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Company Headquarters: Hyderabad, India Founded: 1990 Workforce: ~1,000 Company Working: Vishnu Chemicals manufactures and sells chromium and barium compounds and other specialty chemicals in the Indian and overseas markets. It offers chrome chemicals, such as sodium dichromate, chrome oxide green, chromic acid, basic chromium sulfate, and potassium dichromate, as well as barium carbonate sulfur and its derivatives. The products offered are used in a variety of end-use applications including pharmaceutical, leather tanning, pigments, dyes, metallurgy, chrome plating, animal feeds, adhesives, artificial sweeteners, and ceramics. The chrome oxide green (chromium oxide) serves various applications such as manufacturing of industrial coatings, plastics, ceramic glazes, colored glass, roofing tiles, paints, linoleum, stainless steel electrodes, inks, and glasses. Vishnu Chemicals supplies its products to over 35 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: London, UK Founded: 1844 Workforce: ~1,600 Company Working: Elementis plc (Elementis) is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of specialty chemicals in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates through five business segments, namely coatings, personal care, chromium, talc, and energy. Under the chromium segment, it offers chromium chemicals, such as sodium dichromate, chromic oxide, chromic acid, and liquid chrome sulfate for the metal finishing, chrome pigments, leather tanning, chrome metal alloys, timber treatment, and ceramics/refractory end uses. It has over 20 manufacturing sites located in the US, UK, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, China, and Taiwan.

Company Headquarters: Stockton-on-Tees, UK Founded: 2017 Workforce: ~4,300 Company Working: Venator Materials PLC (Venator Materials) manufactures and promotes chemical products worldwide. It operates through two business segments—titanium dioxide and performance additives. It serves over 6,900 customers globally and markets such as industrial and architectural coatings, plastics, construction materials, printing inks, food, paper, pharmaceuticals, fibers and films, and personal care & cosmetics. The performance additives segment comprises color pigments, functional additives, timber treatment, and water treatment businesses. Through its performance additives segment, the company serves over 3,500 customers across the globe. These customers produce materials for the construction industry, as well as coatings, plastics, personal care, pharmaceutical, and catalyst applications. Venator Materials operates through 26 facilities worldwide and sells its products in more than 110 countries. Venator Materials was spun off from Huntsman Corporation in 2017.

Company Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India Founded: 1997 Workforce: ~500 Company Working: Sikko Industries Ltd. (Sikko) is a manufacturer of bio agrochemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers. The company offers bio pesticides, herbal pesticides, organic pesticides, seaweed jelly, bio stimulants, and seaweed extracts. It provides processed seeds for fruits and vegetables cultivations and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), sprayers, and machineries for farmers. The company was formerly known as Sikko Sprayers & Export Company. Its name was changed to Sikko Industries Ltd in the year 2000.

Company Headquarters: Clichy, France Founded: 1909 Workforce: The number of employees reported by the company is around 82,606 by December 2017. Company Working: The company is one of the key players in the market manufacturing and retailing cosmetic products across various regions of the globe. The product line offered by the company include make-up products, hair care products, skincare products, toiletries, deodorants and perfumes. The company operates through segments which include Active Cosmetics, Consumer Products, L’oréal Luxe and Professional Products. The brand names owned by the company include Giorgio Armani, Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Biotherm, Kiehl’s, Ralph Lauren, Cacharel, Shu Uemura, Clarisonic, Helena Rubinstein, Diesel, Yue Sai, Viktor&Rolf, Urban Decay, Maison Margiela, L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, SkinCeuticals, Roger&Gallet, Sanoflore, African Beauty, Essie, NYX Professional MakeUp, The Body Shop, Shu Uemura Art of Hair, Mizani, Decleor, Carita, Matrix and Pureology. The company owns a major market share in beauty products and the products are available across the regions through various channels.

Company Headquarters: Central Jakarta, Indonesia Founded: 1990 Workforce: ~88,205 Company Working: PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (Indofood) produces and sells several food products in Indonesia and internationally. It operates through various business verticals including noodles; dairy products, including sweetened condensed, temperature, and powdered milk, sterilized bottled, pasteurized liquid, as well as butter, creamer, ice cream, and lactic acid beverages; snack foods, such as cassava, soybean, potato, sweet potato chips, and various extruded snacks, as well as biscuits; culinary products and syrups; nutrition and special foods; and packaging materials; and non-alcoholic beverages such as carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks. The company was formerly known as PT Panganjaya Intikusuma and changed its name to PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk in 1994. PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk is operating as a subsidiary of First Pacific Company Limited.

Company Headquarters: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Founded: 1956 Workforce: 3,400 Company Working: Nufarm is an agricultural chemical company that produces pesticides. It holds more than 2,100 product registrations and markets products in more than 100 countries around the world. The company manufactures phenoxies, a class of herbicides that controls and eradicates broadleaf weeds. It has manufacturing units in Australia, the UK, Austria, and the Netherlands.

