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The Hartz Mountain Corp. manufactures and markets pet foods and other pet products. The firm offers different products for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish and other small animals. It also provides grooming, health & wellness and parasite protection services. The company was founded by Max Stern in 1926 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

First Brands Corp. develops, manufactures and markets consumer products. The company markets household products including plastic wrap, bags, drinking straws, trashcan liners, aluminum foils, wood fire starters, fire logs and cat litter. It was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT

Founded in 1889, Fredman Bag Co. is a manufacturer of printed and converted custom flexible packaging products. Part of Summit Plastics, Inc., the company is based in Milwaukee, WI. Fredman Bag was acquired by Summit Plastics, Inc. on January 19, 2023.

Pure Safety Group, Inc. provides height safety equipment and training. It offers protection equipment to the construction, utility, telecommunications, oil & gas, and general industrial sectors. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pitt Plastics, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing and outsourcing services. It offers full bundle of products, to service a wide range of markets, including institutional can liners, medical waste liners, FDA approved foodservice liners, industrial heavy gauge liners, compostable liners, recycled can liners, gloves, and a full line of foodservice products. The company is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

Heritage Bag Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of trash bags. It offers linear low density and high density trash bags; food and utility bags; healthcare and compostable trash bags; and reprocessed liners. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Roanoke, TX.

Novolex Holdings LLC engages in the manufacture of paper and plastic flexible packaging products. Its packaging brands include hilex poly, duro and heritage bag, bagcraft, burrows and deluxe packaging, international converter, shields, and novolex corporate products. It serves retail, grocery, food service, hospitality, institutional, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Leon Farahnik in 2003 and headquartered in Hartsville, SC.

LongueVue Capital LLC (LongueVue Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Rick S. Rees and John C. McNamara. The firm is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Traco Manufacturing, Inc. offers shrink wrap films, shrink wrap machines and equipment. It provides shrink packaging products including printed shrink labels, PVC shrink film, super shrink polyolefin bags, and tamper evident bands. The company is headquartered in Orem, UT.