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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, pharma solutions, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates in four segments Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent, and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of portfolio of natural-based ingredients that includes plant-based specialty food ingredients, such as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers, and sweeteners; food protection ingredients, including natural antioxidants, and anti-microbials for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension; savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures; combining flavourings with fruits, vegetables, and other natural ingredients products; a range of flavor compounds used in savory products, such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, and snacks; and beverages juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, and spirits, as well as sweets bakery products, candy, cereal, and chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, and cheese, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients. Its Health & Biosciences is comprised of health, cultures and food enzymes, home and personal care, animal nutrition, and grain processing. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. Its Pharma Solutions segment produces cellulosics and seaweed-based pharmaceutical excipients. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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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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