Tim J. Zappala

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. used to produce binding, bonding resins and adhesives. It used to produce building-block chemical formaldehyde for various wood and industrial markets through its network of 50 manufacturing facilities in nine countries. The company was headquartered in Columbus, OH.

VSI Liquidating, Inc. manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals. The firm offers piperidylpropanes, vinylpyridines, alkanes, alkenyl succinic anhydrides, castor oil products, citrate and sebacate esters. It caters to the agriculture, industrial, nutrition, personal and consumer care, pharmaceuticals, plastics and polymers, and medical sectors. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Rutherford & Associates, Inc. engages in the provision of vending management software technology. Its products include eoStar RAS, eoTouch, eoStarOne, eoWarehouse, and eoWarehouse. The company was founded by Paul Rutherford in 1986 and is headquartered in Holland, MI.

Charter Brokerage LLC provides logistics services to the petroleum industries. Its services include complete customs, import, export, drawback related services and compliance-focused customs to importers and exporters in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Novolyte Technologies is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials, high performance solvents, aryl phosphorus derivatives and technically demanding custom manufactured products. Novolyte, previously Ferro Fine Chemicals Division, is headquartered in Independence, Ohio USA. Novolyte serves the needs of its diverse, international customers through two state-of-the-art, ISO-certified manufacturing facilities located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Suzhou, China. The Company's Baton Rouge facility is renowned for its production flexibility and its ability to produce numerous products based on complex chemistries and materials while the China plant produces specialty solvents and electrolytes for the Asia energy storage markets. Novolyte is the exclusive North American producer and a global leader of primary and secondary lithium battery electrolytes, ultra capacitor solutions, specialty solvents and aryl phosphorus derivatives. With over many years of technological and product innovation, Novolyte has developed a comprehensive offering of performance based and built-to-specification products, which are among the highest purity available in the industry. Its products are used in a wide array of demanding applications including organic energy storage devices, complex pharmaceutical synthesis, gold extraction, gas scrubbing, adhesives, coatings, inks, cleaning detergents and engineered fabrics. Novolyte's unique ability to produce high performance and ultra high purity products has resulted in its sustained position as a worldwide market leader. Since the Company's products play a key role in the performance and functionality of the ultimate end-product, they are positioned as a development partner and critical supplier to its loyal customer base. Novolyte focuses on markets where high-purity products, technical expertise and unique manufacturing capabilities offer a compelling competitive advantage to its customers. In the expanding lithium-ion battery market, the Company's low moisture, high purity, proprietary and custom formulations provide enhanced functional performance for energy storage devices which are critical for demanding applications such as power tools, Ultra capacitors and hybrid-electric vehicles ('HEV'). Other applications where the company excels include applications such as pharmaceutical synthesis, where customers require exacting performance standards for their end-products.

Founded in 2003, Vertellus Specialties Belgium NV is a manufacturer and distributor of polymers, reagents, and chemical resins. Part of VSI Liquidating, Inc., the company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Eastman Specialties Corporation, a producer of specialty plasticizers, benzoic acid, and sodium benzoate. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fluoro-Seal Holdings LLC produces plastic barrier, adhesion and surface enhancement products. It provides barrier treatment for plastic bottles, containers and fuel tanks going into diverse end uses including agricultural, automotive and consumer cleaning solutions, personal care, and pharmaceutical markets. The firm also performs surface modifications on films, fabrics and other substrates to increase and promote adhesion properties, abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance and wettability. It also develops and supplies surface modified polymer particles and fibers, which are used as performance additives for plastics, rubber, paints, coatings and composites. The company was founded by Monty Ballard and Bill Brown in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vibrantz Color Solutions, Inc. provides colorant technology solutions. The firm offers architectural coatings, thermoset plastics, industrial coatings, integrated tinting, color matching, analytical support, and technical services. It operates through its offices located in Lockland, Somerset, and Brampton. The company was founded in April 2012 and is headquartered in Ashtabula, OH.

Breen & Carolina Color engages in the manufacture and distribution of colors and pigments. The company is headquartered in Lambertville, NJ.

Borden Chemical, Inc. produces industrial resins, adhesives, and chemical products.