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Ascent Industries Co. Common Stock and Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

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Ascent Industries Co. Common Stock

Ascent Industries Co. an industrials company, produces and sells stainless steel pipe and tube, and specialty chemicals in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Tubular Products and Specialty Chemicals. The Tubular Products segment manufactures and sells welded pipe and tube from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys; and ornamental stainless-steel tubes for the appliance, architectural, automotive and commercial transportation, brewery, chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, mining, power generation, water and waste-water treatment, liquid natural gas, food processing, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and other industries. Its Specialty Chemicals segment produces surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and chemical intermediates, as well as petroleum-derived products and bio-based alternatives for the oil and gas, household, industrial and institutional, personal care, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), pulp and paper, textile, automotive, agricultural, water treatment, construction, and other industries. This segment also provides custom manufacturing services ranging from product development to commercial scale production. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers TiO2 in two crystalline forms comprising rutile and anatase to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability for various products, including paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, as well as for various specialty products, such as inks, foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It also produces ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process TiO2 plants; iron-based chemicals, which are used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products; and specialty chemicals for use in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, and production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as for use in natural gas pipe and other specialty applications. In addition, the company provides technical services for its products. It sells its products under the KRONOS brand through agents and distributors to paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.

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