AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Organometallic Precursors
Gelest Inc, PA
Plasticizers
Croda Coatings & Polymers, DE
HC Spinks Clay Co Inc, TN
Huntsman Corp / Performance Products, TX
Lignotech USA, WI
Novomer, MA
Richard E Mistler Inc, PA
Tapecasting Warehouse Div
Zschimmer & Schwarz, GA
Polycarbosilane
Gelest Inc, PA
Starfire Systems Inc, NY
Polysilazane
FelCom LLC, OR
Gelest Inc, PA
Refractory Additives
BassTech Intl, NJ
Ceradyne, Inc., CA
HC Spinks Clay Co Inc, TN
Lignotech USA, WI
Matrix Enterprises, Oh
QuantumSphere Inc, CA
Refractory Minerals
RT Vanderbilt Co Inc, CT
Zschimmer & Schwarz, GA
Release Agents
FelCom LLC, OR
Momentive Performance Materials Inc, OH
Renite Co, OH
Shamrock Technologies Inc, NJ
Zschimmer & Schwarz, GA
Rheological Additives
Croda Coatings & Polymers, DE
Degussa Corp, NJ
Lignotech USA, WI
RT Vanderbilt Co Inc, CT
Shamrock Technologies Inc, NJ
Zschimmer & Schwarz, GA
Sintering Aids
Amalgamet Canada, Canada
Baikowski Malakoff Inc, TX
Degussa Corp, NJ
empower Materials inc, de
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Huntsman Corp / Performance Products, TX
Starfire Systems Inc, NY
Suspending Agents
Croda Coatings & Polymers, DE
active Minerals intl llC, Md
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Degussa Corp, NJ
FelCom LLC, OR
HC Spinks Clay Co Inc, TN
Huntsman Corp / Performance Products, TX
Lignotech USA, WI
RT Vanderbilt Co Inc, CT
Trinity Ceramic Supply Inc, TX
Vitta Corp, CT
Zschimmer & Schwarz, GA
ZYP Coatings Inc, TN
Tape Casting Additives
Croda Coatings & Polymers, DE
American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Vol. 90, No. 9 | www.ceramicsource.org
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