Chemtura Fact Sheetb
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Chemtura Corporation at-a-glance Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM) is one of the largest publicly traded specialty chemicals companies in the United States and a top global producer and marketer of plastic additives. Chemtura is a leading supplier of: Plastic additives Petroleum additives Pool and spa products Flame retardants Agricultural products Urethane polymers our markets We manufacture and market products that make other products stronger, more durable, more efficient and safer in the following markets: Automotive Agriculture Construction Industrial Packaging Consumer our employees Our more than 6,500 employees work in research, manufacturing, sales and administrative facilities in every major market of the world. our brand promise Through rigor, discipline and the drive to challenge convention, we make performance improvement our mission: for our customers who seek business solutions, not just answers to product needs; for employees who want a chance to grow and learn; and for investors who look for innovative thinking, solid planning and better returns. At Chemtura, improving performance is our profession. These additives silently protect products that Our products enable our customers to comply with our businesses you rely on every day. increasingly demanding government-mandated automobile emissions and fuel-economy standards. Our flame retardants can be found in: Plastic Additives These products extend automobile engine life Computer monitors' plastic casings Our extensive plastic additives portfolio covers and protect braking systems from wear and tear. Circuit boards in electronic appliances the entire supply chain, from monomers and Foams and fabrics used in furniture and Our petroleum additives also are used in polymerization to finishing and compounding. automobiles aviation, mining, electricity generation and gas We offer one of the widest ranges of polyolefin pumping, where machinery operates under high Wiring behind walls and inside components and engineering polymer additives in the world temperatures or operates continuously; and in and are a leading producer of ABS-impact Our products include Firemaster® bromine-based waxes, solvents and industrial cleaners. modifiers. We also are Europe’s largest producer flame retardants; Kronitex®, Reofos® and Reogard® Products include Naugalube® and Naugard® of aluminum alkyls. phosphorus-based flame retardants; Fyrebloc® antioxidants; Calcinate™, Hystrene® and flame retardants; Fireshield®, LSFR, Ongard®, Our plastic additives are used in the following Industrene® anti-wear agents; Lobase®, Hybase®, Oncor®, Pyrobloc®, Smokebloc®, Thermoguard®, applications: Calcinate™ and Petronate® sulfonate detergents; Timonox®, Trutint® and UltraFine® antimony-based Construction - wood composite decking; Synton® high-viscosity polyalphaolefins (PAO); flame retardants/synergists; and PetCat® and vinyl siding, molding, fencing, flooring, G-2000™ high-performance grease; Barinate® UltraFine® antimony-based catalysts. piping and patio furniture; electrical boxes barium sulfonate; Durad® lubricant additives; and other applications Our brominated performance products include Reolube® fire-resistant fluids and lubricants; Automotive - dashboards, glove boxes, bromine and bromine-based intermediates that and Reomo® and KP-140® specialty additives. seating, arm rests, camper tops meet specific performance, environmental and Recreation - safety helmets, athletic wear, quality requirements and have a wide range of Rubber Additives plastic sports equipment and toys applications — many to protect and preserve Chemtura’s rubber additives business is among human health. Everyday products - computer components, the top three in the world and offers more than plastic bottles and plastic wrap for food, credit Brominated performance products are used in: 100 products for rubber processing. cards, CD cases, personal-care items such as Electronic devices These additives are used to improve the plastic combs and hair dryers, medical Rubber products durability of rubber products, including tires, equipment Soaps and detergents belts and hoses, seals, elastic bands in clothing, Products include Lowilite® UV / light stabilizers; Pharmaceuticals and medicines and shoe soles. Weston®, Untranox®, Alkanox®, Anox®, Naugard® Flavors and fragrances Products include Naugard® antioxidants; and Lowinox® antioxidants; Mark® heat stabilizers; Agricultural intermediates Delac® accelerators; Flexzone® antiozonants; Kemamide® slip agents; Royaltuf®, Polybond® Photographic chemicals and Celogen® foaming agents. and Interloy® coupling agents; Blendex® impact Our clear brine fluids are used by natural gas and modifiers; Celogen® foaming