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A list of companies in the chemicals industry is presented including American Casein Company, BioChemicals International Inc., and Croda Inc.

The article profiles several ISO certified chemical companies. Air Products has a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Church & Dwight Co. Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of sodium bicarbonate based products. Croda Inc. is a leading supplier of raw materials to the personal care industry in the U.S. as well as an established supplier of fabric softeners to the household industry and compendial ingredients and excipients for the pharmaceutical industry.

The article offers information on several companies in the chemical industry. Air Products, which serves customers in industrial, technology and healthcare markets worldwide, has ISO registrations at facilities throughout the U.S., and in Canada, South America, Europe and China. Croda Inc. is a leading supplier of raw materials to the Personal Care Industry in the U.S. Linde manufactures and distributes gases for the industrial, medical, electronic, food, beverage, chemicals, glass and metals industries.

This article features several firms that are active participants in Responsible Care®. At Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Responsible Care® is a key driver behind its environmental, health and safety programs. BOC manufactures and distributes gases for the industrial, medical, electronic, food and beverage markets. Croda Inc. adheres to an aggressive program of creative product development to provide its customers with raw materials that are mild, non-irritating, and naturally renewable, as well as functional.

The article provides information on different chemical companies under the 2006 ISO Responsible Care initiative. They include Air Products and Chemicals Inc., BASF Corp., BASF AG, Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Croda Inc., Cryotech Deicing Technology, Detrex Corp., The Elco Corp., and The Equistar Chemicals LP.

The article presents a list of suppliers of raw materials for the chemical industry including Grain Processing Corp., National Starch and Chemical Co., Southern Clay Products Inc., Croda Inc., Dow Chemical Co., Equistar Chemicals LP., Archer Daniels Midland Co., ADM Food Additives, American Casein Co., ADM Specialty Ingredients, Coast Chemical Inc. and Elementis Specialties Inc.

Presents a directory of suppliers in the chemical industry. Bio-Botanica Inc.; Kobo Products Inc.; Lonza, Inc.; Croda Inc.; Presperse Inc.

Presents a directory of chemical companies in the U.S. Air Products and Chemicals Inc.; Arch Chemicals Inc.; Cognis Corp.; Croda Inc.

Provides information on several chemical companies in the U.S. awarded with the 2003 ISO 14000 Series Standards for their responsible care program in industrial management. Air Products and Chemicals Inc.; Arch Chemicals Inc.; BASF Corp.; Croda Inc.; Degussa Corp.; Great Lakes Chemical Corp.

The article focuses on consolidation of suppliers in the personal care industry. BASF Co. and Croda Co. have each made major acquisitions in 2006 that may further step up the pace of supplier consolidation, analysts say. Such consolidation continues to be driven by personal care formulators, many of whom are themselves consolidating and demanding more product innovation, as well as larger product offerings from suppliers, analysts say.

Focuses on trends in the cosmetic industry as of December 4, 2002. Restructuring plan of Croda, a maker of natural functional ingredients for applications; Role of consumers in the babyboom generation in the growth of cosmeceuticals; Market outlook for customized cosmetics.

This section offers news briefs related to the specialty chemicals industry including the share repurchase program of Innospec, the construction of a lubricant esters plan by Croda at New Castle, Delaware, and the acquisition of Fuhr Industrial by RPM.

The article reports on the plan of Croda to continue investing in the personal care sector with planned expansions of its esterification lines and tank farms at New Castle, Delaware. The company claims that it has invested more than $20 million in renovating research and development (R&D) operations and support infrastructure at the former Atlas Powers site since it acquisition. It is anticipated that the tank farm expansion will reduce supply costs and improve efficiency.

The article reports that several suppliers are continuing to invest in the cosmetics sector, one of the few specialty chemical end markets in which growth is forecast to rise despite the economic downturn. Croda has opened two innovation centers at its New Castle, Delaware site, while Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS) is enhancing its technology center at Pulnoy, France. Brenntag Specialties opened the Personal Care Applications Laboratory at its South Plainfield, New Jersey headquarters.

This section offers news briefs on the specialty chemicals sector. An automotive coatings facility at Wuhu, China, was opened by PPG Industries to supply Chery Automotive. Croda's manufacturing plant at Mill Hall in Pennsylvania would be expanded and upgraded to meet the rising demand for lubricant-grade specialty esters. Sorbent Technologies has been acquired by Albermarle for about $22.5 million.

Reports on the decision of cosmetic ingredients suppliers at the International Federation of the Societies of Cosmetic and Chemists Congress, to increase their emphasis on the use of natural oils as part of a focus on sustainable development principles. Line of oils introduced by Croda; Oil ingredients launched by Cognis based on agriculture; Chemistry on display for sunscreen applications.