Jim Rogers

International Specialty Products, Inc. manufactures derivative chemicals. Its chemicals include vinyl ether polymers, polyvinyl pyrrolidone polymers, solvents, pigments and other chemicals. The company sells the mineral roofing granules to the United States roofing industry for use in the manufacture of asphalt roofing shingles. International Specialty Products was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ.

Sequoyah Corp. provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation and repair services. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA. Sequoyah was acquired by Encompass Services Corp. on September 10, 1999.

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.

Eastman Ventures is a venture capital arm of Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee.

LORD Corp. develops and manufactures adhesive, coating, and motion management technologies for the aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial customers. Its products and solutions include adhesives, coating, electronic materials, magneto-rheological, oil and gas, solar energy, specialty chemicals, vibration and motion control, and wind energy. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.