers, packaging and industrial polymers, films, and elastomers. The Safety and Protection segment provides specialty and industrial chemicals, nonwovens, aramids, and solid surfaces. The Pharmaceuticals segment includes the company's interest in two antihypertensive drugs, the Cozaar and Hyzaar. The Textiles and Interiors segment offers flooring systems, industrial fibers, polyester fibers, branded and unbranded elastane, textiles, and intermediates. The company serves various markets, including transportation, safety and protection, construction, motor vehicle, agricultural, home furnishings, medical, packaging, electronics, and nutrition and health. DuPont was founded in 1802 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

AIRGAS INC (ARG)

Airgas, Inc. and its subsidiaries distribute industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as welding, safety, and related products in the United States. The company's principal products and services include packaged and small bulk gases, gas cylinder and welding equipment rental, process chemicals, and hardgoods. Industrial, medical, and specialty gases include nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, acetylene, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, hydrogen, welding gases, purity grades, and application blends. Its hardgoods consist of welding supplies and equipment, safety products, and industrial tools and supplies. In addition, Airgas produces dry ice, liquid carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, process chemicals, and specialty gases for distribution in the United States. Its customers include companies that operate in industrial manufacturing, repair and maintenance, medical, construction, wholesale trade, retail, food products, transportation, utilities and mining, petrochemical, and analytical industries. The company offers its products through retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs, production facilities, and distribution centers. Airgas also distributes its products and services through e-Business, catalog, and telesales channels. The company was founded in 1982 by Peter McCausland and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

AMPAL-AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORATION (AMPL)

Ampal-American Israel Corporation acquires interests in businesses located in the State of Israel or that are Israel-related. It invests in companies in telecommunications, real estate and project development, energy, leisure time, and high technology sectors. The company provides its investee companies with ongoing support through its involvement in the investees' strategic decisions and introduction to the financial community, investment bankers, and other potential investors both in and outside of Israel. Ampal is a New York corporation founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

STEPAN COMPANY (SCL)

Stepan Company and its subsidiaries produce specialty and intermediate chemicals. It operates in three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning products, such as detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, floors, and walls, as well as shampoos, lotions, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and cosmetics. Its other applications include germicidal quaternary compounds, lubricating ingredients, emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products, and plastics and composites. This segment sells its products to manufacturers of detergents, shampoos, lotions, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and cosmetics; and producers of emulsifiers and lubricating products. The Polymers segment offers phthalic anhydride, which is used in polyester alkyd resins; plasticizers for applications in construction materials and components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products; polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of laminate insulation board for the construction industry, as well as sold to the appliance, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers markets; and polyurethane systems, which provide thermal insulation and are sold to the construction, industrial, and appliance markets. The Specialty products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. It operates in North and South America, Europe, and the Philippines. The company was founded by Alfred C. Stepan, Jr. in 1932 and is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.

OLIN CORPORATION (OLN)

Olin Corporation produces copper alloys, ammunition, and chlorine and caustic soda in North America. It operates in three segments: Chlor Alkali Products (CAP), Metals, and Winchester. The CAP segment offers chlorine and caustic soda; sodium hydrosulfite for paper, textile, and clay bleaching; hydrochloric acid used in household cleaners, laundry bleaching, swimming pool sanitizers, semiconductors, water treatment, textiles, pulp and paper, and food processing; hydrogen acid used for steel, oil and gas, plastics, organic chemical synthesis, brine treatment, artificial sweeteners, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and ore and mineral processing; bleach products; and potassium hydroxide used in the manufacture of fertilizers, soaps, detergents, cleaners, battery, and in food processing chemicals and deicers. The Metals segment produces copper and copper alloy sheet and strip used in electronic connectors, lead frames, electrical components, coinage, and ammunition; copper alloy welded tubes used in utility condensers, industrial heat exchangers, refrigeration and air conditioning, and builders' hardware; rolled copper foil, copperbond foil, and stainless steel strip used in printed circuit boards, electrical and electronic products, and automotive components; fabricated parts used in builders' hardware, plumbing, automotive, and ammunition components; and stainless steel and aluminum strip. Winchester segment offers sporting ammunition used by hunters and recreational shooters and law enforcement agencies; canister powder; reloading components; small caliber military ammunition used in infantry and mounted weapons; industrial cartridges used in power and concrete industries; and powder-actuated tools used in construction industry. The company markets its products and services to the U.S. government and its prime contractors, as well as to wholesalers and other distributors. Olin Corp. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.

COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC (CMP)

Compass Minerals International, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of inorganic mineral products in North America and the United Kingdom. Its principal products are salt and sulfate of potash (SOP). The company mines, produces, processes, and distributes salt, including rock, evaporated, and solar salt. Its salt products are used in various applications, including as a deicer for both highway and consumer use; an ingredient in the production of chemicals for paper bleaching and water treatment; as a flavor enhancer and preservative in food; as a nutrient and trace mineral delivery vehicle in animal feeds; and as a component in both industrial and residential water softeners. SOP is primarily used as a specialty fertilizer, providing potassium to chloride-sensitive crops, such as vegetables, fruits, tea, tobacco, and turf grass. The company distributes general trade salt products through retail channels, such as grocery stores, building supply, hardware and automotive stores, and feed suppliers. The company was formerly known as Salt Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Compass Minerals International, Inc. in December 2003. Compass Minerals is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

VALHI INC (VHI)

Valhi, Inc., through its majority owned subsidiaries and affiliates, operates in the chemicals, component products, waste management, and titanium metals industries. The company produces titanium dioxide pigments for imparting whiteness, brightness, and opacity to a range of products, including paints, plastics, paper, fibers, foods, ceramics, cosmetics, and other products; and manufactures precision ball bearing slides, security products, and ergonomic computer support systems for office furniture, computer-related applications, and other industries. It owns and operates a facility in west Texas for the processing, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous, toxic, and certain types of low-level radioactive wastes. The company also produces titanium sponge melted products (ingot and slab) and mill products for commercial and military aerospace, industrial, and other markets. Valhi operates in the United States, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, and Taiwan. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. Valhi, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Contran Corporation.

FMC CORPORATION (FMC)

FMC Corporation operates as a chemical company, serving the agricultural, industrial, and consumer markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals, and Industrial Chemicals. Agricultural Products segment manufactures and sells proprietary insecticides and herbicides used for the protection of cotton, corn, rice, cereals, vegetables, and other crops. Specialty Chemicals segment comprises of BioPolymer and lithium businesses. BioPolymer manufactures and sells microcrystalline cellulose, carrageenan, and alginates, products that add texture, structure, and physical stability to beverage, dairy, meat, and bakery products and/or that act as binders and disintegrants for tablets and capsules. Lithium business includes sale of mined lithium, which is used in specialty products, including pharmaceuticals, specialty polymers, and energy storage devices. Its Industrial Chemicals segment manufactures inorganic materials, including soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, specialty peroxygens, and phosphorus chemicals. FMC Corporation was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SINOPEC SHANGAI PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD (SHI)

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited primarily produces synthetic fibers, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals, and petroleum products from crude petroleum in Chaina. The company produces polyester and acrylic staple fiber, acrylic top, polypropylene, polyester chips, polyethylene pellets, polypropylene pellets, polyvinyl acetate, gasoline, diesel, jet oil, ethylene, ethylene oxide, benzene, butadiene, ethylene glycol, and other products. It sells its products to trading companies and industrial users. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company is a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation.