Company Headquarters: Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1958 Workforce: ~7,505 Company Working: In Singapore, Nissin Foods (Asia) Pte Ltd. is founded on 1958. The business becomes a source of instant noodles for Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other markets. The NISSIN FOODS Group explores diverse cuisine options and develops delicious different flavours that will make people dream. They benefit society and the environment by giving everyone the pleasures and delights that food can offer. Their manufacturing plants use automatic manufacturing lines at every stage, from the supply of flour to the packing of finished goods, to produce high volumes of high-quality food products.

Company Headquarters: Kentucky, US Founded: 2012 Workforce: ~6,200 Company Working: Tempur Sealy International Inc. (Tempur Sealy) develops, manufactures, and markets mattresses, foundations, pillows, and other products. The company’s portfolio includes recognized brands in the industry such as Tempur, Tempur-Pedic, Sealy, Sealy Posturepedic, Optimum, and Stearns & Foster. The company offers its products through retail distributors as well as online channels.

Company Headquarters: China Founded: 2005 Workforce: ~550 Company Working: GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. is one of the providers of advanced memory technology and IC solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a wide range of flash memory and 32-bit general-purpose microcontrollers. The flash memory section covers SPI NOR flash, SPI NAND flash known good die, and cross-referenced memory products. The company also offers microcontrollers for consumers, Internet of Things, network/telecom, mobile communications, automotive/industrial, and computing applications. The company follows a manufacturing model based on strong relationships with foundry, assembly, and test subcontractor partners. The company is ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified by DQS.

Company Headquarters: Israel Founded: 1971 Workforce: ~980 (as of 2017) Company Working: Strauss Water is an operating subsidiary of Strauss Group, an international Food & Beverage company engaged in offering products under its health & wellness and fun & indulgence segments. It is one of the leading international companies that specializes in offering high-quality, purified drinking water solutions. The company develops, produces, and markets environmentally-friendly drinking water heating and cooling water bars for residential and commercial applications. Additionally, it develops, assembles, markets, and services systems for filtering and purifying drinking water, especially in Israel, China, and the UK. The company’s drinking water offerings includes bottled filtered water, mineral water (in jugs and bottles), electrical filtration and purification (POU) appliances, and water filter pitchers. Strauss Water has a strong domestic presence in the UK. It delivers and markets commercial water purifiers under its Tami 4 brand in Israel, Virgin Pure Water Bars brand in the UK, and Strauss Water brand in other countries. Additionally, the company distributes its products through a variety of channels, including direct marketing, e-commerce, and supermarket chains. It provides clients with aftersales services through its local distributors. Additionally, the company operates in over 20 countries, worldwide.

Company Headquarters: the US Founded: 1874 Workforce: ~4,800 Company Working: Watts is a global organization that offers water and gas products that ensure energy efficiency, improved safety, and the conservation and sustainability of water supplies to customers across the residential and commercial sectors. Its products for residential applications help protect homes from gas leaks and water scalding and provides clean drinking water. The company operates through four business segments, which are plumbing & flow control solutions, water quality & rainwater harvesting solutions, drainage solutions, and HVAC & hot water solutions. The water quality & rainwater harvesting solutions segment includes conditioning solutions, disinfection solutions, filtration solutions, oneflow scale prevention solutions, rainwater harvesting, and water quality parts and accessories. It offers dynamic products and markets them through various brands, such as AERCO, Dormont, FEBCO, bar, Blucher, Powers, and tekmar. In 2017, Watts had close to five thousand employees in more than 24 countries, across the world. It has 12 manufacturing facilities located in the US, Canada, Italy, France, China, the UK, New Zealand, and Bulgaria. Watts Sea Tech Inc., Dormont Manufacturing Co., AERCO International, Jameco Industries, Inc., Orion Enterprises, Inc, HF Scientific Inc, Ames Company, Inc., and Watts Sweden Holding AB are some of the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Headquarters: Austria Founded: 1990 Workforce: ~4,500 Company Working: BWT Aktiengesellschaft is one of the leading manufacturers of water treatment systems. It offers residential water technologies, such as water filters, softeners, limescale protection systems, and water treatment units for swimming pools. The company also caters to the commercial water treatment requirements in the public sector and building technology applications. It designs its commercial projects through water analysis and provides construction, commissioning, and maintenance services to ensure reliable and cost-effective operations. The company offers reverse osmosis systems, electrode ionisation systems, and disinfection, ultraviolet (UV) systems, as well as it offers dosing agents and maintenance services. BWT Aktiengesellschaft serves installers, wholesalers, planners, architects, and municipalities, through branches, and field and service staff. Furthermore, it functions through 82 subsidiaries and associated companies and has five main production locations. The company extensively focuses on research and development and has several research and development departments across France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Russia.

