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Advanced Materials

Virginia's Gateway Region is home to a strong chemical industry - supported by extensive infrastructure - that forms the basis of an impressive advanced materials cluster. The advanced materials and specialty chemical companies located in the Gateway Region are truly industry leaders in development, application and manufacturing. Industry giants DuPont Co., Goldschmidt Corp. and Honeywell International have long chosen to call the Gateway Region home. They are but three of the 60 plus advanced material firms with growing operations in the region.

 

Core Industries:

  • Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities
  • Paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing
  • Resin, synthetic rubber and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing
  • Basic chemical manufacturing
  • Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
  • Rubber product manufacturing
  • Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing
  • Other nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
  • Soap, cleaning compound and toilet preparation manufacturing
  • Plastics product manufacturing
  • Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
  • Clay product and refractory manufacturing
  • *Industry and occupational listings are based on regional presence, except for industries in italics, which pertain to the national industry cluster

 

Supplier Industries:

  • Basic chemical manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Management of companies and enterprises
  • Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
  • Truck transportation
  • Architectural, engineering and related services
  • Resin, synthetic rubber and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing
  • Automotive repair and maintenance
  • Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
  • Plastics product manufacturing

 

Customer Industries:

  • Basic chemical manufacturing
  • Resin, synthetic rubber and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing
  • Plastics product manufacturing
  • Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
  • Pulp, paper and paperboard mills
  • Converted paper product manufacturing
  • Soap, cleaning compound and toilet preparation manufacturing
  • Hospitals
  • Truck transportation
  • Printing and related support activities

 

Top Ten Companies:

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Allied Signal, Inc.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Aqualon Company
Tindall Concrete Production, Inc.
Goldschmidt Chemical Corp.
Mechanicsville Concrete Inc.
Spec-Trim Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Sun Chemical Corp.
Eternal Technology Corp.