Eastman Chemical Co.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 431, Kingsport, TN 37660-5280, United States
(423)229-2000, (423)299-2145 fax, http://www.eastman.com

Primary SIC: Plastics Materials Synthetic Resins, Primary NAICS: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Description: Eastman Chemical Co. opened in 1920 to produce chemicals for Eastman Kodak Company's photographic business. The company went public and incorporated December 1993. Eastman Chemical is a global chemical company which manufactures and sells a broad portfolio of chemicals, plastics and fibers. The company has five operating segments: the coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks segment; the fibers segment; the performance chemicals and intermediates segment; the performance polymers segment; and the specialty plastics segment. The coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks segment manufactures liquid vehicles, additives, specialty polymers, and other raw materials. The fibers segment is one of the world's two largest suppliers of acetate tow. The performance chemicals and intermediates segment offers over 135 products that include intermediates based on oxo and acetyl chemistries, and performance chemicals. The performance polymers segment is comprised primarily of the Company's PET product lines. The specialty plastics segment consists of two primary product lines, specialty copolyesters and cellulosics. Eastman has 11 manufacturing sites in seven countries that supply chemicals, plastics, and fibers products to customers throughout the world. The company's headquarters and largest manufacturing site are located in Kingsport, Tennessee.Manufacturing: Manufacturer of polyester plastics and specialty chemicals for the pharmeceutical and agricultural industries.