James J. Hohman

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative products. It provides engineered surfaces for various commercial, industrial, and residential end uses. The company operates through the Specialty Solutions and Performance Materials segments. The Specialty Solutions segment develops, designs, produces, and markets a broad line of specialty products for use in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, laminates, films, nonwovens, and oil & gas products. The Performance Materials segment serves mature markets including plastics, paper, carpet and coated fabrics with a broad range of polymers based primarily on styrene butadiene (SB), styrene butadiene acrylonitrile (SBA), styrene butadiene vinyl pyridine, high styrene pigments, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic, styrene acrylic, calcium stearate, glyoxal, and bio-based chemistries. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. engages in provision of solutions in the field of aerospace and defense, as well as in the field of real estate. It operates through the following business segments: Aerospace and Defense, and Real Estate. The Aerospace and Defense segment operates through Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. in developing and manufacturing aerospace and defense products and systems for the United States government, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, major aerospace and defense prime contractors as well as portions of the commercial sector. The Real Estate segment includes Easton Development Company, LLC in re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of excess real estate assets. The company was founded on September 29, 1915 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

BP Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of BP Plc supplies Petrochemicals. BP Petrochemicals has seven core product lines: acetic acid, acrylonitrile, ethylene, high-density polyethylene, purified terephthalic acid (PTA), paraxylene, and polypropylene.It also makes fabrics and fibres. The company is headquartered in Sunbury-on-Thames, United Kingdom.

American Chemistry Council, Inc. operates as a trade association providing research services and promotes business interests. It represents companies engaged in the business of chemistry. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Pilot Chemical Corp. manufactures chemical products. The firm serves household and industrial detergent, personal care, lubricant, oilfield, emulsion polymerization, disinfecting, and sanitizing industries. Its products include aristonate, calamide, calfax, calimulse, mason, masurf, masoteric, and masopon. The company was founded by John Morrisroe in 1953 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Biocleave Ltd. develops and sells microbial technology for the production of renewable chemicals and biofuels. It also provides biobutanol and other C4 chemical products. The firm also engages in microbiology and metabolic engineering through fermentation and commercial production scale. Its products include biobutanol chemicals and fuel, acetone, and butyric acid. The company was founded by Edward M. Green in 2003 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.