Company Headquarters: South Korea Founded: 1947 Workforce: ~ 14,691 Company Working: LG Chem Ltd is a Korea-based company principally engaged in the manufacture of petrochemical materials. The Company operates its business through five segments. The Petrochemistry Business segment is mainly engaged in the manufacture of basic materials which are mainly used for petrochemical industry, and the products include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, low-density polyethylene (LDPE), poly styrene (PS), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The Battery Business segment mainly engages in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries for mobile phone, automobile and storage batteries. The Advanced Materials Business segment mainly manufactures optical materials for manufacturing polarizers, and electronic materials including liquid crystal display (LCD) materials and cathode materials. The Life Science Business segment engages in the bio pharmaceutical business. The Common and Other segment manufactures and sells crop protection agents, fertilizers and seeds. LG Chem is a leading global supplier of lithium-ion battery cathode materials. The company has a strong track record of innovation and has developed some of the most advanced cathode materials on the market. LG Chem is committed to providing its customers with the best possible battery performance and safety.

Company Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan Founded: 1965 Workforce: ~1,699 Company Working: LCY Chemical Corp. engages in the manufacturing of petrochemical products. The company integrates its operation into the business divisions of performance plastic, methanol & solvent, thermoplastic elastomer, bio-based, drum, and energy. Styrene butadiene styrene comes under the thermoplastic elastomer segment. It offers its SBS products for diverse applications that include adhesives, asphalt modifications, composite solutions, plastic modification, and footwear. The company has five manufacturing plants located in China, Qatar, and the USA. All the manufacturing plants are ISO 14001 certified.

Company Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea Founded: 1970 Workforce: ~1,350 Company Working: Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd is a manufacturer of synthetic rubbers and resins. The company business field includes synthetic resins, specialty chemicals, nanocarbon, energy, and building materials. It offers styrene butadiene styrene (SBS) under the segment of the synthetic rubber under the brand name KUMHO KTR. The company provides its SBS products for applications such as asphalt modifier, waterproof sheet, adhesives, compounding, and plastic modifier. The company operates sales offices in China, the US, Germany, Malaysia, Korea, and Indonesia and sells products to customers across six continents.

Company Headquarters: Texas, US Founded: 2009 Workforce: ~1,918 Company Working: Kraton Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets bio-based and specialty polymers. The company is the leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBC) and pine chemicals. The company operates in two business lines that are polymer segment and chemical segment under the trade name KRATON, AQUATAC, CENTURY, CENWAX, SYLFAT, SYLVABLEND, SYLVACOTE, SYLVALITE, SYLVAPINE, UNIDYME, and ZONATAC, amongst other. It offers styrene butadiene styrene under the trade name KRATON D SBS/SBS OE. The company has a manufacturing facility in four continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia, more than 800 customers across a diverse range of markets in over 70 countries globally.

Company Headquarters: Beijing, China Founded: 1999 Workforce: ~4, 76,223 Company Working: PetroChina is the global oil and gas producer and supplier. The company operates in exploration, development, refining of crude oil and petroleum products, production and sales of basic and derivatives chemical products and other chemical products, the marketing and trading of refined products, and transmission of natural gas, crude oil, and refined products. The company offers styrene butadiene styrene under the derivative petrochemicals segment. The company has oil and gas corporation in more than 30 countries and three international oil and gas operation hub.

Company Headquarters: Beijing, China Founded: 2000 Workforce: ~2, 49,142 Company Working: Sinopec, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation is a petroleum company engaged in upstream, midstream and downstream operations. The company’s petrochemical complex processes crude oil into synthetic fibers, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals, and petroleum products. The company operates through five business segments that include Petroleum Products; Trading of Petrochemical Products; Resins and Plastics; Intermediate Petrochemicals; and Synthetic Fibers. Styrene butadiene styrene product comes under the intermediate petrochemical segments. The company has its presence in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Europe, and the UAE.

Company Headquarters: Taiwan Founded: 1973 Workforce: ~1,500 Company Working: TSRC Corporation, also known as Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corp., is a leader in synthetic rubber and Styrenic Block Copolymer (SBC). The company’s business lines include synthetic rubber and advanced material. The annual production capacity of synthetic rubber has reached 805 kilotons per annum which include the production of styrene-butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, nitrile butadiene rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, compounding, and other synthetic rubbers. The company has obtained QC 080000 and ISO 50001 international certifications for all of its manufacturing plants. The company has its business in China, Thailand, India, Vietnam, the USA, and Luxembourg.

