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Established in 1928, The Lubrizol Corporation had revenues of more than $4 billion for 2005. Lubrizol acquired Noveon International in 2004. A specialty chemical company, Lubrizol produces and supplies technologies that improve the quality and performance of its customers' products in the worldwide transportation, industrial and consumer markets. Its technologies include lubricant additives for engine oils, other transportation-related fluids and industrial lubricants, as well as fuel additives for gasoline and diesel fuel. The company makes ingredients and additives for personal care products and pharmaceuticals; specialty materials, which includes plastics technology; performance coatings in the form of specialty resins and additives; and additives for the food and beverage industry. The company has approximately 7,500 employees worldwide. With headquarters in Wickliffe, Ohio, The Lubrizol Corporation owns and operates manufacturing facilities in nearly 20 countries, as well as sales and technical offices throughout the world.