Founded in 1916, The Shepherd Chemical Company is a fourth generation, family owned specialty chemical company dedicated to being our customer’s best co-development partner and long term supplier. Our track record of value creation and customer service has made us a trusted partner for 36 of the world’s top 50 chemical companies. In collaboration with our customers, we are working to solve some of the world’s most complex problems through the synthesis, scale up, and commercialization of inorganic and organic metal compounds for the global marketplace. Our metal chemistry experts create solutions for exacting chemical applications—from automotive safety to healthcare innovation. Over 50% of our production is co-developed with our customers. Our R&D scientists enhance the chemical development process, working with our customers hand-in-hand from laboratory discovery and synthesis to pilot development and through rapid scale-up and commercialization. We ideate, challenge, and strategize together toward the shared vision of exceeding our customers’ expectations and achieving complex product requirements. Shepherd Chemical operates three manufacturing plants in North America and Europe and manages sales and distribution offices worldwide. Everyday, our more than 250 employees relentlessly pursue Shepherd’s core purpose of Creating Value and Brightening Lives. Visit us at www.shepchem.com. Email us at [email protected]. Tweet us at @ShepChemical: https://twitter.com/shepchemical

DuBois has been serving customers since 1920. Our value added specialty cleaning and process solutions are designed to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our customers around the world. Here are a few examples of the various markets we serve: General manufacturing Pulp and paper making Transportation cleaning Water treatment DuBois is an industry leader in using innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. We strive to be the best in listening to and serving our customers. DuBois has over 400 sales and technical representatives across North America. Our Cincinnati, Ohio office, laboratory and production facility occupies 105,000 square feet and has over 150 employees including scientists, customer service representatives, and production associates.

Based in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., Franklin International was established in 1935 and today is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives, sealants and polymers for commercial and industrial applications. Franklin integrates its core competency – emulsion polymerization – into a broad product offering, including glues, adhesives, hot melts, binders, sizing compounds and more. These products are distributed across six continents for use in construction, furniture manufacturing, millwork, paper converting, pressure-sensitive products and fiberglass reinforcement.

Pilot Chemical Company is a privately owned and independent global specialty chemical company providing high quality products and services to the disinfecting, sanitizing and cleaning; metalworking and lubricants; oil field and emulsion polymerization industries. Its proprietary core technologies involve alkylation, sulfonation, sulfation and a number of other specialty operations, including the production of biocidal quats, tertiary amine derivatives, polymers, and organometallic fuel additives. Pilot, an industry leader in chemical innovation and safety, owns the most state-of-the-art continuous sulfation process in North America, is a leader in quaternary ammonium compounds, and is the world’s largest manufacturer of disulfonates. Pilot is certified under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program. Contact Pilot Chemical by emailing: [email protected] or call 1-800-70-PILOT (74568)

GG Brands offers via its online brands (JewelCandle, JuwelKerze, OZOÍ and others to come) various inventive scented products such as high-quality essential oils, 100% vegetable candles, diffusers, candles with silver and Swarovski crystals jewelry that are already appreciated by customers in more than 8 European countries, with more to come. Headquartered in Berlin with highly qualified e-Commerce experts from more than 20 nationalities, we are expanding very fast and therefore always looking for new highly motivated talents who share our vision, to disrupt the scented products industry and become a globally successful and renowned company. Our brands JewelCandle offers an exciting experience by hiding a beautiful silver piece of jewelry in every scented candle and bath bomb. www.jewelcandle.eu OZOÍ delivers natural ingredients from our farms to your home. Sustainable scented candles, essential oils, reed diffusers and aromatherapy for your mind and soul. www.ozoi.de

Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing & packaging and industrial manufacturing markets. The company’s surface additives and polymeric binders are used by leading manufacturers around the world to enhance performance attributes and add value in applications including wood and floor care products, metal and industrial coatings, paints, varnishes, inks, fibers and composites. Michelman is also well-known as an innovator in the development of barrier and functional coatings, as well as digital printing-press primers that are used in the production of consumer and industrial packaging, paper products, labels, and commercially printed materials. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.

The ChemStation System offers custom-formulated, environmentally friendly industrial cleaning and process chemicals, delivered to refillable containers. Each year ChemStation’s unique system of REFILL...NOT LANDFILL prevents hundreds of thousands of empty drums and totes from going to our already overfilled landfills. Creating environmentally friendly products and delivering them to refillable containers makes life safer and healthier for everyone. Whether you're scrubbing floors, cleaning vehicles, eliminating landfill odors, washing parts, or foam cleaning a poultry plant, our system is your solution.