WD-40 COMPANY (WDFC)

WD-40 Company engages in the production and marketing of multipurpose lubricants, hand cleaners, and household cleaners worldwide. The company markets lubricants under WD-40 and 3-IN-ONE oil brands; and heavy-duty hand cleaners under Lava and Solvol brands. WD-40 products, which act as lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant, cleaner, and moisture displacers, are used in household, marine, automotive, construction, repair, sporting goods, and gardening applications. 3-IN-ONE Oil products, which include a spray and drip penetrant, a white lithium grease spray, a silicone spray, a PTFE spray, a heavy duty cleaner and degreaser spray, and an engine starter spray, are used in locksmithing, HVAC, marine, farming, construction, and jewelry manufacturing. It also sells a liquid mildew stain remover, a liquid bathroom soap scum remover, a liquid daily shower cleaner, an automatic toilet bowl cleaner, and an aerosol and liquid bathroom cleaner under X-14 brand. In addition, WD-40 Company's other products include 2000 Flushes automatic toilet bowl cleaner, Carpet Fresh and No Vac rug and room deodorizers, Spot Shot aerosol and liquid carpet stain remover, and 1001 carpet and household cleaners, and rug and room deodorizers. The company markets its lubricants through retail chain stores, hardware stores, warehouse club stores, automotive parts outlets, and industrial distributors and suppliers, as well as and the household products in grocery and mass retail primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC (APD)

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. operates in the industrial gas and related industrial process equipment business worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Gases, Chemicals, and Equipment. The Gases segment recovers and distributes industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, synthesis gas, and helium, as well as medical and specialty gases, which include fluorine products, rare gases, and other common gases. This segment also engages in the company's electronics business, global healthcare, power generation, and flue gas treatment businesses. The Chemicals segment produces and markets performance materials that comprise performance polymers, performance solutions, and performance products; and chemical intermediates that consist of amines and polyurethane intermediates. The Equipment segment manufactures equipment for cryogenic air separation, gas processing, natural gas liquefaction, and hydrogen purification equipment. It also designs and builds systems for recovering hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and low dew point gases using membrane technology, as well as cryogenic transportation containers for liquid helium and hydrogen. Further, this segment offers plant design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services. Air Products and Chemicals serves chemical processing, electronics, refining, food processing, medical gases, furniture cushioning, insulation, carpet underlay, bedding, and automobile seating industries. The company was founded in 1940 by Leonard P. Pool and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

ECOLAB INC (ECL)

Ecolab, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, institutional, and industrial markets in the United States. The company sells specialized cleaners and sanitizers, pool and spa treatment programs, and various chemical dispensing device systems, as well as markets a program comprised of dishwashing machines, detergents, rinse additives, and sanitizers. It also offers cleaning and sanitation at the start of the food chain to facilitate the production of products for human consumption; provides detergents, cleaners, sanitizers, lubricants, and animal health products, as well as cleaning systems, electronic dispensers, and chemical injectors for the application of chemical products; designs, engineers, and installs ‘clean-in-place' process control systems and facility cleaning systems. In addition, Ecolab provides chemical laundry products and proprietary dispensing systems, as well as related services; and a range of janitorial offerings to the janitorial market and building service contractors. Additionally, it offers infection prevention and healthcare offerings; vehicle appearance products, which include soaps, polishes, wheel and tire treatments, and air fresheners; water and wastewater treatment products, services, and systems; pest elimination services; and commercial equipment repair services and kitchen parts. The company offers its products and services primarily to hotels and restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, quick-service units, grocery stores, commercial and institutional laundries, light industry, dairy plants and farms, food and beverage processors, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics facilities, as well as the vehicle wash industry. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 under the name Economics Laboratory, Inc. It changed its name to Ecolab, Inc. in 1986. Ecolab is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

PRAXAIR INC (PX)

Praxair, Inc. operates as an industrial gas company in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Its primary products are atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases for internal use and external sale. Praxair also manufactures precious metal and ceramic sputtering targets used primarily in the production of semiconductors. Its surface technologies supply wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings, and powders to the aircraft, printing, textile, plastics, primary metals, petrochemical, and other industries. It also provides aircraft engine and airframe component overhaul services; and manufactures a line of electric arc, plasma, and high velocity oxygen fuel spray equipment, as well as arc and flame wire equipment used for the application of wear resistant coatings. The company serves various industries, such as healthcare and petroleum refining; computer-chip manufacturing and beverage carbonation; fiber-optics and steel making; and aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. Praxair was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA (ODC)

Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODCA) engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing sorbent products and related services for various markets. It operates in four segments: Consumer Products, Specialty Products, Crop Production and Horticultural Products (CPHP), and Industrial and Automotive Products (IAP). The Consumer Products segment offers branded and private label cat litter products. The Specialty Products segment offers bleaching, filtration, and clarification clays. It also produces bleaching clays for edible oils, fats, and tallows; binders used in the manufacture of animal feeds; and litter amendments used in controlling ammonia levels in poultry houses. The CPHP segment offers granular and powdered mineral absorbent products, which include carriers for crop protection chemicals and fertilizers, drying agents, soil conditioners, sports field products, and flowability aids. The IAP segment offers products, such as oil, grease, and water sorbents, which are floor maintenance products that provide a nonslip and nonflammable surface for workers. It also distributes polypropylene sorbents. ODCA's consumer products are sold through the grocery products industry, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, and pet retail outlets. Its specialty products are sold to processors and refiners of edible and petroleum-based oils. ODCA's animal health products are sold to feed manufacturers and poultry producers, and its crop production and horticultural products are sold to manufacturers of agricultural chemicals and distributors of agricultural and sports turf products. Its industrial and automotive products are sold to distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, and retail outlets. It sells its products through sales staff, industrial distributors, and food brokers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. ODCA was founded in 1941 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

CAMBREX CORPORATION (CBM)

Cambrex Corporation and its subsidiaries provide products and services to accelerate drug discovery, development, and manufacturing processes for human therapeutics worldwide. It operates through three segments: Bioproducts, Biopharma, and Human Health. The Bioproducts segment offers research products and therapeutic application products; The Biopharma segment provides contract biopharmaceutical process development and manufacturing services; and The Human Health segment produces active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates for use in the production of prescription and over-the-counter drug products, as well as other custom chemicals derived from organic chemistry. Cambrex Corporation sells its products through its direct sales force, independent distributors, and its e-commerce Web site to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, generic drug companies, biotechnology companies, and research organizations. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES INC (CDTI)

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. engages in the development, design, marketing, and license of technologies and solutions that reduce harmful emissions from internal combustion engines, as well as enhances fuel economy and engine power. Its products include Platinum Plus, a fuel-borne catalyst; the Purifier System, which combines its fuel-borne catalyst with a diesel oxidation catalyst; the fuel-borne catalyst/catalyzed wire mesh filter system; the ARIS nitrogen oxides reduction system; and Biodiesel Plus. The company also offers a range of engineering and development consulting services. It offers its products primarily to distributors, resellers, and vehicle fleets in various industries, including beverage, grocery, shipping, fuel delivery, and marine. Clean Diesel Technologies has operations primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

ACETO CORPORATION (ACET)

Aceto Corporation engages in the marketing, sale, and distribution of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, specialty, and industrial chemicals used primarily in the agricultural, color producing, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and surface coating industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Health Sciences, Chemicals and Colorants, and Agrochemicals. The Health Sciences segment includes the active ingredients for generic pharmaceuticals, vitamins, and nutritional supplements, as well as products used in preparing pharmaceuticals primarily by drug companies and biopharmaceuticals. The Chemicals and Colorants segment includes various specialty chemicals used in plastics, resins, adhesives, coatings, food, flavor additives, fragrances, cosmetics, metal finishing, electronics, air-conditioning systems, and other areas; dye and pigment intermediates used in the color-producing industries, such as textiles, inks, paper, and coatings; and intermediates used in the production of agrochemicals. The Agrochemicals segment offers herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides, as well as a sprout inhibitor for potatoes. Aceto Corporation was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.