Matthew Sokol

LANXESS Solutions US, Inc. developed engineered industrial specialty chemicals. It operated through the following segments: Industrial Engineered Products and Industrial Performance Products. The Industrial Engineered Products segment provided engineered specialty chemicals used in agriculture, automotive, building and construction, electronics, fine chemicals, insulation, mercury control, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, plastics and solar energy applications. The Industrial Performance Products segment offered synthetic base stocks, additive components, finished synthetic lubricants and specialty greases. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Hexion, Inc. engages in the manufacture of thermoset resins. Its products are used in several applications including abrasives, adhesives, chemical intermediates, civil engineering, coatings, composites, crop protection, electrical/electronics, engineered wood, fertilizers and pesticides, fibers and textiles, foams, friction materials, furniture, molding compounds, oilfield, oriented strand board, particleboard and fiberboard, plywood, and laminated veneer lumber, and refractories. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.