Since 1912, Kutol Products Company has manufactured quality skin care products. Fourth generation family owned, Kutol has the history and experience that has made us the experts in commercial hand care. Health Guard is Kutol’s general purpose hand care line while Kutol Pro is our industrial, heavy-duty option. Under these brands, we manufacture foam and liquid soaps, sanitizers, scrubs, washes and creams. Dispensing systems that stand up to the heaviest usage can be paired with products for ease of use. Private label and contract soap manufacturing is available for more tailored hand care programs. All finished goods are made in the USA in our LEED Silver Certified, FDA-registered facility that houses our corporate offices, research and development, manufacturing and distribution operations. Anyone can manufacture skin care products…Kutol makes FIVE promises to our customers: FLEXIBILITY We customize products and dispenser programs to fit your needs. We specialize in private brands – you can brand one of our formulas or create your own. SUSTAINABILITY Our LEED Silver certified facility ensures a high degree of “green” compliance. In addition, we offer Green Seal™, BioPreferred™ and Eco Logo products that are tested and certified to meet or exceed environmental standards. INNOVATION We develop and design products and dispensing systems that perform better. Our products have unique features and benefits that save time and money! VALUE With our state-of-the-art, FDA-registered facility and efficient work force, Kutol is known throughout the industry as a high quality supplier. Our competitive prices and proprietary dispenser programs along with our reliable and consistent service, provides an almost unmatched VALUE to our customers. STABILITY Founded in 1912, Kutol has been a successful, family owned and operated business for more than 100 years. With room for expansion and the continued investment in people and equipment, Kutol is poised for future growth.

Toll Manufacturing: Specialty Chemicals & Resins Capital Resin Corporation is a chemical producer with the research and development and technical integration that allows for collaboration with customers in developing high-quality chemicals in demanding industries. CRC is a customer service driven toll manufacturer of phenolic resins, amino resins, aromatic sulfonic acids, alkylated phenols, urethane polymers, acrylic polymers, personal care products, formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0), UFC - urea formaldehyde concentrate 85%, and acetoguanamine (CAS 542-02-9). To complement our toll manufacturing, we are a trusted contract research and process development partner with scale up capabilities from lab and pilot production to full-scale commercial production in multiple vessel sizes and materials of construction. CRC is also a blender, dryer, and packager for custom needs and formulations. Established in 1976, Capital Resin is a family-owned custom chemical producer with the R&D and technical integration that allows for collaboration with customers in developing high-quality chemicals. Some of the demanding industries are agriculture, packaging coatings (food, beverage, and industrial), automotive coatings, adhesives, advanced composites, personal care products, specialty papers and paper saturation, aerospace, defense, and electronics. Capital Resin is an ISO 9001:2008 and a SOCMA ChemStewards certified Company. We have a 24/7 quality and production staff that highlights its dedication to quality and customer responsiveness. Please contact Capital Resin today if you would like to learn how a toll manufacturer concerned with your companies sustainability and intellectual property can help find a solution to your specialty chemical needs.

Forge, a member of Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, is a gene therapy development engine, focused on enabling access to life changing gene therapies and helping bring them from idea into reality. We partner with innovators in the gene therapy community: scientists, physicians, biotech/pharma companies, and patient groups. We bring expertise in gene therapy manufacturing and therapeutics development to the table, helping champion teams that are navigating the long road from the lab bench to the bedside. With a patients-first approach, we are forging new models for working together to better accelerate these transformative medicines to reach those who need them most.

Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc (SEA), headquartered in Springboro, OH, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunstar Engineering Japan servicing and creating chemical solutions for the Americas (Canada, United States, Mexico, Central and South America). SEA specializes in the design and manufacture of superior adhesives, coatings, and sealants, supporting the Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Packaging Industries. With domestic support (sales, manufacturing, and R&D) in Ohio, Sunstar’s chemical engineers and sales team are able to effectively work closely with our customers to find solutions for any chemical need. Sunstar's global footprint (Americas, Europe, and Asia) enables seamless management of global relationships. Sunstar Engineering Americas offers an array of environmentally-friendly one-component adhesive products often used throughout automotive applications in assembly, weld shop, and paint shop. More specifically, SEA manufactures the following types of sealants and adhesives: structural, hemming, mastic, body seam, roof ditch, underbody coating, door hole sealer, interior adhesives, and FIPG (formed in placed gaskets). Call Sunstar Engineering today to explore opportunities to improve quality and reduce cost!

When you think of Hydrotropes, you think of Nease. For over 50 years we have been meeting client needs by focusing on our customers and making sure we produce a promised product. Today Nease continues our commitment to providing quality hydrotropes, but we offer much more than that. As a leader in the production of sulfonated aromatics, Nease Co. has a broad hydrotrope line which is complemented by an ever expanding capability in specialty products with a basic strength in sulfonation technology. Founded in 1951 as the Pedlow-Nease Company, the name changed to Nease Chemical Company and we began the manufacturing of hydrotropes in 1958. Acquired by Ruetgers AG in 1978 we were renamed to Ruetgers-Nease, but reorganized and became Ruetgers Organics Corporation in 1997. Two years later in 1999 our Marketing and R&D functions relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio so we could better serve customers. In 2005 Nease Corporation spun off from Ruetgers Chemicals AG and became a wholly owned subsidiary of International Chemical Investors (ICI). ICI is a private equity group headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, specializing in investments in medium sized chemical companies. Effective January 2014, Nease is responsible for North American sales of Clariant's detergents and has changed names to Nease Co. LLC. Currently, Nease's plant, warehouse, research and development, and general offices are all centrally located in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area. This has enabled us to address customer demands in a timely and cost effective manner, making Nease a reliable source for your chemical needs.