agents; Drapex® Urethanes oil companies in deep water and land-based plasticizers; Anox® NDB® additive blends; Eurecen® drilling to control wellbore pressure and minimize We are a top global supplier of urethanes, AL aluminum alkyls and Eurecat® tin specialties; reservoir damage. offering more than 300 urethane polymer Kemstrene® refined glycerine; Hystrene® and products to the marketplace. Industrene® fatty acids; and Neustrene® Petroleum Additives hydrogenated triglycerides. Our Adiprene®/Vibrathane® hot-cast prepolymers, Our Petroleum Additives business is the curatives and systems provide abrasion and cut Flame Retardants & Brominated largest component supplier to the lubricants and tear resistance in: Performance Products industry. Our products are used to improve Mining machinery and equipment performance in: Chemtura is a leading global supplier of flame Industrial and printing rolls Transmission fluids retardants, which reduce or eliminate the Mechanical goods flammability of a wide variety of combustible Motor oils Solid industrial tires and wheels materials. Our additives reduce chances of a Industrial and hydraulic oils Sporting and recreational goods, including fire starting by providing increased ignition Fuels golf ball covers and inline skate and resistance and delaying the spread of flame. Metalworking fluids roller-coaster wheels. We also supply Fomrez® polyester polyols, Chemtura products are used to: formulas can be used in the kitchen, bath, which have broad application in flexible foam, Protect seeds from pests and disease laundry, patio and garage and on automotive thermoplastic urethanes, coatings, adhesives surfaces. Aid germination and elastomers. Protect growing crops from insects, mites Our products include The Works® brand of Our Witcobond® aqueous polyurethane and diseases cleaners and Greased Lightning® brand of multipurpose cleaners for tough cleaning tasks dispersions are used in coatings for hardwood Eliminate unwanted weeds floors and in paints and textiles. and everyday use. Assist with pest control in soil preparation, commodity storage and post-harvest food EPDM Elastomers Other Businesses processing Chemtura is one of the top producers of EPDM Fluorines elastomers in the world. Products include Acramite®, Omite®, Comite® FM200® waterless fire suppression and Floramite® miticides; Vitavax® seed Our waterless fire suppression products We produce more than 30 types of EPDM, treatment; Procure®, Terrazole® and Terraclor® are used for mission-critical and high-value sometimes known as “crackless rubber,”which fungicides; Pantera®, Casoron® and Alanap® assets to prevent extensive fire damage and withstands heat, sunlight and ozone without herbicides; Diamond™ insecticide; Dimilin® eliminate collateral damage and downtime. deteriorating. insect growth regulant; Harvade®, Royal MH-30®, Such assets include: Our EPDM products, including Royalene® Paczol® and B-Nine® plant-growth regulants; Computer rooms EPDM rubber, RoyalEdge® EPDM rubber and and Terr-O-Gas® soil fumigants. Telecommunications operations Trilene® Liquid EPDM, are used in automotive, Medical equipment and laboratories Consumer Products construction, wire and cable, and mechanical Document vaults goods applications. Chemtura is a leading supplier of water- Art museums treatment sanitizers and related products for A typical car includes about 20 pounds of recreational and commercial pool and spa Fluorine specialties Our fluorine specialties EPDM in: applications, including residential pools and go into wide-ranging, high-technology Brake parts spas, water parks, resorts and municipal pools. applications such as: Weather stripping Our specialty cleaning solutions sanitize, Optical fibers and computer chips Hoses and body cladding disinfect, and bring a clean, fresh shine in Refrigerants used in residential air conditioners as an environmentally Additional EPDM applications include: and around the home. friendly alternative to Freon® Commercial roofing Pool & Spa Products Our pool and spa Fluoro-silicone materials White sidewalls for tires products include sanitizers, algicides, biocides, Chemical intermediates for agricultural Seals and gaskets oxidizers, pH balancers, mineral balancers, shock chemicals Garden and industrial hoses chemicals and specialty chemicals with familiar Propellants in metered-dose inhalers that trade names: BioGuard®, Aqua Chem®, BAYROL®, help asthma sufferers breathe easier Crop Protection Guardex®, Hydrotech®, Miami, Omni®, Pool Time®, Chemtura’s Crop Protection business, a global ProGuard®, Spa Essentials®, SpaGuard®, Optical Monomers Our RAV-7® and leader in seed treatment and miticides, focuses Spa Time®, and Sun®. Nouryset® ADC monomers are used in: on worldwide niche markets, such as nuts, Lenses