John Wardzel

AlliedSignal, Inc. manufactured aerospace products. It offered aerospace and automotive parts, chemicals, fibers, plastics, and advanced materials. The company was headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

The Valspar Corp. was engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of coatings and paints. It also offered packaging coatings, architectural coatings, wood coatings, industrial coatings, and automotive coatings. The company was founded in 1806 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

W.R. Grace & Co. engages in the production and sale of chemicals and materials. It operates through the Grace Catalysts Technologies and Grace Materials Technologies segments. The Grace Catalysts Technologies segment includes catalysts and related products and technologies used in refining, petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications. The Grace Materials Technologies segment consists of specialty materials, including silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials, used in coatings, consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. The firm specializes in chemical processing, coatings and inks, food and beverage, general industrial, nutraceutical, personal care, pharma, and plastics industries. The company was founded by William Russell Grace in 1854 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Part of Celanese Corp., Ticona Polymers, Inc. manufactures and markets polymer products. The private company is based in Irving, TX.

GE Plastics provides engineering thermoplastic material solutions. It manufactures and distributes plastic resins that are used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications and optical media applications. The company also manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins. GE Plastics is headquartered in Pittsfield, MA.

Technical Polymers Ticona produces and markets plastic polymers. It produces acetal copolymers, liquid crystal polymers, long fiber reinforced thermoplastics, and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The firm serves the automotive, optical, information technology, industrial, medical and health sectors. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Florence, KY.