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PolyOne Corporation (PolyOne) is among the leading manufacturers of thermoplastic compounds. It specializes in polymer materials, services, and solutions with operations in specialty polymer formulations, plastic sheet color and additive systems, and packaging solutions and polymer distribution. It has 70 manufacturing sites and eight distribution facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It served over 10,000 customers in 2017, globally. In 2017, the company invested USD 52.1 million in research and development.

Shanghai PRET Composites Co., Ltd. (Shanghai PRET) develops, produces, researches, and sells modified plastic materials primarily to the automotive industry in China. It provides reinforced, toughened, and filling modified polypropylene; high–impact–resisting, medium–heat–resisting and impact–resisting, high–heat–resisting, low–gloss, electroplating–grade, and blow–molding–grade acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS); and weather–resistant, conventional, low–gloss, electroplating, and high–flow polycarbonate and acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (PC/ABS). It also serves the communications, engineering, and electrical, industries, among others.

Sumitomo Chemical Company (Sumitomo) operates across different business segments including petrochemicals and plastics, energy and functional materials, IT–related products, chemicals, health and crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals. Under the energy and functional materials segment, it sells highly functional materials, including battery components. Advanced polymers, resorcinol, inorganic materials, and battery materials are the major businesses that fall under the energy and functional materials segment. The advanced polymer business is involved in the manufacture and sale of super engineering plastics, which include liquid crystal polymer (LCP). The company has a presence in 66 countries with 129 locations. In 2017, Sumitomo invested USD 68 million in research and development

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1926 Workforce: ~ 9,089 Company Working: Kuraray Co., Ltd (Kuraray) manufactures and sells chemicals, fibers, and textiles, among others. The company operates through vinyl acetate, isoprene, functional materials, fibers and textiles, trading, and others segments. Under the functional materials segment, it manufactures activated carbon that finds application in water purification and wastewater treatment. It has six manufacturing sites and two R&D bases in Japan. It held assets worth USD 7.17 billion in 2017.

Company Headquarters: Minnesota, US Founded: 1982 Workforce: ~1,300 Company Working: RTP Company (RTP) is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of specialty thermoplastic compounding products in pelletized, sheet, and film form to injection molding and plastics processing companies worldwide. The company offers colors and masterbatches, conductive, thermoplastic elastomer, flame retardant, high temperature plastic compounds, and structural and wear-resistant products. Under the conductive segment, it manufactures EMI shielding plastic compounds that are used in the automotive, electrical and electronics, industrial, healthcare, and energy industries. The company has 20 manufacturing plants located in three continents and sales representatives throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Asia International Enterprise (HK) Limited (AIE) is involved in the production and sale of special engineering plastics, engineering plastics, general plastics series, and thermoplastic elastomer. It is among the leading companies specializing in the manufacture, RandD, and sale of engineering plastics, new polymer materials, and specialty plastics. Its products are widely used in the automotive, communications, electrical and electronics, and aviation industries

Rogers Corporation (Rogers) designs, manufactures, develops, and sells high–quality and highly reliable engineered materials and components for critical applications. It operates principally through three business segments, namely advanced connectivity solutions (ACS), elastomeric material solutions (EMS), and power electronics solutions (PES). It operates across three regions—Europe, Asia, and North America. The company sold its products to over 5,000 customers worldwide in 2017

Polyplastics Co., Ltd (Polyplastics) sells and manufactures different types of engineering plastics and polymers. Polyplastics operates as a subsidiary of Daicel Corporation. Polyplastics products include acetal copolymer, LCP, polybutylene terephthalate, polyphenylene sulfide, fiberglass reinforced polyethylene terephthalate, and cyclic olefin copolymer. Its products find application in automobiles, electronics and electrical appliances, and household appliances, among others. Its products are sold in Japan, the US, Mexico, Germany, and South Korea among others. The company has research and development laboratories in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Thailand. It also has manufacturing facilities in Shizuoka and Ehime, Japan; Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Jiangsu Province, China; Pahang, Malaysia; and Germany

Company Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium Founded: 1863 Workforce: ~27,000 Company Working: Solvay is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of oilfield biocides. It operates through the following business segments, namely advanced formulations, advanced materials, performance chemicals, and advance formulation. It offers oilfield biocides under the advance formulation segment. The segment is dedicated to products which require customized specialty formulations for surface chemistry and liquid behavior, maximizing yield and efficiency, and minimizing eco-impact. Furthermore, the advance materials segment offers a solution for lightweight, energy-efficient and sustainable mobility and the performance chemicals segment offers chemical intermediaries. Moreover, the company operates in 62 countries and has 21 research and development centers across the globe.