Hexion

Rubicon, a subsidiary of Huntsman International and founded in 1966, is a polyurethanes chemical plant that produces flexible and rigid specialty polyols and polyol-system formulations. It is an ISO 9002-certified company that is spread over an area of more than 80 acres. The company is one of the leading producers of aniline products in the world. Huntsman International manufactures products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, and paints and coatings. It has 14,000 employees and more than 75 operations in over 20 countries. Rubicon is approved by the National Petroleum Refiners Association and is located in Geismar, La.

BASF Corporation is the North American affiliate of BASF AG of Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF Corporation employs more than 9,500 people in North America. The company s product portfolio includes chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products, fine chemicals, crude oil and natural gas. The company s chemical products include basic, intermediate, performance and specialty chemicals. Its plastics division produces engineering plastics, polyurethanes and styrenics. The company s coating products consist of a variety of industrial and automotive coatings. BASF s fine chemical products include vitamins, feed supplements, raw materials for cosmetics, ultraviolet stabilizers and raw materials for pharmaceuticals. The company s agricultural products division supplies and markets herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. BASF has a plant in Geismar, La.