Company Headquarters: Milanese, Italy Founded: 1983 Workforce: ~5,224 Company Working: Versalis S.p.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Eni chemical company operates in the basic and intermediates chemicals globally. It has a total production of around 9.5 million tons in 2018. The company’s product portfolio includes intermediates, polyethylene, styrenics, elastomers, and biotech. The company offers styrene butadiene styrene under the elastomers segment. The production plants for elastomers are located in Ravenna, Ferrara and Porto Torres in Italy, and Grangemouth, UK. The plants comply with UNI EN ISO 14001 (Environmental management), BS OHSAS18001 (Health and Safety management) and UNI EN ISO 9001 (Quality management) standards. The company has its sales network globally.

Company Headquarters: Gyoda, Japan Founded: 1938 Workforce: ~12,761 Company Working: SHOWA Corporation manufactures and sells automotive products, motorcycle products, and outboard products worldwide. Its products comprise shock absorbers, steering systems, differential gears, propeller shafts, gas springs, and CVT pumps. The company also offers motorcycle components such as front forks, rear cushions, and drivetrain systems and outboard marine engine components such as power tilt and trim units.

Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1999 Workforce: ~161,000 Company Working: Thyssenkrupp AG, a multinational conglomerate, which primarily operates in business areas such as components technology, elevator technology, industrial solutions, material services, steel Europe, steel Americas, and the corporate sector. Thyssenkrupp AG has six regional headquarters, with an operational presence in more than 2,000 locations in around 78 countries worldwide. The company has a major operational presence in Germany, Italy, Russia, the US, and China. ThyssenKrupp Uhde Engineering Services GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions India Private Limited, and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions Canada Inc. are a few of its subsidiaries.

Company Headquarters: Michigan, US Founded: 2009 Workforce: ~13,000 Company Working: Nexteer Automotive, a subsidiary of Pacific Century Motors, is engaged in the manufacture and supply of steering systems to automotive, light trucks, and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers. The company has a global steering and driveline business for delivering steering columns, electric and hydraulic steering systems, and driveline systems, as well as ADAS and automated driving technologies for OEMs around the world. In January 2018, Nexteer Automotive announced its production milestone of 50 million electric power steering (EPS) systems, which offer significant fuel savings. Nexteer EPS systems offer reliable steering control in all driving conditions while reducing fuel consumption. Nexteer Automotive operates 20 manufacturing plants, 14 local customer support centers, and five regional engineering centers and test centers. It caters to several global customers, including BMW, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, Toyota, and PSA Peugeot Citroen. The company was formerly known as Steering Solutions Services Corporation.

Company Headquarters: Indiana, US Founded: 1970 Workforce: ~3,074 Company Working: Kimball International, Inc. (Kimball International) manufactures, designs, and sells furniture products under the Kimball, National, and Kimball Hospitality brands across the world. The company offers furniture for healthcare, educational, commercial, government, finance, and hospitality sectors. The company markets its products through several distribution channels such as brokers, wholesalers, office furniture dealers, purchasing companies, designers, and catalog houses.

Company Headquarters: Mumbai, India Founded: 1897 Workforce: ~12,000 Company Working: The Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd (Godrej & Boyce) is involved in consumer goods manufacturing, real estate, appliances, agri, and other businesses. Godrej & Boyce has operations in the US, Argentina, the UK, the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd operates as a subsidiary of the Godrej Group.

Company Headquarters: Osaka, Japan Founded: 1921 Workforce: ~40,756 Company Working: JTEKT, a subsidiary of Toyota Motors, is engaged in manufacturing and selling steering systems, driveline components, bearings, machine tools, electric control devices, and home accessory equipment. The company offers steering systems, such as electric power steering, hydraulic power steering, and unit components, driveline components, engine and peripheral parts, transmission, and wheels. It also offers sensor systems and pressure transducers for welding guns and indicators as well as for medical equipment. The company also offers bearings, oil seals, driveshafts, and other products for applications in automobiles, construction/transportation/agricultural machinery, steel production equipment, machine tools, renewable energy, medical equipment, aircraft, and railroad vehicles. It also offers products for office, home, and leisure applications. Furthermore, it provides machine tools such as grinders and machining centers and mechatronic products. The company operates in Japan, India, China, and several countries across Asia, North America, South America, and Europe.

Company Headquarters: Iowa, US Founded: 1944 Workforce: 9,100 Company Working: HNI Corporation (HNI) produces and sells furniture and hearth products in the US, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Dubai, India, and Taiwan. The company’s office furniture segment offers a range of metal and wood furniture for commercial and home office. The products include desks, credenzas, storage products, bookcases, chairs, tables, freestanding office partitions, and panel systems, among others. The brands HON, HBF, Maxon, Allsteel, basyx by HON, Gunlocke, OFM, HNI India, and Lamex operate under HNI Corporation.