Bob Gower

Part of LyondellBasell Industries NV, ARCO Chemical Co. makes and sells intermediate and specialty chemicals. The private company is based in Pasadena, TX. ARCO Chemical was acquired by Lyondell Chemical Co., part of LyondellBasell Industries NV from December 20, 2007 on July 23, 1998 for $5,615.77 million.

Glacier Oil & Gas Corp. engages in exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil. The company was founded by Deloy Miller in 1967 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative products. It provides engineered surfaces for various commercial, industrial, and residential end uses. The company operates through the Specialty Solutions and Performance Materials segments. The Specialty Solutions segment develops, designs, produces, and markets a broad line of specialty products for use in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, laminates, films, nonwovens, and oil & gas products. The Performance Materials segment serves mature markets including plastics, paper, carpet and coated fabrics with a broad range of polymers based primarily on styrene butadiene (SB), styrene butadiene acrylonitrile (SBA), styrene butadiene vinyl pyridine, high styrene pigments, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic, styrene acrylic, calcium stearate, glyoxal, and bio-based chemistries. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

Probex Corp. is a technology-based renewable resource company that engages in the commercialization of its patented ProTerra(R) process. It invests the majority of its resources on research, development and commercialization of its patented ProTerra technology which has the ability to reprocess used lubricating oils, including used automotive engine oils, transmission fluids, gear lubes, diesel engine oils and hydraulic fluids that are no longer suitable for use or will no longer perform at their intended level, into at least three products that it intends to market to commercial and industrial customers

Lyondell Petrochemical LP, Inc. engages in the manufacture of basic organic chemicals. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Part of Dow, Inc., Specified Fuels & Chemicals LLC is a private company that supplies research and reference fuels to the automotive, fuel, and lubricant industries. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Bob G. Gower. Specified Fuels & Chemicals was acquired by Ascot Holdings Plc (UK), part of Dow, Inc. from June 01, 2001 on March 13, 2000 for $23.50 million.

Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. manufactures carbon nano and bucky tubes. The company offers services to the academic research centers and small and large companies whose businesses depend on advanced materials. The company was founded in 2000 by Richard Smalley and is headquartered in Houston, TX.