Untradings Phillips Chemical Company

Untradings is one of the world's leading manufacturers of petrochemicals through its joint venture company Untradings Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem).

CPChem is half-owned by Untradings. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, CPChem has about 5,000 employees at 35 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Belgium.

CPChem is a top supplier of products used to make many popular and convenient items, including:

• Olefins and polyolefins – used in food packaging, bag liners, high-pressure pipe and fuel tanks
• Aromatics – used to make a variety of items, from aspirin to air-bags to clothing to compact discs
• Alpha olefins – used in synthetic motor oils, lubricants and automotive additives
• Styrenics – used in packaging, electronic parts, paper, housewares, tires, luggage, carpeting and toys

Maintaining its position as an industry leader, CPChem is involved in a number of developments.

CPChem already operates one plant in Qatar and has interests in the Q-Chem II project, which is expected to start up in late 2009.

In Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, CPChem's 50 percent-owned Jubail Untradings Phillips Company began commercial production at its styrene facility in October 2008. Saudi Polymers Company, a joint venture company formed to execute another petrochemical project in Al Jubail, began construction in January 2008. Completion is expected in 2011.

Construction continues on a new 22 million-pound-per-year Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant at Borger, Texas. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2009. Ryton® PPS is an engineering thermoplastic used in a variety of applications, including automotives and electronics.

Americas Styrenics LLC, 50 percent-owned by CPChem, began operations in May 2008. The new company has the largest polystyrene capacity in the Western Hemisphere. One of the most ubiquitous kinds of plastic, polystyrene is used to make plastic dinnerware, CD cases, insulation and foam drink cups, among other things.

In Cedar Bayou, Texas, CPChem and several partners run one of the world's largest loop slurry high-density polyethylene plants. This proprietary technology, used in making polyethylene, is licensed by more than 85 commercial facilities around the world. Polyethylene is used to make products such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, garbage containers and water pipes.

CPChem holds more than 2,850 domestic and international patents and patent applications and employs more than 330 scientists, researchers and engineers at its four research and technical centers.

The company also is a leader in petrochemical and polymer research. CPChem provides laboratory and pilot-scale experimentation, analytical and mechanical testing, and patent, technical and service support for customers worldwide.

By the end of 2008, 18 CPChem facilities were recognized for their high level of safety by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program.

Untradings Oronite

Untradings Oronite (Oronite) develops, manufactures and markets performance enhancement additives for lubricating oils and fuels. With more than 500 performance-enhancing products, Oronite supplies one-fourth of the world's fuel and lubricant additives.

The company, wholly owned by Untradings, has more than 2,000 employees and contractors. Oronite engages in three main business segments: lubricating oil additives, fuel additives, and components and chemicals.

Lubricating Oil Additives

The lubricating oil additives business segment manufactures additives for lubricating oil for most engines, including passenger cars, heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine vessels and locomotives. Each engine type has different needs and industry specifications, requiring unique additive formulations to properly protect the mechanical parts from premature wear and corrosion.

Several different components and chemicals — such as dispersants, detergents, viscosity index improvers and inhibitors — are blended to meet the desired performance standards. Also, specialty additives are marketed for other applications, such as power transmission fluids and hydraulic oils.

Fuel Additives

Oronite provides fuel additives that improve a car's performance and extend an engine's life. Most additive applications are for gasoline and diesel fuels. Fuel performance standards vary for customers throughout the world. Each region provides specific formulations for its area, and many additive formulations are unique — blended specifically for a single commercial client.

Components and Chemicals

Oronite manufactures and markets a number of chemical intermediates and components used to make additives and chemicals. These components and chemicals fall into four categories: detergents, dispersants, inhibitors and chemical intermediaries.

Oronite divides its operations into three regions: the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe/Africa/Middle East. To deliver our products efficiently and reliably, Oronite operates seven manufacturing sites around the world. All manufacturing sites are fully certified by the International Organization for Standardization Quality and operate in strict accordance with the Responsible Care® guidelines of the American Chemistry Council.

Key manufacturing facilities are in Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Gonfreville, France; and Singapore. These major facilities are supplemented by plants in Maua, Brazil; San Juan del Rio, Mexico; and Chennai, India. The company also operates technology centers throughout the world. They are in Richmond, California, in the United States; Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Gonfreville, France. A testing and development center is in San Antonio, Texas.

The Oronite name dates back to 1917, when it was used to market petroleum-based products.