R��tgers AG is a private company headquartered in Germany that manufactures chemical raw materials.

Kawasaki Steel Corporation (Kawasaki Seitetsu) was a Japanese steel manufacturing company.

Part of NIPPON STEEL CORP., Nippon Steel Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company located in Kishiwada-shi. The firm manufactures steel products. It was acquired by OSAKA STEEL CO., LTD. on January 21, 2005 for $4.25 million.

Manufactures chemicals

Part of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA, Carborundum Co. Ltd. is a British company located in St. Helens specializing in brick, stone, and related construction materials. William Patrick Kelly has been the CEO since 1996. Carborundum Co. Ltd. was acquired by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA on March 01, 1996.

NIPPON STEEL CORP. engages in the manufacture and trade of steel products. It operates through the following segments: Steelmaking and Steel Fabrication; Engineering and Construction; Chemicals; New Materials; and System Solutions. The Steelmaking and Steel Fabrication segment produces and distributes steel sheets, plates, bars and wire rods, pipes and tubes, and machinery parts. The Engineering and Construction segment develops steel plants, heat management facilities, and industrial machinery and equipment. The Chemicals segment deals with chemical products, carbon materials, and epoxy resin products. The New Materials segment manufactures and trades semiconductors, stainless steel foils, silicon carbide wafers, carbon fibers, and metal substrates for catalytic converters. The System Solutions segment includes information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture processing and sale of textile products and materials. It operates through the following business segments: Textiles, Raw Fiber Materials, Functional Materials, Equipment Materials, Life Science, and Others. The Textiles segment handles the manufacture and sale of core spun yarn, stretch products, interlining products and others. The Raw Fiber Materials segment manufactures and sells fiberglass raw fiber products like yarn, roving, and chopped strands. The Functional Materials segment covers the manufacture and sales of glass fiber functional products. The Equipment Materials segment includes glass fiber products for industrial materials, and manufactures and sells glass wool products (for heat insulating materials). The Life Science segment manufactures and sells in-vitro diagnostic drugs, specialty chemicals products, and soft drinks. The Others segment deals with industrial machinery and equipment related business and service business. The company was founded on April 18, 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Koppers Delaware, Inc., part of Koppers Holdings, Inc., is an American company located in Wilmington, DE. The firm operates as holding company.

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Energy/Gas, Domestic Energy/Electricity, Overseas Energy, and Life and Business Solutions. The Domestic Energy/Gas segment manufactures, supplies, and sells city gas, gas appliances, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and industrial gas. The Domestic Energy/Electricity segment produces electricity. The Overseas Energy develops and invests in natural gas and petroleum as well as leases transport tankers. The Life and Business Solutions segment conducts the development and leasing of real estate, information processing services, and sale of fine materials and carbon products. The company was founded on April 10, 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Datong Xincheng New Material Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of special graphite. The company was founded on August 3, 2007 and is headquartered in Datong, China.

Great Lakes Carbon is a producer of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC), serves the needs of the aluminum, steel, titanium dioxide, and other carbon consuming industries worldwide. A unique combination of experience, technology and teamwork goes into every ton of CPC. It ships to meet the most demanding requirements.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. engages in the steel business. It operates through the Steel and Other segments. The Steel segment includes pipes and tubes, sheets and plates, construction materials, railway parts, castings and forgings, bars, and titanium products. The Other segment comprises of real estate leasing and electronic components businesses. The company was founded in April 1897 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan

Manufactures and distributes steel pipes

POSCO Holdings Inc. engages in the production of steel products. It operates through the following divisions: Steel, Engineering & Construction and Trading. The Steel division produces cold rolled, hot rolled and stainless steel products, plates, wire rods and silicon steel sheets. The Engineering & Construction division engages in the planning, designing and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects, commercial and residential buildings. The Trading division exports and imports steel products and raw materials. The company was founded by Tae-Joon Park on April 1, 1968 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Century Aluminum Company (Century) is engaged in producing aluminum. The Company’s primary aluminum capacity includes the facility in Grundartangi, Iceland (Grundartangi) with capacity of 260,000 metric tons per year; its facility in Hawesville, Kentucky (Hawesville) with capacity of 244,000 metric tons per year; its facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia (Ravenswood), curtailed, with capacity of 170,000 metric tons per year; and a 49.7% interest in a facility in Mt. Holly, South Carolina (Mt. Holly), which provides it with capacity of 111,000 metric tons per year. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company’s production capacity was 785,000 metric tons per year, and produced approximately 602,000 metric tons of primary aluminum. In June 2013, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has completed the transaction with Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. to acquire substantially all of the assets of the Sebree aluminum smelter.

Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British chemical company and was, for much of its history, the largest manufacturer in Britain. It was formed by the merger of leading British chemical companies in 1926. Its headquarters were at Millbank in London, and it was a constituent of the FT 30 and later the FTSE 100 indices.

Manufactures food and beverage products

The Group's principal activity is to extract coal and generate electricity. The Group is also involved in sale of coal and production of direct coal by-products, such as coke and briquettes. The Group operates mainly in France. The Group has announced its closure in the year 2007.

Kureha Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and packaging materials. It operates through the following segments: Functional Products, Chemical Products, Resin Products, Construction-related Business, and Others. The Functional Products segment produces Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) resin, Polyvinylidene Fluoride, and carbon products. The Chemical Products segment develops and markets industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical products, and pesticides. The Resin Products segment includes food packaging materials and household goods. The Construction-related Business segment deals with construction and engineering services. The Others segment covers environmental-related businesses and logistics. The company was founded on June 21, 1944 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.