Carol Eicher

Ashland LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of specialty chemical solutions. It operates through the following segment: Specialty Ingredients, Composites, and Intermediates and Solvents. The Specialty Ingredients segment offers cellulose ethers, vinyl pyrrolidones, and bifunctional. The Composites segment includes unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, and gelcoats. The Intermediates and Solvents segment produces butanediol (BDO) and related derivatives, including tetrahydrofuran and n-methylpyrrolidone. The company was founded by Paul G. Blazer in 1924 and is headquartered in Covington, KY.

Hexion, Inc. engages in the manufacture of thermoset resins. Its products are used in several applications including abrasives, adhesives, chemical intermediates, civil engineering, coatings, composites, crop protection, electrical/electronics, engineered wood, fertilizers and pesticides, fibers and textiles, foams, friction materials, furniture, molding compounds, oilfield, oriented strand board, particleboard and fiberboard, plywood, and laminated veneer lumber, and refractories. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The Dow Chemical Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, plastics, industrial and agricultural products. It serves agriculture, automotive, building and construction, consumer, electronic materials, infrastructure, packaging, product finder and product safety industries. The company was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Rohm & Haas Co. develops and manufactures specialty chemicals, paints, adhesives, and materials. The company was founded by Otto Röhm and Otto Haas on September 1, 1909 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers, Inc. engages in the supply of plastic compounds and resins. The company was founded by Alex Schulman in 1928 and is headquartered in Fairlawm, OH.

NOVA Chemicals Corp. engages in the manufacture and development of chemicals and plastic resins. It offers polyethylene resins and expandable styrenics. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Part of Dow, Inc., Shipley Co. LLC is a company that provides business development consulting and training services. The company is based in Marlborough, MA. The company specializes in helping organizations and individuals win business in complex and competitive environments. With a global network of consultants and industry thought-leaders, Shipley supports major business development projects, including strategy development, process improvement, training, sales enablement, capture planning, and proposal writing. The company manages over 1,100 proposal efforts per year and have worked with top government contractors and Fortune 500 companies to improve sales performance and pursuit win rates. Shipley Co. was acquired by Rohm & Haas Co., part of Dow, Inc. from April 01, 2009 on March 16, 1992.