Jean-Marc Galvez

The Dow Chemical Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, plastics, industrial and agricultural products. It serves agriculture, automotive, building and construction, consumer, electronic materials, infrastructure, packaging, product finder and product safety industries. The company was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

AVINTIV Specialty Materials, Inc. engaged in the manufacture of nonwovens for the hygiene, wipes, and medical and industrial markets. Its products included disinfectant wipes, surgical gowns and drapes, face masks, and medical filtration. The company was founded on June 16, 1994 and it was headquartered in Evansville, IN.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Merquinsa Mercados Quimicos SL manufactures thermoplastic polyurethanes. It offers TPU in pellet form for various applications, including the solvent-based adhesives industry; extrusion, injection molding, and compounding applications; fabric coating applications; hot sealable fabrics applications and the production of toe puffs and counters; and calendaring and melt coating applications. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

AVINTIV, Inc. manufactures nonwoven fabrics for the hygiene, medical and industrial markets. The firm's products include disinfectant wipes, surgical gowns and drapes, face masks, medical filtration, protective house wrap, industrial cable wrap, HVAC filtration media, construction, geosynthetics and crop protection, home and bedding components, industrial cleaning wipes, disposable baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, adult incontinence products, baby wipes, facial care wipes and fabric-softening dryer sheets. The company was founded on November 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

AVINTIV Specialty Materials, Inc. is a private company that manufactures nonwoven fabrics. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.