Stephen Dunmead

OM Group, Inc. is a technology-based industrial growth company. It engages in developing, producing and marketing chemicals, advanced materials and electrochemical energy storage products worldwide. The company operates through the following segments: Magnetic Technologies, Advanced Materials, Specialty Chemicals and Battery Technologies. The Magnetic Technologies segment is engaged in the development, manufacturing and distribution of industrial-use magnetic products and systems for electronic equipment markets, including the renewable energy, automotive systems, construction & mining and industrial sectors. The Advanced Materials segment manufactured inorganic products using unrefined cobalt and other metals and served the mobile energy storage, renewable energy, automotive systems, construction and mining and industrial end markets. The Specialty Chemicals segment develops, produces and supplies chemicals for electronic applications, industrial applications including coatings, composites and tire; and photomasks used by customers to produce semiconductors and related products. The Battery Technologies segment provides advanced batteries, battery management systems, battery-related research and energetic devices for defense, space and medical markets. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Part of Milliken & Co. (South Carolina), Borchers GmbH is a German company that manufactures colorants and coatings. The company is based in Langenfeld, Germany. The company was founded in 1807. The CEO is Devlin Howard Riley. Borchers was acquired by OM Group, Inc. from Lanxess AG on October 01, 2007 for $20.70 million.

VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG designs, manufactures and markets magnetic materials, systems, parts and related products. The company was founded in 1914 is headquartered in Hanau, Germany.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. engages in the provision of performance materials, including papers, nets and films. It operates through the Engineered Papers and Advanced Materials and Structures segments. The Engineered Papers segment manufactures lightweight specialty papers used in manufacturing banded papers used in the production of lower ignition propensity, cigarettes, and premium specialized papers such as low volume specialized commercial and industrial commodity paper grades. The Advanced Materials and Structure segment refers to the production of resin-based plastic netting and melt blown products, machine plastic core tubes, urethane films, and resin-based rolled products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Battery Mineral Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition and consolidation of underexplored cobalt-prospective properties. The firm focuses the exploration and development of minerals critical to the lithium-ion battery market and energy storage sector. It operates through the following segments: Cobalt, Lithium, Graphite and Other, and Corporate. The company was founded on June 14, 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

SWM International, Inc. is an American leading performance materials company that designs and manufactures highly engineered films, adhesive tapes, foams, nets, nonwovens, and papers for various industries and specialty applications. The private company is based in Alpharetta, GA. The company collaborates with industry leaders to develop and manufacture innovative skin-friendly medical device fixation and topical solutions. The company's state-of-the-art facilities enable them to offer customers the whole spectrum of production services from inception through to market delivery. SWM International and its subsidiaries manufacture on four continents, conduct business in over 90 countries, and employ approximately 5,000 people worldwide.