Stepan Company

Stepan Company makes basic and intermediate chemicals, including surfactants, specialty products, phthalic anhydride, and polyurethane polyols. Surfactants, the company's largest business, are used in cleaning agents and consumer products like detergents, toothpaste, and cosmetics. Stepan's surfactants also have commercial and industrial applications ranging from emulsifiers for agricultural insecticides to agents used in oil recovery. The company also makes phthalic anhydride and other polymers for food and pharmaceutical uses. The US is Stepan's biggest market, accounting for more than 55% of the company's sales.

Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing; Other Food Manufacturing; Basic Chemical Manufacturing; Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing

Plastics Materials and Resins; Food and Kindred Products; Industrial Inorganic Chemicals; Soap and Other Detergents

$2330M