At Piedmont Chemical Industries, we’ve used the same formula for success for 80 years: focus on developing and manufacturing high quality textile and specialty chemicals that provide innovative solutions to our customers’ problems and maintaining the best customer support and service in the industry. Since our beginning in 1938, Piedmont has evolved into 5 different production sites in the Southeast offering a wide range of manufacturing capabilities. Family is important to us at Piedmont, and we’re proud that we remain owned and operated by the family of our founder.

Recognized worldwide as the leading manufacturer of fiber lubricant products, Goulston. has assembled a group of specialized professionals with expertise in lubrication, surface and polymer chemistry, fiber production and downstream textile processing. This broad knowledge base enables us to develop formulated fiber lubricants and melt additives that allow our customers to achieve the highest levels of performance, economy, efficiency and throughput. Our goal is to always provide enhanced value to our customers. Goulston utilizes the most advanced component technology together with the synthesis of new molecules as it seeks to develop new fiber finish technology. These components are designed to impart a variety of desirable properties including balanced lubricity, boundary lubrication, static protection, and permanent surface modification. Sophisticated laboratory equipment is used for the characterization of fiber surface properties. Our research & development team then utilizes our component technology and polymer surface understanding to design solutions for real-world fiber processing issues. With more than 80 years of industry experience, Goulston is a market leader in the chemicals sector. While much of our experience and history is in the synthetic fibers area, we also have developed expertise in other surface modification technologies. Imagine the Possibilities. Our Mission: To be the global leader in fiber lubricant technology and to expand into other specialty chemical markets by providing our customers with innovative products and services that are consistently superior in technology, quality performance and value.

Jowat SE with headquarters in Detmold is one of the leading suppliers of industrial adhesives. These are mainly used in woodworking and furniture manufacture, in the paper and packaging industry, for graphic arts, in the textile, automotive as well as in the electrical industry. The company was founded in 1919 and has manufacturing sites in Germany in Detmold and Elsteraue, plus three other producing subsidiaries, Jowat Corporation in the USA, Jowat Swiss AG and the Jowat Manufacturing in Malaysia. The supplier of all adhesive groups is manufacturing over 100,000 tons of adhesives per year, with around 1200 employees. A global sales structure with 23 Jowat sales organisations plus partner companies is guaranteeing local service with close customer contact. Imprint: Jowat SE Ernst-Hilker-Straße 10 - 14 32758 Detmold Phone: +49 (0) 5231 749-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Data privacy: https://www.jowat.com/en/data-protection/

Mallard Creek Polymers (MCP) is a privately held specialty chemical company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. We started as a manufacturer of styrene-butadiene latex emulsion and have grown steadily through a combination of customer focus and strategic acquisitions. Today we offer a diverse family of water-based polymers. These span acrylic, nitrile, styrene-acrylic, styrene-butadiene, vinyl acetate, vinyl acrylic, and vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsions as well as a range of rheology modifiers. MCP water-based polymers are used in a wide range of industries. Markets include adhesives, nonwovens, paint, specialty coatings, graphic arts, printing and packaging, textiles, carpet, sealants, construction, oil services, and paper. We continue to find new markets and applications for our customers domestically and internationally. At MCP, we focus on solving customers'​ problems and meeting their needs through innovation. Our knowledgeable, dedicated, and creative specialists have extensive experience in the markets we serve and are passionate about new-product development. We work closely with our customers to develop customized solutions for unique and niche applications, and are backed by flexible manufacturing that is capable of both small- and high- volume production. Our facilities are key to providing unmatched customer support.

For more than 50 years, Verbatim® has built a future that seamlessly integrates technology in ways that improve how people everywhere live, work and play. As a pioneer in the development of floppy disks and optical media technology, we continue to lead the industry with an extensive selection of data storage devices, computer peripherals, gaming solutions and LED lighting technology, all renowned for their exceptional quality, performance and reliability. Verbatim® – TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN TRUST®. For more information, please visit Verbatim.com

PBI products are trusted around the world to keep people safe in some of the most extreme situations. Their high levels of flame resistance, durability and comfort make PBI fabrics the first choice of protection for firefighters, the military, Formula 1 drivers, as well as NASA’s astronauts. PBI offers a wide range of fabric choice to best suit the needs of end users, but all of them retain the generic properties that are fundamental to the product’s consistent high performance standards. All PBI fabrics are inherently fame resistant and this will not diminish over time, hard wear or washing. They will not become brittle, shrink or break open and are soft, lightweight and breathable, providing very high levels of comfort and protection, which allows more time to escape from intense fires. PBI takes the responsibility of protecting responders seriously and operates a regime of continuous independent testing to ensure that all PBI products do the job they are designed for. That is why they are so highly valued by customers around the world.

Engineered to perform Qualicaps® is a global manufacturer of empty pharmaceutical capsules and pharmaceutical processing equipment. With more than 100 years of experience, Qualicaps is a leader in innovation in both Quali-G™ (gelatin) and Quali-V® (hypromellose) capsules, and offers a proprietary product line of pharmaceutical equipment, including capsule filling, band-sealing and inspection machinery. For more information visit www.qualicaps.com.

vTv is a clinical stage biotechnology company with a pipeline of drug candidates led by TTP399, a potentially transformative treatment for the reduction of hypoglycemic episodes in type 1 diabetes patients.

SILICONES INC is a chemicals company based out of P O BOX 363, HIGH POINT, North Carolina, United States.

Shat·R·Shield Lighting Inc. pioneered the safety-coated fluorescent lighting industry in the late 1970s. While Shat·R·Shield still takes pride in their coated lamps – both LED and fluorescent – they have become a major force in the LED fixture industry as well. Shat·R·Shield Lighting Inc. continues to make strides in the fixture market today for food processors and other industrial and marine applications with harsh and corrosive environments, including behavioral and correctional applications. For more information about Shat·R·Shield Lighting and our family of products, visit: www.shatrshield.com.

Alberdingk Boley, Inc. (ABI) is a global supplier of innovative water-based dispersions. With roots dating back to 1700s; driven by tradition and innovative technology, ABI is a proud, responsive supplier of environmentally friendly water-based emulsions and dispersions to the paint and coatings, adhesives, and graphic arts industries. Our US headquarters is based in Greensboro, North Carolina. With a wide array of technology platforms of specialty emulsions and polyurethane dispersions we partner with our customers to provide tailor-made solutions and help them succeed and lead in their respective markets. Our product portfolio is innovative and high performance; 50% of our products have been developed in the last 5 years to meet ever changing market needs. Our skilled application staff is always willing and available to help guide in formulations. Alberdingk Boley offers a full line of waterborne emulsions and dispersions including: • Multiphase Acrylic Emulsions • Alkyl-phenol (APEO)-free Emulsions • Conventional Polyurethane Dispersions • NMP-free and Solvent-free Polyurethane Dispersions • UV-Curable Dispersions • Acrylic Polyurethane Copolymers • Castor Oil & Linseed Oil Polyols

U.S. SPECIALTY COLOR CORP is a chemicals company based out of 5624 CANNON DR, Monroe, North Carolina, United States.